Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 9.00 higher.

*To view the video cattle report for today's sale, click this link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3509.pdf

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.19/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$144.19

204 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$48.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

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	638	149.10	951	168
Medium and Large 2-3	422	129.87	548	25
Small 1-2	573	106.25	608	2thin
Medium and Large 3	767	100.87	774	9thin

One grade step is worth $48.22/cwt here — about $177 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 sale204 hd

144.19

—

TN average10 barns · 1,111 hd

139.90

+4.29

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	1,652	83.37	1,377	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	62.10	877	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	61.84	747	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	46.15	453	9thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	866	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	733	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	942	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	124.93/cwt	122.50–127.50	322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	825	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,042	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	137.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	112.56/cwt	107.50–117.50	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	133.77/cwt	132.50–135.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	118.81/cwt	112.50–125.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	141.08/cwt	135.00–147.50	392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	134.24/cwt	122.50–147.50	498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	136.98/cwt	125.00–155.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	145.80/cwt	135.00–152.50	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	147.96/cwt	141.00–157.50	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	146.41/cwt	140.00–162.50	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	154.19/cwt	150.00–157.50	419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	152.04/cwt	147.00–153.00	915	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	159.50/cwt	152.50–161.00	857	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	148.70/cwt	142.50–155.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	150.59/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,087	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	94.97/cwt	90.00–100.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	107.47/cwt	97.50–112.50	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	133.86/cwt	127.00–140.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.11/cwt	127.50–142.50	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	115.75/cwt	112.50–122.50	772	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	38.54/cwt	35.00–45.00	367	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	62.52/cwt	58.00–67.00	875	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	56.45/cwt	52.00–60.00	580	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	63.52/cwt	59.00–69.00	803	16
Bulls	—	—	1,686	89.41/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,507	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	49.96/cwt	46.00–54.00	498	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	884	1
Bulls	—	—	1,604	74.92/cwt	64.00–81.00	1,202	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	119.86/cwt	110.00–137.50	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.89/cwt	122.50–132.50	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	112.46/cwt	105.00–117.50	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	124.18/cwt	112.50–136.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	97.61/cwt	82.50–112.50	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.50	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	121.67/cwt	115.00–127.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	139.25/cwt	137.50–142.50	324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.17/cwt	115.00–145.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	119.10/cwt	115.00–122.50	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	111.46/cwt	102.50–120.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	117.95/cwt	115.00–123.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	131.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	123.57/cwt	120.00–127.50	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	253	121.16/cwt	112.50–130.00	307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	109.91/cwt	102.50–115.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.00/cwt	112.00–137.50	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	131.52/cwt	123.00–140.00	619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	134.31/cwt	122.50–140.00	559	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.79/cwt	112.50–140.00	746	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	650	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	666	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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 880Last week 772Year ago 1,094

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 87Year ago 90

*To view the video cattle report for today's sale, click this link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3509.pdf

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	942	90.00	90.00
2	—	258	122.50–127.50	124.93
2	—	825	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,042	85.00	85.00
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	125.00–130.00	127.47
1	—	210	122.50	122.50
2	—	675	115.00–120.00	117.50
2	—	638	107.50–117.50	112.56
2	—	438	132.50–135.00	133.77
2	—	520	112.50–125.00	118.81
2	—	278	135.00–147.50	141.08
8	—	371	122.50–147.50	134.24
4	—	321	125.00–155.00	136.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	631	135.00–145.00	137.51
1	—	710	122.50	122.50
1	—	230	155.00	155.00
1	—	905	125.00	125.00
4	—	424	135.00–152.50	145.80
6	—	474	141.00–157.50	147.96
5	—	370	140.00–162.50	146.41
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
3	—	563	150.00	150.00
3	—	272	150.00–157.50	154.19
2	—	308	142.50–155.00	148.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	803	132.00	132.00
32	—	602	147.00–153.00	152.04
11	—	537	152.50–161.00	159.50
79	—	722	135.00–151.00	150.59
4	—	676	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	750	112.00	112.00
42	—	620	139.75	139.75
15	—	522	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
4	—	614	115.00–127.00	121.67
3	—	233	137.50–142.50	139.25
2	—	265	132.50	132.50
3	—	672	115.00–123.00	117.95
3	—	360	130.00–135.00	131.69
4	—	340	130.00–132.50	131.25
3	—	722	102.50–115.00	109.91
6	—	525	112.00–137.50	130.00
10	—	471	123.00–140.00	131.52
15	—	416	122.50–140.00	134.31
12	—	570	112.50–140.00	130.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	112.50–136.00	124.18
1	—	200	125.00	125.00
2	—	368	110.00–112.00	110.98
3	—	567	115.00–122.50	119.10
3	—	475	102.50–120.00	111.46
1	—	540	122.00	122.00
2	—	315	120.00–127.50	123.57
1	—	715	87.50	87.50
2	—	253	112.50–130.00	121.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	87.50	87.50
1	—	580	82.50	82.50
2	—	273	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	90.00–100.00	94.97
3	—	725	97.50–112.50	107.47
3	—	580	127.00–140.00	133.86
2	—	518	127.50–142.50	135.11
1	—	820	92.50	92.50
3	—	667	112.50–122.50	115.75
1	—	425	142.50	142.50
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
4	—	620	110.00–137.50	119.86
4	—	470	122.50–132.50	126.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	105.00–117.50	112.46
1	—	485	122.50	122.50
2	—	715	110.00	110.00
2	—	685	82.50–112.50	97.61
2	—	610	115.00–117.50	116.26
7	—	425	115.00–145.00	125.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	35.00–45.00	38.54
6	—	996	46.00–54.00	49.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,400	58.00–67.00	62.52
1	—	1,550	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,027	52.00–60.00	56.45
16	—	1,264	59.00–69.00	63.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,686	85.00–95.00	89.41
5	—	1,604	64.00–81.00	74.92

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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