Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher, with instances 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder Steer and Bull trends not well established due to limited comparable receipts. Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 lower, over 500 lbs mostly steady with instances 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.06/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −139.84 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.

Average price

$256.06

52 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$4.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.60

vs TN average

−13.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	257.07	1,390	39
Medium and Large 2-3	525	253.05	1,328	13thin

One grade step is worth $4.02/cwt here — about $61 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 sale52 hd

256.06

—

TN average12 barns · 596 hd

257.66

−1.60

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−13.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.91

−139.84

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	—	High	1,583	147.30	2,332	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,338	132.35	1,771	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	128.75	1,593	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	112.14	1,122	12

Every lot, as filed

74 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	428	277.47/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,188	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	249.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	213.56/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	265.00/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,261	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	294.98/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	729	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,680	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	258.89/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,390	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,610	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	409.90/cwt	405.00–415.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	225.15/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,753	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	440	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,265	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	483	241.70/cwt	210.00–257.50	1,167	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	114.06/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,154	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	128.38/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,706	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	165.37/cwt	158.00–175.00	3,150	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	139.50/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,830	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	126.06/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,455	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	847	214.25/cwt	214.25–214.25	1,815	63
Bulls	—	—	1,250	130.30/cwt	121.00–143.00	1,629	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	140.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,892	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	114.67/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,584	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	106.39/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,029	3
Bulls	—	—	1,647	149.41/cwt	142.00–154.00	2,461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	253.79/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	545	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	268.81/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	293.23/cwt	277.50–310.00	1,393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	283.79/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	414	267.50/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	247.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,297	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	517	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,344	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	283.18/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	322.60/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	254.94/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	264.32/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,779	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	700–750	713	229.12/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,634	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	315.00–335.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	273.84/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,449	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	863	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,002	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	789	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	263	329.71/cwt	320.00–340.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	234.87/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,494	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	1

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 424Year ago 665

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 85Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	428	272.50–280.00	277.47
8	450–500	476	262.50–267.50	265.00
33	500–550	537	255.00–267.50	258.89
4	550–600	564	240.00–255.00	249.97
23	600–650	636	230.00–247.50	234.87
3	650–700	670	215.00–230.00	225.15
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
2	850–900	872	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	320.00–340.00	329.71
2	300–350	340	290.00–320.00	305.00
2	350–400	375	265.00	265.00
6	400–450	414	265.00–275.00	267.50
5	450–500	466	250.00–262.50	254.94
5	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	247.92
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
6	600–650	632	190.00–220.00	213.56
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	650–700	657	245.00	245.00
69	700–750	729	230.50	230.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	247.50	247.50
1	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	760	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
4	450–500	483	210.00–257.50	241.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	800–850	847	214.25	214.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	517	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
20	700–750	713	227.50–230.00	229.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	405.00–415.00	409.90
1	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	467	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	542	292.50–297.50	294.98
1	550–600	550	272.50	272.50
4	600–650	632	265.00–270.00	268.81
9	650–700	673	260.00–270.00	264.32
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	875	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	960	215.00	215.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	440	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	315.00–335.00	325.00
2	300–350	328	310.00–335.00	322.60
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	482	270.00–295.00	283.18
7	500–550	529	270.00–282.50	273.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
5	750–800	789	240.00	240.00
57	850–900	863	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	475	277.50–310.00	293.23
2	500–550	513	275.00–292.50	283.79
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	855	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	920	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	513	245.00–262.50	253.79
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,012	111.00–120.00	114.06
3	—	967	105.00–109.00	106.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,329	125.00–135.00	128.38
1	—	1,405	121.00	121.00
6	—	1,343	135.00–145.00	140.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,312	135.00–145.00	139.50
15	—	1,154	120.00–132.00	126.06
4	—	1,381	105.00–120.00	114.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,905	158.00–175.00	165.37
5	—	1,250	121.00–143.00	130.30
6	—	1,647	142.00–154.00	149.41

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