Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.36/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$120.36

143 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$16.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

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	567	121.02	686	109
Medium and Large 2-3	471	119.08	561	32
Small 1-2	408	104.91	428	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.11/cwt here — about $258 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 sale143 hd

120.36

—

TN average10 barns · 2,041 hd

124.04

−3.68

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	1,687	95.55	1,612	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	65.13	906	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	64.68	755	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	54.54	528	18

Every lot, as filed

98 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 2-3	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	599	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	408	104.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	110.61/cwt	97.50–113.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	142.35/cwt	141.00–145.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	132.34/cwt	125.00–136.00	635	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	127.15/cwt	122.50–130.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	131.45/cwt	122.50–137.50	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	119.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	132.38/cwt	125.00–143.00	684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	127.34/cwt	123.00–134.00	728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	123.73/cwt	122.50–126.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	140.83/cwt	135.00–146.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	92.56/cwt	87.50–97.50	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	583	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	63.74/cwt	58.00–69.00	738	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	70.49/cwt	69.00–72.00	871	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	65.26/cwt	63.00–69.00	903	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	915	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	121.33/cwt	107.50–127.50	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	117.25/cwt	112.50–125.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	125.52/cwt	117.50–132.50	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	109.30/cwt	107.50–113.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	122.57/cwt	117.50–130.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	739	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	106.98/cwt	105.00–111.00	761	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	122.03/cwt	112.50–128.00	692	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	129.54/cwt	124.00–135.00	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	133.67/cwt	130.00–142.50	563	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	113.75/cwt	107.50–124.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	114.77/cwt	111.00–118.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	136.58/cwt	132.50–140.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	154.91/cwt	147.50–162.50	330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	136.03/cwt	130.00–142.50	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	117.73/cwt	107.50–127.50	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	161.17/cwt	152.50–170.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	133.11/cwt	130.00–136.00	957	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	134.19/cwt	128.00–135.00	886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	137.61/cwt	126.00–141.00	842	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	143.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	135.57/cwt	130.00–146.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.83/cwt	140.00–149.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	163.75/cwt	155.00–172.50	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	641	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	55.80/cwt	48.00–59.00	536	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	44.48/cwt	44.00–45.00	457	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	587	1
Bulls	—	—	1,654	95.94/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,587	12
Bulls	—	—	1,900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,900	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,361	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	892.45/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	9,754	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	774.21/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,316	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	982	657.08/cwt	575.00–740.00	6,453	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	879.40/cwt	825.00–925.00	10,993	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,364	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,604	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,519	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,645	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,523	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,378	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,925	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	816	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	229	162.61/cwt	152.50–172.50	372	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	126.72/cwt	122.50–135.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	135.49/cwt	132.50–140.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	136.58/cwt	132.50–140.00	572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	143.32/cwt	137.50–150.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	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 Jul 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 709Year ago 841

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 32Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 23Year ago 54

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
3	—	377	130.00–142.50	136.03
2	—	665	107.50–127.50	117.73
2	—	283	152.50–170.00	161.17
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	132.50	132.50
6	—	816	120.00	120.00
6	—	229	152.50–172.50	162.61
5	—	565	122.50–135.00	126.72
5	—	478	132.50–140.00	135.49
5	—	419	132.50–140.00	136.58
5	—	322	137.50–150.00	143.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	118.00	118.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
9	—	660	128.00–135.00	134.19
9	—	612	126.00–141.00	137.61
8	—	528	140.00–148.00	143.62
6	—	567	130.00–146.00	135.57
6	—	475	140.00–149.00	145.83
2	—	755	117.50–120.00	118.74
2	—	300	155.00–172.50	163.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
5	—	641	106.00	106.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	719	130.00–136.00	133.11
5	—	663	135.00	135.00
3	—	852	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	149.00	149.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	125.00–136.00	132.34
8	—	509	122.50–130.00	127.15
5	—	423	122.50–137.50	131.45
3	—	585	115.00–125.00	119.14
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	610	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	125.00–143.00	132.38
7	—	572	123.00–134.00	127.34
7	—	428	135.00–145.00	142.39
4	—	616	122.50–126.00	123.73
4	—	474	135.00–146.00	140.83
2	—	835	87.50–97.50	92.56
1	—	905	82.50	82.50
1	—	850	92.50	92.50
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
1	—	725	107.50	107.50
1	—	660	107.50	107.50
1	—	395	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	100.00–110.00	104.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	645	97.50–113.00	110.61
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	485	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	141.00–145.00	142.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	107.50–127.50	121.33
8	—	514	112.50–125.00	117.25
5	—	360	117.50–132.50	125.52
3	—	562	107.50–113.00	109.30
3	—	428	117.50–130.00	122.57
2	—	715	92.50	92.50
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
1	—	245	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	626	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	522	120.00–130.00	125.11
13	—	711	105.00–111.00	106.98
11	—	567	112.50–128.00	122.03
9	—	471	124.00–135.00	129.54
8	—	421	130.00–142.50	133.67
5	—	672	107.50–124.00	113.75
5	—	620	111.00–118.00	114.77
5	—	374	132.50–140.00	136.58
4	—	848	91.00	91.00
2	—	213	147.50–162.50	154.91
1	—	335	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,158	58.00–69.00	63.74
10	—	1,236	69.00–72.00	70.49
1	—	995	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,384	63.00–69.00	65.26
1	—	1,525	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,370	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	961	48.00–59.00	55.80
2	—	1,028	44.00–45.00	44.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,654	88.00–99.00	95.94
2	—	1,900	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,660	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	750.00–1,000.00	892.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	750.00–800.00	774.21
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	982	575.00–740.00	657.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	825.00–925.00	879.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,370	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	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

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