Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-07-17

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 17
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
540 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 604▼ 323 vs year ago 863 · −37.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 199▼ 8 vs year ago 145 · −5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 95▲ 24 vs year ago 51 · +47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last reported sale at this location was three weeks ago. Therefor, an accurate price comparison could not be established.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.75/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −136.19 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$255.75
95 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,378
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$35.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.71
vs TN average
−2.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538260.801,40376
Medium and Large 2-3542236.101,27918thin
Small 1-2565225.001,2711thin
One grade step is worth $35.80/cwt here — about $132 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 sale95 hd
255.75
—
TN average14 barns · 809 hd
252.03
+3.71
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
−2.05
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−136.19
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—Average1,632164.652,68812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,445134.531,94426
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,264132.681,67759
CowsLean 85-90%High1,122124.601,39914

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,4752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)725$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)789$3,06821
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,016$2,42522
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$2,6002thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260335.00/cwt335.00–335.008711
Steers250–300Small 1-2270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290330.00/cwt330.00–330.009571
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1382
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0711
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed405340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3771
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427320.43/cwt310.00–330.001,3686
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full435295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed459332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,5265
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481308.71/cwt290.00–325.001,4854
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed525322.52/cwt320.00–325.001,6932
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538305.11/cwt290.00–317.501,64113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,7182
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574280.54/cwt275.00–290.001,6105
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5051
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5901
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605293.99/cwt290.00–295.001,77910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631262.35/cwt250.00–280.001,65510
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671256.35/cwt250.00–270.001,7207
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715261.88/cwt252.50–265.001,87212
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7521
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768240.11/cwt235.00–245.001,8442
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3822222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,8293
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,0711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220304.89/cwt300.00–310.006712
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255310.00/cwt310.00–310.007911
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270325.00/cwt325.00–325.008781
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310285.00/cwt285.00–285.008841
Heifers300–350Small 1-2313273.20/cwt255.00–290.008552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3343292.48/cwt290.00–295.001,0032
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358291.63/cwt290.00–295.001,0443
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360271.57/cwt265.00–285.009783
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed362320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1585
Heifers350–400Small 1-2370265.00/cwt265.00–265.009811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422287.70/cwt280.00–300.001,2145
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432267.04/cwt255.00–272.501,1548
Heifers450–500Small 1-2460235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476253.71/cwt245.00–260.001,2086
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479261.93/cwt255.00–265.001,2559
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3467
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515260.82/cwt250.00–265.001,34321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521238.34/cwt220.00–250.001,24212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532266.18/cwt265.00–270.001,41632
Heifers550–600Small 1-2565225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567253.31/cwt245.00–265.001,43623
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583231.62/cwt220.00–245.001,3506
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611241.45/cwt230.00–255.001,4759
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3331
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5757
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662235.03/cwt230.00–240.001,5563
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3683222.45/cwt220.00–225.001,5192
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710218.77/cwt215.00–220.001,5534
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2360295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0621
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420309.34/cwt300.00–325.001,2994
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3428278.95/cwt260.00–300.001,1944
Bulls450–500Small 1-2455275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2421
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463282.51/cwt275.00–295.001,30810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3518252.80/cwt240.00–265.001,3102
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521274.52/cwt265.00–285.001,4306
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3574227.87/cwt220.00–240.001,3085
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581256.65/cwt245.00–270.001,4916
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616235.51/cwt225.00–247.501,4515
Bulls600–650Small 1-2630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3861
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680221.13/cwt215.00–235.001,5044
Bulls700–750Small 1-2710210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4911
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2726220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5975
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5381
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3840177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,4911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,348151.11/cwt148.00–155.002,0373
Bulls——1,441162.18/cwt161.00–163.002,3374
Bulls——1,956174.74/cwt167.00–180.003,4185
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113124.03/cwt118.00–128.001,38013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,245132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,6431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254123.88/cwt120.00–129.001,55314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255133.08/cwt127.00–139.001,67035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307143.60/cwt140.00–151.001,87710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441143.87/cwt140.00–149.002,0734
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443125.87/cwt124.00–128.001,8162
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,446133.53/cwt130.00–143.001,93120
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26573,039.12/head2,600.00–3,100.003,03912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28252,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28903,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39452,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,591.69/head2,450.00–2,800.002,5927
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0442,571.86/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5724
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1001,686.74/head1,525.00–1,775.001,6873
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-27251,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29601,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38752,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29852,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.