Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers not well established. Heifers steady to 10.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.76/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$118.76

58 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$1.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.21

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	481	119.40	575	21
Medium and Large 1-2	558	118.45	661	35
Small 1-2	410	117.50	482	2thin

One grade step is worth $1.90/cwt here — about $93 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 sale58 hd

118.76

—

TN average10 barns · 1,959 hd

125.97

−7.21

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	2,014	87.89	1,770	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,220	68.00	830	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	67.82	794	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	52.57	523	13

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	138.04/cwt	132.50–145.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	121.59/cwt	117.50–122.50	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	124.34/cwt	120.00–127.50	584	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	109.99/cwt	105.00–115.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	792	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	155.86/cwt	150.00–162.50	667	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	379	135.02/cwt	132.50–137.50	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	477	115.82/cwt	115.00–117.50	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	19,200	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	682	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	115.37/cwt	111.00–120.00	600	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	465	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	435	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	596	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	118.71/cwt	117.50–120.00	570	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	960	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	614	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	58.14/cwt	55.00–60.00	642	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	74.07/cwt	69.00–79.00	943	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	64.78/cwt	60.00–69.00	710	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	54.39/cwt	49.00–61.00	548	11
Bulls	—	—	2,014	87.89/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	717	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	710.73/cwt	625.00–800.00	7,036	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	42.55/cwt	40.00–45.00	395	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	119.97/cwt	117.50–122.50	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	523	111.30/cwt	110.00–112.50	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	156.26/cwt	155.00–157.50	505	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	568	103.73/cwt	102.50–105.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	740	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	155.90/cwt	147.50–165.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	113.77/cwt	110.00–117.50	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	131.24/cwt	130.00–132.50	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	119.70/cwt	117.50–122.50	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	123.35/cwt	122.50–125.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	144.13/cwt	144.00–145.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	156.20/cwt	152.50–160.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	599	2

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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 435Year ago 621

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 55Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 47Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	121.00	121.00
8	—	583	117.50–122.50	121.59
8	—	470	120.00–127.50	124.34
1	—	380	142.50	142.50
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
1	—	420	142.50	142.50
6	—	728	105.00–109.00	107.03
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	115.00–117.50	115.82
2	—	523	110.00–112.50	111.30
2	—	568	102.50–105.00	103.73
1	—	740	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	112.50	112.50
1	—	355	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
2	—	325	137.50	137.50
2	—	583	110.00–117.50	113.77
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	635	107.50	107.50
9	—	469	117.50–122.50	119.70
3	—	437	122.50–125.00	123.35
2	—	533	110.00–115.00	112.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	132.50–145.00	138.04
2	—	323	155.00–157.50	156.26
2	—	380	147.50–165.00	155.90
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	137.50	137.50
10	—	609	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	137.00	137.00
2	—	405	152.50–160.00	156.20
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	132.50–137.50	135.02
1	—	305	152.50	152.50
1	—	450	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	105.00–115.00	109.99
5	—	428	150.00–162.50	155.86
2	—	613	107.50–110.00	108.77
2	—	568	120.00–130.00	124.85
2	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.39
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
1	—	580	117.50	117.50
2	—	520	111.00–120.00	115.37
2	—	480	117.50–120.00	118.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	117.50–122.50	119.97
2	—	523	122.50	122.50
2	—	485	130.00–132.50	131.24
7	—	437	144.00–145.00	144.13
1	—	790	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	625.00–800.00	710.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,480	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	55.00–60.00	58.14
10	—	1,273	69.00–79.00	74.07
11	—	1,096	60.00–69.00	64.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,007	49.00–61.00	54.39
2	—	928	40.00–45.00	42.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,014	86.00–92.00	87.89

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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