Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-07-24

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 24
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
524 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 540▼ 164 vs year ago 688 · −23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 137▼ 50 vs year ago 117 · −42.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 75▼ 4 vs year ago 35 · −11.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter Cows 12.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder Steers 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder Heifers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.71/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −146.22 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$245.71
43 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,351
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.68
vs TN average
−18.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551250.281,38032
Small 1535240.001,2841thin
Medium and Large 2547231.671,26610thin
One grade step is worth $18.60/cwt here — about $114 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 sale43 hd
245.71
—
TN average12 barns · 901 hd
258.40
−12.68
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−18.92
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−146.22
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—Low1,865155.832,90710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,439121.931,75415
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,224120.181,47120
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,068110.091,17610

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,372$2,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$1,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,500$2,8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$2,3001thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270315.00/cwt315.00–315.008511
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319348.50/cwt342.50–355.001,1125
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2093
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374300.84/cwt280.00–315.001,1255
Steers350–400Small 1380275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415311.58/cwt305.00–317.501,2935
Steers400–450Small 1415275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430293.45/cwt280.00–300.001,2626
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473304.12/cwt300.00–315.001,4385
Steers450–500Small 1495275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521297.43/cwt285.00–305.001,5504
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523275.20/cwt250.00–290.001,4395
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1589275.01/cwt250.00–285.001,6205
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613234.94/cwt230.00–240.001,4402
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621263.88/cwt240.00–275.001,63910
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679255.07/cwt245.00–260.001,73211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6221
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709252.46/cwt232.50–255.001,7909
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6621
Steers750–800Small 1790220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7381
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813223.84/cwt217.50–225.001,82011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215260.00/cwt260.00–260.005591
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220280.00/cwt280.00–280.006161
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230325.00/cwt325.00–325.007481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265265.00/cwt265.00–265.007021
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280305.00/cwt305.00–305.008541
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280275.00/cwt275.00–275.007701
Heifers300–350Small 1315275.00/cwt275.00–275.008661
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317301.66/cwt300.00–305.009563
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325297.02/cwt265.00–320.009655
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363291.22/cwt285.00–300.001,0574
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376271.01/cwt250.00–280.001,0195
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415230.00/cwt230.00–230.009551
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419249.84/cwt230.00–265.001,0474
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424271.31/cwt265.00–275.001,15013
Heifers400–450Small 1430255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0971
Heifers450–500Small 1465245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1391
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471253.74/cwt245.00–265.001,1954
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476242.85/cwt240.00–245.001,1566
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522257.86/cwt245.00–267.501,34614
Heifers500–550Small 1535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2841
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537237.44/cwt230.00–255.001,2756
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561223.02/cwt215.00–232.501,2514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576244.93/cwt230.00–255.001,41117
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611234.72/cwt230.00–240.001,4348
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635201.61/cwt195.00–210.001,2803
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5723
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668214.98/cwt210.00–225.001,4363
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4181
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679224.35/cwt215.00–230.001,5237
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710212.48/cwt210.00–215.001,5092
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy740180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3321
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added754245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,85161
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763210.05/cwt200.00–215.001,6033
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1812200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6242
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421306.95/cwt300.00–315.001,2928
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426272.48/cwt255.00–285.001,1618
Bulls400–450Small 1430275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466265.82/cwt255.00–275.001,2396
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470284.73/cwt275.00–300.001,3384
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524252.69/cwt230.00–275.001,3245
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528263.22/cwt255.00–275.001,3903
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550257.50/cwt250.00–265.001,4162
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570240.00/cwt235.00–245.001,3682
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3922
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620237.44/cwt230.00–245.001,4724
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4731
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5531
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5731
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5941
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,448145.46/cwt145.00–146.002,1062
Bulls——1,922154.56/cwt150.00–161.002,9716
Bulls——2,113170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,5922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0251
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073111.21/cwt100.00–116.001,1939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179120.59/cwt115.00–127.001,42213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300112.96/cwt100.00–116.001,4684
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,6863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,427121.35/cwt115.00–126.001,73214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,0801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3722,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3751,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

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.