Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 400 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 400 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady to 2.00 higher. This report publish was delayed due to a USDA technical issue.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.90/cwt on 349 head.

Average price

$131.90

349 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$15.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

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	735	133.94	984	284
Medium and Large 2-3	568	124.07	704	51
Medium and Large 3	416	119.55	498	5thin
Small 1-2	473	118.67	561	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.27/cwt here — about $423 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 sale349 hd

131.90

—

TN average10 barns · 1,518 hd

129.59

+2.31

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	1,659	73.81	1,224	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	47.11	662	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	46.42	568	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	38.62	402	33

Every lot, as filed

130 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	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	890	117.77/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,048	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	120.08/cwt	110.00–127.50	435	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	134.96/cwt	132.50–137.50	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	123.72/cwt	122.50–125.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	153.79/cwt	152.50–155.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,063	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,052	728.96/cwt	500.00–850.00	7,669	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	118.31/cwt	117.50–119.00	750	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	112.48/cwt	105.00–120.00	591	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	111.99/cwt	105.00–120.00	652	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	111.44/cwt	110.00–116.00	523	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	109.20/cwt	105.00–112.00	677	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	114.71/cwt	110.00–122.50	496	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	116.85/cwt	112.50–120.00	358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	100.69/cwt	97.50–102.50	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	109.23/cwt	107.50–111.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	113.80/cwt	112.50–115.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	124.61/cwt	121.00–130.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	147.23/cwt	142.50–157.50	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	147.70/cwt	137.50–157.50	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	117.48/cwt	112.50–127.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	126.21/cwt	125.00–127.50	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.50	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	217	135.88/cwt	132.50–140.00	295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	272	145.15/cwt	140.00–147.50	395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	131.66/cwt	130.00–132.50	424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	133.91/cwt	132.50–137.50	506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	121.06/cwt	117.50–122.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	119.95/cwt	112.50–125.00	748	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	111.28/cwt	110.00–112.50	462	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	563	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	633	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	627	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	705	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	988.98/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	12,906	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	104.88/cwt	102.50–107.50	281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	94.23/cwt	92.50–96.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.80/cwt	107.50–113.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	122.46/cwt	117.50–132.50	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	108.49/cwt	108.00–110.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	109.19/cwt	107.50–112.50	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	120.94/cwt	117.50–125.00	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	102.07/cwt	97.50–106.50	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	97.75/cwt	97.50–98.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	124.14/cwt	122.50–125.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	112.78/cwt	110.00–116.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	103.62/cwt	100.00–107.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	113.85/cwt	107.50–120.00	531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	589	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	624	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	116.32/cwt	112.50–120.00	492	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	110.07/cwt	107.50–112.50	515	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	108.75/cwt	107.50–110.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	119.85/cwt	112.50–130.00	276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	113.12/cwt	107.00–120.00	369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	109.78/cwt	107.50–112.50	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	105.00/cwt	102.50–107.50	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	104.34/cwt	101.00–110.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	109.03/cwt	105.00–111.00	457	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	638	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	97.46/cwt	92.50–102.50	556	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	387	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	567	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	308	103.78/cwt	102.50–105.00	320	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	104.08/cwt	100.00–108.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	680	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	765	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,029.86/cwt	1,025.00–1,035.00	9,011	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,493	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	835.02/cwt	775.00–950.00	10,262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	745	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	383	107.15/cwt	102.00–112.50	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	100.55/cwt	94.00–105.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	419	109.75/cwt	105.00–112.50	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	134.32/cwt	125.00–140.00	704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	124.86/cwt	120.00–127.50	740	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	128.64/cwt	125.00–142.50	630	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	980	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	900	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,139	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	804	139.85/cwt	139.85–139.85	1,124	129
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	—	—	1,412	69.02/cwt	65.00–73.00	975	5
Bulls	—	—	1,813	76.80/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,392	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	43.86/cwt	42.00–45.00	555	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	47.41/cwt	44.00–51.00	573	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	47.11/cwt	45.00–52.00	662	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	34.22/cwt	30.00–37.00	326	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	39.80/cwt	34.00–45.00	423	26

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 Oct 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,132Last week 852Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	890	117.00–121.00	117.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	122.50	122.50
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
3	—	362	110.00–127.50	120.08
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
1	—	375	132.50	132.50
1	—	470	113.00	113.00
2	—	415	110.00–112.50	111.28
2	—	563	112.50	112.50
2	—	627	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	132.50–137.50	134.96
2	—	670	122.50–125.00	123.72
2	—	268	152.50–155.00	153.79
1	—	1,000	105.00	105.00
1	—	945	112.00	112.00
1	—	895	119.00	119.00
1	—	815	121.00	121.00
1	—	760	117.50	117.50
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
3	—	622	121.00–130.00	124.61
4	—	319	142.50–157.50	147.23
5	—	371	137.50–157.50	147.70
6	—	721	112.50–127.00	117.48
11	—	524	125.00–140.00	134.32
17	—	593	120.00–127.50	124.86
21	—	490	125.00–142.50	128.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	680	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	108.00	108.00
1	—	760	107.50	107.50
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
2	—	430	125.00–127.50	126.21
2	—	458	121.00	121.00
2	—	655	115.00–117.50	116.24
3	—	217	132.50–140.00	135.88
3	—	272	140.00–147.50	145.15
3	—	322	130.00–132.50	131.66
7	—	378	132.50–137.50	133.91
7	—	579	117.50–122.00	121.06
8	—	624	112.50–125.00	119.95
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	135.00	135.00
4	—	690	133.00	133.00
6	—	745	131.00	131.00
19	—	754	130.00	130.00
41	—	900	126.50	126.50
129	—	804	139.85	139.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	92.50	92.50
1	—	660	93.00	93.00
2	—	268	102.50–107.50	104.88
2	—	633	102.50	102.50
2	—	725	92.50–96.00	94.23
4	—	230	112.50–130.00	119.85
4	—	326	107.00–120.00	113.12
4	—	369	107.50–112.50	109.78
5	—	509	102.50–107.50	105.00
5	—	569	101.00–110.00	104.34
7	—	478	100.00–110.00	105.04
9	—	419	105.00–111.00	109.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	634	117.50–119.00	118.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	525	105.00–120.00	112.48
17	—	582	105.00–120.00	111.99
16	—	469	110.00–116.00	111.44
13	—	620	105.00–112.00	109.20
9	—	432	110.00–122.50	114.71
4	—	306	112.50–120.00	116.85
3	—	717	97.50–102.50	100.69
2	—	663	107.50–111.00	109.23
2	—	375	112.50–115.00	113.80
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	555	95.00	95.00
1	—	675	88.00	88.00
1	—	745	92.50	92.50
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
2	—	383	102.00–112.50	107.15
3	—	640	94.00–105.00	100.55
5	—	419	105.00–112.50	109.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	115.00	115.00
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	102.50	102.50
2	—	443	102.50	102.50
2	—	570	92.50–102.50	97.46
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	107.50	107.50
1	—	550	103.00	103.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
2	—	308	102.50–105.00	103.78
2	—	480	100.00–108.00	104.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	945	97.50	97.50
3	—	720	107.50–113.00	110.80
4	—	424	135.00–145.00	140.83
4	—	474	117.50–132.50	122.46
4	—	629	108.00–110.00	108.49
5	—	659	107.50–112.50	109.19
8	—	519	117.50–125.00	120.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	107.50	107.50
1	—	830	89.00	89.00
2	—	620	97.50–106.50	102.07
2	—	705	97.50–98.00	97.75
3	—	420	122.50–125.00	124.14
3	—	523	110.00–116.00	112.78
4	—	663	100.00–107.00	103.62
8	—	466	107.50–120.00	113.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	92.50	92.50
1	—	720	95.00	95.00
2	—	423	112.50–120.00	116.32
2	—	468	107.50–112.50	110.07
2	—	610	107.50–110.00	108.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,052	500.00–850.00	728.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,229	775.00–950.00	835.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	975.00–1,000.00	988.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,025.00–1,035.00	1,029.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	810.00	810.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,412	65.00–73.00	69.02
8	—	1,813	72.00–80.00	76.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,265	42.00–45.00	43.86
26	—	1,209	44.00–51.00	47.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,406	45.00–52.00	47.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	954	30.00–37.00	34.22
26	—	1,063	34.00–45.00	39.80

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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