Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last reported sale at this location was three weeks ago. Therefor, an accurate price comparison could not be established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.75/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.16 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.

Average price

$255.75

95 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$35.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.71

vs TN average

−2.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	260.80	1,403	76
Medium and Large 2-3	542	236.10	1,279	18thin
Small 1-2	565	225.00	1,271	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.80/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale95 hd

255.75

—

TN average14 barns · 809 hd

252.03

+3.71

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−2.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.91

−140.16

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	1,632	164.65	2,688	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	134.53	1,944	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	132.68	1,677	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,122	124.60	1,399	14

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,475	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	789	$3,068	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,016	$2,425	22
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 2-3	300–350	343	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	227.87/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,308	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	238.34/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,242	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	320.43/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,368	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	267.04/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,154	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	271.57/cwt	265.00–285.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	231.62/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,350	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	253.71/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,208	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	252.80/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	261.88/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,872	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	293.99/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,779	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	291.63/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,597	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,591.69/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	260.82/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,343	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	235.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	282.51/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,308	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	274.52/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,430	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	235.51/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	253.31/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,436	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	304.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	287.70/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	241.45/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,475	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	256.65/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	218.77/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	305.11/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,641	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	308.71/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	261.93/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,255	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	240.11/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	256.35/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	2,571.86/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,572	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	657	3,039.12/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	3,039	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	725	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Steers	Small 1-2	250–300	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	313	273.20/cwt	255.00–290.00	855	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	133.53/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,931	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	123.88/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,553	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	143.60/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,877	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	133.08/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,670	35
Bulls	—	—	1,441	162.18/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,337	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	125.87/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	143.87/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,073	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,643	1
Bulls	—	—	1,348	151.11/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,037	3
Bulls	—	—	1,956	174.74/cwt	167.00–180.00	3,418	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	124.03/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,380	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	221.13/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	309.34/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	362	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	459	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	266.18/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,416	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	822	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	262.35/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,346	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	280.54/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	278.95/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,194	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,686.74/head	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,687	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	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 Jul 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 604Year ago 863

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 199Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 95Year ago 51

The last reported sale at this location was three weeks ago. Therefor, an accurate price comparison could not be established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	343	290.00–295.00	292.48
3	350–400	360	265.00–285.00	271.57
8	400–450	432	255.00–272.50	267.04
6	450–500	476	245.00–260.00	253.71
12	500–550	521	220.00–250.00	238.34
6	550–600	583	220.00–245.00	231.62
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	683	220.00–225.00	222.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	485	277.50	277.50
32	500–550	532	265.00–270.00	266.18
7	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	300.00–310.00	304.89
1	250–300	270	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	358	290.00–295.00	291.63
5	400–450	422	280.00–300.00	287.70
9	450–500	479	255.00–265.00	261.93
21	500–550	515	250.00–265.00	260.82
23	550–600	567	245.00–265.00	253.31
9	600–650	611	230.00–255.00	241.45
3	650–700	662	230.00–240.00	235.03
4	700–750	710	215.00–220.00	218.77
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	255.00–290.00	273.20
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	565	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	260.00–300.00	278.95
1	450–500	460	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	518	240.00–265.00	252.80
5	550–600	574	220.00–240.00	227.87
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	840	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	295.00	295.00
4	400–450	420	300.00–325.00	309.34
10	450–500	463	275.00–295.00	282.51
6	500–550	521	265.00–285.00	274.52
6	550–600	581	245.00–270.00	256.65
5	600–650	616	225.00–247.50	235.51
4	650–700	680	215.00–235.00	221.13
5	700–750	726	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	750	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	427	310.00–330.00	320.43
4	450–500	481	290.00–325.00	308.71
13	500–550	538	290.00–317.50	305.11
5	550–600	574	275.00–290.00	280.54
10	600–650	631	250.00–280.00	262.35
7	650–700	671	250.00–270.00	256.35
1	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	768	235.00–245.00	240.11
1	1000–1050	1,010	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	568	302.50	302.50
10	600–650	605	290.00–295.00	293.99
12	700–750	715	252.50–265.00	261.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	350	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
3	800–850	822	220.00–225.00	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	459	332.50	332.50
2	500–550	525	320.00–325.00	322.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,040	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,591.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,044	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,571.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	890	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,025	3,150.00	3,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	657	2,600.00–3,100.00	3,039.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	825	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,686.74
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,300.00	1,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,700.00	2,700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,446	130.00–143.00	133.53
2	—	1,443	124.00–128.00	125.87
4	—	1,441	140.00–149.00	143.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,254	120.00–129.00	123.88
10	—	1,307	140.00–151.00	143.60
35	—	1,255	127.00–139.00	133.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	132.00	132.00
13	—	1,113	118.00–128.00	124.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	161.00–163.00	162.18
3	—	1,348	148.00–155.00	151.11
5	—	1,956	167.00–180.00	174.74

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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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Savannah Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle