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Savannah Livestock Auction

Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 30

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

893 head

▲ 266 vs last sale 627▲ 41 vs year ago 852 · +4.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 104▲ 11 vs year ago 91 · +12.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 50▲ 24 vs year ago 39 · +61.5%

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 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Steers and bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

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 $137.59/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$137.59

331 head · 749 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$13.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.63

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	759	137.74	1,046	320
Medium and Large 2-3	439	134.82	592	9thin
Small 1-2	520	124.66	648	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.08/cwt here — about $397 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 sale331 hd

137.59

—

TN average8 barns · 1,626 hd

134.96

+2.63

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	1,712	80.52	1,378	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	53.64	661	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	53.17	736	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	46.05	505	30

Every lot

84 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	163.34/cwt	157.50–167.50	552	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	526	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	150.60/cwt	145.00–160.00	566	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	520	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	129.94/cwt	127.50–132.50	539	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	144.55/cwt	137.50–152.50	640	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	141.28/cwt	135.00–145.00	678	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	520	124.66/cwt	122.50–127.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	135.83/cwt	132.50–137.50	709	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	135.84/cwt	132.50–140.00	780	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	796	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	132.47/cwt	125.00–138.00	829	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	128.48/cwt	125.00–133.00	883	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,001	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	881	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	851	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	838	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,144	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,071	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	929	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,233	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	229	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	303	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	267	128.67/cwt	122.50–137.50	344	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	402	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	134.22/cwt	127.50–140.00	444	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	135.11/cwt	127.50–140.00	497	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	120.59/cwt	115.00–125.00	450	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	420	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	123.98/cwt	117.50–130.00	523	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	117.86/cwt	110.00–122.50	509	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	558	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	120.42/cwt	115.00–126.00	578	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	120.73/cwt	115.00–124.00	613	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	538	111.52/cwt	108.00–115.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	115.43/cwt	107.50–121.00	649	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	728	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	101.36/cwt	100.00–103.00	623	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	107.16/cwt	104.00–113.00	665	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	683	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	415	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	147.19/cwt	140.00–155.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	134.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	587	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	137.68/cwt	130.00–144.00	631	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	124.43/cwt	117.50–132.50	597	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	121.67/cwt	115.00–128.00	635	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	136.70/cwt	127.50–141.00	720	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	127.04/cwt	125.00–131.00	709	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	120.06/cwt	117.50–122.50	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	123.56/cwt	118.00–126.00	755	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	112.05/cwt	112.00–112.50	748	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	114.43/cwt	110.00–117.50	771	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	109.18/cwt	107.50–112.50	789	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	822	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,566	73.31/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,148	4
Bulls	—	—	1,749	83.57/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,462	7
Bulls	—	—	2,035	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,791	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	46.05/cwt	40.00–52.00	505	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	57.52/cwt	57.00–58.00	702	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	53.56/cwt	52.00–56.00	654	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,362	53.85/cwt	50.00–59.00	733	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	713	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	50.89/cwt	50.00–52.00	741	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	920	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,210	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	938	635.12/cwt	620.00–650.00	5,957	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	770.24/cwt	700.00–825.00	8,088	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,083	702.95/cwt	650.00–775.00	7,613	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	939.89/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	10,461	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,125	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,988	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	855.79/cwt	775.00–925.00	9,696	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,199	765.76/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,181	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,336	850.14/cwt	825.00–875.00	11,358	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,538	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,040	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,125	2

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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 893Last week 627Year ago 852

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 104Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 50Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	125.00–131.00	127.04
3	—	723	107.50–112.50	109.18
2	—	428	140.00–155.00	147.19
5	—	674	110.00–117.50	114.43
10	—	611	118.00–126.00	123.56
1	—	765	107.50	107.50
9	—	458	130.00–144.00	137.68
11	—	527	127.50–141.00	136.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	115.00–128.00	121.67
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
7	—	438	130.00–135.00	134.03
11	—	668	112.00–112.50	112.05
5	—	480	117.50–132.50	124.43
2	—	563	117.50–122.50	120.06
1	—	600	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	626	125.00–138.00	132.47
3	—	338	157.50–167.50	163.34
8	—	443	137.50–152.50	144.55
3	—	720	120.00–125.00	122.33
7	—	376	145.00–160.00	150.60
1	—	830	102.50	102.50
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
3	—	687	125.00–133.00	128.48
8	—	480	135.00–145.00	141.28
1	—	915	117.00	117.00
4	—	574	132.50–140.00	135.84
9	—	522	132.50–137.50	135.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	838	136.50	136.50
70	—	700	143.00	143.00
58	—	929	132.75	132.75
7	—	490	145.00	145.00
4	—	577	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	131.00	131.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	152.50	152.50
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
2	—	378	137.50	137.50
2	—	415	127.50–132.50	129.94
1	—	255	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	122.50–127.00	124.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	607	120.00	120.00
6	—	655	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	117.50–130.00	123.98
1	—	700	97.50	97.50
7	—	621	104.00–113.00	107.16
15	—	508	115.00–124.00	120.73
12	—	562	107.50–121.00	115.43
17	—	368	127.50–140.00	135.11
21	—	480	115.00–126.00	120.42
6	—	331	127.50–140.00	134.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.52
5	—	267	122.50–137.50	128.67
9	—	432	110.00–122.50	117.86
4	—	328	120.00–125.00	122.42
4	—	229	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	—	575	110.00	110.00
4	—	475	117.50	117.50
4	—	373	115.00–125.00	120.59
4	—	615	100.00–103.00	101.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	108.00–115.00	111.52
1	—	420	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,096	40.00–52.00	46.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,362	50.00–59.00	53.85
3	—	1,457	50.00–52.00	50.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,221	52.00–56.00	53.56
2	—	1,398	51.00	51.00
2	—	1,220	57.00–58.00	57.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,566	71.00–75.00	73.31
1	—	2,035	88.00	88.00
7	—	1,749	80.00–85.00	83.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	620.00–650.00	635.12

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,083	650.00–775.00	702.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,199	700.00–850.00	765.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	700.00–825.00	770.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	875.00–1,000.00	939.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,133	775.00–925.00	855.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,336	825.00–875.00	850.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	960.00	960.00

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.