Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher. Feeder Steers mostly steady. Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 higher. 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 $236.05/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −159.86 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.

Average price

$236.05

46 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$15.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.82

vs TN average

−15.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	240.42	1,282	32
Small 1	580	232.44	1,348	2thin
Medium and Large 2	552	224.99	1,242	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.43/cwt here — about $40 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

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 sale46 hd

236.05

—

TN average14 barns · 669 hd

238.87

−2.82

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−15.89

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.91

−159.86

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	1,527	171.18	2,614	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	148.32	2,077	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	142.33	1,722	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	126.81	1,351	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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	948	$1,689	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$1,612	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	870	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	200–250	205	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	270.69/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,408	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	271.10/cwt	265.00–275.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	342.55/cwt	340.00–345.00	891	2
Steers	Small 1	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	284.77/cwt	280.00–290.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	249.67/cwt	240.00–257.50	964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	244.12/cwt	220.00–270.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	230.85/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,228	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	300.96/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,135	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	259.31/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,076	10
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	268.36/cwt	265.00–270.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	580	232.44/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	218.59/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	251.41/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,179	20
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	649	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,574	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	242.04/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,263	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	269.04/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,294	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	235.56/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,336	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	214.76/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	219.14/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,253	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	247.06/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,048	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	262.42/cwt	250.00–275.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	234.19/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,333	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	243.63/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,386	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	233.38/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	236.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	299.87/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,134	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	127.89/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,382	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,056	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	153.24/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,086	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	126.39/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,691	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	151.60/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,868	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	139.84/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,656	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	137.24/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,044	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	180.27/cwt	176.00–184.00	3,092	5
Bulls	—	—	1,370	163.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,241	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,924.67/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	948	1,688.52/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,689	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	675	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	912	1,748.72/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,749	3
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	870	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	280.73/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,179	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	227.94/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	239.99/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,260	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	245.08/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	254.30/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,315	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	255.98/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,067	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	271.72/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,024	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	237.48/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	296.61/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	284.64/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	260.87/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	231.28/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	250.67/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,534	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	258.10/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,461	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	327.25/cwt	320.00–335.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	286.20/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	320.00–335.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	224.29/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	241.05/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,646	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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 358Year ago 398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 50Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 27Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
3	300–350	342	285.00–305.00	296.61
9	350–400	377	245.00–290.00	271.72
3	400–450	415	275.00–290.00	284.64
5	450–500	479	245.00–275.00	260.87
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	633	232.50–242.50	237.48
2	650–700	653	222.50–240.00	231.28
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	320.00–335.00	327.25
2	250–300	260	340.00–345.00	342.55
3	300–350	300	320.00–335.00	330.00
8	350–400	377	290.00–315.00	300.96
2	400–450	418	285.00–290.00	287.49
4	450–500	458	282.50–290.00	286.20
9	500–550	520	250.00–280.00	270.69
8	550–600	566	250.00–270.00	258.10
8	600–650	612	240.00–262.50	250.67
4	650–700	683	230.00–257.50	241.05
3	700–750	713	217.50–235.00	224.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	325	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	785	195.00	195.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	220.00–270.00	244.12
4	300–350	323	265.00–275.00	271.10
7	350–400	386	240.00–257.50	249.67
5	400–450	424	240.00–255.00	247.06
2	450–500	463	240.00–250.00	245.03
6	500–550	532	225.00–235.00	230.85
6	550–600	572	210.00–230.00	219.14
5	600–650	615	210.00–230.00	218.59
1	800–850	845	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	280.00–290.00	284.77
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	370	265.00–270.00	268.36
10	400–450	415	250.00–270.00	259.31
20	450–500	469	240.00–260.00	251.41
24	500–550	522	230.00–250.00	242.04
8	550–600	567	230.00–240.00	235.56
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	475	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	580	230.00–235.00	232.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	600–650	649	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	205.00–225.00	214.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	295.00–305.00	299.87
11	400–450	420	265.00–295.00	280.73
13	450–500	481	250.00–277.50	269.04
8	500–550	517	240.00–267.50	254.30
4	550–600	569	240.00–255.00	243.63
5	600–650	633	230.00–240.00	236.06
3	650–700	655	220.00–242.50	233.38
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	795	197.50	197.50
2	900–950	923	180.00–185.00	182.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	250.00–275.00	262.42
9	400–450	417	240.00–265.00	255.98
4	450–500	463	240.00–250.00	245.08
12	500–550	525	220.00–250.00	239.99
6	550–600	569	220.00–245.00	234.19
5	600–650	624	215.00–232.50	227.94
1	650–700	690	212.50	212.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,081	121.00–134.00	127.89
1	—	910	116.00	116.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,361	148.00–160.00	153.24
4	—	1,489	135.00–144.00	137.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	121.00–132.00	126.39
8	—	1,232	147.00–158.00	151.60
17	—	1,184	135.00–144.00	139.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,715	176.00–184.00	180.27
6	—	1,370	160.00–170.00	163.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,924.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,688.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	912	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,748.72
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,400.00	1,400.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle