Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers and Bulls under 550 lbs steady to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.57/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −128.33 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.

Average price

$267.57

87 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$22.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.53

vs TN average

+0.35 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	270.63	1,465	75
Medium and Large 2-3	539	248.50	1,339	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.12/cwt here — about $126 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 sale87 hd

267.57

—

TN average14 barns · 535 hd

259.04

+8.53

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

+0.35

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.91

−128.33

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	1,756	157.21	2,761	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	142.16	2,155	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	134.42	1,615	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	122.91	1,250	16

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,706	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	800–850	832	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	282.33/cwt	275.00–290.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	271.28/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	236.10/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,365	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	1,739.93/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,740	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	296.07/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	700–750	701	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	550–600	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	516	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	231.78/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	239.96/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	349.33/cwt	335.00–365.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	303.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,413	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	265.70/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,432	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	292.34/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	269.85/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Bulls	—	—	1,935	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,251	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	126.05/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,342	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	113.48/cwt	105.00–122.00	992	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	136.57/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,650	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	262.02/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,499	6
Bulls	—	—	1,883	161.46/cwt	158.00–165.00	3,040	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	150.78/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,431	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	148.77/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,313	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	129.75/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,541	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	137.84/cwt	131.00–144.00	2,121	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	493	263.82/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,301	2
Steers	Small 1-2	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	583	249.89/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	515	269.85/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	384.48/cwt	370.00–400.00	827	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	465	274.89/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	290.14/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,663	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	238.47/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	232.36/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	268.46/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,780	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	318.87/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	271.78/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,508	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	306.89/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	318.47/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,503	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	327.29/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,155	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,757.69/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,758	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	248.37/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	284.42/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	267.11/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,133	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	283.69/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	263.84/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,650	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	618	277.43/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	257.48/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,226	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	317.08/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	297.12/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	320.72/cwt	311.00–335.00	1,382	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	349.11/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,271	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	316.27/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	254.84/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	278.33/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,450	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	297.42/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,288	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	284.90/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,322	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	245.75/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	248.86/cwt	247.50–249.00	1,578	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	905	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	314.87/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	263.61/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	226	358.56/cwt	345.00–370.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	344.59/cwt	330.00–355.00	941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,679	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	303.66/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,139	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	237.46/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,750	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	259.52/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,484	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	318.82/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	250.63/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	309.98/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,618	17

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 420Year ago 1,142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 69Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 1Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	832	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	335.00–365.00	349.33
2	300–350	318	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	369	300.00–310.00	303.08
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
3	450–500	483	275.00–305.00	284.42
2	500–550	518	265.00–277.50	271.28
5	550–600	576	262.50–285.00	269.85
3	600–650	635	245.00–250.00	248.37
2	700–750	730	220.00–230.00	225.07
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	215	370.00–400.00	384.48
4	250–300	276	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	324	315.00–330.00	318.82
12	350–400	364	330.00–355.00	349.11
31	400–450	431	311.00–335.00	320.72
13	450–500	472	312.50–325.00	318.47
17	500–550	522	300.00–312.00	309.98
29	550–600	573	285.00–305.00	290.14
13	600–650	628	260.00–275.00	263.61
13	650–700	663	250.00–275.00	268.46
10	700–750	737	235.00–245.00	237.46
1	750–800	775	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	275.00–280.00	277.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	508	315.00–317.50	317.08
7	550–600	588	295.00–302.50	297.12
11	600–650	622	270.00	270.00
8	700–750	723	250.00–252.50	250.63
3	900–950	905	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	275	305.00–310.00	307.50
2	300–350	338	275.00–290.00	282.33
5	350–400	370	285.00–305.00	296.07
5	400–450	424	240.00–290.00	267.11
8	450–500	476	240.00–275.00	257.48
4	500–550	529	235.00–250.00	239.96
2	550–600	578	225.00–247.50	236.10
3	600–650	617	220.00–240.00	231.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	565	255.00	255.00
11	700–750	701	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	320.00	320.00
6	450–500	479	295.00	295.00
25	500–550	521	275.00–280.00	278.33
19	550–600	555	255.00–275.00	271.78
22	600–650	634	247.50–249.00	248.86
28	650–700	652	253.00	253.00
11	700–750	700	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	345.00–370.00	358.56
8	250–300	273	330.00–355.00	344.59
6	300–350	330	305.00–330.00	314.87
7	350–400	375	290.00–315.00	303.66
16	400–450	433	290.00–310.00	297.42
9	450–500	464	275.00–295.00	284.90
21	500–550	539	257.50–275.00	265.70
10	550–600	572	255.00–265.00	259.52
7	600–650	626	230.00–250.00	245.75
5	650–700	657	235.00–245.00	238.47
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	395	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	405	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	493	250.00–277.50	263.82
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	353	325.00–327.50	327.29
2	400–450	415	315.00–317.50	316.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
4	450–500	476	275.00–290.00	283.69
6	500–550	527	255.00–272.50	263.84
5	550–600	576	245.00–265.00	254.84
2	600–650	618	240.00–245.00	242.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	307.50–335.00	318.87
8	450–500	471	290.00–312.50	306.89
3	500–550	522	280.00–305.00	292.34
6	550–600	572	255.00–272.50	262.02
1	600–650	615	252.50	252.50
4	650–700	666	220.00–250.00	232.36
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	265.00–285.00	274.89
2	500–550	515	255.00–285.00	269.85
2	550–600	583	245.00–255.00	249.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,088	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,739.93
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,757.69
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	168.00	168.00
2	—	1,883	158.00–165.00	161.46
3	—	1,612	142.00–155.00	150.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,065	120.00–133.00	126.05
4	—	874	105.00–122.00	113.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,208	130.00–144.00	136.57
6	—	1,188	125.00–134.00	129.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,555	144.00–155.00	148.77
1	—	1,185	135.00	135.00
6	—	1,539	131.00–144.00	137.84

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