Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 7.00 lower. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.55/cwt on 490 head.

Average price

$136.55

490 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$418

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

$10.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.86

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	711	137.15	974	456
Medium and Large 2-3	439	129.14	567	25
Small 1-2	439	126.90	557	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $418 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 sale490 hd

136.55

—

TN average10 barns · 1,486 hd

132.69

+3.86

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	1,783	77.80	1,387	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	50.71	757	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	48.75	583	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	43.44	420	12

Every lot, as filed

93 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	Small 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	135.31/cwt	127.50–138.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	127.60/cwt	122.50–134.00	773	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	955	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.21/cwt	112.50–125.00	838	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	137.98/cwt	132.50–145.00	588	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	127.23/cwt	122.50–135.00	606	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	115.56/cwt	110.00–122.50	659	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	155.84/cwt	150.00–162.50	358	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	17,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	110.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	126.99/cwt	125.00–132.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.92/cwt	130.00–142.50	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.70/cwt	134.00–142.50	720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	157.49/cwt	152.50–162.50	529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	141.10/cwt	135.00–150.00	593	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	124.78/cwt	120.00–132.50	527	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	93.93/cwt	90.00–95.00	716	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	119.50/cwt	113.00–127.50	574	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	103.99/cwt	100.00–108.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	136.62/cwt	135.00–142.50	368	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	153.64/cwt	147.50–160.00	565	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	872.54/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	8,856	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	104.90/cwt	102.50–107.50	551	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	488	113.69/cwt	110.00–117.50	555	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	313	138.60/cwt	135.00–142.50	434	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	358	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	108.13/cwt	105.00–112.50	622	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	502	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	120.77/cwt	117.50–122.50	511	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	499	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	568	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	596	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	435	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	489	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,344	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,364	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	922.48/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,775	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	43.44/cwt	40.00–46.00	420	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	50.82/cwt	48.00–53.00	749	13
Bulls	—	—	1,863	79.46/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,480	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	45.02/cwt	44.00–46.00	517	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	565	1
Bulls	—	—	1,503	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	106.98/cwt	100.00–111.00	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	94.78/cwt	92.50–101.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	710	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	728	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,985	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	1,092	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	683	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	48.95/cwt	45.00–53.00	587	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	125.90/cwt	122.50–127.50	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	138.14/cwt	130.00–145.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	124.13/cwt	120.00–127.50	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	103.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	272	125.11/cwt	112.50–132.50	340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	110.91/cwt	107.00–125.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	129.97/cwt	127.50–132.50	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	112.95/cwt	110.00–117.50	529	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	117.00/cwt	107.50–125.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	103.62/cwt	100.00–115.00	646	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	710	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,149	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	138.30/cwt	135.00–140.25	1,025	294
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	599	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	137.42/cwt	132.50–145.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	129.36/cwt	127.50–130.00	477	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	105.15/cwt	102.50–108.00	645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	107.45/cwt	100.00–112.50	612	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	124.74/cwt	117.50–128.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	878	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	118.64/cwt	112.50–127.50	560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	111.89/cwt	107.50–115.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	120.65/cwt	112.50–132.50	520	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	93.90/cwt	85.00–101.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	269	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.50	379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	117.97/cwt	110.00–125.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	130.02/cwt	127.50–132.50	312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	110.72/cwt	105.00–115.00	632	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	119.54/cwt	110.00–127.50	438	6

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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,166Last week 1,094Year ago 1,329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 90Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 47Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
2	—	488	110.00–117.50	113.69
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
2	—	313	135.00–142.50	138.60
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	566	127.50–138.00	135.31
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
12	—	606	122.50–134.00	127.60
19	—	715	112.50–125.00	117.21
2	—	230	150.00–162.50	155.84
6	—	841	110.00–113.00	110.49
4	—	673	125.00–132.00	126.99
5	—	474	130.00–142.50	136.92
11	—	523	134.00–142.50	137.70
7	—	336	152.50–162.50	157.49
16	—	420	135.00–150.00	141.10
1	—	775	112.50	112.50
8	—	368	147.50–160.00	153.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	122.50–127.50	125.90
4	—	364	130.00–145.00	138.14
3	—	478	120.00–127.50	124.13
2	—	420	127.50–132.50	129.97
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
5	—	269	140.00–142.50	141.03
5	—	578	110.00–125.00	117.97
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	837	137.25	137.25
294	—	741	135.00–140.25	138.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	132.50–145.00	137.98
16	—	476	122.50–135.00	127.23
16	—	570	110.00–122.50	115.56
6	—	672	100.00–108.00	103.99
6	—	613	107.00–125.00	110.91
8	—	514	117.50–128.00	124.74
4	—	720	85.00–101.00	93.90
1	—	775	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	102.50–107.50	104.90
4	—	575	105.00–112.50	108.13
1	—	490	102.50	102.50
3	—	423	117.50–122.50	120.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	613	102.50–108.00	105.15
11	—	570	100.00–112.50	107.45
6	—	472	112.50–127.50	118.64
6	—	528	107.50–115.00	111.89
7	—	431	112.50–132.50	120.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	422	120.00–132.50	124.78
13	—	762	90.00–95.00	93.93
29	—	480	113.00–127.50	119.50
5	—	269	135.00–142.50	136.62
2	—	713	92.50	92.50
12	—	623	100.00–115.00	103.62
23	—	676	100.00–110.00	105.09
29	—	521	110.00–120.00	114.97
6	—	320	132.50–145.00	137.42
8	—	369	127.50–130.00	129.36
17	—	571	105.00–115.00	110.72
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	117.50	117.50
2	—	568	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	85.00	85.00
1	—	435	112.50	112.50
1	—	710	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	100.00–111.00	106.98
5	—	661	92.50–101.00	94.78
7	—	574	100.00–110.00	103.66
3	—	272	112.50–132.50	125.11
12	—	468	110.00–117.50	112.95
7	—	431	107.50–125.00	117.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
3	—	240	127.50–132.50	130.02
1	—	335	112.50	112.50
6	—	366	110.00–127.50	119.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	687	127.75	127.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	750.00–1,000.00	872.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	900.00–950.00	922.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	968	40.00–46.00	43.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,473	48.00–53.00	50.82
1	—	1,255	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,985	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,148	44.00–46.00	45.02
4	—	1,264	54.00	54.00
26	—	1,199	45.00–53.00	48.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,863	75.00–82.00	79.46
2	—	1,503	72.00	72.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle