Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers under 400 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.82/cwt on 345 head.

Average price

$115.82

345 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$11.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	408	123.50	503	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	432	117.67	509	82
Medium and Large 1-2	604	115.27	696	253
Medium and Large 3	400	112.44	449	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.06/cwt here — about $54 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 sale345 hd

115.82

—

TN average6 barns · 1,257 hd

117.52

−1.70

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	1,615	70.89	1,145	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	54.36	747	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	52.85	610	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	43.33	436	11

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	618	107.77/cwt	100.00–115.00	666	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	103.40/cwt	100.00–105.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	111.67/cwt	107.50–115.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	126.72/cwt	120.00–132.50	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	799	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	122.36/cwt	117.50–126.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	166.05/cwt	160.00–177.50	633	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.93/cwt	122.50–132.50	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	766	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Gaunt	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	120.89/cwt	120.00–121.00	650	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	136.51/cwt	129.00–142.00	715	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	806	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.41/cwt	127.50–137.50	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	116.82/cwt	110.00–122.50	609	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	142.53/cwt	135.00–150.00	686	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	108.34/cwt	107.50–112.50	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	844	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	823	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	718	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	575.00–725.00	6,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	117.35/cwt	113.00–118.00	981	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	928	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	19
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	127.50/cwt	122.50–132.50	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	528	118.45/cwt	117.00–120.00	625	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	633	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	633	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	880.95/cwt	800.00–950.00	8,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	732.10/cwt	700.00–760.00	9,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	108.58/cwt	102.50–115.00	894	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	613	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	705	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	455	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	137.74/cwt	137.00–145.00	793	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	57.73/cwt	55.00–59.00	720	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	53.21/cwt	49.00–57.00	609	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	41.36/cwt	38.00–45.00	399	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	45.69/cwt	42.00–47.00	482	5
Bulls	—	—	1,878	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,484	2
Bulls	—	—	1,527	68.18/cwt	63.00–72.00	1,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	105.03/cwt	100.00–107.50	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	117.03/cwt	115.00–121.00	769	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,811	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,866	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,380	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	60.38/cwt	57.00–62.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	114.84/cwt	112.50–116.00	381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	142.78/cwt	137.50–150.00	601	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	53.81/cwt	50.00–57.00	744	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	50.73/cwt	50.00–52.00	703	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	44.38/cwt	39.00–47.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.50	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	169.96/cwt	167.50–172.50	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	185.83/cwt	185.00–187.50	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	17,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	119.92/cwt	116.00–130.00	454	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	151.45/cwt	147.50–155.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	113.73/cwt	110.00–117.50	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	115.02/cwt	112.50–117.50	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	132.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	347	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	118.79/cwt	112.50–123.00	501	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	665	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	116.59/cwt	112.50–122.50	546	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	129.78/cwt	125.00–136.00	549	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.78/cwt	117.50–123.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	115.60/cwt	110.00–121.00	654	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	154.26/cwt	150.00–157.50	659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	180.75/cwt	172.50–190.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	138.48/cwt	132.50–143.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	186.80/cwt	177.50–195.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	122.67/cwt	117.00–130.00	578	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	102.75/cwt	100.00–107.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	307	132.55/cwt	130.00–133.00	407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	107.91/cwt	100.00–111.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	128.95/cwt	122.50–135.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	140.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	106.05/cwt	101.00–113.00	707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	100.46/cwt	97.50–104.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	164.24/cwt	155.00–172.50	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	135.62/cwt	130.00–142.50	511	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	107.20/cwt	100.00–112.50	615	12

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 Jan 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 833Last week 823Year ago 525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 109Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 38Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	618	100.00–115.00	107.77
5	—	774	100.00–105.00	103.40
18	—	521	110.00–122.50	116.82
8	—	423	125.00–136.00	129.78
21	—	566	110.00–121.00	115.60
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
23	—	471	117.00–130.00	122.67
8	—	716	100.00–107.00	102.75
3	—	330	135.00–145.00	140.81
8	—	667	101.00–113.00	106.05
12	—	377	130.00–142.50	135.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	776	103.00	103.00
37	—	684	112.00	112.00
26	—	538	120.00–121.00	120.89
11	—	739	109.00	109.00
11	—	844	97.50	97.50
9	—	552	130.00	130.00
19	—	635	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	117.00	117.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	112.50–116.00	114.84
5	—	440	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	379	116.00–130.00	119.92
8	—	263	125.00–135.00	132.10
8	—	422	112.50–123.00	118.79
13	—	468	112.50–122.50	116.59
7	—	307	130.00–133.00	132.55
5	—	509	100.00–111.00	107.91
1	—	725	92.50	92.50
4	—	620	97.50–104.00	100.46
12	—	574	100.00–112.50	107.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	107.50–115.00	111.67
2	—	590	117.50	117.50
2	—	530	122.50–132.50	127.50
1	—	720	107.50	107.50
1	—	490	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	117.00–120.00	118.45
2	—	633	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	110.00–117.50	113.73
2	—	470	122.50–135.00	128.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	120.00–132.50	126.72
3	—	880	100.00–107.50	105.03
3	—	657	115.00–121.00	117.03
8	—	421	137.50–150.00	142.78
2	—	335	167.50–172.50	169.96
2	—	375	147.50–155.00	151.45
2	—	590	112.50–117.50	115.02
1	—	750	99.00	99.00
6	—	468	132.50–143.00	138.48
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
2	—	270	155.00–172.50	164.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	681	117.50–126.00	122.36
16	—	381	160.00–177.50	166.05
8	—	623	122.50–132.50	126.93
14	—	524	129.00–142.00	136.51
1	—	970	105.00	105.00
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
5	—	572	127.50–137.50	133.41
17	—	481	135.00–150.00	142.53
6	—	783	107.50–112.50	108.34
2	—	823	102.50–115.00	108.58
1	—	895	111.00	111.00
4	—	720	117.50–123.00	120.78
11	—	427	150.00–157.50	154.26
5	—	327	172.50–190.00	180.75
2	—	278	177.50–195.00	186.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	695	130.00	130.00
38	—	836	113.00–118.00	117.35
31	—	731	127.00	127.00
31	—	576	137.00–145.00	137.74
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
2	—	613	110.00–120.00	115.02
2	—	455	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	144.00	144.00
1	—	665	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	107.50	107.50
2	—	423	120.00–127.50	123.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	185.00–187.50	185.83
1	—	505	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	575.00–725.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	880	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	800.00–950.00	880.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,355	700.00–760.00	732.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,248	55.00–59.00	57.73
23	—	1,145	49.00–57.00	53.21
5	—	1,066	39.00–47.00	44.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	965	38.00–45.00	41.36
5	—	1,055	42.00–47.00	45.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	57.00–62.00	60.38
13	—	1,383	50.00–57.00	53.81
3	—	1,385	50.00–52.00	50.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	79.00	79.00
6	—	1,527	63.00–72.00	68.18

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