Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers under 450 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 lower, over 450 lbs steady. Bulls under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs 2.00 to 12.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to weak. Unweaned fleshy calves received considerable discounts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.73/cwt on 435 head.

Average price

$133.73

435 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$623

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

$23.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

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	790	133.92	1,058	423
Medium and Large 2-3	372	129.97	484	9thin
Medium and Large 3	318	122.50	389	2thin
Small 1-2	395	110.00	435	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.92/cwt here — about $623 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 sale435 hd

133.73

—

TN average10 barns · 2,275 hd

133.09

+0.64

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	77.27	1,420	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	50.94	759	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	49.92	597	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	42.64	424	13

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,031	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	795.99/cwt	675.00–850.00	10,014	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,113	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	50.93/cwt	48.00–53.00	768	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,706	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	735.88/cwt	625.00–850.00	8,257	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,074	659.03/cwt	550.00–750.00	7,078	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,094	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	77.27/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,420	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	45.03/cwt	42.00–48.00	529	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	50.94/cwt	48.00–54.00	611	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	694	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	737	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	42.64/cwt	38.00–45.00	424	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	455	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	489	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	661	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	574	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	95.73/cwt	94.00–97.50	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	99.14/cwt	94.00–106.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	98.78/cwt	97.50–100.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	101.73/cwt	101.00–102.50	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.50	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	121.20/cwt	117.50–127.50	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	125.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	115.79/cwt	112.50–118.00	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	122.34/cwt	122.00–124.00	759	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	949	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	111.67/cwt	110.00–112.50	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	110.83/cwt	107.50–112.50	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	516	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	332	110.92/cwt	107.50–117.50	368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	146.23/cwt	145.00–147.50	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	134.96/cwt	132.50–137.50	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	128.74/cwt	127.50–130.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	122.51/cwt	121.00–124.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	141.55/cwt	137.50–145.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	930	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	880	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,072	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	957	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,196	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	888	131.49/cwt	131.25–131.75	1,168	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	140.07/cwt	139.25–141.00	999	133
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	146.32/cwt	145.00–147.50	341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	137.32/cwt	132.50–142.50	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	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 Sep 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,392Last week 798Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 51Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	117.50	117.50
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
1	—	475	132.50	132.50
1	—	965	102.50	102.50
2	—	260	145.00–147.50	146.23
2	—	355	132.50–137.50	134.96
2	—	505	127.50–130.00	128.74
2	—	573	127.50	127.50
2	—	685	121.00–124.00	122.51
3	—	323	137.50–145.00	141.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	532	145.00	145.00
7	—	695	134.00	134.00
9	—	565	142.00	142.00
9	—	756	123.00	123.00
12	—	642	137.00	137.00
59	—	800	134.00	134.00
60	—	957	125.00	125.00
112	—	888	131.25–131.75	131.49
133	—	713	139.25–141.00	140.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	127.50	127.50
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	102.50	102.50
2	—	233	145.00–147.50	146.32
2	—	280	132.50–142.50	137.32
2	—	383	130.00–132.50	131.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	113.00	113.00
1	—	495	114.00	114.00
1	—	220	135.00	135.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	680	107.50	107.50
1	—	845	98.00	98.00
2	—	420	115.00–117.50	116.26
4	—	364	117.50–127.50	121.20
5	—	313	120.00–130.00	125.06
7	—	515	112.50–118.00	115.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
1	—	595	104.00	104.00
1	—	455	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	802	106.00	106.00
23	—	620	122.00–124.00	122.34
67	—	762	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	122.50	122.50
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	109.00	109.00
1	—	655	104.00	104.00
1	—	870	87.50	87.50
3	—	326	120.00	120.00
3	—	420	110.00–112.50	111.67
3	—	465	107.50–112.50	110.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	111.00	111.00
3	—	332	107.50–117.50	110.92
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	102.50	102.50
1	—	560	102.50	102.50
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	94.00–97.50	95.73
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	94.00–106.00	99.14
2	—	770	97.50–100.00	98.78
2	—	670	101.00–102.50	101.73
2	—	640	107.50	107.50
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	112.50	112.50
1	—	525	112.50	112.50
1	—	455	127.50	127.50
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	101.00	101.00

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	—	1,375	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,258	675.00–850.00	795.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,122	625.00–850.00	735.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,074	550.00–750.00	659.03
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,507	48.00–53.00	50.93
1	—	1,285	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,535	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,174	42.00–48.00	45.03
24	—	1,200	48.00–54.00	50.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	994	38.00–45.00	42.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,838	72.00–80.00	77.27

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle