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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 15, 2026

518 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $365.00/cwt +20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,763/hd at 757 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $463.32/cwt -2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,622/hd at 566 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $398.93/cwt -3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,471/hd at 620 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 518 410 735
Feeder cattle 457 333 582
Slaughter cattle 36 55 105
Replacement cattle 25 22 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable receipts last week, Slaughter Cattle tended to trade with a higher 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
265–275 270 2 640.00 $640.00 $1,728 —
325 325 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,885 -19.84
355–395 383 6 555.00–595.00 $568.87 $2,179 +33.77
415–425 420 2 510.00 $510.00 $2,142 -43.70
429 value added 429 7 510.00 $510.00 $2,188 —
450–495 471 5 485.00–510.00 $490.20 $2,309 -21.35
500–515 value added 505 5 505.00–515.00 $509.02 $2,571 —
500–546 533 14 455.00–495.00 $481.77 $2,568 -14.41
553–590 value added 565 22 457.50–477.50 $470.85 $2,660 —
565–568 568 10 440.00–457.50 $446.75 $2,538 -19.18
607–630 value added 611 11 407.50–415.00 $408.91 $2,498 -23.59
605–647 628 11 385.00–400.00 $388.95 $2,443 -1.01
660–690 675 2 375.00–385.00 $380.11 $2,566 +2.58
757 value added 757 60 365.00 $365.00 $2,763 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,458 —
350–390 370 2 505.00–540.00 $521.55 $1,930 +11.55
440 440 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,892 -20.12
482–495 486 5 430.00–450.00 $439.96 $2,138 -35.04
500–542 529 6 410.00–450.00 $435.06 $2,301 +5.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,099 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 450.00–470.00 $459.81 $1,784 —
405 405 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,728 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 213 5 620.00–670.00 $648.12 $1,380 -13.28
260–280 270 3 540.00–560.00 $550.12 $1,485 -49.88
305–335 319 7 500.00–530.00 $511.19 $1,631 -2.94
355 value added 355 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,882 —
380–390 385 2 485.00–510.00 $497.66 $1,916 +10.70
425 value added 425 5 510.00 $510.00 $2,168 -30.00
415–445 430 7 472.50–505.00 $484.07 $2,082 -8.49
455–466 462 12 450.00–485.00 $467.84 $2,161 +17.95
515–546 534 11 400.00–422.50 $412.96 $2,205 -5.39
555 555 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,164 +0.85
568 value added 568 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,357 —
600 value added 600 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,340 —
623–625 624 3 380.00–387.50 $384.99 $2,402 +10.55
660–680 672 3 362.50–380.00 $370.92 $2,493 +27.63
700 700 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,275 —
775–796 value added 790 10 355.00–360.00 $356.47 $2,816 —
790 790 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,488 +5.00
800 800 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,520 —
804–817 value added 812 19 340.00–351.00 $346.41 $2,813 —
995 995 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,637 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,204 —
280–290 285 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,482 +20.00
310–320 315 2 460.00–490.00 $474.76 $1,495 +4.76
370–385 378 2 430.00–465.00 $447.15 $1,690 +1.60
400–415 406 4 447.50–460.00 $454.41 $1,845 +10.18
470–485 478 2 435.00–445.00 $439.92 $2,103 +6.94
510–533 528 5 390.00–397.50 $396.05 $2,091 +7.92
550 550 1 382.50 $382.50 $2,104 —
605 605 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,208 —
810 810 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,187 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,298 —
345 345 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,414 —
370–375 373 2 420.00–460.00 $439.87 $1,641 —
430 430 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,806 —
490 490 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,617 -65.00
550 550 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,049 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,736 -90.00
320 320 1 640.00 $640.00 $2,048 +77.22
360–395 371 5 525.00–540.00 $534.85 $1,984 -7.05
400–445 421 5 490.00–540.00 $509.73 $2,146 -20.07
455 fancy 455 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,298 —
460–485 472 8 450.00–485.00 $467.34 $2,206 -27.74
500–505 503 3 450.00–485.00 $461.71 $2,322 +22.57
550–580 569 7 370.00–385.00 $377.13 $2,146 -45.83
608–645 620 3 385.00–387.50 $386.63 $2,397 +1.77
705 705 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,326 ±0.00
720 720 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,232 -20.00
805 805 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,576 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,458 -70.00
310–345 328 2 530.00–540.00 $534.73 $1,754 +6.91
375–380 378 2 450.00–480.00 $464.90 $1,757 +4.36
430–445 439 4 430.00–475.00 $457.71 $2,009 -10.87
470–485 478 2 410.00–415.00 $412.46 $1,972 -48.44
535–545 536 7 410.00–430.00 $426.44 $2,286 +41.30
555 555 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,998 -3.51
665 665 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,128 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,541 —
390 390 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,716 —
415 415 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,702 -15.00
500 500 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,875 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,584 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1480 1332 75-80% 3 184.00–188.00 $185.32 $2,468 +20.12
1230–1730 1462 75-80% 10 170.00–181.00 $175.88 $2,571 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1090 1010 80-85% 2 161.00–165.00 $162.84 $1,645 —
990–1035 1013 80-85% 2 182.00–184.00 $182.98 $1,854 —
1020–1310 1138 80-85% 4 168.00–179.00 $173.12 $1,970 -1.75
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,549 +47.00
940–1155 1058 85-90% 3 163.00–169.00 $166.52 $1,762 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1570 1392 3 195.00–200.00 $197.51 $2,749 —
1315–2195 1850 4 207.00–225.00 $214.73 $3,973 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1360 1109 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,400.00–2,900.00 $2,732.24
1000–1375 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,300.00–2,900.00 $2,660.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125–1375 1262 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,300.00–3,650.00 $3,527.81
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 —
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1725 1725 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,900.00 $4,900.00 —

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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.