Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower, 400-450 lbs 5.00 higher. Quality poor to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.53/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$134.53

134 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$18.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.46

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	512	138.83	711	86
Medium and Large 2-3	454	127.65	579	42
Medium and Large 3	325	122.50	398	1thin
Small 1-2	439	120.66	530	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.17/cwt here — about $181 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 sale134 hd

134.53

—

TN average6 barns · 1,179 hd

134.99

−0.46

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	1,712	95.75	1,640	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	72.43	879	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	71.26	979	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	58.46	589	6thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	Small 1-2	—	545	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	402	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	146.93/cwt	142.50–150.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	138.10/cwt	132.50–140.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	164.92/cwt	160.00–167.50	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	141.99/cwt	141.00–146.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	161.22/cwt	155.00–167.50	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	924	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	511	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	138.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	798	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	136.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	120.79/cwt	115.00–125.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	131.59/cwt	127.50–135.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	127.87/cwt	125.00–131.00	925	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	88.14/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,415	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	96.57/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,632	4
Bulls	—	—	1,918	105.51/cwt	104.00–107.00	2,024	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	859	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	70.54/cwt	65.00–75.00	866	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	71.26/cwt	67.00–75.00	979	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	58.46/cwt	50.00–63.00	589	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	79.91/cwt	75.00–83.00	921	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	1,410.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,500.00	11,816	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	7,956	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,321.94/cwt	1,050.00–1,600.00	12,558	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	14,898	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	1,301.24/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	12,062	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,810	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	14,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	12,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,875.00/cwt	1,875.00–1,875.00	27,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.77/cwt	132.50–155.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	718	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	138.82/cwt	132.50–142.50	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	126.22/cwt	120.00–132.50	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	144.49/cwt	140.00–147.50	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	470	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	472	115.27/cwt	100.00–122.50	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	126.29/cwt	122.50–130.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	161.49/cwt	152.50–167.50	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	133.85/cwt	122.50–137.50	511	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	123.22/cwt	120.00–127.50	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	124.94/cwt	115.00–132.50	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.38/cwt	127.50–137.50	767	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	115.84/cwt	115.00–117.50	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	139.42/cwt	130.00–144.00	721	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	153.31/cwt	145.00–157.50	647	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	125.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	590	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	128.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	149.27/cwt	145.00–152.50	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	119.49/cwt	117.50–122.50	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	133.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	138.48/cwt	135.00–142.50	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	149.25/cwt	145.00–152.50	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	161.32/cwt	152.50–170.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	152.21/cwt	142.50–155.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	161.46/cwt	157.50–165.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	140.86/cwt	137.50–144.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	160.58/cwt	152.50–167.50	750	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 648Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 51Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 12Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	132.50	132.50
1	—	395	142.50	142.50
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	167.50	167.50
4	—	565	142.50–150.00	146.93
3	—	325	160.00–167.50	164.92
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
5	—	671	141.00–146.00	141.99
4	—	376	155.00–167.50	161.22
1	—	410	162.50	162.50
3	—	603	142.50	142.50
11	—	513	142.50–155.00	152.21
2	—	735	135.00	135.00
6	—	467	152.50–167.50	160.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	132.50–140.00	138.10
1	—	305	167.50	167.50
3	—	377	145.00–152.50	149.27
2	—	565	140.00–145.00	142.48
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
3	—	636	135.00	135.00
3	—	425	145.00–152.50	149.25
2	—	293	152.50–170.00	161.32
2	—	228	157.50–165.00	161.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	616	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	135.00–136.00	135.34
7	—	574	135.00–140.00	138.96
3	—	782	115.00–125.00	120.79
3	—	668	127.50–135.00	131.59
3	—	723	125.00–131.00	127.87
4	—	523	132.50–155.00	139.77
9	—	463	155.00	155.00
3	—	427	152.50–167.50	161.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	130.00–140.00	136.62
1	—	835	112.50	112.50
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
4	—	431	132.50–142.50	138.82
2	—	558	120.00–132.50	126.22
2	—	633	122.50–130.00	126.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	140.00–147.50	144.49
2	—	330	142.50	142.50
7	—	571	127.50–137.50	134.38
5	—	650	125.00	125.00
30	—	517	130.00–144.00	139.42
1	—	910	102.50	102.50
18	—	422	145.00–157.50	153.31
3	—	718	120.00–121.00	120.67
8	—	617	117.50–122.50	119.49
2	—	275	135.00–142.50	138.48
2	—	383	137.50–144.00	140.86
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	100.00–122.50	115.27
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	382	122.50–137.50	133.85
4	—	574	120.00–127.50	123.22
2	—	233	142.50	142.50
4	—	521	115.00–132.50	124.94
1	—	720	111.00	111.00
3	—	633	115.00–117.50	115.84
12	—	469	120.00–130.00	125.70
4	—	429	125.00–130.00	128.17
3	—	313	130.00–140.00	133.56
1	—	250	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	85.00–90.00	88.14
4	—	1,690	95.00–99.00	96.57
2	—	1,918	104.00–107.00	105.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	69.00	69.00
14	—	1,228	65.00–75.00	70.54
4	—	1,153	75.00–83.00	79.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	67.00–75.00	71.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,008	50.00–63.00	58.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	838	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,410.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	950	1,050.00–1,600.00	1,321.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,475.00	1,475.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	927	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,301.24
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,020.00	1,020.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,050.00	1,050.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,440	1,875.00	1,875.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

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Slaughter Cattle

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