Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower, over 400 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.05/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$136.05

140 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$13.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.18

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	593	136.47	810	109
Medium and Large 2-3	458	135.07	619	29
Medium and Large 3	320	132.50	424	1thin
Small 1-2	510	122.50	625	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.97/cwt here — about $185 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 sale140 hd

136.05

—

TN average9 barns · 1,391 hd

136.23

−0.18

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	1,679	83.59	1,404	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	61.77	865	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	57.33	680	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	49.07	489	15

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	378	131.06/cwt	126.00–136.00	495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	110.29/cwt	105.00–115.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	120.87/cwt	119.00–122.50	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	105.30/cwt	100.00–110.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.08/cwt	135.00–145.00	593	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.70/cwt	120.00–128.00	720	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.25/cwt	127.50–145.00	646	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	128.71/cwt	122.50–135.00	669	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	127.53/cwt	122.50–132.50	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	104.93/cwt	102.50–107.50	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	112.46/cwt	107.50–117.50	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	122.94/cwt	120.00–127.50	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	106.28/cwt	102.50–109.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	118.43/cwt	117.50–122.50	621	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	114.99/cwt	105.00–122.50	660	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	125.07/cwt	117.50–135.00	523	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	588	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	102.82/cwt	100.00–105.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	109.21/cwt	102.50–115.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	49.58/cwt	45.00–54.00	499	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	359	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	60.41/cwt	59.00–62.00	855	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	64.49/cwt	62.00–67.50	884	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	58.54/cwt	54.00–62.00	697	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	51.80/cwt	45.00–55.00	598	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	62.48/cwt	62.00–63.00	790	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	87.22/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,557	9
Bulls	—	—	1,456	75.58/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,100	5
Bulls	—	—	1,840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,674	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,255	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,413	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,153	737.20/cwt	650.00–820.00	8,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	15,551	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,319	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,331	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	122.99/cwt	110.00–127.50	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	144.52/cwt	142.50–147.50	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	130.02/cwt	127.50–132.50	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	128.33/cwt	127.50–130.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	420	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	117.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	113.08/cwt	107.50–115.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	119.40/cwt	112.50–122.50	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	122.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	95.24/cwt	92.50–98.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	107.45/cwt	102.50–112.50	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	124.40/cwt	117.50–130.00	653	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	121.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	692	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	127.04/cwt	121.00–137.50	602	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	124.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	525	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	116.21/cwt	107.50–122.50	712	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	1,079.34/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	13,297	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	137.08/cwt	132.50–142.50	514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	120.65/cwt	115.00–122.50	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	121.84/cwt	117.50–125.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	130.65/cwt	127.50–132.50	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	130.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	156.12/cwt	152.50–160.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	157.62/cwt	152.50–162.50	339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	980	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	895	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	131.29/cwt	127.00–136.00	759	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	133.67/cwt	132.50–137.50	714	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	147.36/cwt	142.00–155.00	620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	141.11/cwt	135.00–150.00	666	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	1,054.34/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	14,898	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	903.23/cwt	875.00–925.00	10,324	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,581	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 740Year ago 1,392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 92Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 61Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	126.00–136.00	131.06
5	—	723	100.00–105.00	102.82
5	—	656	102.50–115.00	109.21
1	—	830	97.50	97.50
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
18	—	525	117.50–130.00	124.40
16	—	572	115.00–125.00	121.01
13	—	474	121.00–137.50	127.04
13	—	422	120.00–130.00	124.42
12	—	613	107.50–122.50	116.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	430	115.00–120.00	117.75
4	—	571	107.50–115.00	113.08
4	—	375	112.50–122.50	119.40
3	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.68
3	—	338	122.50	122.50
2	—	793	92.50–98.00	95.24
2	—	535	102.50–112.50	107.45
1	—	655	104.00	104.00
1	—	625	107.50	107.50
1	—	260	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
1	—	855	97.50	97.50
3	—	673	105.00–115.00	110.29
4	—	618	119.00–122.50	120.87
5	—	710	100.00–110.00	105.30
11	—	423	135.00–145.00	140.08
11	—	573	120.00–128.00	125.70
12	—	474	127.50–145.00	136.25
12	—	520	122.50–135.00	128.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	122.50–132.50	127.53
2	—	773	102.50–107.50	104.93
4	—	619	107.50–117.50	112.46
5	—	474	120.00–127.50	122.94
5	—	670	102.50–109.00	106.28
9	—	524	117.50–122.50	118.43
9	—	574	105.00–122.50	114.99
10	—	418	117.50–135.00	125.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	763	110.00–127.50	122.99
5	—	373	142.50–147.50	144.52
4	—	614	127.50–132.50	130.02
3	—	680	127.50–130.00	128.33
2	—	335	150.00–155.00	152.57
1	—	260	162.50	162.50
1	—	230	182.50	182.50
15	—	578	127.00–136.00	131.29
13	—	534	132.50–137.50	133.67
9	—	421	142.00–155.00	147.36
8	—	472	135.00–150.00	141.11
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	132.50–142.50	137.08
4	—	668	115.00–122.50	120.65
4	—	630	117.50–125.00	121.84
4	—	469	127.50–132.50	130.65
3	—	517	125.00–135.00	130.77
2	—	318	150.00–152.50	151.24
2	—	285	152.50–160.00	156.12
2	—	215	152.50–162.50	157.62
1	—	415	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	734	133.50	133.50
16	—	646	138.50	138.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,006	45.00–54.00	49.58
1	—	855	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,416	59.00–62.00	60.41
4	—	1,370	62.00–67.50	64.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,190	54.00–62.00	58.54
10	—	1,154	45.00–55.00	51.80
2	—	1,265	62.00–63.00	62.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,785	85.00–90.00	87.22
5	—	1,456	72.00–83.00	75.58
1	—	1,840	91.00	91.00

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,153	650.00–820.00	737.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,595	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,413	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,054.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	875.00–925.00	903.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,232	950.00–1,150.00	1,079.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	875.00	875.00

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

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