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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 7, 2026

1,048 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $430.29/cwt ≈ $2,675/hd at 622 lb · 169 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $350.89/cwt ≈ $2,789/hd at 795 lb · 79 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $336.29/cwt ≈ $2,942/hd at 875 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,048 276 291
Feeder cattle 947 212 237
Slaughter cattle 82 44 46
Replacement cattle 19 20 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to Christmas Holiday closures, trends could not be established; All classes of cattle tended to sell with a higher undertone. Quality good, Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,705 +105.00
310 310 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,612 —
350–360 355 2 540.00–580.00 $559.72 $1,987 +104.72
410 410 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,845 +0.04
455–485 465 3 445.00–475.00 $454.78 $2,115 +9.08
525–535 530 11 405.00–435.00 $423.20 $2,243 -1.47
550–595 577 7 370.00–405.00 $383.78 $2,214 —
621 value added 621 160 434.00 $434.00 $2,695 —
615–645 635 9 355.00–375.00 $364.38 $2,314 —
650 value added 650 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,502 —
650–695 677 24 340.00–365.00 $355.62 $2,408 —
700–738 715 7 310.00–330.00 $324.32 $2,319 +19.32
700–749 value added 723 17 340.00–367.50 $354.09 $2,560 —
770–784 778 13 320.00–335.00 $330.04 $2,568 —
798 value added 798 66 355.00 $355.00 $2,833 —
815–830 823 2 315.00–330.00 $322.43 $2,654 —
870 870 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,697 —
850–880 value added 875 72 329.00–338.00 $336.66 $2,946 —
900 900 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,700 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,679 —
400–430 415 2 380.00–395.00 $387.77 $1,609 —
455–475 466 4 375.00–395.00 $387.49 $1,806 —
525 525 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,732 —
550–595 577 3 330.00–355.00 $344.96 $1,990 +14.96
600–635 620 3 310.00–330.00 $323.17 $2,004 —
660–693 674 6 290.00–330.00 $317.41 $2,139 -0.12
715–745 730 2 290.00–305.00 $297.65 $2,173 —
920 920 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,576 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,618 —
600 600 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,860 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 205 2 610.00–630.00 $619.76 $1,271 —
255–295 282 3 540.00–600.00 $558.11 $1,574 +93.11
300–340 321 4 470.00–500.00 $480.78 $1,543 +39.69
325 thin fleshed 325 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,706 —
350–393 374 13 425.00–455.00 $438.60 $1,640 +12.20
405–445 425 13 390.00–430.00 $403.56 $1,715 -12.38
460 value added 460 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,955 —
450–495 476 20 370.00–407.50 $386.71 $1,841 +13.32
500–546 522 30 345.00–375.00 $364.65 $1,903 +4.54
510–527 value added 523 4 382.50–390.00 $384.33 $2,010 +11.83
555–595 577 16 335.00–365.00 $343.63 $1,983 +48.63
600–625 value added 610 9 335.00–340.00 $338.87 $2,067 +11.37
605–640 627 11 315.00–330.00 $320.66 $2,011 +5.66
653–695 value added 669 8 340.00–345.00 $341.95 $2,288 —
655–695 678 12 310.00–325.00 $319.15 $2,164 —
700–725 715 3 300.00–310.00 $306.62 $2,192 +11.62
755–765 760 2 280.00–300.00 $290.07 $2,205 —
809 value added 809 56 323.00 $323.00 $2,613 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 410.00 $410.00 $820 -15.00
275 thin fleshed 275 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,402 —
285 285 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,226 +50.26
333–345 338 5 425.00–460.00 $439.25 $1,485 —
350–390 374 6 390.00–415.00 $402.42 $1,505 +23.08
420 thin fleshed 420 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,617 —
405–445 434 7 360.00–380.00 $374.23 $1,624 -8.23
455–485 470 6 345.00–365.00 $358.30 $1,684 +3.39
505–545 527 5 310.00–335.00 $320.94 $1,691 -14.18
560–575 570 6 310.00–335.00 $320.86 $1,829 +8.34
600–640 621 6 290.00–310.00 $302.48 $1,878 +2.48
655 655 2 305.00–307.50 $306.25 $2,006 —
725–745 735 2 260.00–275.00 $267.60 $1,967 +27.60
755–780 769 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,999 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 345.00 $345.00 $845 —
350–365 358 2 350.00–362.50 $356.12 $1,275 —
400–420 412 3 330.00–345.00 $338.44 $1,394 —
455 455 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,410 —
595 595 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,726 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 340.00 $340.00 $918 —
300–330 315 2 315.00–370.00 $341.19 $1,075 -8.81
460 460 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,541 —
510 510 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,479 —
620 620 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,829 —
695 695 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,085 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 231 4 750.00–790.00 $768.00 $1,774 —
255–270 262 3 680.00–750.00 $725.92 $1,902 +125.92
300–320 305 11 600.00–640.00 $611.27 $1,864 +31.27
360–375 370 9 510.00–540.00 $525.52 $1,944 +38.28
405–435 421 7 445.00–460.00 $454.93 $1,915 +4.04
450–490 470 9 435.00–455.00 $445.38 $2,093 +0.38
515 fancy 515 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,137 —
500–545 522 13 360.00–400.00 $379.45 $1,981 -5.52
550–585 562 10 345.00–360.00 $353.22 $1,985 -6.78
605–648 637 10 320.00–350.00 $334.16 $2,129 +15.83
664–690 668 9 320.00 $320.00 $2,138 +20.00
725 725 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,211 —
820–835 825 3 265.00–290.00 $280.03 $2,310 +30.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 610.00–680.00 $641.46 $1,430 —
260–295 280 3 650.00–660.00 $653.10 $1,829 —
310–315 313 2 540.00–560.00 $550.08 $1,722 +35.08
360–395 379 9 410.00–470.00 $439.12 $1,664 +4.15
425–440 433 2 380.00–390.00 $384.91 $1,667 —
480–495 489 5 370.00–410.00 $394.02 $1,927 -0.98
500–545 527 6 320.00–350.00 $335.61 $1,769 -16.95
570 570 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,881 +20.00
650 650 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,296 —
265 265 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,352 —
305 305 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,037 —
370 370 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,332 —
460–490 475 2 310.00–335.00 $322.11 $1,530 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,498 —
455 455 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,456 —
535 535 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,658 —
590 590 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,918 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1545 1418 75-80% 6 154.00–162.00 $159.82 $2,266 —
1260–1785 1448 75-80% 8 152.00–159.00 $154.03 $2,230 —
1335–1750 1538 75-80% 5 145.00–150.00 $148.46 $2,283 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1220 1102 80-85% 5 155.00–165.00 $158.28 $1,744 —
1035–1250 1134 80-85% 7 150.00–156.00 $152.62 $1,731 —
1010–1280 1175 80-85% 5 140.00–149.00 $145.54 $1,710 -0.34
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1065 978 85-90% 3 138.00–143.00 $141.58 $1,385 —
1040–1135 1088 85-90% 2 130.00–133.00 $131.57 $1,431 —
1035–1255 1133 85-90% 7 145.00–151.00 $148.53 $1,683 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1460 1199 4 164.00–175.00 $171.95 $2,062 —
1110–1860 1592 6 180.00–190.00 $185.57 $2,954 —
1870–1925 1886 4 198.00–206.00 $200.74 $3,786 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
945 945 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1040 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.