Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.37/cwt on 341 head.

Average price

$137.37

341 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$28.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

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	477	144.84	691	43
Medium and Large 3	375	137.50	516	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	693	136.56	946	293
Small 1-2	613	116.65	715	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.19/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale341 hd

137.37

—

TN average6 barns · 614 hd

138.45

−1.08

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	1,657	92.59	1,534	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	64.44	916	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	62.95	737	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	50.91	504	25

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	137.82/cwt	132.50–144.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	124.65/cwt	122.50–129.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	137.50/cwt	132.50–142.50	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	147.11/cwt	142.50–157.50	628	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	134.48/cwt	132.50–135.00	753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	152.05/cwt	142.50–158.00	719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	142.27/cwt	138.00–147.50	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	103.41/cwt	99.00–108.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	123.98/cwt	121.00–127.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,010	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	131.11/cwt	127.50–135.00	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	137.80/cwt	130.00–147.50	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	126.59/cwt	121.00–135.00	649	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	639	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	153.09/cwt	141.00–167.50	576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	161.67/cwt	155.00–170.00	534	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	142.11/cwt	140.00–146.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	146.90/cwt	142.50–150.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	120.68/cwt	115.00–127.50	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	136.32/cwt	132.50–142.50	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	172.68/cwt	160.00–182.50	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	985	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	1,116	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	832	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	745	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	155.62/cwt	154.00–160.00	654	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	143.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	740	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	136.48/cwt	132.50–138.00	771	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	668	105.79/cwt	98.00–114.00	707	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	866.25/cwt	825.00–910.00	9,598	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	122.34/cwt	121.00–125.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	169.48/cwt	166.00–175.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	121.10/cwt	115.00–127.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	131.12/cwt	125.00–137.50	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	203	209.88/cwt	200.00–220.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	606	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	116.82/cwt	107.50–122.50	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	126.20/cwt	117.50–132.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	111.00/cwt	107.50–113.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	139.57/cwt	132.50–145.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	119.86/cwt	117.50–124.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	126.46/cwt	122.50–135.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	149.82/cwt	147.50–150.00	487	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	115.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	712	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	51.80/cwt	45.00–56.00	517	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	44.37/cwt	42.00–46.00	416	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	63.78/cwt	60.00–68.00	917	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	898	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	62.93/cwt	57.00–68.00	722	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	70.85/cwt	69.00–72.00	937	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	55.14/cwt	52.00–58.00	637	6
Bulls	—	—	1,605	92.87/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,491	11
Bulls	—	—	1,791	102.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,827	5
Bulls	—	—	1,622	75.88/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,231	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,136	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,349	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	147.53/cwt	142.50–155.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	179.32/cwt	177.50–185.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	186.29/cwt	180.00–195.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.80/cwt	116.00–124.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	132.26/cwt	127.50–138.00	567	4

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 May 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 931Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 61Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 86Year ago 49

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	152.50	152.50
1	—	240	152.50	152.50
7	—	479	127.50–135.00	131.11
7	—	377	130.00–147.50	137.80
6	—	513	121.00–135.00	126.59
13	—	325	147.50–150.00	149.82
7	—	618	110.00–120.00	115.16
5	—	575	116.00–124.00	120.80
4	—	429	127.50–138.00	132.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	107.50–122.50	116.82
8	—	414	117.50–132.00	126.20
6	—	628	107.50–113.00	111.00
5	—	334	132.50–145.00	139.57
4	—	478	117.50–124.00	119.86
3	—	368	122.50–135.00	126.46
2	—	590	115.00–118.00	116.49
1	—	650	92.50	92.50
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	132.50–144.00	137.82
3	—	588	122.50–129.00	124.65
3	—	425	132.50–142.50	137.50
1	—	680	107.50	107.50
1	—	510	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	427	142.50–157.50	147.11
7	—	560	132.50–135.00	134.48
7	—	473	142.50–158.00	152.05
6	—	524	138.00–147.50	142.27
2	—	765	99.00–108.00	103.41
2	—	670	121.00–127.00	123.98
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	805	125.50	125.50
63	—	645	142.00	142.00
56	—	985	113.25	113.25
34	—	551	151.00	151.00
10	—	672	137.00	137.00
9	—	484	154.00	154.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	132.50	132.50
2	—	668	98.00–114.00	105.79
1	—	615	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	639	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	141.00–167.50	153.09
7	—	330	155.00–170.00	161.67
4	—	478	140.00–146.00	142.11
4	—	411	142.50–150.00	146.90
3	—	628	115.00–127.50	120.68
3	—	522	132.50–142.50	136.32
3	—	275	160.00–182.50	172.68
2	—	678	117.50–120.00	118.76
1	—	715	108.00	108.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	420	154.00–160.00	155.62
13	—	514	140.00–148.00	143.95
7	—	565	132.50–138.00	136.48
3	—	718	121.00–125.00	122.34
3	—	353	166.00–175.00	169.48
2	—	778	115.00–127.00	121.10
2	—	623	125.00–137.50	131.12
2	—	203	200.00–220.00	209.88
1	—	695	128.00	128.00
4	—	490	142.50–155.00	147.53
4	—	335	177.50–185.00	179.32
4	—	261	180.00–195.00	186.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	192.50	192.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	825.00–910.00	866.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	998	45.00–56.00	51.80
3	—	937	42.00–46.00	44.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,438	60.00–68.00	63.78
1	—	1,265	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,148	57.00–68.00	62.93
6	—	1,323	69.00–72.00	70.85
6	—	1,156	52.00–58.00	55.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,605	85.00–98.00	92.87
5	—	1,791	100.00–105.00	102.01
3	—	1,622	70.00–82.00	75.88

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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