Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-05-29

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 29
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
459 head
▼ 675 vs last sale 1,134▼ 190 vs year ago 649 · −29.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 102▲ 26 vs year ago 78 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 4▼ 1 vs year ago 20 · −5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 550 steady, over 550 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder Heifers steady. Slaughter Cows/Bulls Steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.37/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −140.56 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$251.37
73 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,369
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.93
vs TN average
−16.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545254.581,38861
Small 1-2515250.001,2881thin
Medium and Large 2-3545233.731,27311thin
One grade step is worth $20.84/cwt here — about $114 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 sale73 hd
251.37
—
TN average7 barns · 288 hd
255.31
−3.93
National average129 barns · 6,320 hd
267.62
−16.25
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−140.56
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—Average1,498146.762,1999thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,353132.651,79514
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,106132.001,46019
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,086115.111,25115

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$1,8563thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,297$1,9833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,275$1,8623thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,076$1,8387

Every lot

85 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230401.68/cwt390.00–415.009242
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325342.42/cwt340.00–345.001,1132
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1061
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3381279.33/cwt260.00–290.001,0644
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382345.35/cwt330.00–355.001,3193
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417321.78/cwt300.00–335.001,3428
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2471
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472304.38/cwt300.00–315.001,4378
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added492317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5628
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5502
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520304.91/cwt280.00–320.001,58618
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523253.80/cwt240.00–265.001,3274
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572292.94/cwt287.50–300.001,67622
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6975
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,5921
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636278.93/cwt265.00–285.001,7748
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,87827
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200380.00/cwt380.00–380.007601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275345.53/cwt345.00–350.0095010
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3292293.20/cwt285.00–305.008563
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320294.90/cwt275.00–315.009443
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2342331.73/cwt325.00–335.001,1353
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371318.87/cwt290.00–325.001,1836
Heifers350–400Small 1-2380223.19/cwt205.00–240.008482
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3384257.98/cwt235.00–280.009915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425282.93/cwt270.00–295.001,20213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426255.62/cwt240.00–270.001,0898
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy445270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470278.79/cwt270.00–290.001,3108
Heifers450–500Small 1-2473247.62/cwt245.00–250.001,1712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479254.60/cwt235.00–265.001,22017
Heifers500–550Small 1-2515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526258.64/cwt245.00–266.001,36033
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527232.29/cwt210.00–250.001,2247
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571249.77/cwt245.00–252.501,42626
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576236.26/cwt225.00–245.001,3614
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622221.49/cwt210.00–235.001,3786
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2647245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,58511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5411
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2276372.15/cwt355.00–385.001,0274
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2313341.69/cwt325.00–345.001,0696
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3329311.05/cwt280.00–325.001,0237
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365325.65/cwt325.00–330.001,1898
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370265.00/cwt265.00–265.009811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416298.69/cwt290.00–310.001,2434
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420269.94/cwt265.00–275.001,1342
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3471254.77/cwt240.00–280.001,2004
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473305.27/cwt297.50–320.001,4449
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510277.45/cwt262.50–287.501,4155
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3518254.83/cwt250.00–260.001,3202
Bulls500–550Small 1-2535267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full545272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,4851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560242.39/cwt230.00–255.001,3572
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578276.06/cwt265.00–285.001,59615
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610258.73/cwt257.50–260.001,5782
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,6951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3770205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,137134.95/cwt130.00–139.001,5343
Bulls——1,657151.19/cwt145.00–155.002,5055
Bulls——1,790160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,8641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90399.02/cwt98.00–100.008942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,053119.13/cwt115.00–124.001,2542
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058111.80/cwt106.00–115.001,1835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,097132.16/cwt125.00–136.001,45015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150121.20/cwt119.00–124.001,3948
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228143.68/cwt140.00–146.001,7642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,296138.00/cwt132.00–141.001,7884
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,6291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,381131.46/cwt125.00–136.001,8159
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39201,440.35/head1,350.00–1,525.001,4402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29301,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0651,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1501,945.94/head1,850.00–2,050.001,9463
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2751,862.16/head1,700.00–2,100.001,8623
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-29601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,856.06/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8563

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.