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Savannah Livestock Auction

Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 7

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,094 head

▲ 201 vs last sale 893▼ 38 vs year ago 1,132 · −3.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 102▼ 26 vs year ago 116 · −22.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 63▼ 38 vs year ago 85 · −44.7%

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 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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 $140.90/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$140.90

405 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$18.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.83

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	706	141.72	1,000	370
Medium and Large 2-3	460	133.02	612	32
Small 1-2	468	123.33	578	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.39/cwt here — about $423 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 sale405 hd

140.90

—

TN average12 barns · 2,881 hd

134.07

+6.83

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	1,753	79.05	1,385	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	49.49	734	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	49.48	635	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	43.70	488	13

Every lot

90 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	154.94/cwt	152.50–157.50	325	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	169.89/cwt	167.50–172.50	464	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	165.90/cwt	162.50–167.50	528	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	147.50/cwt	142.50–152.50	472	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	137.53/cwt	127.50–150.00	520	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	153.77/cwt	147.50–155.00	595	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	137.50/cwt	132.50–140.00	564	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	146.50/cwt	142.50–147.50	612	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	138.34/cwt	132.50–145.00	653	11
Steers	—	Small 1-2	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	506	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	645	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	134.26/cwt	130.00–137.50	699	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	127.75/cwt	127.50–128.00	728	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	134.29/cwt	132.50–137.50	772	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	128.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	804	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	643	118.76/cwt	117.50–124.00	764	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	758	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	125.92/cwt	122.50–130.00	847	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	117.55/cwt	112.50–122.50	838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	754	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,082	284
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	876	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	467	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	132.41/cwt	125.00–140.00	491	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	118.69/cwt	112.50–122.50	455	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	124.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	114.12/cwt	112.50–117.50	482	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	428	103.73/cwt	100.00–115.00	444	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	441	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	455	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	124.80/cwt	120.00–134.00	589	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	645	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	111.01/cwt	107.50–113.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	515	105.15/cwt	100.00–110.00	542	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	124.43/cwt	112.50–128.00	650	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	108.26/cwt	102.50–109.00	578	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	118.95/cwt	107.50–125.00	672	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	115.51/cwt	107.50–120.00	721	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	629	98.46/cwt	90.00–100.00	619	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	95.02/cwt	92.50–97.50	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	107.96/cwt	102.50–117.50	723	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	719	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	733	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	96.66/cwt	92.50–102.50	737	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	138.00/cwt	130.00–145.00	596	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	440	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	124.30/cwt	117.50–126.00	553	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	118.79/cwt	112.50–122.50	557	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	473	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	127.47/cwt	122.50–140.00	613	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	129.38/cwt	120.00–134.00	662	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	112.97/cwt	107.50–120.00	589	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	119.85/cwt	115.00–130.00	680	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	110.12/cwt	105.00–112.50	635	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	583	96.30/cwt	92.50–100.00	561	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	115.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	710	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	106.85/cwt	102.50–112.50	661	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	99.35/cwt	95.00–107.50	662	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,411	72.74/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,026	8
Bulls	—	—	1,963	82.93/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,628	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	999	45.28/cwt	39.00–48.00	452	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	44.01/cwt	41.00–47.00	489	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	482	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	50.18/cwt	48.00–54.00	667	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	646	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	50.05/cwt	48.00–53.00	746	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,980	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,402	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	646.77/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,920	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	813.49/cwt	720.00–925.00	8,981	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,110	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,992	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,931	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,038	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,148	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,506	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,282	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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,094Last week 893Year ago 1,132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 102Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 63Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	422	120.00–130.00	124.64
16	—	472	120.00–134.00	124.80
3	—	762	92.50–102.50	96.66
25	—	522	112.50–128.00	124.43
16	—	565	107.50–125.00	118.95
10	—	371	125.00–140.00	132.41
12	—	670	102.50–117.50	107.96
19	—	624	107.50–120.00	115.51
1	—	725	102.50	102.50
2	—	335	139.00–140.00	139.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	134.00	134.00
4	—	583	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
3	—	492	107.50–113.00	111.01
2	—	660	92.50–97.50	95.02
1	—	590	102.50	102.50
6	—	422	112.50–117.50	114.12
4	—	383	112.50–122.50	118.69
11	—	629	90.00–100.00	98.46
17	—	534	102.50–109.00	108.26
4	—	719	102.00	102.00
1	—	320	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	100.00–115.00	103.73
2	—	515	100.00–110.00	105.15
2	—	455	110.00–112.50	111.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
5	—	418	142.50–147.50	146.50
13	—	575	132.50–137.50	134.29
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
2	—	273	167.50–172.50	169.89
2	—	713	112.50–122.50	117.55
3	—	318	162.50–167.50	165.90
10	—	521	130.00–137.50	134.26
13	—	624	125.00–135.00	128.83
11	—	472	132.50–145.00	138.34
8	—	387	147.50–155.00	153.77
13	—	673	122.50–130.00	125.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	141.00	141.00
284	—	754	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	127.50	127.50
1	—	855	102.50	102.50
5	—	643	117.50–124.00	118.76
1	—	275	142.50	142.50
2	—	570	127.50–128.00	127.75
3	—	410	132.50–140.00	137.50
2	—	210	152.50–157.50	154.94
5	—	320	142.50–152.50	147.50
2	—	660	110.00–120.00	114.92
7	—	378	127.50–150.00	137.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	115.00–130.00	119.85
9	—	616	110.00–120.00	115.22
4	—	666	95.00–107.50	99.35
7	—	481	122.50–140.00	127.47
5	—	432	130.00–145.00	138.00
22	—	512	120.00–134.00	129.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	105.00–112.50	110.12
6	—	469	112.50–122.50	118.79
5	—	521	107.50–120.00	112.97
5	—	445	117.50–126.00	124.30
4	—	619	102.50–112.50	106.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	92.50–100.00	96.30
2	—	473	115.00–117.50	116.27
1	—	440	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,490	48.00–53.00	50.05
1	—	1,435	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,330	48.00–54.00	50.18
4	—	999	39.00–48.00	45.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	40.00	40.00
12	—	1,110	41.00–47.00	44.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,411	65.00–75.00	72.74
13	—	1,963	78.00–88.00	82.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	750.00	750.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,070	550.00–700.00	646.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	420.00	420.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,104	720.00–925.00	813.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	910.00	910.00

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.