Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-06-12

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 12
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
420 head
▼ 227 vs last sale 647▼ 396 vs year ago 816 · −48.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 68▼ 96 vs year ago 165 · −58.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $288.06/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −127.51 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$288.06
15 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,571
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.76
vs TN average
−11.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545298.261,62711thin
Medium and Large 2-3545260.001,4174thin
One grade step is worth $38.26/cwt here — about $210 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 sale15 hd
288.06
—
TN average13 barns · 556 hd
292.81
−4.76
National average149 barns · 7,793 hd
299.42
−11.36
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−127.51
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—Average1,533157.742,41811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,735130.232,2603thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,189127.981,52121
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,022112.021,14514

Every lot

66 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 1-2223380.20/cwt365.00–395.008484
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265305.00/cwt305.00–305.008081
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2284341.30/cwt335.00–345.009694
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323319.02/cwt310.00–330.001,0306
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378324.97/cwt320.00–330.001,2282
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423320.22/cwt310.00–325.001,3553
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485300.83/cwt292.50–305.001,4593
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522302.11/cwt295.00–305.001,5775
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540250.00/cwt230.00–270.001,3502
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550270.00/cwt260.00–280.001,4852
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565295.05/cwt285.00–297.501,6676
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,7664
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625273.06/cwt260.00–277.501,70711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,6211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673267.78/cwt267.50–270.001,8029
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716248.58/cwt240.00–250.001,7807
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,86210
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7851
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added888240.75/cwt240.75–240.752,13864
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205340.00/cwt340.00–340.006971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255275.00/cwt275.00–275.007011
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270350.00/cwt350.00–350.009451
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323306.73/cwt295.00–315.009916
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325276.46/cwt265.00–290.008983
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3367268.13/cwt255.00–280.009845
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374295.96/cwt285.00–310.001,1075
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432258.30/cwt250.00–262.501,1163
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433270.78/cwt265.00–280.001,17211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475247.42/cwt240.00–255.001,1752
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477265.83/cwt257.50–270.001,2686
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521254.48/cwt250.00–260.001,3265
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4047
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566246.48/cwt240.00–250.001,3955
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570257.95/cwt255.00–260.001,47022
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580231.30/cwt225.00–237.501,3422
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3612211.51/cwt200.00–225.001,2943
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614249.23/cwt240.00–252.501,5307
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,64317
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3723178.56/cwt175.00–192.501,2915
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5591
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,6041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2367326.84/cwt310.00–335.001,2009
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375270.18/cwt255.00–280.001,0133
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419313.04/cwt300.00–335.001,3125
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3427275.00/cwt270.00–280.001,1743
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464311.01/cwt310.00–312.501,4435
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3467261.61/cwt240.00–285.001,2223
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3513252.59/cwt240.00–265.001,2964
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520281.11/cwt277.50–285.001,4624
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5172
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4161
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625251.37/cwt247.50–255.001,5714
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,342145.34/cwt145.00–146.001,9503
Bulls——1,570161.16/cwt154.00–166.002,5307
Bulls——1,845171.00/cwt171.00–171.003,1551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87595.00/cwt95.00–95.008311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021111.93/cwt108.00–118.001,14311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100121.00/cwt120.00–122.001,3312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134120.62/cwt120.00–121.001,3685
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200129.30/cwt125.00–136.001,55215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8781
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,0941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,765132.85/cwt130.00–135.002,3452

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.