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Savannah Livestock Auction

Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 19

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

806 head

▲ 348 vs last sale 458▲ 806 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 35▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 17▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well established last week. Steers 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.00/cwt on 280 head.

Average price

$153.00

280 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	153.50	864	223
Medium and Large 2-3	431	151.90	654	45
Small 1-2	407	150.01	611	10thin
Medium and Large 3	400	136.00	544	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $320 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale280 hd

153.00

—

TN average11 barns · 1,603 hd

152.01

+0.98

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	1,854	80.53	1,493	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	55.96	844	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	54.43	665	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	45.82	451	12

Every lot

98 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	191.31/cwt	185.00–200.00	436	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	238	166.24/cwt	165.00–167.50	396	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	250	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	381	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	284	167.93/cwt	160.00–177.50	477	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	322	158.72/cwt	147.50–170.00	511	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	179.30/cwt	175.00–185.00	593	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	174.78/cwt	170.00–185.00	648	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	375	188.27/cwt	185.00–190.00	706	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	159.13/cwt	142.50–165.00	597	12
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	150.56/cwt	142.50–158.00	572	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	415	148.55/cwt	140.00–160.00	616	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	417	179.16/cwt	177.50–180.00	747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	160.64/cwt	157.50–162.50	676	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	168.14/cwt	160.00–173.00	721	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	163.22/cwt	155.00–172.50	764	18
Steers	—	Small 1-2	468	155.18/cwt	152.50–158.00	726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	785	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	160.44/cwt	158.00–164.00	821	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	147.76/cwt	145.00–152.50	761	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	727	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	530	159.03/cwt	158.00–160.00	843	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	147.27/cwt	145.00–153.00	848	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	580	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	154.02/cwt	153.00–159.00	909	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	933	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	137.85/cwt	133.00–147.50	849	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	129.57/cwt	125.00–132.50	809	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	142.11/cwt	141.00–145.00	938	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	135.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	916	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	121.25/cwt	117.50–125.00	873	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	127.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	924	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	137.72/cwt	135.00–141.00	997	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	788	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,084	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	273	143.69/cwt	137.50–150.00	392	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	148.37/cwt	140.00–155.00	487	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	337	135.88/cwt	130.00–142.50	458	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	358	131.79/cwt	122.50–137.50	472	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	148.12/cwt	140.00–155.00	552	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	389	137.56/cwt	130.00–145.00	535	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	141.95/cwt	137.50–146.00	596	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	136.06/cwt	132.50–140.00	577	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	455	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	140.04/cwt	135.00–147.00	658	18
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	125.84/cwt	122.50–132.50	608	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	135.37/cwt	127.50–140.00	707	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	120.44/cwt	117.00–125.00	684	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	127.91/cwt	122.50–137.00	728	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	598	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	789	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	122.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	742	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	132.87/cwt	132.50–133.00	818	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	649	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	753	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	865	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	916	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	163.83/cwt	155.00–170.00	691	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	158.03/cwt	155.00–162.50	754	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	146.95/cwt	141.00–156.00	761	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	832	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	70.24/cwt	68.00–73.00	954	2
Bulls	—	—	1,908	81.84/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,562	3
Bulls	—	—	2,270	88.86/cwt	87.00–91.00	2,017	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	342	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	46.53/cwt	43.00–50.00	461	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	48.51/cwt	45.00–50.00	541	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	54.47/cwt	50.00–58.00	661	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	846	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	904	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	55.38/cwt	53.00–58.00	843	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,083	804.64/cwt	800.00–810.00	8,714	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,200	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,200	1

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 806Last week 458Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	785	106.00	106.00
6	—	518	141.00–156.00	146.95
8	—	477	155.00–162.50	158.03
9	—	422	155.00–170.00	163.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	147.50	147.50
1	—	530	136.00	136.00
1	—	550	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
1	—	510	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	142.50	142.50
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
4	—	608	120.00–123.00	122.00
8	—	328	140.00–155.00	148.37
13	—	373	140.00–155.00	148.12
15	—	569	122.50–137.00	127.91
18	—	470	135.00–147.00	140.04
19	—	522	127.50–140.00	135.37
26	—	420	137.50–146.00	141.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	122.50–137.50	131.79
1	—	470	127.50	127.50
1	—	290	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	649	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	120.00–125.00	123.30
5	—	424	132.50–140.00	136.06
4	—	568	117.00–125.00	120.44
4	—	389	130.00–145.00	137.56
3	—	483	122.50–132.50	125.84
3	—	337	130.00–142.50	135.88
2	—	273	137.50–150.00	143.69
1	—	655	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	598	132.00	132.00
15	—	616	132.50–133.00	132.87
13	—	763	120.00	120.00
4	—	718	120.00–121.00	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	147.50	147.50
1	—	375	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	190.00	190.00
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
3	—	228	185.00–200.00	191.31
18	—	468	155.00–172.50	163.22
17	—	371	170.00–185.00	174.78
14	—	676	130.00–140.00	135.44
11	—	616	133.00–147.50	137.85
8	—	723	125.00–130.00	127.82
8	—	576	145.00–153.00	147.27
8	—	429	160.00–173.00	168.14
6	—	515	145.00–152.50	147.76
7	—	331	175.00–185.00	179.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	132.50	132.50
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
2	—	238	165.00–167.50	166.24
2	—	480	150.00–160.00	154.90
2	—	515	140.00–142.50	141.24
2	—	720	117.50–125.00	121.25
4	—	284	160.00–177.50	167.93
4	—	421	157.50–162.50	160.64
7	—	624	125.00–132.50	129.57
8	—	322	147.50–170.00	158.72
12	—	375	142.50–165.00	159.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	590	153.00–159.00	154.02
22	—	512	158.00–164.00	160.44
18	—	660	141.00–145.00	142.11
13	—	788	137.50	137.50
13	—	724	135.00–141.00	137.72
11	—	614	152.00	152.00
3	—	473	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	177.50–180.00	179.16
3	—	375	185.00–190.00	188.27
2	—	530	158.00–160.00	159.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	152.50	152.50
1	—	335	152.50	152.50
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
2	—	380	142.50–158.00	150.56
2	—	468	152.50–158.00	155.18
3	—	415	140.00–160.00	148.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	38.00	38.00
11	—	991	43.00–50.00	46.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,522	53.00–58.00	55.38
1	—	1,410	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,214	50.00–58.00	54.47
3	—	1,115	45.00–50.00	48.51
2	—	1,435	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	68.00–73.00	70.24
2	—	2,270	87.00–91.00	88.86
3	—	1,908	78.00–85.00	81.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	800.00–810.00	804.64

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.