Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.53/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −146.38 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.

Average price

$249.53

34 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$18.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.68

vs TN average

−19.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	255.89	1,366	22
Medium and Large 2-3	559	237.86	1,329	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $37 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 sale34 hd

249.53

—

TN average13 barns · 505 hd

257.21

−7.68

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−19.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.91

−146.38

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	—	Low	1,470	159.14	2,339	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	146.04	2,022	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	142.23	1,659	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	114.44	1,111	19

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$2,800	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,435	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$1,979	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$4,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,312	$3,594	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$3,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,430	$3,207	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$2,943	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$2,442	3thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	350–400	369	302.39/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	266.42/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,276	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	313.51/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	312.58/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	273.75/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	379.34/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	353.44/cwt	335.00–370.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	246.08/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,504	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	308.08/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	276.74/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,173	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	318.49/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,048	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	237.62/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,611	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	224.75/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,540	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	295.54/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	340.13/cwt	325.00–355.00	980	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	2,742.03/head	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,742	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	2,662.97/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	318.13/cwt	290.00–337.50	1,317	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	255.99/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,323	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,435.46/head	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,435	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	3,038.56/head	1,850.00–3,900.00	3,039	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	3,594.41/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,594	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	317.44/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,359	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	839	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,837	51
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,442.16/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,442	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	3,207.46/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,207	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	153.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,066	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	144.33/cwt	134.00–155.00	2,215	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	144.29/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,013	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	140.70/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,619	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	126.28/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,507	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	151.97/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,828	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	105.39/cwt	96.00–110.00	960	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	126.91/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,472	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	118.82/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,139	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,910	1
Bulls	—	—	1,424	161.11/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,294	8
Bulls	—	—	1,705	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	850	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,874	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	264.84/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,496	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,979.23/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	1,979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	242.43/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,501	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	261.09/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	247.47/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	277.42/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,318	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	714	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,285	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	230.05/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	222.39/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	279.41/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	297.15/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,521	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	239.42/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,355	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	272.24/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,288	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	227.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	265.06/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	329.04/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	255.75/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,427	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	239.96/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	217.54/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	252.88/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,345	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	227.59/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	332.60/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	417.35/cwt	405.00–430.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	251.76/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,641	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	285.24/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,643	9

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 675Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 69Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 20Year ago 38

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	335.00–370.00	353.44
2	250–300	288	325.00–355.00	340.13
10	300–350	329	305.00–335.00	318.49
4	350–400	369	295.00–310.00	302.39
10	400–450	424	270.00–287.50	276.74
21	450–500	479	255.00–272.50	266.42
13	500–550	517	250.00–262.50	255.99
9	550–600	558	250.00–262.50	255.75
10	600–650	619	235.00–250.00	242.43
21	650–700	685	220.00–240.00	224.75
10	700–750	727	215.00–229.00	227.59
1	800–850	830	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	800–850	839	219.00	219.00
58	850–900	850	220.50	220.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	387	260.00–270.00	265.06
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
4	450–500	474	240.00–250.00	247.47
2	500–550	523	220.00–240.00	230.05
10	550–600	566	220.00–245.00	239.42
4	600–650	619	215.00–230.00	222.39
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	305.00–320.00	313.51
6	400–450	414	290.00–337.50	318.13
6	450–500	462	290.00–320.00	308.08
6	500–550	522	280.00–302.50	295.54
4	550–600	565	257.50–275.00	264.84
7	600–650	611	240.00–252.50	246.08
3	650–700	678	232.50–247.50	237.62
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	773	225.00–230.00	227.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	265.00–295.00	279.41
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
7	450–500	473	250.00–285.00	272.24
7	500–550	532	235.00–265.00	252.88
3	550–600	565	235.00–245.00	239.96
4	600–650	635	220.00–230.00	227.48
2	650–700	670	215.00–220.00	217.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	405.00–430.00	417.35
2	250–300	283	365.00–395.00	379.34
5	300–350	327	320.00–350.00	329.04
2	350–400	380	330.00–335.00	332.60
8	400–450	428	305.00–325.00	317.44
6	450–500	477	300.00–325.00	312.58
24	500–550	512	285.00–310.00	297.15
9	550–600	576	275.00–290.00	285.24
4	600–650	645	270.00–275.00	273.75
20	650–700	652	250.00–265.00	251.76
1	700–750	740	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
4	800–850	818	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	290.00	290.00
11	450–500	475	255.00–295.00	277.42
4	500–550	523	245.00–280.00	261.09
2	550–600	573	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	688	235.00–240.00	237.51
7	700–750	714	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	790	222.50	222.50

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	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,275	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,435.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,295	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,123	1,950.00–2,050.00	1,979.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,328	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,742.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,229	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,662.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,261	1,850.00–3,900.00	3,038.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,312	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,594.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,153	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,442.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,225	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,430	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,207.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	150.00–156.00	153.00
13	—	1,395	140.00–148.00	144.29
1	—	1,425	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,151	133.00–146.00	140.70
3	—	1,193	126.00–127.00	126.28
9	—	1,203	149.00–155.00	151.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	911	96.00–110.00	105.39
3	—	1,160	126.00–129.00	126.91
8	—	959	113.00–124.00	118.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	134.00–155.00	144.33
8	—	1,424	158.00–168.00	161.11
1	—	1,705	173.00	173.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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