Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly stead. Heifers under 500 lbs steady to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Bulls under 600 lbs 3.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well established. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.35/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −122.69 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.

Average price

$305.35

29 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$80.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.01

vs TN average

−10.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	310.99	1,636	26
Medium and Large 2-3	515	269.71	1,389	2thin
Small 1-2	530	230.00	1,219	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.99/cwt here — about $417 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.85, low $374.23, median $428.03 across 28 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 sale29 hd

305.35

—

TN average10 barns · 305 hd

295.33

+10.01

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−10.72

This barn, trailing median28 sales

428.03

−122.69

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	1,638	137.71	2,256	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	121.67	1,748	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	117.19	1,416	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	100.47	1,026	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,672	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	400–450	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	234.93/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	228.79/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	857	238.96/cwt	225.00–243.00	2,048	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,485	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	265.01/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,725	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,391	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	304.84/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	300.27/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,549	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	319.13/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,631	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	249.45/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,679	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	298.02/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	310.15/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,160	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	234.46/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,470	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	332.90/cwt	320.00–340.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	352.35/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,099	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	327.80/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,393	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	251.08/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,436	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	285.35/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,333	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	313.32/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,018	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	246.40/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	263.98/cwt	247.50–277.50	1,378	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	311.87/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,319	26
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	470	277.95/cwt	260.00–297.50	1,306	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	256.22/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,486	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	310.32/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,468	16
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	335	305.45/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Steers	Small 1-2	250–300	265	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	822	1
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	392	312.02/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,223	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,793	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	119.75/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,730	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	126.90/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,500	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	87.39/cwt	85.00–90.00	909	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,642	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	137.29/cwt	133.00–141.00	2,221	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	117.98/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,452	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	106.74/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,238	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	102.48/cwt	88.00–111.00	1,043	13
Bulls	—	—	1,753	145.90/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	233.04/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	329.18/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,409	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,672.09/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	224	326.92/cwt	305.00–345.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	275.70/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,017	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	312.51/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,281	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	267.46/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	269.71/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	823	190.85/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	279	315.09/cwt	275.00–330.00	879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	280.08/cwt	275.00–285.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	302.74/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,435	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	327.41/cwt	290.00–360.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	320.55/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,510	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	347.20/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,643	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,790	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	293.42/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	829	231.37/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,918	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	931	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	2,209	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,427	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	334.77/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,091	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	217.35/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	254.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,639	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	539	273.51/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	228.78/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,560	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	650–700	659	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,483	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	596	233.76/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	311.27/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,152	12

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 630Year ago 1,080

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 92Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 57Year ago 104

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	224	305.00–345.00	326.92
4	250–300	280	290.00–360.00	327.41
7	300–350	326	330.00–355.00	334.77
12	350–400	370	290.00–335.00	311.27
1	400–450	415	310.00	310.00
7	450–500	474	300.00–320.00	302.74
2	500–550	515	260.00–280.00	269.71
2	650–700	683	220.00–237.50	228.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
10	300–350	312	340.00–360.00	352.35
5	350–400	377	335.00–375.00	347.20
22	400–450	425	320.00–355.00	327.80
20	450–500	471	315.00–330.00	320.55
3	500–550	508	290.00–315.00	304.84
8	550–600	561	280.00–305.00	298.02
2	600–650	618	250.00–260.00	254.90
9	650–700	673	245.00–250.00	249.45
3	700–750	723	227.50–242.50	234.93
2	750–800	788	225.00–232.50	228.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	511	317.50–320.00	319.13
4	600–650	607	270.00	270.00
12	650–700	651	257.50–272.50	265.01
10	700–750	746	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	780	235.00	235.00
24	800–850	829	230.00–232.50	231.37
77	850–900	857	225.00–243.00	238.96
57	900–950	931	237.25	237.25
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	335	290.00–320.00	305.45
5	350–400	392	290.00–317.50	312.02
1	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	504	276.00	276.00
6	550–600	553	258.00	258.00
6	600–650	600	247.50	247.50
10	650–700	664	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	735	217.50	217.50
13	750–800	764	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	320.00–340.00	332.90
10	300–350	325	300.00–340.00	313.32
31	350–400	374	297.50–330.00	310.15
26	400–450	423	290.00–330.00	311.87
22	450–500	467	270.00–307.50	285.35
21	500–550	522	247.50–277.50	263.98
10	550–600	572	240.00–265.00	251.08
10	600–650	627	230.00–240.00	234.46
2	650–700	678	220.00–225.00	222.47
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	770	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	460	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	325.00	325.00
9	250–300	279	275.00–330.00	315.09
2	300–350	325	275.00–285.00	280.08
7	350–400	369	245.00–295.00	275.70
4	400–450	431	265.00–305.00	293.42
3	450–500	468	265.00–272.50	267.46
5	500–550	520	210.00–240.00	233.04
4	550–600	596	230.00–235.00	233.76
2	600–650	628	210.00–225.00	217.35
1	850–900	850	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	659	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	428	320.00–340.00	329.18
16	450–500	473	295.00–320.00	310.32
7	500–550	516	292.50–315.00	300.27
21	550–600	580	240.00–257.50	256.22
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
7	650–700	658	230.00–250.00	246.40
1	750–800	770	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	470	260.00–297.50	277.95
1	650–700	670	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	410	290.00–317.50	312.51
4	450–500	475	295.00	295.00
5	500–550	539	260.00–285.00	273.51
1	650–700	650	236.00	236.00
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
3	800–850	823	190.00–192.50	190.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,672.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,525.00	1,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	125.00–130.00	127.49
5	—	1,445	115.00–125.00	119.75
1	—	1,520	108.00	108.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,182	122.00–130.00	126.90
18	—	1,231	112.00–124.00	117.98
6	—	1,160	103.00–110.00	106.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	85.00–90.00	87.39
13	—	1,018	88.00–111.00	102.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,618	133.00–141.00	137.29
3	—	1,753	143.00–150.00	145.90

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 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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