Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over400 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.01/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$139.01

265 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

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

$5.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	394	142.33	561	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	573	139.26	799	207
Medium and Large 2-3	461	136.66	630	43

One grade step is worth $5.67/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale265 hd

139.01

—

TN average10 barns · 2,121 hd

134.77

+4.24

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	1,592	75.75	1,206	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,351	54.56	737	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	54.06	638	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	44.19	461	14

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	613	112.70/cwt	109.00–120.00	691	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	124.27/cwt	120.00–129.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	131.86/cwt	127.50–135.00	808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	706	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	990	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	620	106.82/cwt	102.50–111.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	119.70/cwt	117.00–122.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	127.05/cwt	122.50–131.00	859	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	127.78/cwt	119.00–135.00	607	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	165.83/cwt	160.00–172.50	612	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	131.34/cwt	122.50–134.00	667	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	121.99/cwt	112.50–127.50	639	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	174.57/cwt	167.50–180.00	576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	916	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	104.85/cwt	97.50–112.50	709	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	99.41/cwt	95.00–104.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	137.85/cwt	130.00–147.50	735	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	147.12/cwt	137.50–150.00	708	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	122.14/cwt	110.00–132.50	456	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	145.83/cwt	140.00–152.50	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	159.16/cwt	149.00–165.00	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	515	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	579	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	138.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	527	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	563	105.29/cwt	102.50–108.00	593	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	215	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	951	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	837	38
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	433	136.54/cwt	130.00–143.00	591	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	605	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	611	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	523	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	562	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	154.55/cwt	145.00–165.00	510	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	272	156.73/cwt	150.00–167.50	426	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.50	544	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	120.91/cwt	118.00–124.00	524	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	48.87/cwt	46.00–50.00	615	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	37.78/cwt	34.00–45.00	391	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	47.75/cwt	44.00–51.00	501	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	50.29/cwt	50.00–51.00	655	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	55.47/cwt	52.00–58.00	756	14
Bulls	—	—	1,598	77.78/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,243	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	54.17/cwt	50.00–58.00	626	42
Bulls	—	—	1,576	70.18/cwt	60.00–75.00	1,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	140.50/cwt	130.00–147.50	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	102.99/cwt	102.50–104.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	116.04/cwt	110.00–121.00	544	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	515	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	141.88/cwt	140.00–142.50	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	59.46/cwt	58.00–60.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	111.48/cwt	110.00–112.50	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	133.32/cwt	132.50–135.00	437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	142.66/cwt	135.00–148.00	675	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	110.44/cwt	105.00–112.50	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	110.43/cwt	105.00–116.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	121.02/cwt	112.50–127.50	513	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	145.01/cwt	132.50–157.50	563	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	139.46/cwt	130.00–147.00	519	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	129.97/cwt	125.00–137.50	554	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	118.76/cwt	112.50–125.00	691	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	784	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	151.38/cwt	142.50–155.00	705	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	101.49/cwt	95.00–107.50	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	117.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	722	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	117.55/cwt	102.50–127.50	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	148.96/cwt	145.00–152.50	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	103.72/cwt	98.00–111.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	111.43/cwt	110.00–119.00	876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	112.81/cwt	110.00–116.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	96.86/cwt	92.50–101.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	130.80/cwt	127.50–135.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	131.36/cwt	126.00–132.50	405	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	115.52/cwt	112.50–119.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	95.78/cwt	92.50–97.50	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	371	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 Jan 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 862Last week 833Year ago 761

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 79Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 32Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	613	109.00–120.00	112.70
31	—	475	119.00–135.00	127.78
13	—	524	112.50–127.50	121.99
13	—	676	97.50–112.50	104.85
8	—	718	95.00–104.00	99.41
3	—	328	132.50–135.00	133.32
14	—	372	130.00–147.00	139.46
16	—	426	125.00–137.50	129.97
17	—	582	112.50–125.00	118.76
2	—	265	145.00–152.50	148.96
1	—	750	97.50	97.50
3	—	813	92.50–97.50	95.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	496	132.00	132.00
5	—	617	122.00	122.00
14	—	554	127.50	127.50
3	—	378	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	116.00	116.00
1	—	515	112.50	112.50
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	110.00–132.50	122.14
2	—	563	102.50–108.00	105.29
1	—	605	101.00	101.00
1	—	520	108.00	108.00
2	—	468	115.00–117.50	116.23
2	—	433	118.00–124.00	120.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	102.50–104.00	102.99
16	—	469	110.00–121.00	116.04
1	—	730	92.50	92.50
4	—	513	105.00–112.50	110.44
2	—	563	105.00–116.00	110.43
11	—	424	112.50–127.50	121.02
2	—	678	92.50–101.00	96.86
2	—	360	120.00–130.00	125.07
6	—	308	126.00–132.50	131.36
1	—	270	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	120.00–129.00	124.27
48	—	508	122.50–134.00	131.34
11	—	481	137.50–150.00	147.12
3	—	730	95.00–107.50	101.49
16	—	617	110.00–120.00	117.06
1	—	870	91.00	91.00
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
6	—	663	112.50–119.00	115.52
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	130.00–143.00	136.54
1	—	510	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	140.00–142.50	141.88
1	—	520	112.50	112.50
5	—	622	98.00–111.00	103.72
3	—	578	110.00–116.00	112.81
3	—	458	127.50–135.00	130.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	613	127.50–135.00	131.86
1	—	880	112.50	112.50
3	—	728	117.00–122.00	119.70
7	—	676	122.50–131.00	127.05
16	—	369	160.00–172.50	165.83
8	—	330	167.50–180.00	174.57
2	—	848	107.50	107.50
1	—	290	182.50	182.50
33	—	533	130.00–147.50	137.85
12	—	427	149.00–165.00	159.16
26	—	580	130.00–140.00	135.24
17	—	466	142.50–155.00	151.38
6	—	786	110.00–119.00	111.43
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	102.50–111.00	106.82
3	—	445	140.00–152.50	145.83
2	—	380	137.50–140.00	138.72
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	215	152.50	152.50
3	—	330	145.00–165.00	154.55
3	—	272	150.00–167.50	156.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	730	125.50	125.50
9	—	845	112.50	112.50
38	—	632	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	130.00–147.50	140.50
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
3	—	665	110.00–112.50	111.48
5	—	473	135.00–148.00	142.66
2	—	772	105.00	105.00
20	—	388	132.50–157.50	145.01
3	—	528	102.50–127.50	117.55
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
1	—	595	122.50	122.50
2	—	265	155.00–160.00	157.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	172.50	172.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	735.00	735.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,259	46.00–50.00	48.87
42	—	1,155	50.00–58.00	54.17
3	—	1,427	58.00–60.00	59.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	34.00–45.00	37.78
9	—	1,050	44.00–51.00	47.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	50.00–51.00	50.29
14	—	1,362	52.00–58.00	55.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,598	73.00–82.00	77.78
4	—	1,576	60.00–75.00	70.18

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

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