Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 500 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Bulls steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.28/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$128.28

250 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$8.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.26

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	562	128.86	725	203
Medium and Large 2-3	418	127.20	532	37
Medium and Large 3	380	122.57	466	2thin
Small 1-2	442	119.93	530	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.93/cwt here — about $195 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 sale250 hd

128.28

—

TN average9 barns · 1,922 hd

127.01

+1.26

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	1,597	71.82	1,147	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	47.43	650	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	46.30	543	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	40.53	403	13

Every lot, as filed

119 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 1-2	—	980	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	191.22/cwt	190.00–192.50	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.55/cwt	127.50–136.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	126.45/cwt	122.50–129.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	127.52/cwt	122.50–132.50	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	172.53/cwt	167.50–177.50	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	156.10/cwt	152.50–162.50	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	171.36/cwt	167.50–175.00	562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	157.08/cwt	145.00–162.50	591	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	563	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	131.46/cwt	122.50–135.00	868	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	138.75/cwt	130.00–145.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	140.89/cwt	137.50–142.50	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	160.45/cwt	142.50–167.50	529	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	145.91/cwt	135.00–157.50	489	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	523	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	722	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	427	154.59/cwt	151.00–160.00	660	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	435	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	167.58/cwt	159.00–175.00	632	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	147.58/cwt	140.00–152.50	776	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	877.98/cwt	850.00–935.00	11,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	142.45/cwt	136.00–145.00	821	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,158	656.86/cwt	640.00–675.00	7,606	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,808	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	587.88/cwt	500.00–675.00	6,790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	105.09/cwt	102.50–112.50	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	139.31/cwt	132.50–145.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	156.58/cwt	146.00–159.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.46/cwt	122.50–128.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	136.17/cwt	135.00–137.50	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	628	108.89/cwt	105.00–113.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	558	118.72/cwt	112.50–125.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	117.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	188.78/cwt	187.50–190.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	143.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	906	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	986	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	131.00/cwt	125.00–132.00	985	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	137.22/cwt	137.00–138.00	932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	131.64/cwt	128.00–132.25	733	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	126.47/cwt	123.00–127.00	870	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	854	4
Bulls	—	—	1,653	73.85/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,221	8
Bulls	—	—	1,375	63.71/cwt	62.00–65.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	110.11/cwt	102.50–117.50	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	146.52/cwt	137.50–153.00	696	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	114.99/cwt	110.00–117.50	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	158.70/cwt	155.00–162.50	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.96/cwt	123.00–135.00	794	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	48.49/cwt	47.00–52.00	665	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	47.68/cwt	44.00–54.00	557	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	723	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	42.60/cwt	37.00–48.00	427	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	584	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	318	126.49/cwt	120.00–135.00	402	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	164.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	112.33/cwt	105.00–116.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	156.91/cwt	152.50–162.50	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	115.32/cwt	111.00–120.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	133.36/cwt	130.00–137.50	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	146.44/cwt	140.00–152.50	477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	143.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.28/cwt	121.00–132.50	667	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	120.49/cwt	117.50–127.00	681	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	135.15/cwt	132.50–140.00	570	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	132.33/cwt	125.00–141.00	625	17
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	118.13/cwt	112.50–122.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	203	136.30/cwt	132.50–140.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	141.19/cwt	137.50–145.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	123.73/cwt	122.50–125.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	43.18/cwt	40.00–46.00	498	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	115.80/cwt	112.50–118.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	128.32/cwt	122.50–134.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	131.10/cwt	131.00–132.50	505	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	466	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	446	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	33.64/cwt	32.00–35.00	325	3

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 Jan 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 761Last week 525Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	110.00	110.00
2	—	225	190.00–192.50	191.22
3	—	628	127.50–136.00	131.55
4	—	730	122.50–129.00	126.45
5	—	484	152.50–162.50	156.10
8	—	328	167.50–175.00	171.36
9	—	660	122.50–135.00	131.46
14	—	377	159.00–175.00	167.58
12	—	526	140.00–152.50	147.58
1	—	250	185.00	185.00
5	—	576	136.00–145.00	142.45
8	—	424	160.00–170.00	164.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	122.50–132.50	127.52
2	—	640	120.00–125.00	122.48
3	—	290	167.50–177.50	172.53
1	—	430	157.50	157.50
10	—	376	145.00–162.50	157.08
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	825	117.00	117.00
6	—	465	130.00–145.00	138.75
3	—	523	137.50–142.50	140.89
4	—	330	142.50–167.50	160.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	142.50	142.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	142.50	142.50
2	—	335	135.00–157.50	145.91
2	—	523	136.00–140.00	137.99
3	—	427	151.00–160.00	154.59
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
1	—	560	122.50	122.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
2	—	505	139.00–140.00	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	187.50–190.00	188.78
1	—	400	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	632	135.00–145.00	143.41
10	—	717	137.50	137.50
9	—	545	150.00	150.00
7	—	752	125.00–132.00	131.00
9	—	679	137.00–138.00	137.22
5	—	811	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	110.00–112.00	110.98
2	—	573	111.00–120.00	115.32
3	—	282	130.00–137.50	133.36
2	—	203	132.50–140.00	136.30
2	—	335	137.50–145.00	141.19
2	—	488	122.50–125.00	123.73
4	—	519	112.50–118.00	115.80
5	—	417	122.50–134.00	128.32
14	—	385	131.00–132.50	131.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	105.00–113.00	108.89
1	—	650	108.00	108.00
2	—	558	112.50–125.00	118.72
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
5	—	520	115.00–120.00	117.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
1	—	310	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	557	128.00–132.25	131.64
6	—	522	135.00	135.00
5	—	797	110.00	110.00
5	—	642	122.50	122.50
5	—	467	139.00	139.00
52	—	688	123.00–127.00	126.47
4	—	706	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
2	—	525	110.00–112.50	111.24
3	—	318	120.00–135.00	126.49
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	112.50	112.50
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
3	—	760	105.00–116.00	112.33
4	—	276	152.50–162.50	156.91
7	—	326	140.00–152.50	146.44
8	—	373	140.00–150.00	143.92
12	—	524	121.00–132.50	127.28
14	—	565	117.50–127.00	120.49
16	—	422	132.50–140.00	135.15
17	—	472	125.00–141.00	132.33
7	—	619	112.50–122.00	118.13
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	120.00–125.00	122.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	777	102.50–112.50	105.09
6	—	524	132.50–145.00	139.31
6	—	444	146.00–159.00	156.58
4	—	673	122.50–128.00	124.46
3	—	580	135.00–137.50	136.17
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
7	—	475	137.50–153.00	146.52
2	—	385	155.00–162.50	158.70
9	—	625	123.00–135.00	126.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	102.50–117.50	110.11
3	—	622	110.00–117.50	114.99
2	—	580	127.50	127.50
1	—	515	122.50	122.50
1	—	460	132.50	132.50
1	—	445	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	122.50	122.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,286	850.00–935.00	877.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	640.00–675.00	656.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	500.00–675.00	587.88
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,653	68.00–78.00	73.85
2	—	1,375	62.00–65.00	63.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,372	47.00–52.00	48.49
1	—	1,365	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,169	44.00–54.00	47.68
1	—	1,445	50.00	50.00
10	—	1,154	40.00–46.00	43.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,002	37.00–48.00	42.60
3	—	965	32.00–35.00	33.64

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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