Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 higher. Steers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality poor to good. Demand weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.46/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$111.46

253 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$9.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

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	512	113.26	580	178
Medium and Large 2-3	464	107.71	500	63
Medium and Large 3	378	106.25	401	2thin
Small 1-2	448	104.11	467	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.15/cwt here — about $114 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 sale253 hd

111.46

—

TN average8 barns · 2,488 hd

114.94

−3.48

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	1,391	70.25	977	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	48.78	674	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	46.82	570	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	37.88	386	35

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,208	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	804.35/cwt	775.00–825.00	10,440	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	902.68/cwt	875.00–925.00	11,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,591	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	100.48/cwt	97.50–103.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	124.86/cwt	122.50–130.00	411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	156.29/cwt	152.50–160.00	380	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	155.88/cwt	155.00–157.50	408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	143.33/cwt	140.00–147.50	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	124.34/cwt	121.00–127.50	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	114.58/cwt	107.50–120.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.66/cwt	117.50–127.50	761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	141.33/cwt	137.50–145.00	588	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	124.53/cwt	115.00–130.00	829	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	148.73/cwt	142.50–157.50	546	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.82/cwt	150.00–162.50	514	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	132.15/cwt	122.50–137.50	686	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	104.52/cwt	100.00–110.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	102.53/cwt	97.50–107.50	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	128.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	121.23/cwt	117.50–122.50	457	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	107.55/cwt	102.50–116.00	661	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	114.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	541	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,703	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	479	121.85/cwt	120.00–122.50	584	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	388	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	514	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	118.75/cwt	117.50–120.00	606	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	143.83/cwt	132.50–152.50	465	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	126.42/cwt	122.50–132.50	598	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	269	143.81/cwt	132.50–155.00	387	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	137.77/cwt	130.00–145.00	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	811	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	109.99/cwt	107.50–112.50	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	113.51/cwt	110.00–118.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	149.20/cwt	147.50–150.00	355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	120.05/cwt	117.50–122.50	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	898	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	102.77/cwt	92.50–112.50	476	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	446	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	108.71/cwt	102.50–115.00	400	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	589	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	570	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	580	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	39.11/cwt	35.00–43.00	402	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	34.81/cwt	34.00–37.00	346	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	47.05/cwt	45.00–50.00	666	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	53.11/cwt	52.00–54.00	688	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	46.81/cwt	43.00–50.00	569	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	52.00/cwt	51.00–53.00	651	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	41.67/cwt	38.00–44.00	493	9
Bulls	—	—	1,258	67.02/cwt	65.00–70.00	843	4
Bulls	—	—	1,658	76.70/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,272	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,680	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,603	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	637	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	114.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	538	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	704	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	123.47/cwt	122.50–127.50	536	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	119.68/cwt	115.00–122.50	570	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	112.21/cwt	107.50–115.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	110.88/cwt	107.50–112.50	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	104.71/cwt	102.50–107.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	110.65/cwt	105.00–114.00	581	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	116.67/cwt	112.50–120.00	495	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	111.29/cwt	102.50–116.00	635	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	119.31/cwt	116.00–122.50	340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	101.68/cwt	100.00–102.50	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	98.36/cwt	92.50–102.50	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	114.91/cwt	112.50–120.00	365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	99.75/cwt	95.00–102.50	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	110.96/cwt	102.50–115.00	408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	104.86/cwt	102.50–108.00	555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	107.57/cwt	101.00–112.50	505	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	109.60/cwt	102.50–115.00	460	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	682.81/cwt	640.00–725.00	6,951	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	948	717.20/cwt	710.00–725.00	6,799	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	888	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	104.84/cwt	100.00–112.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	115.01/cwt	112.50–117.50	593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	112.85/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	135.36/cwt	127.50–141.00	562	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	128.04/cwt	122.50–132.50	593	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	112.37/cwt	107.50–117.50	706	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	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 Nov 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 984Last week 866Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,298	775.00–825.00	804.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	875.00–925.00	902.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	640.00–725.00	682.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	710.00–725.00	717.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	888	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	610.00	610.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	675.00	675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	97.50–103.00	100.48
4	—	329	122.50–130.00	124.86
5	—	673	100.00–110.00	104.52
5	—	725	97.50–107.50	102.53
6	—	280	120.00–130.00	128.33
10	—	377	117.50–122.50	121.23
16	—	615	102.50–116.00	107.55
19	—	474	110.00–120.00	114.03
27	—	525	105.00–114.00	110.65
33	—	424	112.50–120.00	116.67
44	—	571	102.50–116.00	111.29
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	92.50–112.50	102.77
2	—	415	105.00–110.00	107.59
2	—	368	102.50–115.00	108.71
1	—	575	102.50	102.50
1	—	540	105.50	105.50
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	102.50	102.50
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	127.50	127.50
1	—	700	92.00	92.00
2	—	285	116.00–122.50	119.31
3	—	582	100.00–102.50	101.68
3	—	605	92.50–102.50	98.36
4	—	318	112.50–120.00	114.91
5	—	665	95.00–102.50	99.75
8	—	368	102.50–115.00	110.96
8	—	529	102.50–108.00	104.86
13	—	469	101.00–112.50	107.57
15	—	420	102.50–115.00	109.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	105.00	105.00
2	—	243	152.50–160.00	156.29
2	—	718	110.00–115.00	112.51
3	—	262	155.00–157.50	155.88
3	—	452	140.00–147.50	143.33
6	—	577	121.00–127.50	124.34
6	—	769	107.50–120.00	114.58
9	—	615	117.50–127.50	123.66
10	—	416	137.50–145.00	141.33
11	—	666	115.00–130.00	124.53
17	—	367	142.50–157.50	148.73
20	—	330	150.00–162.50	155.82
29	—	519	122.50–137.50	132.15
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
1	—	835	107.50	107.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
4	—	479	120.00–122.50	121.85
3	—	573	120.00	120.00
3	—	388	130.00–135.00	132.54
2	—	510	117.50–120.00	118.75
1	—	345	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	323	132.50–152.50	143.83
9	—	473	122.50–132.50	126.42
8	—	269	132.50–155.00	143.81
5	—	376	130.00–145.00	137.77
4	—	811	107.00	107.00
3	—	663	107.50–112.50	109.99
3	—	575	110.00–118.00	113.51
3	—	238	147.50–150.00	149.20
2	—	623	117.50–122.50	120.05
2	—	433	125.00–135.00	129.91
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	110.00–120.00	114.87
1	—	655	107.50	107.50
1	—	505	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	434	122.50–127.50	123.47
7	—	476	115.00–122.50	119.68
5	—	525	107.50–115.00	112.21
4	—	560	107.50–112.50	110.88
2	—	682	102.50–107.00	104.71
1	—	825	92.00	92.00
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
3	—	728	100.00–112.00	104.84
6	—	678	105.00–110.00	107.42
7	—	516	112.50–117.50	115.01
7	—	566	110.00–115.00	112.85
11	—	415	127.50–141.00	135.36
13	—	463	122.50–132.50	128.04
17	—	628	107.50–117.50	112.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,029	35.00–43.00	39.11
10	—	993	34.00–37.00	34.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,415	45.00–50.00	47.05
2	—	1,295	52.00–54.00	53.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,216	43.00–50.00	46.81
9	—	1,252	51.00–53.00	52.00
9	—	1,184	38.00–44.00	41.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	65.00–70.00	67.02
2	—	1,658	75.00–78.00	76.70

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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