Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-06-19

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 19
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
675 head
▲ 255 vs last sale 420▼ 467 vs year ago 1,142 · −40.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 69▼ 82 vs year ago 151 · −54.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 18 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers and Bulls under 550 lbs steady to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.57/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −124.36 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$267.57
87 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,448
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.53
vs TN average
+0.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541270.631,46575
Medium and Large 2-3539248.501,33912thin
One grade step is worth $22.12/cwt here — about $126 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 sale87 hd
267.57
—
TN average14 barns · 535 hd
259.04
+8.53
National average151 barns · 8,584 hd
267.22
+0.35
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−124.36
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—High1,756157.212,7616thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,516142.162,15512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,202134.421,61519
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,017122.911,25016

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)1,122$1,7066
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$1,4751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)830$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,4001thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215384.48/cwt370.00–400.008274
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3225349.33/cwt335.00–365.007863
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2276375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0354
Steers250–300Small 1-2285325.00/cwt325.00–325.009261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0342
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324318.82/cwt315.00–330.001,0334
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364349.11/cwt330.00–355.001,27112
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3369303.08/cwt300.00–310.001,1185
Steers350–400Small 1-2370315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1661
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431320.72/cwt311.00–335.001,38231
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472318.47/cwt312.50–325.001,50313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483284.42/cwt275.00–305.001,3743
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508317.08/cwt315.00–317.501,6116
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518271.28/cwt265.00–277.501,4052
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522309.98/cwt300.00–312.001,61817
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573290.14/cwt285.00–305.001,66329
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576269.85/cwt262.50–285.001,5545
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588297.12/cwt295.00–302.501,7477
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed618277.43/cwt275.00–280.001,7152
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,67911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628263.61/cwt260.00–275.001,65513
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635248.37/cwt245.00–250.001,5773
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663268.46/cwt250.00–275.001,78013
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723250.63/cwt250.00–252.501,8128
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730225.07/cwt220.00–230.001,6432
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737237.46/cwt235.00–245.001,75010
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6231
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7441
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3Value Added832215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7892
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added905225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0363
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3215320.00/cwt320.00–320.006881
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2226358.56/cwt345.00–370.008104
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273344.59/cwt330.00–355.009418
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275307.50/cwt305.00–310.008462
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330314.87/cwt305.00–330.001,0396
Heifers300–350Small 1-2330275.00/cwt275.00–275.009081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3338282.33/cwt275.00–290.009542
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed353327.29/cwt325.00–327.501,15512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370296.07/cwt285.00–305.001,0955
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375303.66/cwt290.00–315.001,1397
Heifers350–400Small 1-2395215.00/cwt215.00–215.008491
Heifers400–450Small 1-2405210.00/cwt210.00–210.008511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3064
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed415316.27/cwt315.00–317.501,3132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3424267.11/cwt240.00–290.001,1335
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433297.42/cwt290.00–310.001,28816
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464284.90/cwt275.00–295.001,3229
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476257.48/cwt240.00–275.001,2268
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4136
Heifers450–500Small 1-2493263.82/cwt250.00–277.501,3012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3Value Added516260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521278.33/cwt275.00–280.001,45025
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3529239.96/cwt235.00–250.001,2694
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539265.70/cwt257.50–275.001,43221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555271.78/cwt255.00–275.001,50819
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3Value Added565255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572259.52/cwt255.00–265.001,48410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578236.10/cwt225.00–247.501,3652
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3617231.78/cwt220.00–240.001,4303
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626245.75/cwt230.00–250.001,5387
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634248.86/cwt247.50–249.001,57822
Heifers600–650Small 1-2645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,65028
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657238.47/cwt235.00–245.001,5675
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,62811
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3Value Added701222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,56011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418318.87/cwt307.50–335.001,3333
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2541
Bulls450–500Small 1-2465274.89/cwt265.00–285.001,2782
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471306.89/cwt290.00–312.501,4458
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3476283.69/cwt275.00–290.001,3504
Bulls500–550Small 1-2515269.85/cwt255.00–285.001,3902
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522292.34/cwt280.00–305.001,5263
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3527263.84/cwt255.00–272.501,3906
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572262.02/cwt255.00–272.501,4996
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3576254.84/cwt245.00–265.001,4685
Bulls550–600Small 1-2583249.89/cwt245.00–255.001,4572
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5531
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3618242.49/cwt240.00–245.001,4992
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2666232.36/cwt220.00–250.001,5484
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,612150.78/cwt142.00–155.002,4313
Bulls——1,883161.46/cwt158.00–165.003,0402
Bulls——1,935168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,2511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%874113.48/cwt105.00–122.009924
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065126.05/cwt120.00–133.001,34212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,185135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188129.75/cwt125.00–134.001,5416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208136.57/cwt130.00–144.001,65013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539137.84/cwt131.00–144.002,1216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555148.77/cwt144.00–155.002,3135
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28651,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0881,739.93/head1,625.00–1,900.001,7403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,757.69/head1,650.00–1,850.001,7582
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38201,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28301,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.