Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers & Heifers $10-$20 lower, Feeder Bulls $10-$25 lower, Slaughter Cows $3-$4 higher, Slaughter Bulls Steady. Quality of feeder calves was poor to average, while quality of Slaughter Cows was average to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $248.61/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −179.43 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.

Average price

$248.61

15 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$55.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.85

vs TN average

−26.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	270.68	1,435	7thin
Medium and Large 2	532	231.33	1,230	7thin
Small 1	525	215.00	1,129	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.68/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

248.61

—

TN average16 barns · 559 hd

274.46

−25.85

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−26.47

This barn, trailing median28 sales

428.03

−179.43

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	1,588	152.49	2,421	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	133.29	1,941	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	130.91	1,546	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	117.51	1,155	11

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,205	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	255.90/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,108	5
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	515	210.03/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	289.62/cwt	280.00–300.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	273.25/cwt	265.00–280.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	222.45/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,453	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	141.75/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,765	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	131.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,519	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	119.26/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,422	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	111.57/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,021	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	133.31/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,938	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	125.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,641	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	136.93/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,103	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	118.83/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,186	9
Bulls	—	—	1,723	150.47/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,593	2
Bulls	—	—	1,574	145.80/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,295	4
Bulls	—	—	1,480	167.87/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	257.41/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,207	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,217	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	229.11/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,345	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	190.35/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	214.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	221.41/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,154	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,085	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	204.86/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,270	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	267.45/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,091	4
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	244.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	256.33/cwt	235.00–272.50	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	191.27/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	201.30/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,313	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	415	222.29/cwt	205.00–240.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	762	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	268.10/cwt	245.00–295.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	240.50/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,128	10
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	229.84/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	597	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	237.07/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,249	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	225.08/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	220.88/cwt	210.00–232.50	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	287.28/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	315.74/cwt	285.00–340.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	226.54/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,092	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	209.81/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	266.69/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	313.35/cwt	310.00–315.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,391	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	260.15/cwt	255.00–265.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	271.63/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,412	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	234.85/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	312.32/cwt	310.00–315.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	438	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,353	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	351	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,167	10
Steers	Small 1	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	302.01/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	222.13/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,593	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	787	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	248.00/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	268.81/cwt	245.00–295.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	229.92/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,189	5

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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 694Year ago 758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 95Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	255	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	333	280.00–300.00	289.62
1	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	433	245.00–265.00	255.90
2	450–500	473	210.00–220.00	214.97
7	500–550	521	200.00–235.00	221.41
2	550–600	570	180.00–200.00	190.35
4	600–650	620	190.00–215.00	204.86
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	200.00–225.00	210.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	408	265.00–275.00	267.45
4	450–500	469	250.00–260.00	257.41
4	500–550	518	230.00–240.00	234.98
11	550–600	587	220.00–235.00	229.11
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	785	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
3	300–350	313	310.00–315.00	313.35
2	350–400	380	290.00–315.00	302.01
2	400–450	423	275.00–300.00	287.28
3	450–500	473	265.00–270.00	266.69
6	500–550	520	265.00–280.00	271.63
1	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
5	600–650	615	240.00–255.00	248.00
2	650–700	668	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	775	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	285.00–340.00	315.74
2	250–300	275	310.00–315.00	312.32
3	300–350	328	265.00–280.00	273.25
2	350–400	368	245.00–295.00	268.81
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
5	500–550	517	210.00–250.00	229.92
2	550–600	568	230.00–240.00	234.85
2	600–650	620	225.00–235.00	229.84
2	650–700	653	210.00–235.00	222.45
1	700–750	720	212.50	212.50
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	351	332.50	332.50
13	400–450	438	309.00	309.00
28	700–750	717	220.00–250.00	222.13
7	750–800	787	215.00	215.00
5	850–900	850	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	205.00–240.00	222.29
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	565	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	630	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	427	240.00–250.00	244.90
10	450–500	469	235.00–245.00	240.50
16	500–550	527	230.00–250.00	237.07
2	550–600	565	235.00–240.00	237.54
3	600–650	620	215.00–235.00	225.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
5	250–300	273	245.00–295.00	268.10
2	300–350	335	255.00–265.00	260.15
5	350–400	377	235.00–272.50	256.33
3	400–450	433	210.00–232.50	220.88
5	450–500	482	210.00–237.50	226.54
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
4	550–600	561	185.00–215.00	201.30
3	600–650	618	190.00–225.00	209.81
2	650–700	663	190.00–192.50	191.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	597	235.00	235.00
12	600–650	618	225.00	225.00
7	700–750	703	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	762	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	139.00–145.00	141.75
10	—	1,158	125.00–135.00	131.16
3	—	1,192	117.00–121.00	119.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	105.00–118.00	111.57
9	—	998	114.00–126.00	118.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	130.00–136.00	133.31
2	—	1,303	120.00–130.00	125.97
4	—	1,536	135.00–141.00	136.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	150.00–151.00	150.47
4	—	1,574	145.00–147.00	145.80
2	—	1,480	165.00–170.00	167.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,205	2,350.00	2,350.00

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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Savannah Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle