Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 higher. Steers under 400 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower, over 400 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.01/cwt on 311 head.

Average price

$139.01

311 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$2.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

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	627	139.76	876	226
Small 1-2	466	138.13	644	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	481	136.98	659	81

One grade step is worth $2.78/cwt here — about $217 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 sale311 hd

139.01

—

TN average10 barns · 1,893 hd

140.55

−1.54

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	1,722	86.35	1,487	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	61.47	874	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	58.00	682	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	50.87	467	5thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	129.01/cwt	122.50–135.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	127.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	119.69/cwt	112.50–123.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	119.90/cwt	110.00–125.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	147.14/cwt	142.50–150.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.85/cwt	125.50–135.00	691	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	147.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	630	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.64/cwt	135.00–150.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	130.93/cwt	125.00–142.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	122.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	147.24/cwt	137.50–153.00	562	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	140.70/cwt	130.00–147.50	663	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	912	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	122.50/cwt	117.50–127.50	594	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	450	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	114.54/cwt	112.50–117.50	651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	118.17/cwt	110.00–123.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	121.61/cwt	117.50–130.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	409	129.13/cwt	122.50–131.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	107.94/cwt	105.00–112.50	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	130.58/cwt	127.50–135.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	133.52/cwt	127.50–140.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	951	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.85/cwt	124.00–139.00	614	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	127.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	666	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	134.01/cwt	128.00–145.00	579	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	113.63/cwt	112.50–123.00	712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.50/cwt	114.00–130.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	145.01/cwt	142.50–150.00	480	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	142.76/cwt	137.50–151.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	157.85/cwt	157.50–160.00	358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	142.46/cwt	135.00–147.50	614	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	839	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	126.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	119.69/cwt	117.50–123.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	153.30/cwt	142.50–162.50	414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	126.86/cwt	122.50–130.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	144.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	138.41/cwt	127.50–140.50	1,052	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	802	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	139.87/cwt	132.50–146.00	817	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	130.67/cwt	128.00–133.00	859	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.37/cwt	132.50–140.00	711	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	153.81/cwt	147.50–160.00	652	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	151.29/cwt	151.00–152.50	728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	132.36/cwt	130.00–137.50	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	121.58/cwt	116.00–122.50	923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	160.29/cwt	152.50–162.50	527	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	50.87/cwt	42.00–54.00	467	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	61.00/cwt	60.00–62.00	873	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	64.26/cwt	62.00–66.00	858	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	908	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	57.16/cwt	54.00–60.00	622	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	63.76/cwt	62.00–67.00	847	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	52.82/cwt	50.00–55.00	650	6
Bulls	—	—	1,799	88.86/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,599	7
Bulls	—	—	1,453	77.57/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,127	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	13,936	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	674	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	702	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.67/cwt	118.00–123.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	154.13/cwt	147.50–160.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	108.57/cwt	106.00–114.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	114.35/cwt	110.00–118.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	108.81/cwt	105.00–112.50	734	2

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 Aug 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 840Last week 656Year ago 879

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 70Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 18Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
21	—	473	124.00–139.00	129.85
15	—	521	120.00–130.00	127.87
15	—	432	128.00–145.00	134.01
11	—	627	112.50–123.00	113.63
10	—	565	114.00–130.00	121.50
10	—	331	142.50–150.00	145.01
8	—	381	137.50–151.00	142.76
7	—	227	157.50–160.00	157.85
3	—	778	106.00–114.00	108.57
3	—	707	110.00–118.00	114.35
2	—	675	105.00–112.50	108.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	117.50–127.50	122.50
1	—	440	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	568	112.50–117.50	114.54
9	—	525	110.00–123.00	118.17
9	—	478	117.50–130.00	121.61
8	—	409	122.50–131.00	129.13
6	—	625	105.00–112.50	107.94
4	—	383	127.50–135.00	130.58
2	—	275	127.50–140.00	133.52
1	—	720	97.50	97.50
1	—	345	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	710	134.00	134.00
6	—	512	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	122.50–135.00	129.01
6	—	530	125.00–130.00	127.99
5	—	617	112.50–123.00	119.69
5	—	573	110.00–125.00	119.90
3	—	423	142.50–150.00	147.14
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	528	125.50–135.00	130.85
10	—	426	145.00–155.00	147.95
8	—	474	135.00–150.00	139.64
7	—	558	125.00–142.00	130.93
4	—	605	120.00–126.00	122.88
2	—	702	115.00	115.00
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
1	—	550	122.50	122.50
1	—	530	132.50	132.50
1	—	415	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	382	137.50–153.00	147.24
13	—	471	130.00–147.50	140.70
12	—	431	135.00–147.50	142.46
11	—	685	122.50	122.50
8	—	566	120.00–130.00	126.13
7	—	629	117.50–123.00	119.69
6	—	270	142.50–162.50	153.30
4	—	521	122.50–130.00	126.86
3	—	332	140.00–150.00	144.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	105.00	105.00
1	—	890	102.50	102.50
25	—	584	132.50–146.00	139.87
19	—	657	128.00–133.00	130.67
15	—	525	132.50–140.00	135.37
12	—	424	147.50–160.00	153.81
10	—	481	151.00–152.50	151.29
8	—	626	130.00–137.50	132.36
7	—	759	116.00–122.50	121.58
7	—	329	152.50–162.50	160.29
4	—	260	170.00	170.00
3	—	710	118.00–123.00	120.67
3	—	372	147.50–160.00	154.13
2	—	833	116.00–118.00	117.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	760	127.50–140.50	138.41
21	—	563	142.50	142.50
6	—	678	137.50	137.50
5	—	502	147.50	147.50
4	—	615	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	918	42.00–54.00	50.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,431	60.00–62.00	61.00
3	—	1,335	62.00–66.00	64.26
1	—	1,650	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,089	54.00–60.00	57.16
8	—	1,328	62.00–67.00	63.76
6	—	1,231	50.00–55.00	52.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,799	85.00–93.00	88.86
2	—	1,453	75.00–80.00	77.57

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,040.00	1,040.00

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