Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.54/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$147.54

165 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$25.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

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	551	150.12	827	125
Medium and Large 2-3	462	140.12	647	38
Medium and Large 3	380	130.00	494	1thin
Small 1-2	570	125.00	713	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.12/cwt here — about $115 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 sale165 hd

147.54

—

TN average9 barns · 2,300 hd

150.96

−3.42

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	1,916	97.86	1,875	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	67.27	798	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	66.23	975	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	891	48.09	428	4thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	499	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	125.92/cwt	122.50–132.50	638	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.37/cwt	128.00–146.00	736	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	139.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	592	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	134.98/cwt	132.50–142.50	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	125.22/cwt	121.00–132.50	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	121.79/cwt	117.50–124.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	138.22/cwt	132.50–144.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	165.08/cwt	162.50–167.50	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	139.98/cwt	137.50–142.50	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	136.70/cwt	132.50–140.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	149.37/cwt	142.50–155.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	126.25/cwt	120.00–132.50	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	113.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	124.19/cwt	117.50–128.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	115.37/cwt	110.00–122.50	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	132.46/cwt	127.50–140.00	699	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	832	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	594	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	790	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	136.25/cwt	130.00–142.50	422	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	77.72/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	153.72/cwt	142.50–162.50	495	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	58.52/cwt	52.00–62.00	673	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	66.85/cwt	63.00–73.00	1,012	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	62.53/cwt	62.00–63.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,991	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,244	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	54.01/cwt	53.00–55.00	472	2
Bulls	—	—	1,983	96.71/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,918	3
Bulls	—	—	1,970	104.96/cwt	104.00–107.00	2,068	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	42.17/cwt	40.00–44.00	383	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	66.85/cwt	59.00–72.00	781	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	533	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	378	122.33/cwt	117.50–127.50	462	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	137.39/cwt	132.50–142.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	164.20/cwt	162.50–165.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	146.14/cwt	143.00–155.00	903	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	164.25/cwt	161.00–167.50	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	699	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	996	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	140.96/cwt	134.00–145.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	152.04/cwt	147.50–162.50	806	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	148.30/cwt	140.00–152.50	850	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	131.24/cwt	127.50–135.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	151.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	126.63/cwt	126.00–132.50	714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.01/cwt	145.00–152.50	714	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	157.87/cwt	152.50–165.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	123.35/cwt	122.50–125.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	125.65/cwt	120.00–132.50	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	119.38/cwt	112.00–123.00	837	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	777	6

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 Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 914Year ago 656

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 91Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 50Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	499	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	507	122.50–132.50	125.92
5	—	469	121.00–132.50	125.22
2	—	285	130.00–135.00	132.41
2	—	395	120.00–132.50	126.25
2	—	730	110.00–117.00	113.50
6	—	569	117.50–128.00	124.19
6	—	618	110.00–122.50	115.37
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
2	—	310	130.00–142.50	136.25
3	—	433	122.50–125.00	123.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	528	128.00–146.00	139.37
10	—	425	135.00–145.00	139.26
3	—	663	117.50–124.00	121.79
7	—	331	140.00	140.00
3	—	483	134.00–145.00	140.96
10	—	564	126.00–132.50	126.63
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
4	—	633	120.00–132.50	125.65
8	—	701	112.00–123.00	119.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	594	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	125.00–130.00	127.60
2	—	378	117.50–127.50	122.33
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	152.50	152.50
4	—	555	132.50–142.50	134.98
1	—	750	113.00	113.00
2	—	418	132.50–144.00	138.22
2	—	238	162.50–167.50	165.08
3	—	468	132.50–140.00	136.70
5	—	375	142.50–155.00	149.37
13	—	528	127.50–140.00	132.46
2	—	628	130.00–135.00	132.53
5	—	322	142.50–162.50	153.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	157.00	157.00
1	—	580	162.50	162.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	162.50–165.00	164.20
16	—	618	143.00–155.00	146.14
1	—	205	182.50	182.50
2	—	340	161.00–167.50	164.25
35	—	530	147.50–162.50	152.04
17	—	573	140.00–152.50	148.30
1	—	665	136.00	136.00
2	—	733	127.50–135.00	131.24
21	—	470	145.00–152.50	152.01
7	—	425	152.50–165.00	157.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	699	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	125.00–130.00	127.48
1	—	510	135.00	135.00
1	—	645	127.50	127.50
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	137.50–142.50	139.98
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
2	—	510	132.50	132.50
4	—	625	132.50–142.00	137.39
3	—	423	150.00–155.00	151.67
6	—	568	135.00–140.00	136.73

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	—	1,230	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	76.00–81.00	77.72
3	—	1,150	52.00–62.00	58.52
12	—	1,168	59.00–72.00	66.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,514	63.00–73.00	66.85
2	—	1,225	62.00–63.00	62.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	53.00–55.00	54.01
2	—	908	40.00–44.00	42.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,983	95.00–98.00	96.71
3	—	1,970	104.00–107.00	104.96

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle