Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00 to 7.00 higher, Feeder Heifers unevenly steady, Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/Bulls steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.91/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −147.99 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.

Average price

$247.91

31 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,355

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$23.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.92

vs TN average

−19.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	255.97	1,410	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	237.54	1,279	11thin
Small 1-2	553	232.42	1,285	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.55/cwt here — about $124 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 sale31 hd

247.91

—

TN average10 barns · 512 hd

254.83

−6.92

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−19.68

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.91

−147.99

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	1,796	146.27	2,627	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,379	123.82	1,708	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	120.65	1,449	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	104.23	1,060	15

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,765	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,753	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	192.04/cwt	122.50–240.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	287.29/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,089	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	323.88/cwt	290.00–355.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	265.01/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	251.72/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	229.82/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	242.85/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,265	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	239.74/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	288.39/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,664	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,397	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,753.25/head	1,635.00–1,900.00	1,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	336.62/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	268.83/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	300–350	326	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	267.24/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	226.18/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	278.81/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	310.20/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,157	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	565	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,314	1
Heifers	Small 2-3	450–500	460	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	324	284.81/cwt	275.00–305.00	923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	268	293.69/cwt	275.00–315.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	257.18/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,219	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	553	232.42/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	250–300	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	640	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,424	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	670	215.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,441	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	378	282.15/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,067	2
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Bulls	—	—	1,714	145.53/cwt	137.00–151.00	2,494	4
Bulls	—	—	1,390	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	96.00/cwt	86.00–101.00	938	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	107.28/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,097	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	120.42/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,432	16
Bulls	—	—	2,040	155.02/cwt	154.00–156.00	3,162	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,505	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	128.70/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,815	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	123.38/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,698	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	129.63/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,719	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	109.88/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,205	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	277.55/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	740	3
Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	542	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,030	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	317.63/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,363	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	281.48/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	268.92/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	228.26/cwt	210.50–240.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1000–1050	1,035	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	948	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,764.97/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	311.97/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	326.37/cwt	315.00–340.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	294.39/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,222	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,786	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	291.08/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,406	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	252.87/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	247.54/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	324.21/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	357.53/cwt	355.00–360.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	236.44/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	332.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	313.20/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,168	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	309.14/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	293.58/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	340.79/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	268.66/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	280.72/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,277	7

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 May 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 375Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 64Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 7Year ago 140

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00 to 7.00 higher, Feeder Heifers unevenly steady, Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/Bulls steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	275.00–305.00	288.39
2	400–450	408	270.00–285.00	277.55
4	450–500	488	240.00–280.00	265.01
2	550–600	580	230.00–250.00	239.74
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	665	122.50–240.00	192.04
2	700–750	725	210.00–215.00	212.43
1	900–950	925	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	335.00–340.00	336.62
6	400–450	416	300.00–325.00	311.97
7	450–500	483	285.00–295.00	291.08
7	500–550	521	255.00–277.50	268.83
9	550–600	573	257.50–277.50	267.24
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	730	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	275.00–290.00	282.15
1	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	565	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	640	222.50	222.50
2	650–700	670	210.00–220.00	215.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	310.00–320.00	314.96
2	250–300	268	275.00–315.00	293.69
6	300–350	324	275.00–305.00	284.81
8	350–400	379	265.00–300.00	287.29
5	400–450	429	255.00–285.00	268.92
12	450–500	474	240.00–265.00	257.18
7	500–550	521	235.00–250.00	242.85
4	550–600	569	210.50–240.00	228.26
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	355.00–360.00	357.53
3	250–300	262	315.00–340.00	326.37
5	300–350	311	305.00–335.00	324.21
5	350–400	373	305.00–335.00	313.20
10	400–450	415	280.00–310.00	294.39
7	450–500	455	265.00–290.00	280.72
6	500–550	519	245.00–260.00	252.87
6	550–600	573	240.00–255.00	247.54
2	600–650	628	220.00–252.50	236.44
2	650–700	678	220.00–232.50	226.18
4	700–750	706	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
4	850–900	890	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	300.00	300.00
6	550–600	560	267.50	267.50
8	600–650	644	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	553	215.00–250.00	232.42
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	290.00–355.00	323.88
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	300	320.00–330.00	325.00
4	350–400	373	295.00–320.00	310.20
4	450–500	458	275.00–290.00	278.81
4	500–550	527	265.00	265.00
3	550–600	568	250.00–255.00	251.72
2	600–650	623	215.00–245.00	229.82
1	750–800	785	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
16	550–600	562	296.00	296.00
36	600–650	638	275.00–285.00	279.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	310	330.00–335.00	332.54
3	350–400	385	335.00–345.00	340.79
9	400–450	429	300.00–335.00	317.63
6	450–500	468	292.50–320.00	309.14
7	500–550	522	282.50–302.50	293.58
7	550–600	571	265.00–292.50	281.48
4	600–650	618	265.00–275.00	268.66
1	700–750	735	232.50	232.50
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	275.00	275.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	175.00	175.00
3	500–550	542	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	645	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,635.00–1,900.00	1,753.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,764.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,714	137.00–151.00	145.53
1	—	1,390	123.00	123.00
3	—	2,040	154.00–156.00	155.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	977	86.00–101.00	96.00
9	—	1,023	101.00–113.00	107.28
1	—	1,155	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,189	114.00–126.00	120.42
4	—	1,326	126.00–135.00	129.63
3	—	1,097	102.00–116.00	109.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	114.00	114.00
3	—	1,410	128.00–130.00	128.70
11	—	1,376	120.00–126.00	123.38

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

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