Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeders steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cow and bull quality poor to average. Feeder quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.17/cwt on 581 head.

Average price

$133.17

581 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$12.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.60

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	707	134.29	949	528
Small 1-2	488	125.62	613	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	612	121.37	743	45

One grade step is worth $12.92/cwt here — about $206 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 sale581 hd

133.17

—

TN average10 barns · 2,423 hd

134.76

−1.60

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	1,613	68.77	1,109	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,417	45.78	649	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	45.43	589	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	42.81	459	15

Every lot, as filed

120 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	—	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	138.62/cwt	132.50–145.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	124.16/cwt	115.00–127.50	838	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	371	118.11/cwt	102.50–125.00	438	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	551	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	112.09/cwt	109.00–117.50	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	145.89/cwt	137.50–154.00	619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.60/cwt	132.50–147.50	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	136.47/cwt	135.00–137.50	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	110.15/cwt	104.00–114.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.09/cwt	127.50–135.00	760	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.36/cwt	143.00–155.00	626	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.72/cwt	122.50–132.50	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	106.23/cwt	102.50–110.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	119.51/cwt	117.50–125.00	927	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	105.70/cwt	100.00–110.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	115.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	666	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	155.79/cwt	151.00–162.50	572	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	136.30/cwt	131.00–140.00	729	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	119.53/cwt	114.00–125.00	623	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	130.04/cwt	124.00–132.50	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	104.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	122.15/cwt	115.00–129.00	573	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	104.23/cwt	100.00–110.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	711	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	161.03/cwt	155.00–162.50	538	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	797.37/cwt	725.00–900.00	9,345	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	515	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	615	100.66/cwt	100.00–101.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	523	113.80/cwt	112.50–115.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	623	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	513	110.18/cwt	105.00–113.00	565	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	486	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	605	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	127.61/cwt	122.50–132.50	555	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	630	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	417	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	384	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	661.81/cwt	550.00–800.00	7,677	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	927.25/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,029	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	16,369	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	68.77/cwt	62.00–76.00	1,109	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	43.30/cwt	40.00–45.00	575	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	44.39/cwt	42.00–47.00	582	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	439	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	48.88/cwt	47.00–51.00	748	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	48.28/cwt	47.00–50.00	606	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	43.24/cwt	38.00–47.00	461	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	96.31/cwt	92.50–100.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	104.91/cwt	102.50–110.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	126.03/cwt	122.50–127.50	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	109.07/cwt	105.50–112.50	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	114.05/cwt	112.50–115.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	124.98/cwt	122.50–127.50	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	142.99/cwt	137.50–152.50	545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	127.50/cwt	122.50–135.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	134.95/cwt	132.50–137.50	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	107.51/cwt	103.00–112.50	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	124.02/cwt	118.00–128.00	531	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	109.17/cwt	102.00–112.50	670	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	130.44/cwt	130.00–131.00	639	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	837	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	136.54/cwt	132.50–137.50	470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	116.74/cwt	115.00–122.50	606	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	134.73/cwt	130.00–142.50	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	887	130.80/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,160	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	137.71/cwt	136.00–139.00	797	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	119.32/cwt	119.00–120.00	696	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	115.67/cwt	112.00–120.00	708	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	130.64/cwt	130.00–131.00	877	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	550	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	113.23/cwt	108.00–115.00	785	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	970	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,059	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	763	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	855	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	882	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	113.31/cwt	110.00–116.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	133.72/cwt	132.50–135.00	301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	148.83/cwt	142.50–152.00	759	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	129.98/cwt	125.00–132.50	633	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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,260Last week 1,551Year ago 984

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 134Year ago 165

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 46Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	122.50	122.50
2	—	368	132.50–145.00	138.62
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
2	—	435	122.50–132.50	127.61
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	675	115.00–127.50	124.16
1	—	710	122.50	122.50
4	—	475	132.50–147.50	140.60
2	—	800	102.50	102.50
16	—	580	127.50–135.00	131.09
3	—	267	165.00	165.00
9	—	425	143.00–155.00	147.36
1	—	215	170.00	170.00
10	—	625	122.50–132.50	128.72
1	—	920	105.00	105.00
2	—	870	102.50–110.00	106.23
11	—	776	117.50–125.00	119.51
8	—	367	151.00–162.50	155.79
24	—	535	131.00–140.00	136.30
8	—	334	155.00–162.50	161.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	423	168.00	168.00
161	—	887	120.00–131.00	130.80
21	—	579	136.00–139.00	137.71
98	—	671	130.00–131.00	130.64
3	—	632	137.50	137.50
3	—	970	110.00	110.00
58	—	793	133.50	133.50
4	—	370	170.00	170.00
19	—	723	122.00	122.00
29	—	510	142.50–152.00	148.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
5	—	538	122.50–127.50	126.03
2	—	733	109.00–110.00	109.51
1	—	245	152.50	152.50
2	—	565	121.00–125.00	123.00
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
1	—	270	162.50	162.50
6	—	381	137.50–152.50	142.99
2	—	413	132.50–137.50	134.95
3	—	652	103.00–112.50	107.51
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
3	—	487	125.00–132.50	129.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	763	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	102.50–125.00	118.11
3	—	468	100.00–110.00	105.70
3	—	513	105.00–113.00	110.18
5	—	430	110.00–115.00	112.98
1	—	560	112.50	112.50
1	—	340	122.50	122.50
1	—	290	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	135.00–137.50	136.47
1	—	470	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	110.00–120.00	115.22
33	—	521	114.00–125.00	119.53
6	—	374	124.00–132.50	130.04
8	—	769	100.00–110.00	104.05
14	—	469	115.00–129.00	122.15
5	—	672	100.00–110.00	104.23
1	—	270	147.50	147.50
2	—	713	102.50	102.50
16	—	428	118.00–128.00	124.02
18	—	614	102.00–112.50	109.17
5	—	344	132.50–137.50	136.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	100.00–101.00	100.66
2	—	523	112.50–115.00	113.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	92.50–100.00	96.31
3	—	577	102.50–110.00	104.91
2	—	515	105.50–112.50	109.07
1	—	705	102.50	102.50
5	—	420	112.50–115.00	114.05
3	—	367	122.50–127.50	124.98
5	—	473	112.50	112.50
2	—	225	132.50–135.00	133.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	102.50	102.50
1	—	315	112.50	112.50
1	—	415	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	490	130.00–131.00	130.44
17	—	790	106.00	106.00
6	—	711	109.00	109.00
13	—	583	119.00–120.00	119.32
13	—	612	112.00–120.00	115.67
13	—	393	140.00	140.00
39	—	693	108.00–115.00	113.23
8	—	405	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	122.50	122.50
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	95.00	95.00
1	—	535	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	109.00–117.50	112.09
7	—	424	137.50–154.00	145.89
3	—	612	104.00–114.00	110.15
1	—	720	92.50	92.50
1	—	390	143.00	143.00
1	—	695	107.50	107.50
7	—	519	115.00–122.50	116.74
8	—	469	130.00–142.50	134.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.57
4	—	469	122.50–135.00	127.50
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
5	—	527	110.00–116.00	113.31

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	—	1,172	725.00–900.00	797.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,251	800.00–1,000.00	927.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,160	550.00–800.00	661.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,613	62.00–76.00	68.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,327	40.00–45.00	43.30
4	—	1,530	47.00–51.00	48.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,310	42.00–47.00	44.39
4	—	1,256	47.00–50.00	48.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	40.00	40.00
13	—	1,067	38.00–47.00	43.24

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

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Replacement Cattle

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