Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 6.00 higher, over 400 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Bulls under 650 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand goodl

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.15/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$123.15

262 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$2.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

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	123.41	725	231
Small 1-2	376	121.34	457	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	454	121.16	551	23

One grade step is worth $2.25/cwt here — about $175 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 sale262 hd

123.15

—

TN average7 barns · 914 hd

125.09

−1.94

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	1,628	78.61	1,280	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,284	67.70	869	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	66.37	768	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	55.29	558	22

Every lot, as filed

107 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	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	573	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	127.69/cwt	127.50–130.00	675	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	108.35/cwt	108.00–109.00	780	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	128.06/cwt	122.50–129.00	807	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	110.74/cwt	110.00–111.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	134.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,045	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	781	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	138.24/cwt	130.00–147.50	730	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	110.12/cwt	110.00–111.00	698	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	124.51/cwt	117.50–128.00	655	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	127.49/cwt	122.50–135.00	600	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	157.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	686	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	129.28/cwt	126.00–132.50	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	143.75/cwt	140.00–147.50	338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	183.74/cwt	182.50–185.00	649	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,706	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,025	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	417	145.81/cwt	140.00–155.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	170.40/cwt	167.50–175.00	567	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	371	147.56/cwt	140.00–155.00	547	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	735	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,513	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,863	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	670	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,738	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	144.81/cwt	137.50–152.50	482	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	126.51/cwt	120.00–132.50	462	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	358	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	674	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	127.61/cwt	122.50–132.50	300	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	116.25/cwt	112.50–120.00	564	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	602	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,217	66.49/cwt	64.00–68.00	809	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	57.85/cwt	55.00–59.00	709	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	71.65/cwt	69.00–75.00	960	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	71.92/cwt	68.00–78.00	889	18
Bulls	—	—	1,549	75.17/cwt	66.00–81.00	1,164	8
Bulls	—	—	2,285	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	662.09/cwt	650.00–675.00	6,091	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,335	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	85.19/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,376	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	60.43/cwt	60.00–61.00	707	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	54.78/cwt	49.00–59.00	545	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	65.23/cwt	60.00–69.00	733	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	388	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	57.02/cwt	52.00–60.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	423	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,084.86/cwt	1,025.00–1,110.00	12,584	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,065	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,122.59/cwt	1,085.00–1,160.00	12,820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	342	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	1,092.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,100.00	15,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	147.37/cwt	142.50–152.50	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	121.21/cwt	117.50–125.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	141.40/cwt	132.50–147.50	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	103.77/cwt	102.50–105.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	120.96/cwt	118.00–122.50	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	146.14/cwt	142.50–150.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	134.15/cwt	132.50–135.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	166.47/cwt	160.00–177.50	619	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	120.54/cwt	115.00–122.50	919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	153.07/cwt	142.50–157.50	706	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	133.62/cwt	128.00–140.00	501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	122.60/cwt	118.00–127.50	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	127.74/cwt	122.50–130.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	104.11/cwt	101.00–108.00	745	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	121.50/cwt	117.50–123.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	151.48/cwt	147.50–154.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	130.31/cwt	125.00–136.00	558	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	108.50/cwt	103.00–112.50	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	113.96/cwt	112.00–116.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	122.86/cwt	117.50–124.00	721	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	141.49/cwt	140.00–142.50	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	121.80/cwt	120.00–123.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	718	96.29/cwt	92.50–100.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	134.51/cwt	132.50–137.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	870	4

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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 461Year ago 1,140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 52Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 22Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	125.00	125.00
55	—	792	132.00	132.00
3	—	675	132.50	132.50
10	—	535	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	111.00	111.00
4	—	821	110.00–111.00	110.74
3	—	565	130.00–140.00	134.18
18	—	528	130.00–147.50	138.24
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
22	—	436	155.00–165.00	157.41
2	—	605	126.00–132.50	129.28
1	—	980	107.50	107.50
6	—	333	167.50–175.00	170.40
11	—	372	160.00–177.50	166.47
8	—	762	115.00–122.50	120.54
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
15	—	461	142.50–157.50	153.07
3	—	667	118.00–127.50	122.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	182.50–185.00	183.74
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	140.00–155.00	145.81
5	—	371	140.00–155.00	147.56
1	—	470	142.50	142.50
3	—	333	137.50–152.50	144.81
1	—	550	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	172.50	172.50
1	—	260	162.50	162.50
2	—	633	115.00–119.00	116.98
1	—	325	157.50	157.50
2	—	523	130.00–131.00	130.49
2	—	380	142.50–152.50	147.37
5	—	467	132.50–147.50	141.40
4	—	430	142.50–150.00	146.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	124.00	124.00
2	—	573	110.00–112.50	111.21
1	—	425	122.50	122.50
2	—	718	92.50–100.00	96.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	529	127.50–130.00	127.69
17	—	720	108.00–109.00	108.35
94	—	630	122.50–129.00	128.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	132.50	132.50
2	—	478	137.00–140.00	138.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	634	110.00–111.00	110.12
15	—	526	117.50–128.00	124.51
18	—	471	122.50–135.00	127.49
1	—	820	101.00	101.00
2	—	235	140.00–147.50	143.75
3	—	330	132.50–135.00	134.15
9	—	375	128.00–140.00	133.62
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
11	—	716	101.00–108.00	104.11
8	—	559	117.50–123.00	121.50
14	—	428	125.00–136.00	130.31
4	—	666	103.00–112.50	108.50
4	—	1,012	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	120.00–132.50	126.51
1	—	305	117.50	117.50
2	—	235	122.50–132.50	127.61
2	—	485	112.50–120.00	116.25
1	—	535	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	132.50	132.50
4	—	479	117.50–125.00	121.21
2	—	613	102.50–105.00	103.77
1	—	510	117.50	117.50
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
4	—	374	122.50–130.00	127.74
2	—	560	112.00–116.00	113.96
3	—	327	135.00	135.00
1	—	720	102.50	102.50
3	—	427	120.00–123.00	121.80
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	144.00	144.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	127.50	127.50
3	—	615	118.00–122.50	120.96
1	—	575	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	103.00	103.00
1	—	680	116.00	116.00
3	—	427	147.50–154.00	151.48
9	—	587	117.50–124.00	122.86
3	—	467	140.00–142.50	141.49
3	—	602	122.00–123.00	122.50
6	—	514	132.50–137.00	134.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,160	1,025.00–1,110.00	1,084.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,142	1,085.00–1,160.00	1,122.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,463	1,085.00–1,100.00	1,092.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	650.00–675.00	662.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,217	64.00–68.00	66.49
3	—	1,225	55.00–59.00	57.85
9	—	1,340	69.00–75.00	71.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,236	68.00–78.00	71.92
30	—	1,124	60.00–69.00	65.23
7	—	1,091	52.00–60.00	57.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	60.00–61.00	60.43
20	—	994	49.00–59.00	54.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,549	66.00–81.00	75.17
1	—	2,285	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,615	80.00–90.00	85.19

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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