Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-06-26

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 26
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
604 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 675▲ 264 vs year ago 340 · +77.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 69▲ 81 vs year ago 118 · +68.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 20▲ 57 vs year ago 38 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.53/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −142.41 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$249.53
34 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,354
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.68
vs TN average
−19.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534255.891,36622
Medium and Large 2-3559237.861,32912thin
One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $37 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 sale34 hd
249.53
—
TN average13 barns · 505 hd
257.21
−7.68
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−19.75
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−142.41
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—Low1,470159.142,33911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,385146.042,02219
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,167142.231,65938
CowsLean 85-90%Low971114.441,11119

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,295$2,8003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$2,43511
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,320$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,123$1,9793thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$1,9502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$4,1003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,312$3,5943thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,208$3,5004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,430$3,2073thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,264$2,94325
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,153$2,4423thin

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 1-2213417.35/cwt405.00–430.008892
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283379.34/cwt365.00–395.001,0742
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327329.04/cwt320.00–350.001,0765
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380332.60/cwt330.00–335.001,2642
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2181
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428317.44/cwt305.00–325.001,3598
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475277.42/cwt255.00–295.001,31811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477312.58/cwt300.00–325.001,4916
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512297.15/cwt285.00–310.001,52124
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523261.09/cwt245.00–280.001,3664
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5182
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576285.24/cwt275.00–290.001,6439
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6191
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645273.75/cwt270.00–275.001,7664
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652251.76/cwt250.00–265.001,64120
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3688237.51/cwt235.00–240.001,6342
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3714180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2857
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8131
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7741
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7581
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7794
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2233353.44/cwt335.00–370.008242
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270315.00/cwt315.00–315.008511
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288340.13/cwt325.00–355.009802
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329318.49/cwt305.00–335.001,04810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369302.39/cwt295.00–310.001,1164
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3387265.06/cwt260.00–270.001,0263
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424276.74/cwt270.00–287.501,17310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445220.00/cwt220.00–220.009791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474247.47/cwt240.00–250.001,1734
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479266.42/cwt255.00–272.501,27621
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517255.99/cwt250.00–262.501,32313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523230.05/cwt220.00–240.001,2032
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558255.75/cwt250.00–262.501,4279
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3566239.42/cwt220.00–245.001,35510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619242.43/cwt235.00–250.001,50110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3619222.39/cwt215.00–230.001,3774
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4301
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685224.75/cwt220.00–240.001,54021
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727227.59/cwt215.00–229.001,65510
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4941
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added839219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,83751
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,87458
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363313.51/cwt305.00–320.001,1383
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380279.41/cwt265.00–295.001,0622
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2414318.13/cwt290.00–337.501,3176
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462308.08/cwt290.00–320.001,4236
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473272.24/cwt250.00–285.001,2887
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522295.54/cwt280.00–302.501,5436
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3532252.88/cwt235.00–265.001,3457
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565264.84/cwt257.50–275.001,4964
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565239.96/cwt235.00–245.001,3563
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2611246.08/cwt240.00–252.501,5047
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635227.48/cwt220.00–230.001,4444
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670217.54/cwt215.00–220.001,4582
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678237.62/cwt232.50–247.501,6113
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7041
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773227.51/cwt225.00–230.001,7593
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,424161.11/cwt158.00–168.002,2948
Bulls——1,535144.33/cwt134.00–155.002,2152
Bulls——1,705173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,9501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%911105.39/cwt96.00–110.009608
Cows—Lean 85-90%959118.82/cwt113.00–124.001,1398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151140.70/cwt133.00–146.001,61926
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160126.91/cwt126.00–129.001,4723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193126.28/cwt126.00–127.001,5073
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203151.97/cwt149.00–155.001,8289
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350153.00/cwt150.00–156.002,0665
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395144.29/cwt140.00–148.002,01313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,9101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,979.23/head1,950.00–2,050.001,9793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,435.46/head1,750.00–2,700.002,43511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,442.16/head2,300.00–2,650.002,4423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2053,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2103,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2254,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2292,662.97/head2,450.00–2,800.002,6634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2613,038.56/head1,850.00–3,900.003,03918
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3123,594.41/head3,400.00–3,700.003,5943
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3253,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3282,742.03/head2,200.00–3,000.002,7423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4303,207.46/head3,100.00–3,300.003,2073

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.