Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 350 lbs steady, over 350 steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers steady. Bulls 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.19/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$150.19

232 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$21.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

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	546	154.52	843	181
Medium and Large 3	260	152.50	397	1thin
Small 1-2	364	144.45	526	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	517	133.37	689	45

One grade step is worth $21.15/cwt here — about $154 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 sale232 hd

150.19

—

TN average12 barns · 2,570 hd

144.81

+5.38

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	1,650	80.20	1,323	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	62.98	915	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	59.94	667	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	46.68	450	18

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	113.48/cwt	110.00–119.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	130.06/cwt	122.50–132.50	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	135.73/cwt	130.00–142.50	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	167.83/cwt	162.50–169.00	623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	107.39/cwt	102.50–112.50	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	133.35/cwt	132.50–135.00	444	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	1,102.63/cwt	1,025.00–1,250.00	11,864	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	964	906.12/cwt	875.00–925.00	8,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	128.17/cwt	125.00–132.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.68/cwt	117.50–125.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	836.04/cwt	750.00–950.00	9,038	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	136.62/cwt	130.00–145.00	577	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	188.68/cwt	182.50–195.00	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	885	86
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	151.28/cwt	150.00–152.50	545	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	313	141.10/cwt	137.50–145.00	442	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	503	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	151.57/cwt	142.50–157.50	631	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	668	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	653	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	382	131.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	503	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	157.71/cwt	157.50–158.00	834	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	839	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	8,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	500	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,409	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	69.83/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,117	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	58.88/cwt	53.00–64.00	633	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	40.85/cwt	39.00–42.00	402	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	48.92/cwt	44.00–54.00	468	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	61.31/cwt	60.00–63.00	839	3
Bulls	—	—	1,667	83.65/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	129.46/cwt	122.50–135.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	123.13/cwt	120.00–127.50	701	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	11,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	15,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	641.98/cwt	640.00–650.00	7,049	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	129.51/cwt	122.50–142.50	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	114.71/cwt	112.50–117.50	818	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,163	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	52.02/cwt	50.00–54.00	579	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	65.90/cwt	65.00–67.00	795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	150.00/cwt	142.50–157.50	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	902	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,468	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	130.03/cwt	127.50–132.50	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	558	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	675	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	111.14/cwt	107.50–115.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	123.69/cwt	117.50–127.50	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	139.63/cwt	132.50–141.00	718	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	146.06/cwt	135.00–152.50	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	137.72/cwt	130.00–142.50	504	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	143.39/cwt	142.50–145.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	179.40/cwt	170.00–187.50	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	133.38/cwt	130.00–138.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.41/cwt	127.50–132.50	742	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	126.28/cwt	120.00–132.50	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	146.44/cwt	132.50–157.50	633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	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 Mar 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 623Last week 1,446Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 143Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 69Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	110.00–119.00	113.48
5	—	516	122.50–132.50	130.06
4	—	569	120.00–127.50	123.13
3	—	713	112.50–117.50	114.71
1	—	760	107.50	107.50
2	—	488	132.50	132.50
2	—	670	107.50–115.00	111.14
1	—	425	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	120.00	120.00
3	—	610	117.50–125.00	121.68
16	—	416	142.50–157.50	151.57
5	—	469	140.00–145.00	142.50
19	—	514	132.50–141.00	139.63
16	—	578	127.50–132.50	128.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	130.00–142.50	135.73
2	—	608	110.00–112.50	111.23
2	—	665	102.50–112.50	107.39
1	—	225	142.50	142.50
6	—	571	125.00–132.00	128.17
1	—	270	147.50	147.50
10	—	422	130.00–145.00	136.62
8	—	366	130.00–142.50	137.72
5	—	517	130.00–138.00	133.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	132.50–135.00	133.35
4	—	423	122.50–135.00	129.46
3	—	362	127.50–132.50	130.03
4	—	524	117.50–127.50	123.69
2	—	485	125.00–127.50	126.26
2	—	288	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	130.00–135.00	131.70
1	—	470	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	122.50	122.50
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	122.50	122.50
1	—	470	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	128.00	128.00
11	—	558	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	162.50–169.00	167.83
1	—	455	152.50	152.50
6	—	322	182.50–195.00	188.68
1	—	610	137.50	137.50
2	—	270	170.00–187.50	179.40
1	—	1,115	90.00	90.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	596	148.50	148.50
73	—	529	157.50–158.00	157.71
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	150.00–152.50	151.28
2	—	313	137.50–145.00	141.10
1	—	475	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	122.50–142.50	129.51
2	—	280	142.50–157.50	150.00
1	—	925	97.50	97.50
1	—	225	157.50	157.50
7	—	458	135.00–152.50	146.06
1	—	660	117.50	117.50
1	—	715	112.50	112.50
3	—	372	142.50–145.00	143.39
2	—	593	120.00–132.50	126.28
7	—	432	132.50–157.50	146.44
2	—	610	125.00–130.00	127.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	152.50	152.50

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	9	—	1,076	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,102.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	935	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	964	875.00–925.00	906.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,081	750.00–950.00	836.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,098	640.00–650.00	641.98
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	66.00–75.00	69.83
6	—	1,667	81.00–88.00	83.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,075	53.00–64.00	58.88
3	—	1,113	50.00–54.00	52.02
7	—	1,206	65.00–67.00	65.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	984	39.00–42.00	40.85
13	—	957	44.00–54.00	48.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	60.00–63.00	61.31
1	—	1,710	68.00	68.00

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