Hardin County Stockyard market report — October 21, 2026

Savannah, TN · Wednesday sale · USDA report published 10/22/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

588

Last week 377 (+211)
Last year 417

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$359.92 /cwt

$1,968 per head · 10 hd
vs last week −2.09

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$325.00† /cwt

$2,389 per head · 1 hd
vs last week +3.48

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers unevenly steady. Feeder Bulls steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter Cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.
USDA Market News reporter, October 21, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 21

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 14. Last year = sale of Oct 22. Value added = lots USDA marks as value added (weaned and vaccinated programs). No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Value added $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	7	344 lb	$452.66	$1,559	−4.53	+21.32	—	$427.60 (4 hd)†
400–499 lb	13	445 lb	$423.31	$1,882	+1.63	−9.13	—	$359.89 (4 hd)†
500–599 lb	10	547 lb	$359.92	$1,968	−2.09	−12.95	—	$343.87 (10 hd)
600–699 lb	20	656 lb	$334.71	$2,196	−0.88	−22.57	—	$325.00 (2 hd)†
700–799 lb	1	735 lb	$325.00†	$2,389	+3.48	−30.48	—	$312.49 (4 hd)†
800–899 lb	3	807 lb	$315.00†	$2,542	±0.00	—	$341.11 (179 hd)	$285.00 (1 hd)†
900–999 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$331.35 (58 hd)	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 21

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 14. Last year = sale of Oct 22. Value added = lots USDA marks as value added (weaned and vaccinated programs). No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Value added $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	10	367 lb	$400.68	$1,472	+21.48	−5.98	—	$363.24 (5 hd)
400–499 lb	14	447 lb	$359.90	$1,607	+0.67	−12.17	—	$356.10 (17 hd)
500–599 lb	23	546 lb	$334.48	$1,826	−0.36	−1.44	$346.67 (9 hd)	$320.02 (7 hd)
600–699 lb	5	664 lb	$303.00	$2,012	−9.24	−17.87	$330.00 (15 hd)	$292.50 (2 hd)†
700–799 lb	2	740 lb	$292.50†	$2,164	+10.39	−15.78	$310.00 (2 hd)†	$262.47 (2 hd)†
800–899 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$250.00 (1 hd)†

Slaughter cows — Oct 21

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	Average	11	1,265 lb	$125.51	$121.00–$131.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	3	1,317 lb	$119.00	$115.00–$123.00
Breaker 75-80%	High	2	1,528 lb	$136.50	$135.00–$138.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	8	1,446 lb	$130.10	$126.00–$134.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	1	1,420 lb	$120.00	$120.00–$120.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	6	1,218 lb	$117.17	$115.00–$122.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	6	1,162 lb	$110.64	$100.00–$117.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $359.92/cwt
4-week average: $359.67
13-week average: $365.11
4-week vs 13-week: −1.5%

52-wk low $346.30high $484.55

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $325.00/cwt
4-week average: $319.82
13-week average: $319.92
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $297.03high $375.00

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $334.48/cwt
4-week average: $331.04
13-week average: $339.11
4-week vs 13-week: −2.4%

52-wk low $315.99high $424.19

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Mar and Apr and lowest in Oct and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+0.3%	71%	7
Feb	+3.1%	71%	7
Mar	+5.6%	100%	7
Apr	+5.5%	86%	7
May	+4.8%	86%	7
Jun	+3.4%	86%	7
Jul	+1.8%	57%	7
Aug	−0.1%	75%	8
Sep	−3.0%	29%	7
Oct	−5.4%	0%	7
Nov	−5.2%	0%	7
Dec	−4.6%	14%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jul and Aug and lowest in Dec and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.0%	43%	7
Feb	+1.6%	57%	7
Mar	+0.9%	57%	7
Apr	+1.5%	71%	7
May	+1.3%	71%	7
Jun	+2.2%	57%	7
Jul	+5.8%	100%	7
Aug	+3.5%	75%	8
Sep	+0.6%	57%	7
Oct	−2.8%	14%	7
Nov	−2.8%	14%	7
Dec	−5.0%	0%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Wed Oct 21	588	$359.92	$325.00†	$334.48
Wed Oct 14	429	$362.01	$321.52	$334.84
Wed Oct 7	534	$350.03	$319.43	$338.87
Wed Sep 30	849	$366.73	$313.33†	$315.99
Wed Sep 23	671	$371.36	$320.55	$344.22
Wed Sep 9	175	$352.55†	$310.00†	$326.51
Wed Sep 2	145	$346.30	$306.13	$332.84
Wed Aug 26	381	$350.19	$315.99	$324.44
Wed Aug 19	232	$377.11	$319.98†	$347.00
Wed Aug 12	636	$370.98	$331.90	$350.29
Wed Aug 5	506	$401.26	$331.25†	$369.21
Wed Jul 29	170	$372.83	$323.99	$350.65
Wed Jul 22	371	$392.65	$335.00†	$367.75

Special and graded sales

The last 12 months of this barn's special and graded sales, $/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 regular lots (value-added lots where a sale has only those). A sale counts in the weekly trend only when it is a regular feeder sale: a plain special where feeder steers and heifers are most of the head. Graded, replacement, cow-and-pair, preconditioned and Holstein sales stay out.
Sale	Type	Head	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	In trend
Aug 10, 2026	Graded Feeder Cattle Salegraded	494	$397.80	$337.93	$359.90	No

Video sales

Hardin County Stockyard also sells cattle by video for delivery now or later. $/cwt, all delivery dates; the video page has prices by delivery month. Video sales are not in this page's weekly trend.
Video auction	Last sale	Head reported	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	Sales, 12 months
Hardin County Stockyard Video Auction	Apr 1	61	—	—	—	3

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Tennessee sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Dickson Regional Livestock West, Huntingdon	55 mi	Oct 20	$353.77	$320.00†
Trenton Regional Stockyards, Trenton	66 mi	Oct 21	$363.50†	—
Pulaski Stockyard, Pulaski	68 mi	Oct 20	$357.48	$299.69†
Columbia Livestock Center, Columbia	73 mi	Oct 21	$349.80	$317.52†
Dickson Regional Livestock Center, Dickson	76 mi	Oct 19	$377.41	$332.22
United Producers Inc, Fayetteville	95 mi	Oct 20	$368.96	$339.00†

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Wednesday	October 21, 2026	588	46	AMS_2068
Graded Feeder Cattle Sale graded	August 10, 2026	494	1	AMS_2077

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN” (AMS_2068); “Hardin County Stockyard Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Savannah, TN” (AMS_2077). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.