Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to firm. Feeders mostly steady with a weak undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $279.47/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −148.56 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.

Average price

$279.47

5 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$24.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs TN average

−26.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	284.34	1,568	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	505	260.00	1,313	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.34/cwt here — about $255 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

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 sale5 hd

279.47

—

TN average10 barns · 363 hd

279.67

−0.20

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−26.00

This barn, trailing median28 sales

428.03

−148.56

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	1,707	150.55	2,570	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,441	134.07	1,931	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	124.06	1,386	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	920	103.32	950	20

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$1,695	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,039	$1,966	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	Small 1-2	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	433	268.25/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,162	3
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	545	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	418	238.82/cwt	235.00–242.50	998	2
Bulls	—	—	1,691	146.75/cwt	133.00–155.00	2,482	5
Bulls	—	—	1,130	126.43/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	279.84/cwt	270.00–290.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	600–650	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	220.85/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,250	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	225.39/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	257.29/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	295.17/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	251.05/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,208	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	202.55/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	255.90/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,067	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	812	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,916.52/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,917	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	2,071.44/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	285.03/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	308.06/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,334	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	229.03/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	268.34/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	277.05/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	455	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	1,362.02/head	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	124.23/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,363	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	111.25/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,258	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	140.90/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,991	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	129.32/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,871	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	136.17/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,614	5
Bulls	—	—	1,913	161.75/cwt	153.00–170.00	3,094	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	110.18/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,020	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	96.81/cwt	90.00–106.00	881	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	235.24/cwt	230.00–240.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	254.53/cwt	240.00–270.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	234.97/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,509	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	305	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	323.24/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	320.87/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,187	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	300.58/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	260.81/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	841	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,901	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	266.83/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	273.71/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	247.83/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	361	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	236.33/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	234.91/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	335.02/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	241.10/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	283.82/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	351.56/cwt	335.00–370.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	307.39/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	284.85/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	257.26/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	337.40/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,056	2

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 376Year ago 613

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 123Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 14Year ago 32

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to firm. Feeders mostly steady with a weak undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	433	260.00–280.00	268.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	368	290.00–300.00	295.17
2	400–450	433	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	642	220.00–245.00	234.97
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	280	335.00–370.00	351.56
2	300–350	313	325.00–350.00	337.40
6	350–400	370	315.00–330.00	320.87
3	400–450	422	315.00–330.00	323.24
4	450–500	473	300.00–310.00	307.39
2	500–550	530	280.00–287.50	283.82
2	550–600	573	280.00–290.00	284.85
2	600–650	620	250.00–265.00	257.26
1	1000–1050	1,045	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	800–850	841	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	390	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	418	235.00–242.50	238.82
2	450–500	455	230.00–240.00	235.05
1	500–550	545	223.00	223.00
1	600–650	600	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	295.00–300.00	297.48
2	300–350	315	270.00–290.00	279.84
3	350–400	386	265.00–270.00	268.34
9	400–450	417	230.00–275.00	255.90
9	450–500	481	240.00–260.00	251.05
4	500–550	515	210.00–240.00	229.03
6	550–600	566	210.00–235.00	220.85
2	600–650	623	190.00–215.00	202.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	240.00–270.00	254.53
2	350–400	368	230.00–240.00	235.24
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
4	300–350	331	325.00–350.00	335.02
5	350–400	379	290.00–325.00	300.58
3	400–450	437	255.00–285.00	266.83
6	450–500	467	250.00–295.00	273.71
5	500–550	527	232.50–245.00	241.10
7	550–600	578	245.00–250.00	247.83
4	600–650	621	230.00–245.00	236.33
4	650–700	659	215.00–250.00	234.91
1	750–800	765	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	265.00–290.00	277.05
2	450–500	483	210.00–240.00	225.39
2	500–550	525	250.00–265.00	257.29
1	650–700	675	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	295.00–320.00	308.06
2	450–500	488	280.00–290.00	285.03
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
4	550–600	573	235.00–280.00	260.81
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,691	133.00–155.00	146.75
2	—	1,130	124.00–129.00	126.43
6	—	1,913	153.00–170.00	161.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	120.00	120.00
8	—	926	102.00–118.00	110.18
11	—	910	90.00–106.00	96.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	120.00	120.00
9	—	1,413	136.00–145.00	140.90
10	—	1,447	125.00–135.00	129.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,097	118.00–131.00	124.23
5	—	1,131	102.00–118.00	111.25
5	—	1,185	129.00–142.00	136.17

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	—	1,035	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,160	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,916.52
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,362.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,018	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,071.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,375.00	2,375.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

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