Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-03-06

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 6
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
630 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 773▼ 197 vs year ago 827 · −23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 59▼ 100 vs year ago 192 · −52.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 22▼ 20 vs year ago 77 · −26.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers and bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 6.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.10/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −142.83 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$249.10
40 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,363
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$31.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.08
vs TN average
−22.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544254.961,38829
Medium and Large 2-3556237.451,3208thin
Small 1-2552223.551,2343thin
One grade step is worth $31.41/cwt here — about $154 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale40 hd
249.10
—
TN average12 barns · 535 hd
245.02
+4.08
National average176 barns · 15,352 hd
271.91
−22.81
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−142.83
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
435392348305median 391.9403/0404/2906/2409/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.87, low $319.18, median $391.94 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,580131.762,08211
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,397120.431,68320
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,198118.681,42233
CowsLean 85-90%Average96492.9389610

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$1,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,4251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)938$1,1712thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,023$1,5066
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)973$1,3934thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)932$1,23212
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,3001thin

Every lot

101 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Small 1-2220320.00/cwt320.00–320.007041
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3223315.45/cwt295.00–335.007033
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3267321.44/cwt310.00–335.008583
Steers250–300Small 1-2281303.20/cwt270.00–315.008525
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0561
Steers300–350Small 1-2326289.91/cwt275.00–300.009455
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335310.22/cwt295.00–325.001,0392
Steers350–400Small 1-2370265.03/cwt250.00–275.009814
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373292.57/cwt280.00–305.001,0916
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377326.81/cwt305.00–360.001,23210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419340.85/cwt335.00–350.001,4285
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426302.97/cwt280.00–320.001,2915
Steers400–450Small 1-2435254.89/cwt245.00–265.001,1092
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473284.97/cwt280.00–290.001,3482
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483295.81/cwt285.00–300.001,4296
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534295.84/cwt290.00–300.001,5806
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2841
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562291.48/cwt280.00–300.001,6383
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,7346
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7562
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628269.11/cwt265.00–277.501,6903
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657250.04/cwt245.00–255.001,6433
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7286
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6131
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3732215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5747
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7792
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3786202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5924
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy815175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4261
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7701
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added913228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,08257
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2213305.06/cwt300.00–310.006502
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3218302.53/cwt300.00–305.006602
Heifers250–300Small 1-2255275.00/cwt275.00–275.007011
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2257313.25/cwt305.00–320.008053
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3273301.52/cwt280.00–315.008233
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3317293.11/cwt280.00–305.009293
Heifers300–350Small 1-2325280.00/cwt280.00–280.009101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331318.30/cwt315.00–325.001,0546
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed367320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371305.55/cwt280.00–320.001,1348
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375276.21/cwt240.00–300.001,03610
Heifers350–400Small 1-2378250.09/cwt245.00–255.009453
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424284.11/cwt275.00–295.001,2057
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432253.69/cwt240.00–275.001,0963
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added447290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2966
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476265.03/cwt240.00–275.001,2628
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477270.33/cwt265.00–290.001,28911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510262.44/cwt255.00–275.001,33810
Heifers500–550Small 1-2510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1221
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy518255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3529243.68/cwt230.00–250.001,2894
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558259.18/cwt255.00–260.001,4466
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572248.44/cwt240.00–260.001,42110
Heifers550–600Small 1-2573225.33/cwt210.00–240.001,2912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2761
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583231.23/cwt230.00–235.001,3484
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620237.90/cwt230.00–245.001,4755
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2831
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4363
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added789201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,58621
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added983190.13/cwt175.00–192.001,869116
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1592
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415310.18/cwt295.00–325.001,2872
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420326.07/cwt305.00–345.001,3694
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2456292.47/cwt290.00–300.001,3344
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3479270.56/cwt265.00–275.001,2964
Bulls500–550Small 1-2510235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1991
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524277.81/cwt250.00–287.501,4569
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3532247.04/cwt230.00–257.501,3145
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2771
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576261.96/cwt240.00–275.001,5098
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4102
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4491
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3688220.05/cwt215.00–225.001,5142
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6391
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2795190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5111
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7431
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3830187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,5561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,566128.99/cwt125.00–135.002,0209
Bulls——1,645144.20/cwt138.00–150.002,3722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94494.73/cwt85.00–101.008948
Cows—Breaker 75-80%970100.00/cwt100.00–100.009701
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04585.73/cwt82.00–90.008962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158105.23/cwt104.00–106.001,2192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200116.78/cwt106.00–124.001,40123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204127.52/cwt124.00–133.001,5358
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363127.96/cwt122.00–131.001,7445
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440119.20/cwt112.50–124.001,71614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29321,232.18/head1,100.00–1,400.001,23212
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29731,392.80/head1,200.00–1,450.001,3934
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0231,505.68/head1,425.00–1,575.001,5066
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39381,170.80/head950.00–1,350.001,1712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,0551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.