Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Steers 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls under 650 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, iover 500 lbs 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 $134.09/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$134.09

202 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$218

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

$7.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	392	138.11	542	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	703	134.19	944	177
Medium and Large 2-3	581	130.70	760	16thin

One grade step is worth $7.41/cwt here — about −$218 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 sale202 hd

134.09

—

TN average8 barns · 1,220 hd

138.50

−4.41

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	—	High	1,563	77.88	1,217	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	59.91	691	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	57.08	831	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	49.27	510	6thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	632	118.81/cwt	112.00–125.00	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.46/cwt	123.00–134.00	614	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	142.41/cwt	130.00–155.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	111.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	784	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	150.36/cwt	145.00–152.50	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	169.95/cwt	162.50–175.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,061	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	130.06/cwt	122.50–137.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	127.84/cwt	127.50–129.00	910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	164.19/cwt	162.50–165.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	144.52/cwt	141.00–148.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	138.66/cwt	122.50–151.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	130.24/cwt	125.00–139.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	312	133.22/cwt	112.50–147.50	416	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	834	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,487	1,050.46/cwt	1,010.00–1,085.00	15,620	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	669	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	443	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	587	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	331	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	620	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	975	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,263	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	122.29/cwt	112.50–132.50	593	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	50.62/cwt	50.00–52.00	834	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	65.36/cwt	62.00–69.00	847	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	57.52/cwt	52.00–62.00	628	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,716	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	79.30/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,315	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	59.95/cwt	59.00–62.00	800	4
Bulls	—	—	1,275	71.39/cwt	70.00–73.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	133.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	427	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	51.12/cwt	46.00–55.00	532	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	754	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	143.14/cwt	132.50–150.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	122.07/cwt	117.50–125.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	157.73/cwt	150.00–165.00	661	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,075.76/cwt	910.00–1,275.00	12,468	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	145.96/cwt	140.00–152.50	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.10/cwt	134.00–145.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	128.74/cwt	127.50–130.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	123.19/cwt	120.00–127.50	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	157.45/cwt	157.45–157.45	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	119.19/cwt	115.00–123.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	964	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	137.84/cwt	137.50–138.00	862	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.73/cwt	125.00–134.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	158.89/cwt	150.00–167.50	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	138.59/cwt	132.50–146.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.85/cwt	127.50–141.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	117.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	123.52/cwt	115.00–128.00	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	143.68/cwt	142.50–145.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	139.95/cwt	137.50–142.50	364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	126.69/cwt	120.00–132.50	661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	842	10

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 862Year ago 817

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 105Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 24Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	632	112.00–125.00	118.81
11	—	474	123.00–134.00	129.46
5	—	676	110.00–115.00	111.96
3	—	370	132.50	132.50
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
4	—	424	125.00–134.00	129.73
6	—	582	115.00–128.00	123.52
2	—	260	137.50–142.50	139.95
9	—	522	120.00–132.50	126.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	676	116.00	116.00
8	—	553	132.00	132.00
2	—	482	135.00	135.00
5	—	758	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	122.50	122.50
1	—	595	112.50	112.50
1	—	505	118.00	118.00
1	—	270	122.50	122.50
1	—	485	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	112.50	112.50
8	—	319	130.00–135.00	133.72
2	—	353	127.50–130.00	128.74
4	—	413	120.00–127.50	123.19
2	—	473	115.00–123.00	119.19
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	130.00–155.00	142.41
3	—	475	122.50–151.00	138.66
3	—	312	112.50–147.50	133.22
1	—	435	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	145.00–152.50	150.36
4	—	370	162.50–175.00	169.95
4	—	661	122.50–137.00	130.06
3	—	412	162.50–165.00	164.19
2	—	558	141.00–148.00	144.52
1	—	955	110.00	110.00
7	—	522	140.00–152.50	145.96
9	—	626	127.50–141.00	137.85
4	—	784	115.00–121.00	117.97
1	—	330	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	152.50	152.50
60	—	842	126.00	126.00
9	—	712	127.50–129.00	127.84
33	—	753	128.00	128.00
16	—	625	137.50–138.00	137.84
10	—	569	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	122.50	122.50
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
6	—	754	115.00	115.00
3	—	428	132.50–150.00	143.14
1	—	730	102.50	102.50
1	—	460	147.50	147.50
1	—	390	157.45	157.45
2	—	305	150.00–167.50	158.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	125.00–139.00	130.24
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	147.50	147.50
6	—	614	117.50–125.00	122.07
6	—	419	150.00–165.00	157.73
4	—	513	134.00–145.00	140.10
2	—	688	113.00–115.00	114.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	132.50	132.50
2	—	485	112.50–132.50	122.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	132.50–146.00	138.59
2	—	423	142.50–145.00	143.68

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)	6	—	1,487	1,010.00–1,085.00	1,050.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,159	910.00–1,275.00	1,075.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	50.00–52.00	50.62
4	—	1,335	59.00–62.00	59.95
1	—	1,370	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,296	62.00–69.00	65.36
16	—	1,091	52.00–62.00	57.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	40.00	40.00
5	—	1,040	46.00–55.00	51.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,658	78.00–81.00	79.30
2	—	1,275	70.00–73.00	71.39

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle