Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-04-03

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 3
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
376 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 465▼ 479 vs year ago 855 · −56.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 52▲ 4 vs year ago 119 · +3.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 22▼ 51 vs year ago 65 · −78.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, on a lighter test in addition to spotty quality comparable receipts were too limited to form a trend on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.53/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −116.41 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$275.53
48 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,474
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+25.70
vs TN average
+4.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535278.121,48845
Medium and Large 2-3530236.651,2543thin
One grade step is worth $41.47/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale48 hd
275.53
—
TN average12 barns · 689 hd
249.83
+25.70
National average179 barns · 13,329 hd
270.59
+4.94
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−116.41
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—Average1,426139.541,99013
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,499128.671,92919
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,283126.291,62039
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,020113.921,16223

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,2673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$1,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$1,4252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)690$7751thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3271300.00/cwt300.00–300.008134
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288356.82/cwt335.00–370.001,0283
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329346.62/cwt315.00–355.001,14015
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330276.14/cwt260.00–295.009115
Steers300–350Small 1-2340210.00/cwt210.00–210.007141
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3358313.30/cwt310.00–320.001,1223
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376352.67/cwt345.00–355.001,3264
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417330.39/cwt325.00–345.001,37812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3418275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1503
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy425290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2331
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474296.81/cwt280.00–305.001,4075
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529297.77/cwt275.00–305.001,5754
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full560265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4841
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585277.52/cwt270.00–290.001,62310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3591261.52/cwt245.00–265.001,5467
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5072
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full625265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6561
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5071
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7721
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7019
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3268274.77/cwt270.00–280.007362
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2294364.19/cwt350.00–370.001,0715
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321310.00/cwt310.00–310.009954
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340235.00/cwt230.00–240.007993
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3368276.53/cwt265.00–290.001,0184
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375286.12/cwt280.00–290.001,0734
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added383312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,19710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417279.92/cwt275.00–290.001,1677
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421307.45/cwt305.00–310.001,2944
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421297.07/cwt295.00–302.501,2516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455314.20/cwt300.00–315.001,43019
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466276.43/cwt260.00–290.001,2886
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485266.22/cwt265.00–270.001,2916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy500235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518271.47/cwt265.00–280.001,4067
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530236.65/cwt225.00–245.001,2543
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,51630
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3681
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5136
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full605232.44/cwt225.00–240.001,4062
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615195.24/cwt180.00–210.001,2012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2491
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770172.45/cwt170.00–175.001,3282
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363305.07/cwt295.00–315.001,1072
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3871
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380264.46/cwt260.00–265.001,0059
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414359.63/cwt355.00–360.001,48914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416330.11/cwt325.00–335.001,3734
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420308.68/cwt290.00–315.001,2964
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3468270.88/cwt260.00–275.001,2686
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470294.88/cwt290.00–300.001,3863
Bulls450–500Small 1-2475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4082
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1961
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528249.93/cwt245.00–255.001,3202
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4151
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6173
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,148133.19/cwt126.00–139.001,5296
Bulls——1,325132.95/cwt131.00–135.001,7622
Bulls——1,799147.23/cwt140.00–151.002,6494
Bulls——1,805160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,8881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970107.71/cwt100.00–112.001,04512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075120.70/cwt117.50–124.001,29811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280126.21/cwt120.00–132.001,61526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283116.15/cwt111.00–119.001,4906
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294135.30/cwt128.00–140.001,7517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,7822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490121.15/cwt115.00–125.001,8057
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,544132.46/cwt129.00–135.002,04510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28151,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2780975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38801,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0231,374.94/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3752
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,1351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2690775.00/head775.00–775.007751

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.