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Savannah Livestock Auction

Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 21

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

623 head

▼ 543 vs last sale 1,166▼ 300 vs year ago 923 · −32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 90▼ 38 vs year ago 98 · −38.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 42▼ 4 vs year ago 60 · −6.7%

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 and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 8.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Bulls steady 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 $138.99/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$138.99

197 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$12.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.46

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	634	139.70	886	177
Medium and Large 2-3	357	133.74	478	17thin
Small 1-2	405	126.83	514	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.87/cwt here — about $372 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 sale197 hd

138.99

—

TN average9 barns · 1,564 hd

130.54

+8.46

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	1,659	75.54	1,254	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	50.21	704	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	49.89	595	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	43.06	430	10

Every lot

81 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	274	139.54/cwt	137.50–140.00	382	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	329	136.99/cwt	132.50–145.00	451	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	340	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	151.09/cwt	147.50–153.00	559	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	137.19/cwt	132.50–147.50	587	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	435	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	555	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2Full	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	138.96/cwt	134.00–145.00	652	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	125.02/cwt	122.50–127.50	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	129.00/cwt	127.50–130.00	682	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	540	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	126.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	717	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	114.99/cwt	112.50–117.50	722	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	643	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	916	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	978	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	118.60/cwt	115.00–122.50	383	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	125.64/cwt	122.50–130.00	407	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	325	109.69/cwt	105.00–115.00	356	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	122.24/cwt	120.00–124.00	452	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	371	113.52/cwt	110.00–117.50	421	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	115.47/cwt	110.00–117.50	484	18
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	423	108.09/cwt	100.00–112.50	457	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	107.99/cwt	102.50–112.00	468	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	113.73/cwt	108.00–117.50	529	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	106.67/cwt	100.00–110.00	505	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	478	102.75/cwt	102.50–103.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	518	97.51/cwt	95.00–100.00	505	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	96.25/cwt	92.50–100.00	501	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	523	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	114.16/cwt	107.50–116.00	605	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	108.73/cwt	100.00–114.00	619	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	95.20/cwt	92.50–98.00	543	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	108.21/cwt	105.00–111.00	672	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	698	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	103.63/cwt	95.00–108.00	690	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	104.10/cwt	97.50–107.00	759	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	121.03/cwt	117.50–126.00	508	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	425	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	499	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	133.22/cwt	127.50–138.00	570	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	501	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	135.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	634	10
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	470	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	489	110.26/cwt	108.00–117.50	539	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	106.96/cwt	102.50–111.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	115.64/cwt	110.00–122.00	607	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	111.03/cwt	107.50–115.00	643	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	100.93/cwt	97.00–105.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	96.22/cwt	95.00–97.50	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	634	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	68.84/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,038	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	78.22/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,345	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	43.06/cwt	39.00–46.00	430	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	44.33/cwt	43.00–45.00	491	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	50.19/cwt	47.00–52.00	603	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	55.66/cwt	54.00–57.00	692	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	50.21/cwt	48.00–54.00	704	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	674.28/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,046	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,786	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	735.63/cwt	720.00–750.00	8,894	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,235	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,028	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,665	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	799.25/cwt	750.00–850.00	10,630	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	717	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,661	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,064.43/cwt	925.00–1,120.00	12,220	8

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 623Last week 1,166Year ago 923

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 90Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 42Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	643	142.50	142.50
66	—	709	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	132.50–147.50	137.19
6	—	469	134.00–145.00	138.96
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
6	—	529	127.50–130.00	129.00
9	—	370	147.50–153.00	151.09
2	—	628	112.50–117.50	114.99
2	—	565	125.00–129.00	126.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	138.00	138.00
1	—	435	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	122.50–127.50	125.02
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
8	—	329	132.50–145.00	136.99
1	—	635	95.00	95.00
5	—	274	137.50–140.00	139.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	120.00–124.00	122.24
6	—	729	97.50–107.00	104.10
18	—	419	110.00–117.50	115.47
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
6	—	569	100.00–114.00	108.73
8	—	666	95.00–108.00	103.63
7	—	621	105.00–111.00	108.21
4	—	324	122.50–130.00	125.64
12	—	465	108.00–117.50	113.73
11	—	530	107.50–116.00	114.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	105.00–115.00	109.69
2	—	478	102.50–103.00	102.75
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
2	—	518	95.00–100.00	97.51
4	—	423	100.00–112.50	108.09
1	—	290	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	105.00–106.00	105.49
1	—	490	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	102.50–112.00	107.99
5	—	371	110.00–117.50	113.52
1	—	695	94.00	94.00
4	—	521	92.50–100.00	96.25
3	—	570	92.50–98.00	95.20
5	—	473	100.00–110.00	106.67
2	—	323	115.00–122.50	118.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
1	—	360	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	97.00–105.00	100.93
1	—	725	87.50	87.50
7	—	579	107.50–115.00	111.03
10	—	467	130.00–140.00	135.78
4	—	428	127.50–138.00	133.22
1	—	660	92.50	92.50
3	—	525	110.00–122.00	115.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	117.50	117.50
1	—	425	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	102.50	102.50
2	—	670	90.00	90.00
2	—	615	95.00–97.50	96.22
3	—	520	102.50–111.00	106.96
7	—	420	117.50–126.00	121.03
4	—	489	108.00–117.50	110.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	112.50	112.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,330	750.00–850.00	799.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,315	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,209	720.00–750.00	735.63

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)	2	—	1,045	650.00–700.00	674.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	717	650.00	650.00

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	8	—	1,148	925.00–1,120.00	1,064.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	999	39.00–46.00	43.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	43.00–45.00	44.33
2	—	1,243	54.00–57.00	55.66
17	—	1,201	47.00–52.00	50.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,402	48.00–54.00	50.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	64.00–72.00	68.84
5	—	1,720	74.00–80.00	78.22

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.