Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.46/cwt on 230 head.

Average price

$145.46

230 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$9.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

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	147.62	814	176
Small 1-2	445	140.50	626	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	494	138.22	683	49

One grade step is worth $9.40/cwt here — about $131 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 sale230 hd

145.46

—

TN average8 barns · 1,846 hd

146.21

−0.75

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	—	High	1,745	101.38	1,769	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	80.06	1,142	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	78.23	954	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	59.12	638	11

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2-3	—	276	146.52/cwt	140.00–162.50	404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	145.69/cwt	142.50–152.50	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	152.58/cwt	147.50–157.50	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	921	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	171.41/cwt	170.00–173.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	917	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	152.40/cwt	145.00–157.50	718	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	488	161.26/cwt	160.00–162.50	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	425	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	180.60/cwt	175.00–185.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	146.73/cwt	142.50–152.50	844	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	155.63/cwt	147.50–160.00	585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	135.36/cwt	132.50–137.50	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	158.40/cwt	156.00–167.00	998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	184.02/cwt	177.50–190.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	173.10/cwt	172.50–175.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	832	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	160.84/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,057	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	203.96/cwt	192.50–220.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	164.57/cwt	162.50–167.50	969	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	776	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	128.77/cwt	127.50–130.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	173.34/cwt	172.50–175.00	837	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	425	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	305	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	343	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	934	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	995	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	164.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	183.18/cwt	176.00–192.50	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	147.94/cwt	137.50–150.00	988	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	133.64/cwt	130.00–137.50	702	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	59.12/cwt	49.00–69.00	638	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	87.72/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,139	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	79.77/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,153	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	88.37/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,060	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	78.71/cwt	75.00–84.00	937	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	66.09/cwt	56.00–78.00	843	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	69.85/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	113.20/cwt	110.00–116.00	2,258	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	100.56/cwt	97.50–103.00	1,498	3
Bulls	—	—	1,833	94.32/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,729	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	938.05/cwt	900.00–975.00	9,615	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	151.79/cwt	142.50–155.00	929	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	160.30/cwt	159.00–172.50	931	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	162.50/cwt	160.00–167.50	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	174.93/cwt	167.50–182.50	745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	153.50/cwt	145.00–162.50	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	655	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	187.37/cwt	182.50–192.50	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	168.99/cwt	165.00–172.50	820	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.34/cwt	142.50–157.50	777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	134.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	772	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	702	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	152.55/cwt	145.00–160.00	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	163.55/cwt	157.50–167.50	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	144.55/cwt	137.50–150.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	125.17/cwt	125.00–127.50	850	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	138.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	134.13/cwt	132.50–137.50	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	150.90/cwt	142.50–157.50	471	3

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 786Year ago 1,446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 72Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 41Year ago 69

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	276	140.00–162.50	146.52
3	—	475	142.50–152.50	145.69
2	—	573	130.00–140.00	134.80
3	—	230	145.00–160.00	152.55
2	—	385	140.00–142.50	141.23
11	—	427	137.50–150.00	144.55
14	—	679	125.00–127.50	125.17
5	—	527	135.00–145.00	138.97
2	—	645	120.00–130.00	125.00
3	—	312	142.50–157.50	150.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	147.50–157.50	152.58
4	—	797	115.00	115.00
17	—	471	145.00–157.50	152.40
12	—	575	142.50–152.50	146.73
11	—	376	147.50–160.00	155.63
7	—	627	132.50–137.50	135.36
1	—	200	175.00	175.00
13	—	520	142.50–157.50	149.34
1	—	705	122.50	122.50
7	—	324	157.50–167.50	163.55
3	—	673	132.50–137.50	134.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	644	143.00	143.00
31	—	549	151.50	151.50
7	—	562	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	147.50	147.50
2	—	468	142.50	142.50
1	—	530	132.50	132.50
1	—	400	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	160.00–162.50	161.26
1	—	425	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	170.00–173.00	171.41
6	—	630	156.00–167.00	158.40
1	—	270	210.00	210.00
2	—	380	197.50	197.50
6	—	657	160.00–165.00	160.84
4	—	334	192.50–220.00	203.96
10	—	589	162.50–167.50	164.57
1	—	425	182.50	182.50
3	—	483	172.50–175.00	173.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	175.00–185.00	180.60
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
1	—	270	197.50	197.50
5	—	323	177.50–190.00	184.02
4	—	416	172.50–175.00	173.10
1	—	480	170.00	170.00
1	—	515	165.00	165.00
2	—	612	130.00	130.00
2	—	770	127.50–130.00	128.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	537	174.00	174.00
8	—	706	141.00	141.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	82.50	82.50
6	—	415	102.50	102.50
5	—	305	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	160.00–170.00	164.58
4	—	420	176.00–192.50	183.18
3	—	721	135.00	135.00
6	—	668	137.50–150.00	147.94
9	—	612	142.50–155.00	151.79
28	—	581	159.00–172.50	160.30
2	—	380	182.50–192.50	187.37
1	—	810	117.50	117.50
15	—	485	165.00–172.50	168.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	150.00	150.00
1	—	375	177.50	177.50
3	—	470	160.00–167.50	162.50
8	—	426	167.50–182.50	174.93
2	—	530	145.00–162.50	153.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00–137.50	133.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,080	49.00–69.00	59.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	86.00–89.00	87.72
9	—	1,445	72.00–85.00	79.77
2	—	1,538	68.00–72.00	69.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,200	86.00–91.00	88.37
8	—	1,190	75.00–84.00	78.71
7	—	1,275	56.00–78.00	66.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,995	110.00–116.00	113.20
3	—	1,490	97.50–103.00	100.56
3	—	1,833	88.00–101.00	94.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	900.00–975.00	938.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,425.00	1,425.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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