Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to light offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.93/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$137.93

32 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$16.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.79

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	401	142.15	570	24
Medium and Large 2-3	406	125.24	509	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.91/cwt here — about $62 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 sale32 hd

137.93

—

TN average12 barns · 1,353 hd

129.14

+8.79

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	1,563	94.55	1,478	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	65.25	963	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	59.08	695	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	50.49	515	18

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	323	154.51/cwt	147.50–162.50	499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	64.33/cwt	64.00–65.00	931	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	64.35/cwt	64.00–65.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	126.48/cwt	120.00–132.50	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	158.08/cwt	147.50–167.50	458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	126.43/cwt	120.00–132.50	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	658	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	57.70/cwt	57.00–58.00	703	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	58.62/cwt	53.00–62.00	706	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	141.14/cwt	130.00–147.50	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	100.05/cwt	97.50–102.50	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	634	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	133.83/cwt	115.00–145.00	446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	142.32/cwt	137.50–147.50	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	676	1
Bulls	—	—	1,278	86.05/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	132.71/cwt	130.00–136.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	—	—	1,848	103.04/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,904	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	49.05/cwt	44.00–55.00	481	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,061	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	569	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	141.92/cwt	137.50–150.00	532	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	106.25/cwt	105.00–107.50	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	108.19/cwt	101.00–112.50	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	93.74/cwt	92.50–95.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	584	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	708.59/cwt	675.00–750.00	6,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	130.90/cwt	125.00–137.50	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	138.73/cwt	137.50–140.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	320	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	104.97/cwt	102.50–107.50	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	125.56/cwt	122.50–130.00	589	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,456	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	101.44/cwt	97.50–105.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	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 Mar 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 895Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 51Year ago 0

No trends could be established this week due to light offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	147.50–162.50	154.51
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
5	—	290	147.50–167.50	158.08
2	—	515	120.00–132.50	126.43
1	—	585	112.50	112.50
3	—	415	137.50–147.50	142.32
1	—	640	112.50	112.50
7	—	375	137.50–150.00	141.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	120.00–132.50	126.48
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
3	—	333	115.00–145.00	133.83
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	77.50	77.50
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
2	—	470	105.00–107.50	106.25
1	—	540	92.50	92.50
1	—	565	95.00	95.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	276	130.00–147.50	141.14
2	—	623	97.50–102.50	100.05
1	—	415	117.50	117.50
8	—	533	101.00–112.50	108.19
2	—	678	92.50–95.00	93.74
1	—	570	102.50	102.50
3	—	368	125.00–137.50	130.90
2	—	330	137.50–140.00	138.73
1	—	210	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	92.50	92.50
1	—	510	132.50	132.50
4	—	419	130.00–136.00	132.71
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
4	—	469	122.50–130.00	125.56
5	—	615	97.50–105.00	101.44
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	92.50	92.50
2	—	558	102.50–107.50	104.97
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	64.00–65.00	64.33
1	—	1,560	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	64.00–65.00	64.35
19	—	1,204	53.00–62.00	58.62
1	—	1,095	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	57.00–58.00	57.70
15	—	981	44.00–55.00	49.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	82.00–90.00	86.05
2	—	1,848	102.00–104.00	103.04

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	900	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	675.00–750.00	708.59
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	950.00	950.00

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

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle