Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-04-24

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 24
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
341 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 430▼ 563 vs year ago 904 · −62.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 99▼ 18 vs year ago 98 · −18.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 20▼ 15 vs year ago 43 · −34.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle are 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows are 1.00 to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls are not well established.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.71/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −145.23 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$246.71
30 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,314
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$44.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.45
vs TN average
−23.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528254.341,34417thin
Medium and Large 2-3541241.531,30711thin
Small 1-2520210.291,0942thin
One grade step is worth $44.05/cwt here — about $250 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 sale30 hd
246.71
—
TN average11 barns · 402 hd
251.16
−4.45
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−23.48
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−145.23
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—Average1,684145.592,45216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,410124.901,76110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,145118.731,35934
CowsLean 85-90%Low978103.161,00912

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)1,064$1,4305
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,4002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$1,6915
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)825$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,2001thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2238384.79/cwt365.00–405.009162
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245300.00/cwt300.00–300.007351
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250385.00/cwt385.00–385.009631
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324331.20/cwt310.00–345.001,0737
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330260.00/cwt260.00–260.008581
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360337.40/cwt330.00–345.001,2152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1551
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411332.17/cwt315.00–355.001,3654
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4663
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433295.03/cwt290.00–300.001,2772
Steers450–500Small 1-2460290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3341
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478309.87/cwt305.00–315.001,4812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3822
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512293.99/cwt290.00–297.501,5055
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,5973
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570268.44/cwt260.00–275.001,5303
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4281
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618256.51/cwt245.00–262.501,5853
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677242.90/cwt230.00–250.001,6445
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7532
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230350.22/cwt345.00–355.008062
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3230290.00/cwt290.00–290.006671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2271347.76/cwt335.00–365.009424
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3272319.63/cwt310.00–330.008693
Heifers250–300Small 1-2285285.00/cwt285.00–285.008121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323287.31/cwt265.00–305.009284
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1391
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368323.55/cwt300.00–340.001,1919
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376265.56/cwt215.00–290.0099910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414298.07/cwt290.00–310.001,2345
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3434265.04/cwt240.00–280.001,1508
Heifers400–450Small 1-2440215.00/cwt215.00–215.009461
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464272.14/cwt265.00–280.001,2637
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473245.08/cwt240.00–250.001,1592
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1473
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5044
Heifers500–550Small 1-2520210.29/cwt200.00–220.001,0942
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521253.85/cwt240.00–275.001,32314
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523245.29/cwt240.00–257.501,2837
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563256.63/cwt255.00–260.001,4453
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573234.96/cwt230.00–240.001,3464
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623240.06/cwt235.00–245.001,4962
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635217.52/cwt215.00–220.001,3812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280325.00/cwt325.00–325.009101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328329.43/cwt315.00–345.001,0812
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0031
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3371300.93/cwt285.00–315.001,1165
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2422
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420311.45/cwt300.00–325.001,3087
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3432277.96/cwt260.00–290.001,2015
Bulls400–450Small 1-2435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473269.55/cwt235.00–290.001,2756
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474297.79/cwt290.00–307.501,4128
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513295.47/cwt290.00–302.501,5165
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3513264.92/cwt260.00–275.001,3593
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566260.64/cwt252.50–272.501,4757
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570236.96/cwt225.00–252.501,3514
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2614243.66/cwt237.50–247.501,4964
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4731
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670227.44/cwt220.00–235.001,5242
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6221
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,404138.90/cwt131.00–148.001,9507
Bulls——1,580122.85/cwt121.00–125.001,9412
Bulls——1,994158.78/cwt155.00–165.003,1667
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93293.31/cwt86.00–98.008705
Cows—Lean 85-90%940116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023109.23/cwt100.00–114.001,1176
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,083108.83/cwt106.00–114.001,1796
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155127.77/cwt125.00–132.001,4765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159119.34/cwt113.00–126.001,38323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,283133.08/cwt132.00–134.001,7072
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426123.83/cwt120.00–131.001,7667
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,8041
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38251,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,827.49/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8272
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3815850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38851,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,462.18/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.