Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.59/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$150.59

243 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$26.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

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	530	154.74	820	185
Medium and Large 2-3	483	139.46	674	45
Small 1-2	493	133.13	656	4thin
Medium and Large 3	421	128.63	542	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.11/cwt here — about $279 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 sale243 hd

150.59

—

TN average9 barns · 2,261 hd

153.54

−2.95

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	1,559	104.90	1,635	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	82.67	1,124	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	78.16	902	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	59.01	582	19

Every lot, as filed

87 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 3	—	383	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	154.98/cwt	150.00–157.50	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	156.44/cwt	147.50–161.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	133.75/cwt	125.00–145.00	700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	153.52/cwt	147.50–157.50	732	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	181.65/cwt	177.50–185.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	168.75/cwt	165.00–172.50	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	144.93/cwt	140.00–152.50	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	942	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	188.57/cwt	185.00–192.50	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	146.51/cwt	140.00–152.50	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	925	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	172.74/cwt	165.00–185.00	389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	190.71/cwt	182.50–195.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	160.80/cwt	155.00–165.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	184.50/cwt	167.50–190.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	175.78/cwt	172.50–177.50	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	977	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	166.62/cwt	162.50–175.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	168.88/cwt	165.00–177.50	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	138.76/cwt	135.00–142.50	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	180.61/cwt	175.00–185.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	166.89/cwt	162.50–172.50	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	997	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,075	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	157.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	899	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	146.22/cwt	142.50–150.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	170.49/cwt	165.00–172.50	832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	175.38/cwt	172.50–180.00	733	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	723	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	81.74/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,135	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	62.39/cwt	52.00–68.00	622	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	89.83/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,158	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	78.33/cwt	70.00–85.00	898	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	74.31/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,006	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	88.06/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,117	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	51.68/cwt	50.00–55.00	498	6
Bulls	—	—	1,415	94.60/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,339	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	65.82/cwt	55.00–72.00	688	11
Bulls	—	—	1,647	113.26/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,865	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	105.74/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,674	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,636	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	710	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,369	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	154.38/cwt	145.00–157.50	801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	165.07/cwt	157.50–172.50	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	160.86/cwt	155.00–167.50	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	140.87/cwt	138.00–151.00	824	34
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	123.76/cwt	122.50–125.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	618	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	140.19/cwt	138.00–142.50	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	133.14/cwt	120.00–135.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	121.30/cwt	117.50–125.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	151.20/cwt	145.00–157.50	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	135.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	841	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	830	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	147.85/cwt	140.00–152.50	625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	143.64/cwt	130.00–152.50	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	137.35/cwt	132.50–142.50	460	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 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 669Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 145Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 48Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
2	—	335	132.50–142.50	137.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	157.50	157.50
4	—	358	150.00–157.50	154.98
8	—	423	147.50–161.00	156.44
21	—	477	147.50–157.50	153.52
1	—	710	122.50	122.50
7	—	507	140.00–152.50	146.51
3	—	225	165.00–185.00	172.74
34	—	585	138.00–151.00	140.87
4	—	620	130.00–140.00	135.61
1	—	250	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	125.00–145.00	133.75
2	—	265	145.00–150.00	147.59
4	—	373	140.00–152.50	144.93
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
8	—	586	120.00–135.00	133.14
2	—	608	117.50–125.00	121.30
2	—	318	145.00–157.50	151.20
8	—	423	140.00–152.50	147.85
9	—	472	130.00–152.50	143.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	708	133.00	133.00
33	—	587	157.50	157.50
50	—	480	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
1	—	440	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	122.50–125.00	123.76
2	—	618	110.00–115.00	112.47
2	—	520	138.00–142.50	140.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	177.50–185.00	181.65
2	—	275	165.00–172.50	168.75
3	—	428	172.50	172.50
5	—	527	155.00–165.00	160.80
5	—	323	167.50–190.00	184.50
3	—	460	162.50–175.00	166.62
2	—	628	135.00–142.50	138.76
1	—	675	145.00	145.00
1	—	575	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	185.00–192.50	188.57
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
4	—	335	182.50–195.00	190.71
3	—	688	145.00	145.00
3	—	478	172.50–177.50	175.78
7	—	523	165.00–177.50	168.88
4	—	420	175.00–185.00	180.61
4	—	564	162.50–172.50	166.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	585	167.00	167.00
24	—	631	158.00	158.00
22	—	698	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	150.00–165.00	157.98
2	—	610	142.50–150.00	146.22
6	—	488	165.00–172.50	170.49
6	—	418	172.50–180.00	175.38
3	—	518	155.00–167.50	160.86
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	152.50	152.50
2	—	478	162.50	162.50
5	—	519	145.00–157.50	154.38
5	—	425	157.50–172.50	165.07
1	—	660	137.50	137.50
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,389	75.00–85.00	81.74
7	—	1,289	86.00–93.00	89.83
4	—	1,354	70.00–76.00	74.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	997	52.00–68.00	62.39
6	—	963	50.00–55.00	51.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,147	70.00–85.00	78.33
13	—	1,269	85.00–92.00	88.06
11	—	1,045	55.00–72.00	65.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	91.00–97.00	94.60
3	—	1,647	110.00–116.00	113.26
7	—	1,583	101.00–110.00	105.74

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)	1	—	835	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

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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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