Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.66/cwt on 496 head.

Average price

$133.66

496 head · 767 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$16.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.56

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	780	133.75	1,044	477
Medium and Large 2-3	415	132.58	550	16thin
Medium and Large 3	415	127.62	530	2thin
Small 1-2	520	117.50	611	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.25/cwt here — about $433 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 sale496 hd

133.66

—

TN average10 barns · 2,113 hd

137.22

−3.56

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	1,569	80.40	1,261	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,346	56.69	763	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	54.34	683	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	49.06	470	6thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	461	117.00/cwt	115.00–117.50	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	113.68/cwt	111.00–117.50	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	109.88/cwt	105.00–115.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	125.09/cwt	122.50–127.50	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	673	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.00/cwt	120.00–134.00	592	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	118.66/cwt	116.00–122.50	674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	114.67/cwt	110.00–122.50	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	120.37/cwt	112.50–125.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	119.81/cwt	112.50–123.00	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	127.50/cwt	122.50–130.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	135.13/cwt	132.50–137.50	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	136.17/cwt	135.00–137.50	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	111.79/cwt	107.50–115.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	623	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	634	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	111.33/cwt	107.50–115.00	534	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	111.88/cwt	107.50–115.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	121.45/cwt	112.50–125.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	123.30/cwt	117.50–127.50	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	107.95/cwt	105.00–111.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	113.57/cwt	112.00–116.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	124.38/cwt	121.00–130.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	135.01/cwt	127.50–140.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	132.45/cwt	127.50–139.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	129.98/cwt	127.50–135.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	49.06/cwt	47.00–51.00	470	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	55.92/cwt	54.00–57.00	703	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	55.24/cwt	54.00–57.00	709	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	52.54/cwt	52.00–53.00	633	2
Bulls	—	—	1,339	70.56/cwt	65.00–77.00	945	4
Bulls	—	—	1,812	87.12/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,579	3
Bulls	—	—	1,663	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,497	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,178	684.30/cwt	635.00–725.00	8,061	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,479	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,528	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,033	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,008	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	7,098	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,620	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	667	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	400	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	127.62/cwt	122.50–132.50	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	132.95/cwt	127.50–140.00	503	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	125.82/cwt	120.00–132.50	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.61/cwt	125.00–136.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	127.25/cwt	127.00–127.50	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	133.10/cwt	132.50–133.25	1,094	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,039	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	574	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.45/cwt	126.00–135.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	143.88/cwt	137.00–150.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	157.42/cwt	152.50–165.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	138.19/cwt	132.50–144.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	579	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	551	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	488	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	648	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	116.32/cwt	112.50–120.00	614	8

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 Aug 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 879Last week 279Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	115.00–117.50	117.00
5	—	439	120.00–125.00	122.51
3	—	583	111.00–117.50	113.68
3	—	320	122.50	122.50
2	—	615	105.00–115.00	109.88
2	—	368	122.50–127.50	125.09
1	—	655	97.50	97.50
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
8	—	528	112.50–120.00	116.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	531	126.75	126.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	470	120.00–134.00	126.00
10	—	568	116.00–122.50	118.66
8	—	678	110.00–122.50	114.67
8	—	526	112.50–125.00	120.37
7	—	611	112.50–123.00	119.81
4	—	439	122.50–130.00	127.50
4	—	374	132.50–137.50	135.13
2	—	320	135.00–137.50	136.17
1	—	780	101.00	101.00
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	107.50–115.00	111.79
2	—	623	100.00–105.00	102.47
1	—	660	102.50	102.50
1	—	590	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	102.50	102.50
1	—	490	112.50	112.50
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	488	132.75	132.75
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	107.50–115.00	111.33
1	—	560	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	107.50–115.00	111.88
4	—	564	112.50–125.00	121.45
4	—	521	115.00–120.00	117.53
3	—	413	117.50–127.50	123.30
2	—	683	105.00–111.00	107.95
1	—	475	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	671	112.00–116.00	113.57
6	—	569	121.00–130.00	124.38
6	—	524	127.50–140.00	135.01
6	—	476	127.50–139.00	132.45
3	—	428	127.50–135.00	129.98
1	—	810	96.00	96.00
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	108.00	108.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	60.00	60.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	122.50–132.50	127.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	127.50–140.00	132.95
3	—	537	120.00–132.50	125.82
2	—	485	125.00–136.00	130.61
2	—	423	127.00–127.50	127.25
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	220	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
301	—	822	132.50–133.25	133.10
130	—	775	134.00	134.00
20	—	600	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	403	142.50	142.50
5	—	570	126.00–135.00	132.45
3	—	522	137.00–150.00	143.88
3	—	305	152.50–165.00	157.42
2	—	613	124.00–126.00	124.98
2	—	485	132.50–144.00	138.19
1	—	695	121.00	121.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	959	47.00–51.00	49.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	54.00–57.00	55.92
1	—	1,610	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,283	54.00–57.00	55.24
2	—	1,205	52.00–53.00	52.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,339	65.00–77.00	70.56
3	—	1,812	85.00–89.00	87.12
2	—	1,663	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	635.00–725.00	684.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	780	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	925.00	925.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle