Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 20, 2026

598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $405.16/cwt -9.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,573/hd at 635 lb · 49 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $402.70/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,303/hd at 572 lb · 36 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $369.71/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,451/hd at 663 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	598	555	521
Feeder cattle	433	441	429
Slaughter cattle	146	89	76
Replacement cattle	19	25	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle tended to trade steady on a light test this week, Breaker & Boner Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 lower, Lean Slaughter Cows $2.00-$3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

→ Feeder cattle: all classes of Feeder Cattle tended to trade steady on a light test this week
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Breaker & Boner Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	327	3	550.00–590.00	$576.12	$1,884	-4.52
400–430	417	6	515.00–540.00	$533.18	$2,223	+56.12
450–498	480	10	480.00–515.00	$489.98	$2,352	+18.89
480 thin fleshed	480	1	527.50	$527.50	$2,532	—
500–545	517	7	435.00–470.00	$454.63	$2,350	+12.74
539 value added	539	5	475.00	$475.00	$2,560	—
550–590	582	11	425.00–455.00	$438.99	$2,555	+6.52
610–643	635	49	385.00–425.00	$405.16	$2,573	-8.50
650–695	686	15	360.00–395.00	$386.41	$2,651	+6.41
703–739	732	19	360.00–375.00	$363.58	$2,661	-18.92
750–765	758	2	330.00–350.00	$340.10	$2,578	-9.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,674	+20.00
440	440	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,870	—
460–490	480	3	450.00–475.00	$461.70	$2,216	+34.24
505–540	520	3	405.00–430.00	$420.13	$2,185	+10.21
570–575	573	2	410.00	$410.00	$2,349	+35.13
610 thin fleshed	610	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,410	—
610	610	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,318	-3.11

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,462	±0.00
265	265	1	620.00	$620.00	$1,643	+20.00
332 thin fleshed	332	5	600.00	$600.00	$1,992	—
325–340	333	2	530.00–560.00	$545.34	$1,816	+8.94
370–395	384	5	475.00–500.00	$488.79	$1,877	-22.67
402 thin fleshed	402	3	495.00	$495.00	$1,990	—
410–445	428	12	460.00–485.00	$472.02	$2,020	-20.46
460–480	469	8	425.00–465.00	$444.97	$2,087	-31.43
475 thin fleshed	475	1	475.00	$475.00	$2,256	—
500–545	517	17	405.00–450.00	$436.89	$2,259	+6.38
550–582	572	36	380.00–410.00	$402.70	$2,303	-1.60
605–645	619	4	365.00–375.00	$372.39	$2,305	-4.80
650–690	663	19	365.00–380.00	$369.71	$2,451	-2.82
715	715	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,467	+6.02
895	895	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,685	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,215	+40.00
260	260	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,404	-6.35
320–335	328	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,640	-15.12
380	380	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,691	-21.10
405–430	417	5	410.00–450.00	$434.95	$1,814	-35.96
450 thin fleshed	450	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,980	—
450–490	463	3	395.00–420.00	$408.67	$1,892	-39.33
500–535	518	3	385.00–395.00	$391.66	$2,029	+17.74
580	580	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,175	+0.49
600–645	627	3	330.00–355.00	$344.83	$2,162	+14.83

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,081	—
440	440	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,584	-65.11
530	530	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,643	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,140	-110.00
390	390	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,618	+60.00
460	460	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,725	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	2	710.00–740.00	$725.71	$1,524	-34.29
260–295	278	2	620.00–650.00	$634.05	$1,763	+16.67
320–345	337	5	535.00–570.00	$550.93	$1,857	-10.75
350–390	374	5	520.00–540.00	$534.93	$2,001	-11.93
400 thin fleshed	400	1	535.00	$535.00	$2,140	—
405–430	424	6	480.00–510.00	$489.19	$2,074	-25.61
450–475	463	10	450.00–485.00	$465.95	$2,157	+10.15
503–545	527	17	425.00–457.50	$442.76	$2,333	+11.71
557–565	559	11	400.00–440.00	$429.98	$2,404	+35.01
600–628	610	6	380.00–405.00	$390.67	$2,383	+30.67
660–680	670	2	365.00–370.00	$367.46	$2,462	+7.43
700–720	710	2	345.00–350.00	$347.54	$2,468	+8.39
815	815	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,526	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	221	4	640.00–670.00	$660.28	$1,459	+30.28
295	295	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,593	—
310	310	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,550	-35.97
375–395	387	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,935	+34.24
400–445	429	6	460.00–475.00	$465.89	$1,999	-3.92
455–490	474	8	420.00–445.00	$434.35	$2,059	+22.73
510–540	525	2	400.00–405.00	$402.57	$2,113	-6.70
575–595	584	4	360.00–390.00	$377.54	$2,205	-0.88
615–645	626	4	360.00–375.00	$368.80	$2,309	+18.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,640	-15.00
450–460	455	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,638	-20.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,536	—
490	490	1	415.00	$415.00	$2,034	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1280	1061	80-85%	8	155.00–165.00	$161.72	$1,716	—
935–1320	1077	80-85%	12	179.00–189.00	$182.94	$1,970	—
910–1410	1103	80-85%	32	166.00–178.00	$173.40	$1,913	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–845	828	85-90%	3	130.00–142.00	$137.26	$1,137	—
845–1150	946	85-90%	8	150.00–158.00	$153.33	$1,451	—
860–1125	973	85-90%	12	169.00–176.00	$170.82	$1,662	+6.04
815–1090	984	85-90%	14	158.00–168.00	$162.95	$1,603	+23.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1415	1315	75-80%	8	180.00–191.00	$183.53	$2,413	+8.15
1240–1545	1358	75-80%	4	165.00–169.00	$166.02	$2,255	—
1145–1965	1444	75-80%	18	170.00–178.00	$174.24	$2,516	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1610	1430	4	180.00–195.00	$188.12	$2,690	—
1725–2205	1894	4	205.00–215.00	$210.10	$3,979	—
1625–2405	1961	4	215.00–224.00	$218.94	$4,293	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1280	1280	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1315	1315	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1650	1650	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
680	680	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

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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.