Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, slaughter cows/bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly lower with a higher demand noted on all feeder classes weighing 450-550lbs.

Video load report: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3509.pdf

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.08/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −155.82 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.

Average price

$240.08

37 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$31.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.59

vs TN average

−24.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	241.51	1,321	35
Medium and Large 2-3	575	220.00	1,265	1thin
Large 1-2	580	210.00	1,218	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.51/cwt here — about $103 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 sale37 hd

240.08

—

TN average13 barns · 464 hd

242.67

−2.59

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−24.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.91

−155.82

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	1,736	141.39	2,455	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	127.08	1,677	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,114	118.22	1,316	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	111.30	1,100	18

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,949	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$1,699	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	421	281.61/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,186	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	289.25/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,365	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	240.23/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,386	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	254.72/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,332	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	267.73/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,149	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	236.01/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	257.24/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	222.59/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,509	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,949.34/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,949	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	319.57/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,074	9
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	318.36/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	453	293.99/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	268.69/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	292.65/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,501	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	305.45/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,295	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	302.08/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	268.25/cwt	265.00–275.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	290.25/cwt	275.00–300.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	199.89/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	283.07/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	312	326.63/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,019	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,699.19/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	214.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,268	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	248.65/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	265.81/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,265	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	103.82/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,011	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,259	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	115.27/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,148	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	127.08/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,677	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,664	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,093	135.07/cwt	133.00–137.50	1,476	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	668	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,436	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	109.05/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,269	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	121.50/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,313	16
Bulls	—	—	1,920	143.20/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	613	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	555	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	252.77/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,084	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	151.76/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	270.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	523	222.75/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	254.74/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	415	272.59/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	303.70/cwt	302.50–305.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	203.37/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	309.94/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,333	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	147.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	258.31/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,240	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	340.90/cwt	325.00–355.00	924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	260.04/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	276.86/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	258.99/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	342.78/cwt	335.00–355.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	246.21/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,280	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	228.82/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,320	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,424	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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 356Year ago 801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 96Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 35Year ago 40

Compared to this same sale last week, slaughter cows/bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly lower with a higher demand noted on all feeder classes weighing 450-550lbs.

Video load report: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3509.pdf

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	335.00–355.00	342.78
2	300–350	328	302.50–305.00	303.70
6	350–400	369	255.00–290.00	276.86
8	400–450	421	277.50–285.00	281.61
6	450–500	480	255.00–270.00	258.31
10	500–550	520	240.00–255.00	246.21
6	550–600	577	225.00–235.00	228.82
5	600–650	633	220.00–230.00	224.96
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	778	140.00–155.00	147.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	325.00–330.00	326.63
2	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
5	450–500	453	290.00–295.00	293.99
5	500–550	509	257.50–265.00	258.99
11	550–600	577	240.00–242.50	240.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	215.00	215.00
3	300–350	338	265.00–275.00	268.25
3	350–400	390	265.00–275.00	270.02
20	400–450	429	240.00–270.00	252.77
2	450–500	478	245.00–252.50	248.65
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	688	190.00–210.00	199.89
3	700–750	723	140.00–160.00	151.76
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	668	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	523	215.00–230.00	222.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	265.00–275.00	272.59
1	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	369	315.00–325.00	318.36
7	400–450	424	292.50–310.00	305.45
12	450–500	472	280.00–300.00	289.25
9	500–550	523	240.00–275.00	254.72
6	550–600	562	245.00–290.00	260.04
4	600–650	615	225.00–270.00	257.24
3	650–700	678	215.00–227.50	222.59
2	700–750	725	190.00–217.50	203.37
2	750–800	793	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	900	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	255.00–305.00	283.07
4	400–450	429	230.00–285.00	267.73
4	450–500	476	260.00–275.00	265.81
3	550–600	568	220.00–245.00	236.01
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	905	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	455	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	577	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	640	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	325.00–355.00	340.90
9	300–350	336	305.00–330.00	319.57
10	400–450	430	300.00–322.50	309.94
6	450–500	464	287.50–305.00	302.08
13	500–550	513	290.00–295.00	292.65
2	550–600	555	262.50–275.00	268.69
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	668	245.00–265.00	254.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	275.00–300.00	290.25
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	590	210.00–220.00	214.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00

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	3	—	1,258	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,949.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,699.19
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	750	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	974	100.00–106.00	103.82
1	—	1,015	124.00	124.00
10	—	996	108.00–120.00	115.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,320	125.00–131.00	127.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	130.00	130.00
7	—	1,164	106.00–111.00	109.05
16	—	1,081	114.00–128.00	121.50
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	133.00–137.50	135.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,920	140.00–145.00	143.20

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle