Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.97/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$121.97

106 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$156

per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.41

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	280	132.50	371	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	482	122.17	588	39
Medium and Large 1-2	545	122.12	666	61
Medium and Large 3	452	116.48	527	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.02/cwt here — about −$156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale106 hd

121.97

—

TN average6 barns · 885 hd

128.38

−6.41

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,438	77.20	1,110	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,354	55.72	754	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	53.84	659	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	44.14	425	7thin

Every lot, as filed

87 lots · USDA AMS · Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	119.71/cwt	115.00–122.50	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	113.71/cwt	112.50–115.00	540	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	151.28/cwt	150.00–152.50	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	137.41/cwt	132.00–143.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	131.73/cwt	131.00–132.50	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	163.23/cwt	157.50–167.50	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	144.85/cwt	142.50–147.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	146.44/cwt	141.00–150.00	846	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	937	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	131.23/cwt	127.50–135.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	150.45/cwt	147.50–154.00	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	139.18/cwt	132.50–145.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	150.59/cwt	145.00–155.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	639	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	987.64/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	12,938	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,338	1
Bulls	—	—	1,120	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	694	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,370	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	81.89/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,220	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	46.76/cwt	44.00–50.00	553	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	57.12/cwt	56.00–58.00	750	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	53.59/cwt	50.00–55.00	640	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	804	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	55.01/cwt	54.00–56.00	746	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	374	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	450	141.25/cwt	140.00–142.50	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	108.28/cwt	102.50–115.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	122.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	134.30/cwt	132.50–135.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	152.09/cwt	150.00–155.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	129.28/cwt	125.00–132.50	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	144.65/cwt	140.00–152.50	684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	120.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	113.72/cwt	112.50–115.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	98.72/cwt	97.50–100.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	137.59/cwt	132.50–142.50	647	3
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	330	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	600	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	695	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	425	123.88/cwt	120.00–127.50	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	114.98/cwt	112.50–117.50	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	563	108.78/cwt	107.50–110.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	141.05/cwt	135.00–147.50	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	128.46/cwt	125.00–133.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	115.86/cwt	112.50–119.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	111.21/cwt	108.00–112.50	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	134.47/cwt	130.00–137.50	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	131.52/cwt	125.00–134.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	119.34/cwt	117.50–122.00	698	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	108.75/cwt	102.50–115.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	109.97/cwt	108.00–112.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	134.36/cwt	132.50–140.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	115.65/cwt	113.00–119.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	119.74/cwt	115.00–123.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	126.15/cwt	125.00–127.50	553	7

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

Wed May 22, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	115.00–122.50	119.71
1	—	205	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	132.50	132.50
2	—	333	130.00	130.00
2	—	615	102.50–115.00	108.75
2	—	675	108.00–112.00	109.97
4	—	378	132.50–140.00	134.36
5	—	574	113.00–119.00	115.65
6	—	475	115.00–123.00	119.74
7	—	438	125.00–127.50	126.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	127.50	127.50
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	102.50	102.50
2	—	475	112.50–115.00	113.71
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	132.50	132.50
1	—	600	112.50	112.50
1	—	695	102.50	102.50
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
2	—	425	120.00–127.50	123.88
2	—	520	112.50–117.50	114.98
2	—	563	107.50–110.00	108.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	135.00–147.50	141.05
2	—	723	107.50	107.50
3	—	465	125.00–133.00	128.46
4	—	624	112.50–119.00	115.86
4	—	670	108.00–112.50	111.21
7	—	413	130.00–137.50	134.47
9	—	520	125.00–134.00	131.52
20	—	585	117.50–122.00	119.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	147.50	147.50
1	—	605	127.50	127.50
3	—	700	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	167.50	167.50
1	—	340	172.50	172.50
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
2	—	460	150.00–152.50	151.28
2	—	610	132.00–143.00	137.41
2	—	678	131.00–132.50	131.73
2	—	758	121.00–125.00	123.02
3	—	382	157.50–167.50	163.23
3	—	575	142.50–147.00	144.85
4	—	434	155.00–160.00	157.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	152.50	152.50
13	—	578	141.00–150.00	146.44
25	—	653	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	98.00	98.00
2	—	513	127.50–135.00	131.23
3	—	318	147.50–154.00	150.45
3	—	475	132.50–145.00	139.18
4	—	384	145.00–155.00	150.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
2	—	450	140.00–142.50	141.25
3	—	640	102.50–115.00	108.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	118.00–125.00	122.64
5	—	530	132.50–135.00	134.30
5	—	785	101.00	101.00
6	—	437	150.00–155.00	152.09
7	—	576	125.00–132.50	129.28
9	—	473	140.00–152.50	144.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	122.50	122.50
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
2	—	438	140.00–145.00	142.54
2	—	565	115.00–125.00	120.04
2	—	623	112.50–115.00	113.72
2	—	725	97.50–100.00	98.72
3	—	470	132.50–142.50	137.59
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	102.50	102.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	950.00–1,025.00	987.64
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,650	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,490	79.00–84.00	81.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	44.00–50.00	46.76
8	—	1,313	56.00–58.00	57.12
20	—	1,195	50.00–55.00	53.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,356	54.00–56.00	55.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	42.00	42.00
5	—	993	45.00	45.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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