Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not well established. Steers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Heifers and bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.74/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −139.17 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.

Average price

$256.74

47 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$22.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs TN average

−10.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	262.37	1,432	35
Medium and Large 2-3	542	240.31	1,302	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.07/cwt here — about $129 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 sale47 hd

256.74

—

TN average11 barns · 636 hd

259.74

−3.00

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−10.13

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.91

−139.17

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	—	Average	1,705	142.00	2,421	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,368	134.50	1,840	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	125.57	1,585	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	116.18	1,156	7thin

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)	1,075	$1,675	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,700	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 1-2	400–450	427	289.19/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,235	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	296.25/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	246.59/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	337.39/cwt	335.00–340.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	340.16/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	310.90/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,172	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	265.90/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,372	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	234.36/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	278.84/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,327	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	318.58/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	277.40/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	261.31/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,500	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	230.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	215.81/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	280.12/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	436	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	265.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	411	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,315	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	230.68/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	327.06/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,527	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,818	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	250–300	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	492	251.64/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,238	3
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	310	272.90/cwt	260.00–285.00	846	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	335	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	988	1
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	360	302.29/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	134.50/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,840	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	115.66/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,589	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	135.71/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,744	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,421	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	125.47/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,517	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	116.18/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,156	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	308	307.32/cwt	300.00–315.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	227.21/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	226.91/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	197.36/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	317.33/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	248.56/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	216	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	181.27/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	284.81/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,071	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	295.77/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,408	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	291.58/cwt	282.50–325.00	1,111	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	325.08/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	320.03/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	258	304.56/cwt	290.00–320.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	258.14/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,211	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	244.77/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,302	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	247.52/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	267	329.63/cwt	315.00–360.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	293.23/cwt	280.00–300.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	286.68/cwt	210.00–320.00	1,193	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,589	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	358.80/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	255.56/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	270.60/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,155	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	925	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	363	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	273.90/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,307	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	332	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	293.89/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,566	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	354.39/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	276.67/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,663	3

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 882Year ago 808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 85Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 34Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	233	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	278	335.00–340.00	337.39
2	300–350	325	300.00–335.00	318.58
13	350–400	377	305.00–340.00	310.90
11	400–450	427	270.00–305.00	289.19
20	450–500	476	265.00–287.50	278.84
16	500–550	516	255.00–275.00	265.90
18	550–600	574	250.00–265.00	261.31
9	600–650	630	235.00–255.00	246.59
5	650–700	672	225.00–235.00	230.92
6	700–750	732	207.50–217.50	215.81
3	750–800	771	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	335.00	335.00
7	400–450	411	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	760	216.00	216.00
2	800–850	815	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	492	245.00–265.00	251.64
1	500–550	510	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	335	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	216	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	258	290.00–320.00	304.56
2	300–350	323	315.00–320.00	317.33
10	350–400	376	255.00–295.00	284.81
7	400–450	427	255.00–280.00	270.60
13	450–500	469	240.00–265.00	258.14
9	500–550	532	220.00–255.00	244.77
3	550–600	572	210.00–240.00	226.91
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	688	185.00–210.00	197.36
2	850–900	890	177.50–185.00	181.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	385	230.00–235.00	232.47
1	400–450	435	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	335.00	335.00
7	450–500	467	325.00–340.00	327.06
4	500–550	536	285.00–305.00	296.25
2	550–600	558	270.00–285.00	277.40
2	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
4	650–700	689	225.00–242.50	234.36
5	700–750	731	215.00–239.00	230.68
1	750–800	755	217.50	217.50
5	800–850	817	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	485	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	280.00–300.00	293.23
2	350–400	393	315.00–325.00	320.03
9	400–450	416	210.00–320.00	286.68
5	450–500	476	280.00–305.00	295.77
10	500–550	523	240.00–290.00	255.56
4	550–600	567	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
8	650–700	663	225.00–235.00	227.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	240.00–255.00	248.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	370.00–375.00	372.53
4	400–450	430	355.00–370.00	358.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
6	300–350	329	345.00–375.00	354.39
4	350–400	389	335.00–345.00	339.98
4	400–450	414	325.00–345.00	340.16
2	450–500	475	295.00–325.00	310.00
13	500–550	533	285.00–315.00	293.89
3	550–600	567	260.00–290.00	280.12
3	600–650	601	275.00–277.50	276.67
2	650–700	665	260.00–270.00	265.08
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	790	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	436	345.00	345.00
10	450–500	470	338.00	338.00
4	700–750	715	242.50–252.50	247.52
1	900–950	925	208.00	208.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	260.00–285.00	272.90
2	350–400	360	295.00–310.00	302.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	300.00–315.00	307.32
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	455	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	335.00	335.00
3	250–300	267	315.00–360.00	329.63
4	300–350	315	315.00–335.00	325.08
11	350–400	381	282.50–325.00	291.58
2	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
7	450–500	477	260.00–300.00	273.90
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,650.00	1,650.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,368	129.00–140.00	134.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,374	108.00–118.00	115.66
4	—	1,285	132.00–139.00	135.71
10	—	1,209	118.00–131.00	125.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	995	111.00–119.00	116.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	142.00	142.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

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