Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.06/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −139.98 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.

Average price

$288.06

15 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$38.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.76

vs TN average

−11.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	298.26	1,627	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	260.00	1,417	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.26/cwt here — about $210 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

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 sale15 hd

288.06

—

TN average13 barns · 556 hd

292.81

−4.76

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

−11.36

This barn, trailing median28 sales

428.03

−139.98

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	1,533	157.74	2,418	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,735	130.23	2,260	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	127.98	1,521	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	112.02	1,145	14

Every lot, as filed

66 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	500–550	521	254.48/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,326	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	306.73/cwt	295.00–315.00	991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	246.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	257.95/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,470	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,643	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	270.78/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,172	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	249.23/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	265.83/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,268	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	252.59/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	281.11/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	258.30/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	261.61/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	270.18/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	211.51/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,294	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	120.62/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,368	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,878	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	129.30/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,552	15
Bulls	—	—	1,570	161.16/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,530	7
Bulls	—	—	1,342	145.34/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	247.42/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,175	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,331	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	111.93/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,143	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,094	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	132.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	311.01/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	276.46/cwt	265.00–290.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	231.30/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	178.56/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	268.13/cwt	255.00–280.00	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	302.11/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,404	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	251.37/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	295.96/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	888	240.75/cwt	240.75–240.75	2,138	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	326.84/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	295.05/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	319.02/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,862	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	248.58/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	273.06/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,707	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	380.20/cwt	365.00–395.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	300.83/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	320.22/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	267.78/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,802	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	313.04/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,312	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	341.30/cwt	335.00–345.00	969	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 Jun 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 647Year ago 816

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 68Year ago 165

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
6	300–350	323	295.00–315.00	306.73
5	350–400	374	285.00–310.00	295.96
11	400–450	433	265.00–280.00	270.78
6	450–500	477	257.50–270.00	265.83
5	500–550	521	250.00–260.00	254.48
5	550–600	566	240.00–250.00	246.48
7	600–650	614	240.00–252.50	249.23
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	725	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	955	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	525	267.50	267.50
22	550–600	570	255.00–260.00	257.95
17	650–700	664	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	275.00	275.00
3	300–350	325	265.00–290.00	276.46
5	350–400	367	255.00–280.00	268.13
3	400–450	432	250.00–262.50	258.30
2	450–500	475	240.00–255.00	247.42
2	550–600	580	225.00–237.50	231.30
3	600–650	612	200.00–225.00	211.51
5	700–750	723	175.00–192.50	178.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	255.00–280.00	270.18
3	400–450	427	270.00–280.00	275.00
3	450–500	467	240.00–285.00	261.61
4	500–550	513	240.00–265.00	252.59
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	367	310.00–335.00	326.84
5	400–450	419	300.00–335.00	313.04
5	450–500	464	310.00–312.50	311.01
4	500–550	520	277.50–285.00	281.11
2	550–600	578	262.50	262.50
4	600–650	625	247.50–255.00	251.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	625	282.50	282.50
64	850–900	888	240.75	240.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	540	230.00–270.00	250.00
2	550–600	550	260.00–280.00	270.00
1	650–700	655	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	745	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	850	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	365.00–395.00	380.20
4	250–300	284	335.00–345.00	341.30
6	300–350	323	310.00–330.00	319.02
2	350–400	378	320.00–330.00	324.97
3	400–450	423	310.00–325.00	320.22
3	450–500	485	292.50–305.00	300.83
5	500–550	522	295.00–305.00	302.11
6	550–600	565	285.00–297.50	295.05
11	600–650	625	260.00–277.50	273.06
9	650–700	673	267.50–270.00	267.78
7	700–750	716	240.00–250.00	248.58
10	750–800	776	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,134	120.00–121.00	120.62
1	—	1,295	145.00	145.00
15	—	1,200	125.00–136.00	129.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,100	120.00–122.00	121.00
11	—	1,021	108.00–118.00	111.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,765	130.00–135.00	132.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,570	154.00–166.00	161.16
3	—	1,342	145.00–146.00	145.34
1	—	1,845	171.00	171.00

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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