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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 18, 2026

614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $347.97/cwt ≈ $3,047/hd at 876 lb · 63 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $357.50/cwt +45.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,014/hd at 843 lb · 59 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $435.48/cwt +21.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,082/hd at 478 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 614 744 56
Feeder cattle 540 677 38
Slaughter cattle 60 53 18
Replacement cattle 14 14 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to a lack of comparable receipts, trends could not be established. Feeder Heifers & Feeder Bulls tended to sell with a higher undertone while Feeder Steers & Slaughter Cattle tended to sell with a steady to softer undertone. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 690.00 $690.00 $2,001 -30.00
320–330 325 3 620.00–630.00 $623.33 $2,026 -26.67
375–385 380 2 590.00–630.00 $610.26 $2,319 +20.26
405–435 417 9 505.00–540.00 $524.09 $2,185 -75.91
461–465 value added 462 5 515.00–525.00 $522.99 $2,416 -2.01
463–495 472 9 475.00–502.50 $495.69 $2,340 -2.40
510–518 514 5 460.00–495.00 $481.05 $2,473 +42.72
555–590 569 13 415.00–445.00 $428.01 $2,435 +10.97
605 value added 605 4 427.50 $427.50 $2,586 +10.00
610 610 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,348 -21.47
630–648 642 6 400.00–415.00 $409.18 $2,627 +2.71
650–698 686 11 360.00–390.00 $371.75 $2,550 -8.46
670–697 value added 690 4 390.00–395.00 $391.21 $2,699 -41.14
726 value added 726 8 377.50 $377.50 $2,741 -2.00
705–742 733 4 350.00–365.00 $361.39 $2,649 -13.61
756 756 6 365.00 $365.00 $2,759 —
843 value added 843 59 357.50 $357.50 $3,014 —
865–867 867 9 315.00–335.00 $332.78 $2,885 —
877 value added 877 54 350.50 $350.50 $3,074 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 323 3 500.00–530.00 $513.51 $1,659 —
380–390 385 2 550.00–580.00 $565.19 $2,176 —
407–415 409 4 495.00 $495.00 $2,025 +45.00
485–495 490 2 460.00–465.00 $462.47 $2,266 —
515–540 529 8 410.00–452.50 $435.40 $2,303 +43.99
553–585 560 6 380.00–410.00 $404.78 $2,267 +23.24
675 675 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,261 -15.00
770 770 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,426 +5.00
815 815 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,567 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 value added 604 5 397.50 $397.50 $2,401 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,028 —
425 425 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,828 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 760.00 $760.00 $1,672 +20.00
260 260 1 730.00 $730.00 $1,898 +80.00
300–345 323 5 540.00–580.00 $557.49 $1,801 +13.00
360 value added 360 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,872 —
355–395 382 11 465.00–495.00 $474.75 $1,814 -7.00
400–440 419 12 445.00–475.00 $458.66 $1,922 +7.53
450–495 478 17 420.00–455.00 $435.48 $2,082 +21.13
510–540 522 16 390.00–417.50 $404.16 $2,110 +4.89
550–595 566 14 372.50–400.00 $387.36 $2,192 +18.18
570 570 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,952 -26.68
600–620 612 6 375.00–390.00 $384.95 $2,356 +13.45
640 640 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,336 -6.50
650–665 658 2 365.00–385.00 $374.89 $2,467 +35.79
755–770 765 3 305.00–315.00 $308.29 $2,358 -6.71
920 920 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,622 +6.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,386 —
250–295 270 4 630.00–680.00 $657.08 $1,774 +67.08
315–340 327 5 500.00–520.00 $511.80 $1,674 +48.64
355–395 381 4 410.00–445.00 $419.41 $1,598 +11.05
400–435 415 4 410.00–435.00 $421.27 $1,748 -2.38
480–495 488 2 400.00–410.00 $404.92 $1,976 -9.27
525–548 539 6 375.00–387.50 $380.86 $2,053 +3.42
575–590 583 4 345.00–357.50 $351.89 $2,052 +16.89
600–630 615 11 330.00–352.50 $343.84 $2,115 +7.58
650–655 653 2 310.00–340.00 $325.06 $2,123 +15.11
830 830 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,448 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,519 -50.00
500 500 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,247 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 790.00 $790.00 $1,856 +90.00
285 285 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,852 —
320–345 333 2 640.00–650.00 $644.81 $2,147 +9.99
355–370 363 2 560.00–620.00 $589.38 $2,139 +44.20
410–440 417 8 490.00–510.00 $503.59 $2,100 -13.18
455–495 477 6 465.00–505.00 $484.78 $2,312 +4.71
500–510 fancy 506 4 470.00–485.00 $478.72 $2,422 +3.72
515–545 531 7 415.00–455.00 $429.86 $2,283 +22.22
550–575 557 5 390.00–410.00 $399.99 $2,228 +29.05
600–630 615 2 375.00–385.00 $380.12 $2,338 +35.12
650–675 663 2 325.00–345.00 $334.81 $2,220 -14.29
715 715 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,216 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 2 510.00–540.00 $525.28 $1,392 -114.72
315–345 338 6 450.00–530.00 $482.43 $1,631 -57.26
360–365 363 4 490.00–530.00 $507.47 $1,842 +67.47
425–445 437 5 460.00–475.00 $469.04 $2,050 +16.65
465–485 478 10 410.00–455.00 $436.61 $2,087 -1.60
520–545 533 3 360.00–395.00 $381.67 $2,034 +7.90
535–545 thin fleshed 539 5 405.00–412.50 $406.49 $2,191 —
585–595 588 3 350.00–375.00 $363.26 $2,136 +22.76
660–675 668 2 310.00–320.00 $315.06 $2,105 +5.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 360.00–375.00 $367.50 $1,323 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,856 —
400 400 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,920 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–965 839 85-90% 4 130.00–139.00 $134.82 $1,131 +0.55
895–1165 990 85-90% 3 115.00–125.00 $121.99 $1,208 +11.99
835–1135 1022 85-90% 5 150.00–155.00 $152.05 $1,554 -2.43
990–1235 1088 85-90% 6 141.00–149.00 $146.31 $1,592 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1650 1324 75-80% 8 161.00–168.00 $164.12 $2,173 —
1290–1830 1491 75-80% 6 150.00–160.00 $154.98 $2,311 -9.74
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 80-85% 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,615 —
1025–1450 1215 80-85% 11 154.00–165.00 $159.31 $1,936 +6.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–1950 1742 3 175.00–180.00 $178.08 $3,102 —
1590–1970 1780 3 200.00–203.00 $201.23 $3,582 —
1440–2140 1868 7 182.00–194.00 $188.41 $3,519 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785 785 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
970 970 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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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.