Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00-7.00 lower with instances of 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 3.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.96/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$120.96

106 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$10.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.55

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	502	121.83	611	97
Medium and Large 2-3	485	111.51	541	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.32/cwt here — about $71 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 sale106 hd

120.96

—

TN average6 barns · 826 hd

123.50

−2.55

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	1,782	87.01	1,551	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	62.23	843	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	58.38	670	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	48.07	447	11

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	421	129.39/cwt	127.50–132.50	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	139.99/cwt	137.50–145.00	524	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	139.19/cwt	135.00–142.50	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	126.64/cwt	115.00–131.00	909	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	739.06/cwt	625.00–825.00	8,588	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	907.01/cwt	775.00–1,125.00	10,775	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	58.38/cwt	55.00–64.00	670	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	62.23/cwt	58.00–67.00	843	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	342	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	48.68/cwt	47.00–52.00	459	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	128.58/cwt	122.50–131.00	849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	158.61/cwt	152.50–167.50	430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	152.98/cwt	147.50–160.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	123.48/cwt	121.00–125.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	111.19/cwt	110.00–112.50	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	133.56/cwt	127.50–137.50	556	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Bulls	—	—	1,055	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	686	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	88.20/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	761	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	119.70/cwt	115.00–122.50	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	117.19/cwt	112.50–121.00	673	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	140.32/cwt	135.00–145.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	123.76/cwt	122.50–125.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	113.76/cwt	111.00–117.50	696	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	101.85/cwt	97.50–107.50	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	106.27/cwt	102.50–110.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	123.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	590	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	103.27/cwt	102.50–104.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	128.23/cwt	120.00–133.00	537	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	137.52/cwt	132.50–140.00	430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	135.34/cwt	132.50–140.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	132.29/cwt	127.50–137.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	135.89/cwt	130.00–141.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	167.90/cwt	162.50–172.50	366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	983.07/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	10,401	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	114.66/cwt	112.50–117.50	594	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	988.68/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	9,442	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,335	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 Sep 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 825Year ago 658

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 105Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 34Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	127.50–132.50	129.39
1	—	485	122.50	122.50
1	—	505	116.00	116.00
1	—	375	132.50	132.50
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	137.50	137.50
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	374	137.50–145.00	139.99
3	—	468	135.00–142.50	139.19
18	—	718	115.00–131.00	126.64
8	—	660	122.50–131.00	128.58
2	—	418	135.00–140.00	137.60
4	—	271	152.50–167.50	158.61
4	—	321	147.50–160.00	152.98
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
4	—	516	127.50–137.00	132.29
1	—	825	95.00	95.00
5	—	567	130.00–141.00	135.89
2	—	218	162.50–172.50	167.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	618	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	121.00–125.00	123.48
11	—	416	127.50–137.50	133.56
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	122.50	122.50
1	—	600	112.50	112.50
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
1	—	870	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	110.00–112.50	111.19
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	102.50	102.50
2	—	418	122.50	122.50
3	—	518	112.50–117.50	114.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	117.00	117.00
1	—	510	102.50	102.50
2	—	308	122.50–125.00	123.76
2	—	563	102.50–110.00	106.27
2	—	618	102.50–104.00	103.27
1	—	400	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	115.00–122.50	119.70
1	—	880	93.00	93.00
13	—	574	112.50–121.00	117.19
2	—	273	135.00–145.00	140.32
13	—	612	111.00–117.50	113.76
4	—	666	97.50–107.50	101.85
15	—	477	120.00–128.00	123.78
4	—	709	102.50	102.50
22	—	419	120.00–133.00	128.23
5	—	313	132.50–140.00	137.52
8	—	371	132.50–140.00	135.34
1	—	750	99.00	99.00

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)	3	—	1,162	625.00–825.00	739.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,188	775.00–1,125.00	907.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	950.00–1,025.00	988.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,058	950.00–1,050.00	983.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,147	55.00–64.00	58.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	58.00–67.00	62.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	42.00	42.00
10	—	942	47.00–52.00	48.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	77.50	77.50
8	—	1,873	84.00–92.00	88.20

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle