Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Bulls not well established. Steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Bulls and heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.60/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$149.60

184 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$12.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.96

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	522	151.37	790	156
Medium and Large 2-3	393	140.79	553	15thin
Small 1-2	397	138.53	551	13thin

One grade step is worth $12.84/cwt here — about $239 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 sale184 hd

149.60

—

TN average10 barns · 1,047 hd

138.64

+10.96

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	1,620	63.18	1,024	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	43.27	499	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	41.75	633	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	38.32	397	12

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2Fleshy	—	575	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	136.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	710	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	138.68/cwt	135.00–142.50	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	135.04/cwt	132.50–137.50	625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,029	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,237	694.47/cwt	550.00–775.00	8,591	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	536	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	153.00/cwt	152.50–155.00	640	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	149.49/cwt	140.00–158.00	483	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	473	139.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	662	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	135.42/cwt	127.50–145.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	138.31/cwt	137.50–140.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	149.36/cwt	147.50–150.00	430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	159.66/cwt	152.50–167.50	605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	129.34/cwt	124.00–135.00	749	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	118.08/cwt	115.00–121.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	125.74/cwt	121.00–132.50	596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	112.67/cwt	110.00–121.00	653	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	163.77/cwt	155.00–170.00	536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	883	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	709	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.66/cwt	130.00–142.50	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	142.03/cwt	137.50–147.50	601	6
Bulls	—	—	1,620	63.18/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	132.17/cwt	131.50–132.50	555	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	34.04/cwt	32.00–35.00	316	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	41.75/cwt	40.00–43.00	633	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	45.28/cwt	42.00–48.00	548	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	40.92/cwt	39.00–42.00	445	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	131.25/cwt	127.50–135.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	789	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	109.04/cwt	108.00–110.00	518	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	111.25/cwt	107.50–115.00	462	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	117.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	380	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	273	123.76/cwt	122.50–125.00	338	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	233	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	282	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	40.46/cwt	35.00–44.00	441	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	614	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	568	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	110.68/cwt	102.50–120.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	108.80/cwt	105.00–112.50	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	113.48/cwt	113.00–114.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	124.86/cwt	122.50–127.50	285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	126.86/cwt	120.00–132.50	533	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	130.84/cwt	130.00–132.50	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	161.56/cwt	155.00–167.50	443	7

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 Dec 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 675Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 48Year ago 0

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	—	575	112.50	112.50
1	—	615	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	107.50	107.50
7	—	526	115.00–121.00	118.08
9	—	474	121.00–132.50	125.74
11	—	580	110.00–121.00	112.67
1	—	640	102.50	102.50
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
15	—	420	120.00–132.50	126.86
3	—	362	130.00–132.50	130.84
1	—	770	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	108.00–110.00	109.04
2	—	415	107.50–115.00	111.25
2	—	323	115.00–120.00	117.64
2	—	273	122.50–125.00	123.76
2	—	233	120.00–122.50	121.24
1	—	630	97.50	97.50
1	—	505	112.50	112.50
1	—	370	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	102.50	102.50
1	—	285	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	102.50–120.00	110.68
2	—	558	105.00–112.50	108.80
2	—	525	113.00–114.00	113.48
2	—	228	122.50–127.50	124.86
1	—	480	117.50	117.50
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
1	—	315	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	123.00	123.00
1	—	690	119.00	119.00
2	—	383	135.00–142.50	138.68
2	—	463	132.50–137.50	135.04
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
1	—	300	155.00	155.00
3	—	410	137.50–140.00	138.31
4	—	288	147.50–150.00	149.36
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	137.50	137.50
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
2	—	323	140.00–158.00	149.49
2	—	473	135.00–145.00	139.92
5	—	425	127.50–145.00	135.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	152.50–155.00	153.00
8	—	379	152.50–167.50	159.66
16	—	579	124.00–135.00	129.34
1	—	455	147.50	147.50
1	—	545	139.00	139.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
3	—	651	122.50	122.50
6	—	327	155.00–170.00	163.77
7	—	274	155.00–167.50	161.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	568	155.50	155.50
20	—	481	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
2	—	585	117.50	117.50
5	—	521	130.00–140.00	136.31
6	—	474	130.00–142.50	136.66
6	—	423	137.50–147.50	142.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	112.50	112.50
1	—	390	137.50	137.50
3	—	420	131.50–132.50	132.17
2	—	475	127.50–135.00	131.25
1	—	770	102.50	102.50

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,237	550.00–775.00	694.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,620	60.00–68.00	63.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	929	32.00–35.00	34.04
8	—	1,091	35.00–44.00	40.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,515	40.00–43.00	41.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,210	42.00–48.00	45.28
6	—	1,088	39.00–42.00	40.92

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