Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 450 lbs 7.00 to 10.00 higher, over 450 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand .strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.05/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$130.05

198 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$20.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.47

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	546	130.70	713	165
Medium and Large 2-3	448	128.12	574	30
Small 1-2	525	120.00	630	1thin
Medium and Large 3	478	110.00	525	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.70/cwt here — about $188 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 sale198 hd

130.05

—

TN average9 barns · 1,502 hd

123.57

+6.47

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	1,756	90.52	1,590	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	64.33	859	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	61.86	750	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	876	52.01	455	5thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	421	155.99/cwt	150.00–162.50	657	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	64.33/cwt	60.00–69.00	859	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	53.76/cwt	53.00–54.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	124.57/cwt	121.00–132.50	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	127.13/cwt	122.50–133.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	579	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	406	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	181.20/cwt	180.00–182.50	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	165.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	133.00/cwt	132.00–135.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	146.07/cwt	143.00–147.50	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	143.04/cwt	135.00–150.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	153.76/cwt	147.50–155.00	570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.47/cwt	130.00–141.00	847	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	127.51/cwt	122.50–130.00	995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	142.73/cwt	137.50–147.50	464	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	62.05/cwt	58.00–68.00	762	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	119.57/cwt	119.00–123.00	781	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	126.03/cwt	122.50–132.50	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	127.90/cwt	122.50–132.50	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	135.03/cwt	130.00–137.50	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	127.77/cwt	122.50–132.50	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.30/cwt	132.50–140.00	710	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	139.65/cwt	135.00–147.50	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	155.01/cwt	150.00–156.00	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.12/cwt	133.00–137.50	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	129.82/cwt	122.50–134.00	801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	636	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	58.35/cwt	58.00–59.00	661	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	94.03/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	117.23/cwt	112.50–121.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	119.99/cwt	117.50–122.50	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	144.19/cwt	140.00–147.50	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	213	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	124.61/cwt	121.00–130.00	719	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.88/cwt	125.00–132.50	678	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	133.08/cwt	129.00–139.00	624	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	120.97/cwt	112.50–123.00	807	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	121.83/cwt	118.00–128.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.96/cwt	137.50–145.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	109.54/cwt	102.50–122.50	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	147.02/cwt	140.00–155.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	106.28/cwt	105.00–107.50	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	145.20/cwt	142.50–149.00	758	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,945	1
Bulls	—	—	1,140	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	844	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	753.70/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,157	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	834.94/cwt	820.00–850.00	10,103	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	12,825	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	762	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	649	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	753	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	135.33/cwt	127.50–141.00	702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	136.68/cwt	130.00–142.50	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	781	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	701	128.28/cwt	117.50–131.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	142.64/cwt	132.50–150.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	125.74/cwt	122.00–133.00	795	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 Jul 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 709Last week 811Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 93Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 48Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	421	150.00–162.50	155.99
2	—	270	180.00–182.50	181.20
2	—	318	160.00–170.00	165.12
2	—	650	132.50–135.00	133.75
2	—	820	122.00–125.00	123.48
2	—	857	115.00	115.00
4	—	712	132.00–135.00	133.00
5	—	475	143.00–147.50	146.07
7	—	568	135.00–150.00	143.04
8	—	371	147.50–155.00	153.76
8	—	625	130.00–141.00	135.47
8	—	780	122.50–130.00	127.51
11	—	522	142.50–149.00	145.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	157.50	157.50
2	—	330	187.50	187.50
8	—	406	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
2	—	325	137.50–147.50	142.73
1	—	420	132.50	132.50
1	—	285	155.00	155.00
10	—	580	125.00–135.00	129.91
9	—	519	127.50–141.00	135.33
6	—	474	130.00–142.50	136.68
5	—	781	120.00	120.00
5	—	701	117.50–131.00	128.28
4	—	365	132.50–150.00	142.64
3	—	632	122.00–133.00	125.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	148.00	148.00
4	—	688	140.00	140.00
2	—	505	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	132.50	132.50
1	—	440	147.50	147.50
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	121.00–132.50	124.57
6	—	474	122.50–133.00	127.13
5	—	530	112.50–121.00	117.23
3	—	583	117.50–122.50	119.99
3	—	310	140.00–147.50	144.19
2	—	365	135.00–140.00	137.43
2	—	213	150.00–152.50	151.24
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	270	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	117.50	117.50
1	—	565	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	157.50	157.50
34	—	577	121.00–130.00	124.61
24	—	526	125.00–132.50	128.88
16	—	469	129.00–139.00	133.08
13	—	667	112.50–123.00	120.97
11	—	619	118.00–128.00	121.83
7	—	426	137.50–145.00	140.96
6	—	728	102.50–122.50	109.54
4	—	376	140.00–155.00	147.02
2	—	773	105.00–107.50	106.28
1	—	850	102.50	102.50
1	—	330	157.50	157.50
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	107.50	107.50
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	411	155.00	155.00
7	—	369	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	598	131.50	131.50
8	—	605	129.00	129.00
4	—	512	132.50	132.50
2	—	677	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	653	119.00–123.00	119.57
7	—	527	122.50–132.50	126.03
5	—	468	122.50–132.50	127.90
4	—	429	130.00–137.50	135.03
3	—	567	122.50–132.50	127.77
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	525	132.50–140.00	135.30
7	—	479	135.00–147.50	139.65
7	—	431	150.00–156.00	155.01
6	—	574	133.00–137.50	135.12
5	—	617	122.50–134.00	129.82
1	—	750	117.50	117.50
1	—	740	108.00	108.00
1	—	655	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	60.00–69.00	64.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	45.00	45.00
4	—	851	53.00–54.00	53.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,228	58.00–68.00	62.05
3	—	1,132	58.00–59.00	58.35
1	—	1,255	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,970	91.00–98.00	94.03
1	—	1,945	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,140	74.00	74.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	700.00–800.00	753.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	820.00–850.00	834.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,350.00	1,350.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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