Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, on a lighter test in addition to spotty quality comparable receipts were too limited to form a trend on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.53/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −120.38 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.

Average price

$275.53

48 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$41.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.70

vs TN average

+4.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	278.12	1,488	45
Medium and Large 2-3	530	236.65	1,254	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.47/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale48 hd

275.53

—

TN average12 barns · 689 hd

249.83

+25.70

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

+4.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.91

−120.38

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	1,426	139.54	1,990	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	128.67	1,929	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	126.29	1,620	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	113.92	1,162	23

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)	975	$1,267	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,425	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	690	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2	350–400	376	352.67/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,326	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	346.62/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,140	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	308.68/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	383	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,197	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,516	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	279.92/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,167	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,374.94/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	364.19/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	264.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,005	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	195.24/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	271.47/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,406	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	268	274.77/cwt	270.00–280.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	313.30/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,150	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	266.22/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,291	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	591	261.52/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	276.14/cwt	260.00–295.00	911	5
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,135	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,782	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	132.46/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,045	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	135.30/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,751	7
Bulls	—	—	1,799	147.23/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,649	4
Bulls	—	—	1,325	132.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,762	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,148	133.19/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,529	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	126.21/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,615	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	116.15/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,490	6
Bulls	—	—	1,805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	107.71/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,045	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	120.70/cwt	117.50–124.00	1,298	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	121.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	236.65/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	276.53/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	271	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	270.88/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	330.39/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,378	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	359.63/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,489	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	512	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	277.52/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,623	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	605	232.44/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	249.93/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	305.07/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	297.07/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	296.81/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,407	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	297.77/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	276.43/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,288	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	294.88/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	330.11/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	356.82/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	314.20/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,430	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	286.12/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	307.45/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,294	4

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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 465Year ago 855

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 52Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 22Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	335.00–370.00	356.82
15	300–350	329	315.00–355.00	346.62
4	350–400	376	345.00–355.00	352.67
12	400–450	417	325.00–345.00	330.39
5	450–500	474	280.00–305.00	296.81
4	500–550	529	275.00–305.00	297.77
10	550–600	585	270.00–290.00	277.52
1	650–700	695	255.00	255.00
9	750–800	773	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	467	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	560	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	300.00	300.00
5	300–350	330	260.00–295.00	276.14
3	350–400	358	310.00–320.00	313.30
3	400–450	418	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
7	550–600	591	245.00–265.00	261.52
2	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	294	350.00–370.00	364.19
4	300–350	321	310.00	310.00
4	350–400	375	280.00–290.00	286.12
6	400–450	421	295.00–302.50	297.07
6	450–500	466	260.00–290.00	276.43
7	500–550	518	265.00–280.00	271.47
6	550–600	571	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	770	170.00–175.00	172.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	383	312.50	312.50
4	400–450	421	305.00–310.00	307.45
19	450–500	455	300.00–315.00	314.20
30	500–550	532	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	270.00–280.00	274.77
3	300–350	340	230.00–240.00	235.00
4	350–400	368	265.00–290.00	276.53
7	400–450	417	275.00–290.00	279.92
6	450–500	485	265.00–270.00	266.22
3	500–550	530	225.00–245.00	236.65
2	600–650	615	180.00–210.00	195.24
1	650–700	675	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	605	225.00–240.00	232.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	380	260.00–265.00	264.46
4	400–450	420	290.00–315.00	308.68
6	450–500	468	260.00–275.00	270.88
1	650–700	675	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	365.00	365.00
14	400–450	414	355.00–360.00	359.63
2	500–550	512	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	295.00–315.00	305.07
4	400–450	416	325.00–335.00	330.11
3	450–500	470	290.00–300.00	294.88
2	500–550	528	245.00–255.00	249.93
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
3	650–700	660	245.00	245.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,374.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	136.00	136.00
10	—	1,544	129.00–135.00	132.46
7	—	1,490	115.00–125.00	121.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,294	128.00–140.00	135.30
26	—	1,280	120.00–132.00	126.21
6	—	1,283	111.00–119.00	116.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	970	100.00–112.00	107.71
11	—	1,075	117.50–124.00	120.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,799	140.00–151.00	147.23
2	—	1,325	131.00–135.00	132.95
1	—	1,805	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,148	126.00–139.00	133.19

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle