Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.42/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$132.42

214 head · 746 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$435

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

$14.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.26

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	427	144.48	617	30
Small 1-2	423	143.75	607	2thin
Medium and Large 3	313	142.50	446	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	808	130.17	1,052	180

One grade step is worth $14.31/cwt here — about −$435 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 sale214 hd

132.42

—

TN average6 barns · 485 hd

139.68

−7.26

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	—	Average	1,838	80.63	1,482	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	54.37	665	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	52.82	798	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	45.99	408	5thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	565	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	413	120.71/cwt	114.00–127.50	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	515	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	370	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	478	138.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	143.61/cwt	137.50–152.50	686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	131.09/cwt	126.00–137.50	678	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	596	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	438	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	139.30/cwt	132.50–145.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	123.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	169.04/cwt	165.00–172.50	453	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,513	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,656	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,138	689.23/cwt	650.00–720.00	7,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	145.66/cwt	145.00–147.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	137.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	160.31/cwt	155.00–165.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	154.50/cwt	152.50–157.50	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	218	168.39/cwt	162.50–175.00	367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	147.58/cwt	137.50–151.00	757	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	163.76/cwt	162.50–165.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	154.66/cwt	150.00–157.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	134.62/cwt	129.00–140.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	150.45/cwt	145.00–157.50	484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	150.65/cwt	147.50–156.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	446	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	111.65/cwt	110.00–112.50	517	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	122.92/cwt	112.50–130.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	274	140.68/cwt	130.00–145.00	385	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	276	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.83/cwt	128.00–133.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.01/cwt	123.00–128.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,065	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	986	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,208	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	924	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,141	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	81.58/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,558	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,594	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	127.40/cwt	122.50–132.50	618	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	53.76/cwt	52.00–55.00	842	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	154.89/cwt	152.50–156.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	118.39/cwt	115.00–122.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	485	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	53.43/cwt	51.00–56.00	651	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	58.11/cwt	56.00–61.00	715	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	46.99/cwt	43.00–50.00	430	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	141.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	121.51/cwt	120.00–122.50	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	137.44/cwt	135.00–142.50	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	117.74/cwt	115.00–121.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	146.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	471	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	127.88/cwt	122.50–130.00	660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	126.29/cwt	125.00–127.50	275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	591	1

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 364Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	117.50	117.50
1	—	565	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	137.50–152.50	143.61
8	—	517	126.00–137.50	131.09
1	—	880	95.00	95.00
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
5	—	424	152.50–156.00	154.89
2	—	625	115.00–122.00	118.39
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	112.50	112.50
2	—	438	145.00	145.00
2	—	485	122.50–132.50	127.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	132.50–145.00	139.30
5	—	581	120.00–130.00	123.64
2	—	413	145.00–148.00	146.53
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	112.50	112.50
2	—	413	114.00–127.50	120.71
2	—	515	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	117.50	117.50
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	110.00–112.50	111.65
2	—	218	125.00–127.50	126.29
1	—	550	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	112.50–130.00	122.92
8	—	274	130.00–145.00	140.68
1	—	380	127.50	127.50
3	—	522	120.00–122.50	121.51
3	—	328	135.00–142.50	137.44
1	—	605	117.50	117.50
1	—	570	119.00	119.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	112.50	112.50
1	—	665	112.50	112.50
5	—	475	128.00–133.00	129.83
5	—	570	123.00–128.00	125.01
9	—	371	135.00–145.00	141.87
8	—	423	130.00–135.00	131.23
4	—	631	115.00–121.00	117.74
2	—	270	147.50	147.50
2	—	243	145.00–150.00	147.53
11	—	322	140.00–150.00	146.34
10	—	516	122.50–130.00	127.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
1	—	370	152.50	152.50
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
2	—	478	137.50–140.00	138.72
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	165.00–172.50	169.04
3	—	562	145.00–147.00	145.66
3	—	625	130.00–140.00	135.99
3	—	657	135.00–140.00	137.67
6	—	313	155.00–165.00	160.31
6	—	414	152.50–157.50	154.50
2	—	780	116.00–120.00	117.99
13	—	513	137.50–151.00	147.58
1	—	245	172.50	172.50
2	—	393	162.50–165.00	163.76
3	—	468	150.00–157.00	154.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	162.50–175.00	168.39
2	—	465	145.00–147.00	145.98
2	—	545	132.50–135.00	133.75
2	—	563	129.00–140.00	134.62
2	—	688	120.00–122.50	121.25
6	—	322	145.00–157.50	150.45
6	—	374	147.50–156.00	150.65
1	—	425	142.50	142.50
1	—	635	127.50	127.50
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
4	—	276	155.00–160.00	157.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	142.50	142.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
1	—	480	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	880	121.00	121.00
55	—	986	122.50	122.50
55	—	924	123.50	123.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,125	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	650.00–720.00	689.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	80.00–83.00	81.58
2	—	1,875	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,620	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	52.00–55.00	53.76
1	—	1,340	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,219	51.00–56.00	53.43
7	—	1,231	56.00–61.00	58.11
1	—	1,235	47.00	47.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	43.00–50.00	46.99
1	—	775	42.00	42.00

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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Savannah Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle