Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers and bulls under 500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.91/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −129.00 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.

Average price

$266.91

138 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$37.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs TN average

−10.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	270.70	1,461	124
Medium and Large 2-3	540	233.32	1,260	14thin

One grade step is worth $37.38/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale138 hd

266.91

—

TN average12 barns · 1,099 hd

263.28

+3.63

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−10.31

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.91

−129.00

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	—	Average	1,687	139.46	2,353	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	131.41	1,779	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	126.46	1,470	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	106.23	1,005	21

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)	1,165	$1,826	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	792	$1,292	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	868	$2,012	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,963	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1-2	900–950	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	296.13/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,572	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	255.05/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,444	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	239.27/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	304.60/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,133	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	261.02/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,363	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	335.11/cwt	330.00–340.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	324.60/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,068	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	231.24/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	275.09/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,290	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	378.16/cwt	370.00–385.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	328.87/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	304.54/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,300	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	303.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	362.87/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,357	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	341.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	381.95/cwt	365.00–395.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	261.58/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	286.84/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	277.79/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,747	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	443	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,418	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	315.08/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	250.84/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,826.18/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	348.14/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,487	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	541	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,488	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	242.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,624	2
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	350	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,094	1
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	790	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	740	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Steers	Small 1-2	250–300	260	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	897	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	250–300	260	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	819	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	129.25/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,776	12
Bulls	—	—	1,643	139.07/cwt	134.00–146.00	2,285	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	139.14/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,869	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	123.71/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,412	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,187	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	139.51/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,758	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	106.28/cwt	96.00–116.00	1,016	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,310	1
Bulls	—	—	1,958	148.56/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,909	4
Bulls	—	—	1,526	131.32/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,004	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	94.05/cwt	93.00–95.00	752	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,212.29/head	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,212	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	647	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	543	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	262.35/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	253.45/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,217	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	291.42/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,116	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	319	340.58/cwt	315.00–352.50	1,086	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	266.97/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,135	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	379.46/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	321.19/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,654	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	247.78/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,511	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	336.65/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,262	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	278.63/cwt	270.00–279.50	1,502	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	322.04/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,382	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	357.43/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	686	244.02/cwt	230.00–247.75	1,674	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,644	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	282.50/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,398	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	236.71/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,243	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	255.13/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	309.93/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	289.67/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	224.85/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	253.37/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	271	306.22/cwt	295.00–320.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	223.50/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	300.06/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,401	5

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 882Last week 769Year ago 518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 73Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 18Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	330.00–340.00	335.11
10	300–350	329	310.00–345.00	324.60
10	350–400	372	290.00–320.00	304.60
21	400–450	427	280.00–320.00	304.54
23	450–500	469	265.00–290.00	275.09
26	500–550	522	250.00–270.00	261.02
19	550–600	566	240.00–262.50	255.05
10	600–650	627	230.00–245.00	239.27
6	650–700	656	227.50–232.50	231.24
1	900–950	910	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	320.00	320.00
77	500–550	539	270.00–279.50	278.63
23	600–650	610	240.00–255.00	247.78
94	650–700	686	230.00–247.75	244.02
21	800–850	818	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	543	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	647	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	450	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	285.00	285.00
4	250–300	271	295.00–320.00	306.22
3	300–350	337	305.00–315.00	309.93
6	350–400	383	260.00–300.00	291.42
13	400–450	425	245.00–280.00	266.97
11	450–500	480	240.00–265.00	253.45
10	500–550	525	220.00–250.00	236.71
4	550–600	578	210.00–240.00	224.85
6	600–650	624	215.00–230.00	223.50
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	870	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	427	340.00–355.00	348.14
2	450–500	478	310.00–320.00	315.08
19	500–550	531	280.00–315.00	296.13
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	603	245.00–260.00	250.84
2	650–700	670	240.00–245.00	242.43
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	850	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	275.00–320.00	289.67
2	450–500	495	275.00–290.00	282.50
3	500–550	520	245.00–265.00	253.37
1	600–650	625	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	365.00–395.00	381.95
3	250–300	258	370.00–385.00	378.16
4	300–350	334	355.00–390.00	379.46
8	350–400	374	340.00–380.00	362.87
6	400–450	427	330.00–350.00	341.39
2	450–500	455	317.50–340.00	328.87
6	500–550	523	300.00–310.00	303.61
4	550–600	581	280.00–300.00	286.84
8	600–650	617	255.00–265.00	261.58
1	650–700	675	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	725	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	770	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	810	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	515	317.50–322.50	321.19
46	600–650	629	275.00–281.00	277.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	541	275.00	275.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	350	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	355.00–360.00	357.43
7	300–350	319	315.00–352.50	340.58
5	350–400	375	325.00–347.50	336.65
8	400–450	429	285.00–335.00	322.04
5	450–500	467	275.00–315.00	300.06
4	500–550	519	250.00–280.00	262.35
2	550–600	588	245.00–265.00	255.13
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	825	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	465	265.00	265.00

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)	1	—	815	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,165	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,826.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,212.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,725.00	1,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,374	125.00–133.00	129.25
6	—	1,343	132.00–145.00	139.14
1	—	1,180	111.00	111.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,141	115.00–132.00	123.71
1	—	1,060	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,260	136.00–145.00	139.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	956	96.00–116.00	106.28
2	—	800	93.00–95.00	94.05
2	—	1,010	117.00–119.00	118.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,643	134.00–146.00	139.07
4	—	1,958	144.00–154.00	148.56
4	—	1,526	125.00–135.00	131.32

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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

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Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

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