Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers and bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 6.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.10/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −146.80 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.

Average price

$249.10

40 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,363

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$31.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs TN average

−22.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	254.96	1,388	29
Medium and Large 2-3	556	237.45	1,320	8thin
Small 1-2	552	223.55	1,234	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.41/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.87, low $339.02, median $395.91 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

249.10

—

TN average12 barns · 535 hd

245.02

+4.08

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−22.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.91

−146.80

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	1,580	131.76	2,082	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	120.43	1,683	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	118.68	1,422	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	92.93	896	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,171	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,023	$1,506	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	973	$1,393	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	932	$1,232	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	127.52/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	318.30/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	262.44/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,338	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	326.81/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,232	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Steers	Small 1-2	200–250	220	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	704	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	94.73/cwt	85.00–101.00	894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	237.90/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	269.11/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	250.04/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,643	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,392.80/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	340.85/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	295.84/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	305.55/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,134	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	261.96/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	518	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	326.07/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	292.47/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	284.11/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,205	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,436	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,505.68/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	257	313.25/cwt	305.00–320.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	270.33/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,289	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	250–300	255	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	701	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	305.06/cwt	300.00–310.00	650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	326	289.91/cwt	275.00–300.00	945	5
Steers	Small 1-2	250–300	281	303.20/cwt	270.00–315.00	852	5
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	370	265.03/cwt	250.00–275.00	981	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,055	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	435	254.89/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	573	225.33/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	378	250.09/cwt	245.00–255.00	945	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	85.73/cwt	82.00–90.00	896	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	127.96/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,744	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	119.20/cwt	112.50–124.00	1,716	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	116.78/cwt	106.00–124.00	1,401	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	105.23/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	144.20/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,372	2
Bulls	—	—	1,566	128.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,020	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	970	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	243.68/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	265.03/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,262	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	1,232.18/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,232	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	786	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	267	321.44/cwt	310.00–335.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	276.21/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,036	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	218	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	223	315.45/cwt	295.00–335.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	253.69/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	220.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	301.52/cwt	280.00–315.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	310.18/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	247.04/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	293.11/cwt	280.00–305.00	929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	277.81/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,456	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	248.44/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,421	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	789	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,586	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	295.81/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	983	190.13/cwt	175.00–192.00	1,869	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	291.48/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	367	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	913	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,082	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	259.18/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	310.22/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	732	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	231.23/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	447	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,296	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	302.97/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,291	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	938	1,170.80/head	950.00–1,350.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	270.56/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	292.57/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,091	6

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 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 773Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 59Year ago 192

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 22Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	300.00–310.00	305.06
3	250–300	257	305.00–320.00	313.25
6	300–350	331	315.00–325.00	318.30
8	350–400	371	280.00–320.00	305.55
7	400–450	424	275.00–295.00	284.11
11	450–500	477	265.00–290.00	270.33
10	500–550	510	255.00–275.00	262.44
10	550–600	572	240.00–260.00	248.44
5	600–650	620	230.00–245.00	237.90
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
3	700–750	718	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	378	245.00–255.00	250.09
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	573	210.00–240.00	225.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	300.00–305.00	302.53
3	250–300	273	280.00–315.00	301.52
3	300–350	317	280.00–305.00	293.11
10	350–400	375	240.00–300.00	276.21
3	400–450	432	240.00–275.00	253.69
8	450–500	476	240.00–275.00	265.03
4	500–550	529	230.00–250.00	243.68
4	550–600	583	230.00–235.00	231.23
1	650–700	675	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	447	290.00	290.00
6	550–600	558	255.00–260.00	259.18
21	750–800	789	201.00	201.00
116	950–1000	983	175.00–192.00	190.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	367	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
10	350–400	377	305.00–360.00	326.81
5	400–450	419	335.00–350.00	340.85
6	450–500	483	285.00–300.00	295.81
6	500–550	534	290.00–300.00	295.84
3	550–600	562	280.00–300.00	291.48
3	600–650	628	265.00–277.50	269.11
3	650–700	657	245.00–255.00	250.04
1	700–750	725	222.50	222.50
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	320.00	320.00
5	250–300	281	270.00–315.00	303.20
5	300–350	326	275.00–300.00	289.91
4	350–400	370	250.00–275.00	265.03
2	400–450	435	245.00–265.00	254.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	583	297.50	297.50
2	600–650	627	280.00	280.00
6	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	765	232.50	232.50
57	900–950	913	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	295.00–335.00	315.45
3	250–300	267	310.00–335.00	321.44
2	300–350	335	295.00–325.00	310.22
6	350–400	373	280.00–305.00	292.57
5	400–450	426	280.00–320.00	302.97
2	450–500	473	280.00–290.00	284.97
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
7	700–750	732	215.00	215.00
4	750–800	786	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
4	400–450	420	305.00–345.00	326.07
4	450–500	456	290.00–300.00	292.47
9	500–550	524	250.00–287.50	277.81
8	550–600	576	240.00–275.00	261.96
2	600–650	613	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	795	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	830	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	295.00–325.00	310.18
4	450–500	479	265.00–275.00	270.56
5	500–550	532	230.00–257.50	247.04
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	688	215.00–225.00	220.05
1	800–850	830	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	124.00–133.00	127.52
23	—	1,200	106.00–124.00	116.78
2	—	1,158	104.00–106.00	105.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	944	85.00–101.00	94.73
2	—	1,045	82.00–90.00	85.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,363	122.00–131.00	127.96
14	—	1,440	112.50–124.00	119.20
1	—	970	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	138.00–150.00	144.20
9	—	1,566	125.00–135.00	128.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	973	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,392.80
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,023	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,505.68
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	932	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,232.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	950.00–1,350.00	1,170.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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Savannah Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 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