Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers under 450 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 450 lbs 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls under 600 lbs 5.00 to 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.49/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$174.49

251 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$500

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

$29.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.17

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	690	176.26	1,216	204
Medium and Large 2-3	456	168.17	767	44
Small 1-2	488	146.67	716	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.59/cwt here — about $500 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 sale251 hd

174.49

—

TN average11 barns · 2,551 hd

170.31

+4.17

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	1,685	99.74	1,681	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,411	79.01	1,114	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	75.90	905	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	61.96	612	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,086	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$953	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$825	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	670	$575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2Value Added	—	580	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	154.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	243	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	450	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	165.43/cwt	160.00–177.50	955	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	154.27/cwt	140.00–162.50	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	185.05/cwt	175.00–192.50	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	146.19/cwt	142.50–150.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.77/cwt	142.00–157.50	708	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	153.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	651	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	272	151.52/cwt	142.50–157.50	412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.64/cwt	130.00–144.00	840	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	137.13/cwt	132.50–144.00	927	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	172.91/cwt	160.00–182.50	735	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	156.22/cwt	146.00–170.00	961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	197.28/cwt	193.00–210.00	860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	214.25/cwt	205.00–225.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	153.33/cwt	147.50–159.00	1,096	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	610	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	182.10/cwt	172.50–197.50	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	172.59/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	176.60/cwt	176.60–176.60	1,363	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	170.60/cwt	162.50–182.50	891	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	206.69/cwt	197.50–220.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	168.50/cwt	157.50–180.00	816	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	183.59/cwt	177.50–192.50	876	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	154.62/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	172.41/cwt	162.50–180.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	163.67/cwt	157.50–168.00	841	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	181.96/cwt	172.50–187.50	779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	142.92/cwt	135.00–146.00	955	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	83.11/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,177	7
Bulls	—	—	1,945	112.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,185	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	73.80/cwt	66.00–80.00	858	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	62.70/cwt	59.00–65.00	767	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	83.54/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,045	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	61.96/cwt	55.00–68.00	612	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	74.91/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,052	7
Bulls	—	—	1,573	87.62/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,378	2
Bulls	—	—	1,652	99.64/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,646	9
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	952.81/head	875.00–1,025.00	953	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,086.00/head	1,086.00–1,086.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	143.81/cwt	135.00–147.50	896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	152.93/cwt	145.00–160.00	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	164.87/cwt	157.50–172.50	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	148.14/cwt	140.00–157.50	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	137.57/cwt	130.00–142.50	850	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	176.27/cwt	175.00–177.50	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	145.01/cwt	142.50–147.50	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	311	142.37/cwt	130.00–150.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	145.05/cwt	135.00–152.50	692	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	149.42/cwt	145.00–157.50	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	156.17/cwt	152.50–162.50	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	131.21/cwt	120.00–141.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	163.44/cwt	155.00–170.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.62/cwt	122.50–130.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	146.97/cwt	140.00–155.00	619	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	144.03/cwt	135.00–152.50	818	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	138.94/cwt	130.00–144.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	147.10/cwt	137.50–153.00	766	23

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 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 796Last week 870Year ago 914

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 84Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 33Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	157.00	157.00
4	—	491	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
16	—	473	142.00–157.50	149.77
9	—	424	150.00–160.00	153.54
1	—	810	132.50	132.50
9	—	615	130.00–144.00	136.64
10	—	676	132.50–144.00	137.13
4	—	373	152.50–162.50	156.17
5	—	329	155.00–170.00	163.44
4	—	725	122.50–130.00	125.62
17	—	568	135.00–152.50	144.03
23	—	521	137.50–153.00	147.10
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	450	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
5	—	272	142.50–157.50	151.52
4	—	311	130.00–150.00	142.37
9	—	477	135.00–152.50	145.05
2	—	350	140.00	140.00
5	—	562	120.00–141.00	131.21
2	—	655	120.00–125.00	122.48
4	—	421	140.00–155.00	146.97
5	—	517	130.00–144.00	138.94
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	175.00–177.50	176.27
1	—	390	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	127.50	127.50
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	135.00	135.00
3	—	572	150.00–160.00	154.15
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
2	—	243	185.00	185.00
7	—	525	140.00–162.50	154.27
3	—	310	175.00–192.50	185.05
2	—	610	142.50–150.00	146.19
10	—	425	160.00–182.50	172.91
5	—	377	172.50–197.50	182.10
10	—	484	157.50–180.00	168.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
1	—	390	172.50	172.50
1	—	610	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	577	160.00–177.50	165.43
1	—	755	132.50	132.50
9	—	615	146.00–170.00	156.22
8	—	436	193.00–210.00	197.28
3	—	337	205.00–225.00	214.25
2	—	715	147.50–159.00	153.33
12	—	522	162.50–182.50	170.60
4	—	385	197.50–220.00	206.69
1	—	810	132.50	132.50
10	—	477	177.50–192.50	183.59
1	—	290	212.50	212.50
2	—	683	148.00–161.00	154.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	170.00–176.00	172.59
134	—	772	176.60	176.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	162.50–180.00	172.41
7	—	514	157.50–168.00	163.67
6	—	428	172.50–187.50	181.96
5	—	668	135.00–146.00	142.92
2	—	735	135.00–138.00	136.51
6	—	623	135.00–147.50	143.81
1	—	795	132.50	132.50
1	—	880	130.00	130.00
5	—	568	145.00–157.50	149.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	145.00–160.00	152.93
6	—	428	157.50–172.50	164.87
4	—	514	140.00–157.50	148.14
3	—	618	130.00–142.50	137.57
5	—	563	142.50–147.50	145.01
1	—	665	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,416	80.00–87.00	83.11
7	—	1,405	72.00–77.00	74.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,163	66.00–80.00	73.80
3	—	1,223	59.00–65.00	62.70
14	—	1,251	79.00–88.00	83.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	988	55.00–68.00	61.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,945	110.00–115.00	112.34
2	—	1,573	84.00–90.00	87.62
9	—	1,652	97.00–105.00	99.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	575.00	575.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	875.00–1,025.00	952.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,086.00	1,086.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle