Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Steers under 450 lbs 4.00 to 12.00 higher, over 450 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality poor to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.20/cwt on 567 head.

Average price

$136.20

567 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$10.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

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	588	137.46	808	498
Small 1-2	446	131.86	588	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	498	126.69	631	64

One grade step is worth $10.77/cwt here — about $177 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 sale567 hd

136.20

—

TN average8 barns · 1,557 hd

136.04

+0.15

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	1,598	77.21	1,234	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,413	54.36	768	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	52.17	618	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	46.10	477	22

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	799.96/cwt	750.00–875.00	9,280	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,360	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,116	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.35/cwt	130.00–142.50	719	83
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,648	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	805.80/cwt	800.00–825.00	7,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	126.76/cwt	125.00–128.00	972	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	141.17/cwt	135.00–150.00	672	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	108.71/cwt	105.00–112.50	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	132.17/cwt	127.50–135.00	842	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.48/cwt	127.50–135.00	762	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	165.92/cwt	155.00–175.00	544	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.66/cwt	150.00–165.00	599	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	127.33/cwt	124.00–130.00	539	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	116.25/cwt	112.00–122.50	665	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	122.16/cwt	115.00–128.00	625	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	127.63/cwt	122.50–130.00	863	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	101.48/cwt	97.50–102.50	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	118.49/cwt	115.00–125.00	873	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	91.76/cwt	87.50–96.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	117.29/cwt	112.50–120.00	681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	100.49/cwt	100.00–102.00	735	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,483	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	106.71/cwt	102.50–111.00	539	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	152.56/cwt	144.00–159.00	639	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	900	83
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,425	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	664	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	482	124.97/cwt	122.50–130.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	435	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	535	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	699.31/cwt	620.00–775.00	5,979	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	116.46/cwt	113.00–122.50	551	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	423	129.64/cwt	127.00–132.50	548	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	527	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,793	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	780.00/cwt	750.00–810.00	8,268	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	59.64/cwt	58.00–62.00	785	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	52.28/cwt	48.00–58.00	624	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	46.30/cwt	44.00–49.00	482	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	45.13/cwt	39.00–48.00	463	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	386	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	70.84/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	118.49/cwt	110.00–125.00	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	127.02/cwt	122.50–130.00	352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	601	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	59.78/cwt	58.00–62.00	750	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	111.38/cwt	105.00–116.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	147.37/cwt	142.50–155.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	96.19/cwt	92.50–100.00	695	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	80.64/cwt	77.50–84.00	1,318	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	53.48/cwt	50.00–58.00	783	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	124.05/cwt	117.50–130.00	454	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	142.02/cwt	132.50–147.50	545	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	223	158.79/cwt	155.00–162.50	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	120.00/cwt	117.50–122.50	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	101.45/cwt	92.50–108.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	119.30/cwt	112.50–127.50	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	141.39/cwt	132.50–155.00	462	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	108.39/cwt	100.00–115.00	618	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	134.03/cwt	130.00–137.50	430	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	112.88/cwt	103.00–120.00	751	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	133.73/cwt	127.50–137.50	515	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	114.84/cwt	105.00–117.00	721	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	105.92/cwt	102.50–108.00	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.01/cwt	137.50–145.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	127.41/cwt	120.00–133.00	626	111
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	114.95/cwt	102.50–120.00	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	812	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.95/cwt	132.00–145.00	657	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	126.02/cwt	117.50–131.00	654	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	129.96/cwt	117.50–137.50	554	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	112.29/cwt	102.50–117.50	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	103.13/cwt	102.50–105.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	107.27/cwt	103.00–114.00	664	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	837	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	109.51/cwt	100.00–120.00	686	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	117.89/cwt	113.00–122.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	119.43/cwt	112.50–122.50	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	135.05/cwt	132.50–140.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	115.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	129.97/cwt	122.50–137.50	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	107.51/cwt	106.00–109.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	102.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	685	3

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 Nov 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,551Last week 453Year ago 866

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 66Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 41Year ago 49

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	—	1,160	750.00–875.00	799.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	620.00	620.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	938	800.00–825.00	805.80
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	750.00–810.00	780.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	620.00–775.00	699.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	117.00	117.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	130.00–135.00	133.29
34	—	423	124.00–130.00	127.33
34	—	572	112.00–122.50	116.25
35	—	512	115.00–128.00	122.16
5	—	804	97.50–102.50	101.48
4	—	731	100.00–102.00	100.49
8	—	321	130.00–137.50	134.03
36	—	665	103.00–120.00	112.88
25	—	385	127.50–137.50	133.73
55	—	628	105.00–117.00	114.84
111	—	491	120.00–133.00	127.41
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	102.50–111.00	106.71
1	—	585	112.00	112.00
1	—	270	125.00	125.00
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
3	—	473	113.00–122.50	116.46
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	110.00–125.00	118.49
5	—	277	122.50–130.00	127.02
4	—	574	105.00–116.00	111.38
2	—	723	92.50–100.00	96.19
6	—	366	117.50–130.00	124.05
2	—	300	117.50–122.50	120.00
7	—	621	92.50–108.00	101.45
1	—	765	97.50	97.50
8	—	527	102.50–117.50	112.29
1	—	695	103.00	103.00
9	—	486	113.00–122.00	117.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	516	130.00–142.50	139.35
34	—	476	135.00–150.00	141.17
2	—	880	105.00–112.50	108.71
45	—	637	127.50–135.00	132.17
11	—	575	127.50–135.00	132.48
10	—	328	155.00–175.00	165.92
17	—	375	150.00–165.00	159.66
1	—	295	162.50	162.50
17	—	676	122.50–130.00	127.63
36	—	737	115.00–125.00	118.49
44	—	419	144.00–159.00	152.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	767	125.00–128.00	126.76
83	—	628	143.25	143.25
31	—	597	136.00	136.00
38	—	654	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
2	—	423	127.00–132.50	129.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	142.50–155.00	147.37
10	—	384	132.50–147.50	142.02
2	—	223	155.00–162.50	158.79
4	—	568	112.50–127.50	119.30
6	—	327	132.50–155.00	141.39
7	—	668	102.50–120.00	114.95
2	—	513	120.00–121.00	120.49
16	—	626	100.00–120.00	109.51
6	—	424	132.50–140.00	135.05
6	—	473	122.50–137.50	129.97
2	—	708	106.00–109.00	107.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	785	102.50	102.50
1	—	860	101.00	101.00
2	—	963	87.50–96.00	91.76
10	—	581	112.50–120.00	117.29
6	—	679	102.50–108.00	105.92
8	—	425	137.50–145.00	142.01
16	—	476	132.00–145.00	137.95
16	—	519	117.50–131.00	126.02
21	—	619	103.00–114.00	107.27
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	112.50	112.50
3	—	482	122.50–130.00	124.97
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	87.50	87.50
12	—	570	100.00–115.00	108.39
1	—	800	87.50	87.50
1	—	750	97.00	97.00
1	—	950	85.00	85.00
10	—	426	117.50–137.50	129.96
4	—	624	102.50–105.00	103.13
4	—	480	112.50–122.50	119.43
7	—	526	110.00–120.00	115.01
3	—	667	100.00–105.00	102.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,317	58.00–62.00	59.64
39	—	1,193	48.00–58.00	52.28
7	—	1,026	39.00–48.00	45.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,040	44.00–49.00	46.30
1	—	920	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	45.00	45.00
4	—	1,255	58.00–62.00	59.78
14	—	1,464	50.00–58.00	53.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	64.00–75.00	70.84
1	—	1,890	85.00	85.00
7	—	1,634	77.50–84.00	80.64

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