Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady to $2.00 higher, Feeder Steers $3.00-$5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 400lbs $6.00-$10.00 higher, between 400-600lbs $3.00-$6.00 higher, over 600lbs not well established, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$7.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand for Feeder Calves under 350lbs strong, over 350lbs moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.25/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −167.65 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.

Average price

$228.25

54 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$13.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.38

vs TN average

−18.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	232.75	1,292	36
Small 1	520	220.00	1,144	2thin
Medium and Large 2	556	219.18	1,218	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $75 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 sale54 hd

228.25

—

TN average14 barns · 765 hd

229.63

−1.38

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−18.53

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.91

−167.65

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	1,559	149.90	2,337	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	116.75	1,657	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	109.05	1,247	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	97.12	1,036	12

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,303	$2,450	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	300.27/cwt	290.00–310.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	863	182.39/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	293.19/cwt	255.00–320.00	956	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	289	293.30/cwt	280.00–305.00	848	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	303.32/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	241.26/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,037	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	272.41/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,019	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	224.06/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,176	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	214.52/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,111	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	209.94/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	205.00/cwt	170.00–220.00	1,275	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	226.86/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,062	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	214.29/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,256	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	207.54/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	261.99/cwt	255.00–270.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	245.52/cwt	240.00–255.00	911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	224.36/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	223.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	965	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	585	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Steers	Small 1	300–350	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	93.82/cwt	90.00–100.00	957	7
Bulls	—	—	1,418	149.24/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,116	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	107.37/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,568	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	114.41/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,707	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,357	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	109.87/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,278	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,183	132.35/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,566	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	104.91/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,160	4
Bulls	—	—	1,570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,198	1
Bulls	—	—	2,118	157.48/cwt	154.00–160.00	3,335	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	101.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,316	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,345	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	213.73/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	845	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	286.42/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	240.72/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,124	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	588	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,382	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	221.61/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	241.16/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,020	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	345.90/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	249.17/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,435	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	267.98/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	275.20/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	271.25/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,009	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	231.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,333	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	345.00/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	251.58/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,318	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	541	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,271	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	234.25/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,239	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	305.06/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,171	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	249.92/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	247.54/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	254.33/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,198	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	296.23/cwt	285.00–305.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	233.72/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	436	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,112	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	239.79/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,242	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,600	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	214.30/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,438	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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 731Year ago 1,084

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 85Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 41Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	300.00–305.00	303.32
5	400–450	415	265.00–290.00	275.20
10	450–500	471	250.00–275.00	254.33
11	500–550	518	230.00–250.00	239.79
6	550–600	578	227.50–235.00	233.72
2	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	653	215.00–220.00	217.51
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	788	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
8	400–450	430	220.00–250.00	241.26
11	450–500	468	210.00–240.00	226.86
11	500–550	518	200.00–225.00	214.52
3	550–600	568	205.00–220.00	214.30
3	600–650	622	200.00–215.00	207.54
1	650–700	695	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	710	202.50	202.50
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	863	175.00–190.00	182.39
1	950–1000	975	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	515	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	568	210.00–217.50	213.73
1	800–850	845	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	510	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	585	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	290.00–310.00	300.27
4	300–350	320	285.00–305.00	296.23
9	350–400	372	260.00–285.00	271.25
6	400–450	423	230.00–252.50	241.16
19	450–500	467	230.00–247.50	240.72
8	500–550	529	230.00–238.00	234.25
5	550–600	577	225.00–235.00	231.00
4	650–700	680	220.00–225.00	222.50
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	255.00	255.00
5	300–350	316	255.00–270.00	261.99
9	350–400	371	240.00–255.00	245.52
3	400–450	432	220.00–225.00	223.44
4	450–500	464	222.50–227.50	224.36
8	500–550	525	220.00–227.50	224.06
8	550–600	586	210.00–225.00	214.29
6	600–650	622	170.00–220.00	205.00
2	650–700	678	205.00–215.00	209.94
1	750–800	795	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	805	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	220.00–225.00	221.61
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	605	217.50	217.50
1	650–700	670	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	588	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	255.00	255.00
9	500–550	541	235.00	235.00
9	650–700	662	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	315.00	315.00
6	250–300	289	280.00–305.00	293.30
11	300–350	326	255.00–320.00	293.19
12	350–400	374	260.00–290.00	272.41
1	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	635	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	355	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	630	190.00	190.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	330.00–365.00	345.00
4	300–350	311	330.00–365.00	345.90
8	350–400	384	290.00–315.00	305.06
3	400–450	428	275.00–295.00	286.42
4	450–500	480	250.00–275.00	267.98
8	500–550	524	240.00–260.00	251.58
9	550–600	576	245.00–255.00	249.17
4	600–650	629	240.00–257.50	249.92
4	650–700	659	235.00–255.00	247.54
7	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	753	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	653	245.00	245.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,303	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,020	90.00–100.00	93.82
5	—	1,133	100.00–105.00	101.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	105.00–110.00	107.37
8	—	1,492	112.00–115.00	114.41
3	—	1,183	128.00–138.00	132.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	119.00	119.00
8	—	1,163	107.00–113.00	109.87
4	—	1,106	104.00–106.00	104.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,418	144.00–153.00	149.24
1	—	1,570	140.00	140.00
2	—	2,118	154.00–160.00	157.48

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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