Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week, Slaughter Cows $4.00-6.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $5.00-10.00 lower, Feeder Steers steady to $4.00 lower, Feeder Heifers/Bulls Steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.47/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −165.44 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.

Average price

$230.47

43 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$14.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs TN average

−13.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	235.55	1,291	28
Medium and Large 2	554	220.97	1,224	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.58/cwt here — about $67 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 sale43 hd

230.47

—

TN average15 barns · 955 hd

236.26

−5.79

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−13.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.91

−165.44

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	1,564	152.18	2,381	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	130.14	1,812	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	129.91	1,545	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	117.77	1,207	19

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1Fleshy	750–800	776	190.73/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,480	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	337.50/cwt	330.00–345.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	214.58/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	121.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,270	7
Bulls	—	—	1,318	136.52/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,799	4
Bulls	—	—	1,847	168.26/cwt	165.00–172.00	3,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	219.01/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,367	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	240.36/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,156	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	254.20/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,225	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	204.83/cwt	180.00–230.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	294.99/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	262.76/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	338.54/cwt	330.00–345.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	226.21/cwt	185.00–265.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	225.72/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,196	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	132.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,842	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	115.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,172	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	241.07/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,012	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	257.45/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,089	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	227.53/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	270.68/cwt	250.00–285.00	877	8
Bulls	Small 1	700–750	723	202.63/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	678	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	573	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	216.82/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,247	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	123.41/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,793	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,584	154.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,443	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	133.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,639	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,699	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	122.90/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,427	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	280.67/cwt	255.00–300.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	178.76/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	263.39/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,006	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	247.61/cwt	210.00–275.00	1,057	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	160.59/cwt	115.00–205.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	214.57/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	196.75/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	298.15/cwt	290.00–305.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	291.91/cwt	255.00–310.00	928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	239.29/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,407	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	284.91/cwt	245.00–305.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	270.86/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,027	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	223.34/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,356	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	210.84/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	252.99/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	216.78/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	237.66/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,252	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	261.35/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,132	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	711	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	176.27/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	232.51/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,197	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	256.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	221.66/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	300.03/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	241.18/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	247.06/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,188	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	310.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	221.22/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,407	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	260.07/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	238.67/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	237.64/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,319	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	237.71/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,255	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	297.55/cwt	290.00–305.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	322.42/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	293.78/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,084	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	582	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,280	2

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 466Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 76Year ago 64

Compared to the sale last week, Slaughter Cows $4.00-6.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $5.00-10.00 lower, Feeder Steers steady to $4.00 lower, Feeder Heifers/Bulls Steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	776	175.00–210.00	190.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
8	400–450	423	245.00–270.00	257.45
5	450–500	467	240.00–280.00	252.99
7	500–550	515	210.00–250.00	232.51
5	550–600	580	222.50–235.00	227.53
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	688	210.00–212.50	210.84
3	700–750	728	190.00–205.00	196.75
2	800–850	813	175.00–177.50	176.27
1	850–900	870	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	910	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	678	200.00–205.00	202.51
2	700–750	723	195.00–210.00	202.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	428	300.00–315.00	310.33
2	450–500	468	295.00–305.00	300.03
2	500–550	508	255.00–265.00	260.07
2	550–600	558	232.50–245.00	238.67
8	600–650	636	220.00–225.00	221.22
3	650–700	667	215.00–230.00	221.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	330.00–345.00	337.50
3	250–300	268	330.00–345.00	338.54
6	300–350	321	315.00–340.00	322.42
5	350–400	379	290.00–300.00	294.99
4	400–450	419	280.00–285.00	282.47
7	500–550	517	260.00–275.00	262.76
6	550–600	564	250.00–260.00	256.67
6	600–650	610	235.00–242.50	241.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	725	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	223	245.00–305.00	284.91
3	250–300	280	290.00–305.00	298.15
4	300–350	318	255.00–310.00	291.91
5	350–400	379	240.00–290.00	270.86
6	400–450	427	210.00–275.00	247.61
6	450–500	482	240.00–260.00	254.20
9	500–550	527	210.00–260.00	237.66
11	550–600	588	220.00–245.00	239.29
6	600–650	619	200.00–235.00	216.78
5	650–700	667	190.00–230.00	214.57
2	750–800	760	115.00–205.00	160.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	185.00–265.00	226.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	200.00–230.00	214.58
2	550–600	582	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	358	180.00–230.00	204.83
1	400–450	420	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
4	250–300	270	255.00–300.00	280.67
8	300–350	324	250.00–285.00	270.68
12	350–400	382	235.00–290.00	263.39
5	400–450	420	225.00–255.00	241.07
7	450–500	481	235.00–245.00	240.36
7	500–550	530	215.00–235.00	225.72
8	550–600	575	200.00–225.00	216.82
10	600–650	624	195.00–225.00	219.01
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
4	700–750	721	175.00–180.00	178.76
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	285.00	285.00
4	300–350	324	290.00–305.00	297.55
8	350–400	369	285.00–305.00	293.78
13	400–450	433	250.00–270.00	261.35
17	450–500	481	240.00–260.00	247.06
8	500–550	528	230.00–245.00	237.71
15	550–600	555	230.00–240.00	237.64
6	600–650	607	215.00–225.00	223.34
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
4	700–750	711	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,041	120.00–126.00	121.97
12	—	1,016	110.00–119.00	115.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,387	130.00–135.00	132.82
4	—	1,453	120.00–126.00	123.41
1	—	1,180	141.00	141.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,230	130.00–137.00	133.27
3	—	1,177	144.00–145.00	144.33
10	—	1,161	119.00–127.00	122.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,318	130.00–148.00	136.52
3	—	1,847	165.00–172.00	168.26
7	—	1,584	150.00–160.00	154.24

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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