Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Steers 6.00 to 20.00 higher. Bulls and heifers 5.00 to 16.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.84/cwt on 308 head.

Average price

$137.84

308 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$378

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

$8.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	413	145.67	601	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	712	137.44	978	293

One grade step is worth $8.23/cwt here — about −$378 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 sale308 hd

137.84

—

TN average7 barns · 485 hd

136.64

+1.20

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	1,710	93.30	1,596	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	69.84	1,020	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	63.89	759	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	51.03	517	18

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	748.97/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,201	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	980.26/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	10,244	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,047	3
Bulls	—	—	1,443	79.45/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	125.33/cwt	122.50–126.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	141.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	165.34/cwt	157.50–172.50	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	149.03/cwt	146.00–152.50	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	147.30/cwt	142.50–152.50	552	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	143.73/cwt	137.50–154.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	144.09/cwt	142.50–147.50	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	171.08/cwt	167.50–175.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	178.71/cwt	175.00–182.50	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	131.74/cwt	127.50–137.50	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	124.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	130.11/cwt	122.50–135.00	608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	119.96/cwt	117.50–122.50	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	115.06/cwt	112.50–117.50	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	118.24/cwt	112.50–122.50	566	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	56.00/cwt	53.00–62.00	685	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	66.74/cwt	57.00–74.00	782	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	143.74/cwt	142.50–145.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	661	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	95.64/cwt	87.00–102.00	1,681	6
Bulls	—	—	1,960	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,097	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	69.26/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,022	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	45.86/cwt	43.00–52.00	461	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	53.02/cwt	45.00–62.00	539	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	767	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,012	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	845	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	878	121.87/cwt	121.75–122.00	1,070	108

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 128Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	725.00–775.00	748.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	925.00–1,025.00	980.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,468	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	720.00	720.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	74.00–85.00	79.45
6	—	1,758	87.00–102.00	95.64
1	—	1,960	107.00	107.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,224	53.00–62.00	56.00
20	—	1,172	57.00–74.00	66.74
1	—	1,165	78.00	78.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	78.00	78.00
14	—	1,475	65.00–75.00	69.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,005	43.00–52.00	45.86
13	—	1,016	45.00–62.00	53.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	122.50–126.00	125.33
3	—	493	140.00–145.00	141.66
2	—	510	137.50–140.00	138.75
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	137.50	137.50
3	—	617	116.00	116.00
3	—	410	142.50	142.50
3	—	317	162.50	162.50
2	—	375	142.50–152.50	147.30
1	—	500	132.50	132.50
2	—	228	175.00–182.50	178.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	185.00	185.00
5	—	363	157.50–172.50	165.34
4	—	425	146.00–152.50	149.03
3	—	518	137.50–154.00	143.73
3	—	483	142.50–147.50	144.09
2	—	570	130.00–140.00	134.96
2	—	330	167.50–175.00	171.08
1	—	715	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	691	111.00	111.00
67	—	780	129.75	129.75
92	—	530	159.50	159.50
108	—	878	121.75–122.00	121.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	102.50	102.50
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	127.50–137.50	131.74
3	—	505	120.00–130.00	124.17
9	—	467	122.50–135.00	130.11
1	—	290	162.50	162.50
2	—	378	142.50–145.00	143.74
2	—	615	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	117.50–122.50	119.96
2	—	523	112.50–117.50	115.06
7	—	479	112.50–122.50	118.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	553	138.75	138.75

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle