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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 25, 2026

952 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $455.74/cwt +57.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,886/hd at 633 lb · 172 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $442.08/cwt +7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,553/hd at 577 lb · 92 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $404.00/cwt ≈ $2,868/hd at 710 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 952 391 586
Feeder cattle 879 297 462
Slaughter cattle 61 64 53
Replacement cattle 12 30 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well established, Feeder Heifers mostly steady, Feeder Bulls unevenly steady, Slaughter Cows steady-$1.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 higher. 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
200 200 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,300 -80.00
265 265 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,643 —
305–315 310 2 560.00–575.00 $567.38 $1,759 —
350–390 376 5 510.00–560.00 $531.25 $1,998 -53.60
405–415 410 2 530.00–545.00 $537.41 $2,203 -7.52
455–480 474 4 525.00–540.00 $528.60 $2,506 +23.52
500–540 531 10 445.00–490.00 $461.40 $2,450 -12.46
550–570 561 8 415.00–440.00 $432.45 $2,426 -2.53
579 value added 579 84 443.00 $443.00 $2,565 —
609–625 612 6 400.00–425.00 $420.74 $2,575 +33.58
634 value added 634 166 457.00 $457.00 $2,897 +32.00
710 value added 710 70 404.00 $404.00 $2,868 —
750–790 760 4 335.00–340.00 $338.70 $2,574 —
777 value added 777 66 369.00 $369.00 $2,867 +16.53
814 value added 814 37 335.00 $335.00 $2,727 —
870–885 878 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,766 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,386 —
315 315 2 485.00–520.00 $502.50 $1,583 +2.10
370 370 2 435.00–450.00 $442.50 $1,637 -72.00
430–440 435 2 465.00–490.00 $477.36 $2,077 —
490–495 493 2 415.00–445.00 $429.92 $2,120 -33.29
540–545 543 2 445.00–450.00 $447.51 $2,430 -7.49
575–595 585 2 390.00–410.00 $400.17 $2,341 —
605–625 615 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,398 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 value added 498 9 487.50 $487.50 $2,428 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,406 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 218 3 600.00–630.00 $616.87 $1,345 -43.13
250–280 265 4 580.00–600.00 $587.45 $1,557 +37.45
305–340 321 6 530.00–570.00 $544.86 $1,749 —
360–395 382 6 475.00–500.00 $490.95 $1,875 +13.45
400–448 432 12 450.00–490.00 $463.96 $2,004 -0.68
450–480 459 9 432.50–470.00 $442.12 $2,029 +9.82
515 thin fleshed 515 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,240 —
500–541 526 13 395.00–415.00 $403.61 $2,123 -4.86
530 530 2 380.00–385.00 $382.50 $2,027 -25.97
555–580 564 5 375.00–405.00 $383.42 $2,162 -11.48
603–615 604 13 385.00–390.00 $385.39 $2,328 +3.49
655 655 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,587 +10.00
906 906 7 290.00 $290.00 $2,627 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,392 +10.00
250–273 267 4 500.00–530.00 $520.43 $1,390 +58.53
310–343 328 7 480.00–525.00 $503.72 $1,652 +33.72
365–395 380 6 425.00–465.00 $457.27 $1,738 +37.27
400–440 425 5 415.00–445.00 $429.76 $1,826 +5.07
460–495 489 18 400.00–430.00 $424.16 $2,074 +28.10
500–535 514 6 350.00–390.00 $379.21 $1,949 -0.79
600 600 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,040 +25.00
660–665 663 2 330.00–340.00 $334.98 $2,221 +9.94
740 740 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,146 —
770 770 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,233 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,054 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,175 —
470 470 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,833 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 680.00 $680.00 $1,394 -25.81
280 280 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,792 -35.00
300–335 311 4 560.00–590.00 $577.03 $1,795 -14.46
360–375 372 6 510.00–535.00 $525.95 $1,957 -12.57
405–425 419 4 500.00–540.00 $520.60 $2,181 +25.68
455–485 470 4 485.00–510.00 $491.05 $2,308 +10.56
500–535 520 5 440.00–485.00 $458.87 $2,386 +12.23
565–575 572 3 417.50–420.00 $418.32 $2,393 -39.14
608–640 619 6 350.00–375.00 $366.63 $2,269 +4.17
675–695 688 3 340.00–360.00 $351.78 $2,420 -8.44
759–780 763 5 315.00–325.00 $317.04 $2,419 —
805–820 814 4 297.50–310.00 $303.14 $2,468 —
875–895 885 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,611 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,566 +5.04
330–340 335 2 530.00–540.00 $534.93 $1,792 +2.41
380–390 385 3 455.00–480.00 $468.23 $1,803 +23.23
405–440 424 14 460.00–495.00 $468.62 $1,987 +10.25
475–479 479 9 460.00–470.00 $468.90 $2,246 +41.39
500–545 528 5 400.00–425.00 $415.88 $2,196 +30.88
550–595 584 7 365.00–377.50 $372.14 $2,173 -12.86
650 650 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,015 -20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,577 —
470 470 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,833 +20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,407 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1565 1396 75-80% 6 175.00–183.00 $177.33 $2,476 —
1360–1585 1454 75-80% 4 164.00–167.00 $165.78 $2,410 —
1225–1860 1586 75-80% 9 168.00–174.00 $170.86 $2,710 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1050 948 80-85% 2 157.00–159.00 $157.89 $1,497 —
880–1325 1153 80-85% 6 172.00–182.50 $176.61 $2,036 +22.61
1110–1465 1275 80-85% 7 163.00–169.00 $165.40 $2,109 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,144 —
800–1055 960 85-90% 7 154.00–159.00 $155.88 $1,496 -3.84
820–1170 961 85-90% 6 140.00–148.00 $144.93 $1,393 -14.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1495 1330 2 175.00–181.00 $177.63 $2,362 —
1500–1655 1578 2 193.00–194.00 $193.52 $3,054 —
1465–2510 1953 4 208.00–216.00 $212.86 $4,157 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1395 1395 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1475 1475 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,400.00 $4,400.00 —
1505 1505 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,300.00 $4,300.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960 960 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.