Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs steady to 8.00 higher. over 400 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs 4.00 to 15.00 higher. Bulls under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $293.19/cwt on 459 head.

Average price

$293.19

459 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$741

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

$30.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.74

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	574	295.35	1,695	419
Medium and Large 2-3	447	270.84	1,211	35
Small 1-2	410	269.30	1,105	4thin
Medium and Large 3	360	265.00	954	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about $741 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 sale459 hd

293.19

—

TN average11 barns · 2,483 hd

273.45

+19.74

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	1,675	120.88	2,024	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	110.43	1,577	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	99.76	1,207	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	88.67	900	3thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	293.55/cwt	275.00–310.00	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	289.78/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	282.72/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,578	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	320.77/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,055	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	272.02/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,425	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	239.90/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	338	279.85/cwt	260.00–300.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	276	307.97/cwt	295.00–320.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	313.65/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,339	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	609	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	279.41/cwt	265.00–281.50	1,405	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,534	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,252	39
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	249.12/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,413	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	408	296.32/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	208.85/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	247.44/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	264.88/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	269.46/cwt	240.00–285.00	967	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	261.15/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,374	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	230.07/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	341.39/cwt	330.00–355.00	768	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	323.12/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,228	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	277.26/cwt	255.00–279.50	1,808	96
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	257.53/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	322.99/cwt	310.00–330.00	901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	266.37/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	274.93/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	246.69/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	293.01/cwt	274.00–294.75	1,864	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,410	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	319.14/cwt	305.00–319.75	1,701	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	415	333.77/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	247.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,752	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	232.82/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,790	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	656	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	272.30/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,285	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	295.88/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,263	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	272.01/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,172	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,033	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	92.00/cwt	91.00–93.00	822	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	114.94/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,674	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	93.90/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,105	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	104.16/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,285	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	108.92/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,546	12
Bulls	—	—	1,190	106.56/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,268	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,607	1
Bulls	—	—	1,749	122.83/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,148	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,068	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	224.83/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	259.91/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,359	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	211.18/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,542	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	230.82/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,318	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	236.85/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,438	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	277.28/cwt	262.50–300.00	1,328	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	282.02/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,348	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	243.24/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,260	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	221.27/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	253.35/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	302.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	233.25/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	228.56/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,330	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	285.51/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,202	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	299.89/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,017	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	230.24/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,446	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	217.27/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	207.46/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,479	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,000	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	229.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	287.75/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,062	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	238.62/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,384	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	273.50/cwt	270.00–280.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	297.83/cwt	290.00–305.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	310.00/cwt	290.00–330.00	862	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	370	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	252.18/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,228	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	267.97/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,276	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	214.45/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,450	9

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 Feb 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,258Last week 1,037Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 31Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 20Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	275.00–310.00	293.55
2	—	633	235.00–245.00	239.90
8	—	276	295.00–320.00	307.97
2	—	830	210.00–215.00	212.52
2	—	520	240.00–250.00	245.10
1	—	425	280.00	280.00
4	—	471	250.00–290.00	266.37
1	—	675	240.00	240.00
4	—	371	255.00–295.00	274.93
3	—	567	245.00–250.00	246.69
1	—	730	215.00	215.00
1	—	760	217.50	217.50
1	—	215	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	280.00–305.00	289.78
2	—	763	215.00–220.00	217.48
13	—	558	270.00–290.00	282.72
7	—	329	305.00–340.00	320.77
8	—	524	260.00–285.00	272.02
2	—	948	200.00	200.00
9	—	427	300.00–330.00	313.65
10	—	685	235.00–255.00	247.44
2	—	740	220.00–240.00	230.07
2	—	225	330.00–355.00	341.39
11	—	380	295.00–345.00	323.12
5	—	628	245.00–270.00	257.53
5	—	279	310.00–330.00	322.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	290.00	290.00
1	—	765	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	265.00	265.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	260.00–300.00	279.85
1	—	500	245.00	245.00
1	—	465	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	652	255.00–279.50	277.26
81	—	636	274.00–294.75	293.01
39	—	426	331.00	331.00
95	—	533	305.00–319.75	319.14
10	—	708	245.00–250.00	247.52
11	—	769	227.50–242.50	232.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	330.00–335.00	333.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	503	265.00–281.50	279.41
77	—	605	253.50	253.50
39	—	404	310.00	310.00
8	—	567	240.00–255.00	249.12
7	—	700	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	292.50–300.00	296.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
1	—	365	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	190.00–220.00	208.85
6	—	430	245.00–275.00	264.88
7	—	359	240.00–285.00	269.46
4	—	528	222.50–245.00	233.25
1	—	650	190.00	190.00
14	—	582	217.50–235.00	228.56
3	—	328	270.00–280.00	273.50
1	—	200	285.00	285.00
2	—	283	290.00–305.00	297.83
10	—	487	230.00–265.00	252.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	526	255.00–270.00	261.15
13	—	421	275.00–295.00	285.51
9	—	339	290.00–310.00	299.89
10	—	628	222.50–235.00	230.24
4	—	667	200.00–225.00	217.27
10	—	713	190.00–215.00	207.46
16	—	369	270.00–295.00	287.75
25	—	580	235.00–250.00	238.62
1	—	785	190.00	190.00
7	—	278	290.00–330.00	310.00
13	—	476	255.00–275.00	267.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	280.00–282.50	282.02
2	—	383	300.00–305.00	302.55
1	—	585	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	215.00	215.00
1	—	640	192.50	192.50
1	—	370	267.50	267.50
1	—	440	270.00	270.00
1	—	580	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	260.00	260.00
1	—	430	232.50	232.50
2	—	520	225.00–235.00	229.95
1	—	580	230.00	230.00
1	—	475	265.00	265.00
1	—	645	210.00	210.00
1	—	370	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	656	210.00	210.00
1	—	445	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	472	255.00–280.00	272.30
1	—	735	200.00	200.00
5	—	431	265.00–280.00	272.01
1	—	660	200.00	200.00
6	—	571	220.00–240.00	230.82
6	—	518	230.00–250.00	243.24
4	—	625	215.00–230.00	221.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	270.00–320.00	295.88
13	—	523	250.00–275.00	259.91
4	—	730	205.00–220.00	211.18
8	—	607	225.00–240.00	236.85
21	—	479	262.50–300.00	277.28
8	—	569	245.00–267.50	253.35
9	—	676	210.00–220.00	214.45
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	220.00–230.00	224.83
1	—	440	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	82.00	82.00
2	—	893	91.00–93.00	92.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,456	114.00–116.00	114.94
12	—	1,419	101.00–114.00	108.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,177	88.00–101.00	93.90
12	—	1,234	98.00–111.00	104.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	103.00–110.00	106.56
1	—	1,975	132.00	132.00
9	—	1,749	120.00–126.00	122.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

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How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

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