Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-04-10

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 10
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
356 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 376▼ 257 vs year ago 613 · −41.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 123▼ 7 vs year ago 103 · −6.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 14▲ 3 vs year ago 32 · +9.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to firm. Feeders mostly steady with a weak undertone.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $279.47/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −136.10 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$279.47
5 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,515
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$255
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.20
vs TN average
−26.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552284.341,5684thin
Medium and Large 2-3505260.001,3131thin
One grade step is worth $24.34/cwt here — about $255 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale5 hd
279.47
—
TN average10 barns · 363 hd
279.67
−0.20
National average170 barns · 11,306 hd
305.47
−26.00
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−136.10
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

29 sales
516452389326median 415.5703/0405/0607/0808/2610/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.85, low $339.74, median $415.57 across 29 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—Average1,707150.552,57013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,441134.071,93120
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,117124.061,38630
CowsLean 85-90%High920103.3295020

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 (2-4 yrs)1,062$1,6955
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)815$1,2751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,035$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,3752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,039$1,9664thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,8501thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235375.00/cwt375.00–375.008811
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280351.56/cwt335.00–370.009842
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295295.00/cwt295.00–295.008701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy305265.00/cwt265.00–265.008081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313337.40/cwt325.00–350.001,0562
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0521
Steers300–350Small 1-2345240.00/cwt240.00–240.008281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3368295.17/cwt290.00–300.001,0862
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370320.87/cwt315.00–330.001,1876
Steers350–400Small 1-2385270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422323.24/cwt315.00–330.001,3643
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2562
Steers400–450Small 1-2433268.25/cwt260.00–280.001,1623
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473307.39/cwt300.00–310.001,4544
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530283.82/cwt280.00–287.501,5042
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573284.85/cwt280.00–290.001,6322
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620257.26/cwt250.00–265.001,5952
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3642234.97/cwt220.00–245.001,5093
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6331
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added841226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,90165
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220345.00/cwt345.00–345.007591
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3273297.48/cwt295.00–300.008122
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280330.00/cwt330.00–330.009241
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315279.84/cwt270.00–290.008812
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320254.53/cwt240.00–270.008142
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331335.02/cwt325.00–350.001,1094
Heifers300–350Small 1-2340215.00/cwt215.00–215.007311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added361320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1554
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368235.24/cwt230.00–240.008662
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379300.58/cwt290.00–325.001,1395
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3386268.34/cwt265.00–270.001,0363
Heifers350–400Small 1-2390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008191
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed410310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417255.90/cwt230.00–275.001,0679
Heifers400–450Small 1-2418238.82/cwt235.00–242.509982
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437266.83/cwt255.00–285.001,1663
Heifers450–500Small 1-2455235.05/cwt230.00–240.001,0692
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467273.71/cwt250.00–295.001,2786
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481251.05/cwt240.00–260.001,2089
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1761
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515229.03/cwt210.00–240.001,1804
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527241.10/cwt232.50–245.001,2715
Heifers500–550Small 1-2545223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3566220.85/cwt210.00–235.001,2506
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578247.83/cwt245.00–250.001,4327
Heifers600–650Small 1-2600205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621236.33/cwt230.00–245.001,4684
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623202.55/cwt190.00–215.001,2622
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659234.91/cwt215.00–250.001,5484
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Small 1-2380285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0831
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415277.05/cwt265.00–290.001,1502
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433308.06/cwt295.00–320.001,3343
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3483225.39/cwt210.00–240.001,0892
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2488285.03/cwt280.00–290.001,3912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy495275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3891
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2621
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525257.29/cwt250.00–265.001,3512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573260.81/cwt235.00–280.001,4944
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5281
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4511
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,130126.43/cwt124.00–129.001,4292
Bulls——1,691146.75/cwt133.00–155.002,4825
Bulls——1,913161.75/cwt153.00–170.003,0946
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91096.81/cwt90.00–106.0088111
Cows—Lean 85-90%926110.18/cwt102.00–118.001,0208
Cows—Lean 85-90%980120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,097124.23/cwt118.00–131.001,36320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131111.25/cwt102.00–118.001,2585
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185136.17/cwt129.00–142.001,6145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413140.90/cwt136.00–145.001,9919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,447129.32/cwt125.00–135.001,87110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28151,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Small 1-29151,362.02/head1,275.00–1,450.001,3622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,916.52/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9173
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0182,071.44/head1,900.00–2,150.002,0713
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3752

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.