Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-08-14

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 14
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
466 head
▲ 108 vs last sale 358▲ 68 vs year ago 398 · +17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 50▼ 114 vs year ago 190 · −60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 27▼ 21 vs year ago 40 · −52.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher. Feeder Steers mostly steady. Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 higher. 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 $236.05/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −155.89 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$236.05
46 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,275
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$40
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.82
vs TN average
−15.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533240.421,28232
Small 1580232.441,3482thin
Medium and Large 2552224.991,24212thin
One grade step is worth $15.43/cwt here — about $40 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 sale46 hd
236.05
—
TN average14 barns · 669 hd
238.87
−2.82
National average159 barns · 7,784 hd
251.94
−15.89
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−155.89
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—High1,527171.182,61411
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,400148.322,07713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210142.331,72227
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,065126.811,35111

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$1,9252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)948$1,6892thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)853$1,6124thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)870$1,3001thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2205305.00/cwt305.00–305.006251
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228327.25/cwt320.00–335.007462
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260342.55/cwt340.00–345.008912
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280310.00/cwt310.00–310.008681
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3285245.00/cwt245.00–245.006981
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300330.00/cwt320.00–335.009903
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325255.00/cwt255.00–255.008291
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2342296.61/cwt285.00–305.001,0143
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377300.96/cwt290.00–315.001,1358
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377271.72/cwt245.00–290.001,0249
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415284.64/cwt275.00–290.001,1813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418287.49/cwt285.00–290.001,2022
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445220.00/cwt220.00–220.009791
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458286.20/cwt282.50–290.001,3114
Steers450–500Small 1460230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479260.87/cwt245.00–275.001,2505
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520270.69/cwt250.00–280.001,4089
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
Steers550–600Small 1555230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2771
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566258.10/cwt250.00–270.001,4618
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3571
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612250.67/cwt240.00–262.501,5348
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633237.48/cwt232.50–242.501,5032
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2653231.28/cwt222.50–240.001,5102
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683241.05/cwt230.00–257.501,6464
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713224.29/cwt217.50–235.001,5993
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3785195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215284.77/cwt280.00–290.006122
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285244.12/cwt220.00–270.006962
Heifers300–350Small 1310250.00/cwt250.00–250.007751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323271.10/cwt265.00–275.008764
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340275.00/cwt275.00–275.009351
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370268.36/cwt265.00–270.009933
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386249.67/cwt240.00–257.509647
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415259.31/cwt250.00–270.001,07610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424247.06/cwt240.00–255.001,0485
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463245.03/cwt240.00–250.001,1342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469251.41/cwt240.00–260.001,17920
Heifers450–500Small 1475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0451
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522242.04/cwt230.00–250.001,26324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532230.85/cwt225.00–235.001,2286
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567235.56/cwt230.00–240.001,3368
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572219.14/cwt210.00–230.001,2536
Heifers550–600Small 1580232.44/cwt230.00–235.001,3482
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3926
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy605215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4031
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615218.59/cwt210.00–230.001,3445
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625214.76/cwt205.00–225.001,3422
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added649242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,57466
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007481
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378299.87/cwt295.00–305.001,1343
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378262.42/cwt250.00–275.009922
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417255.98/cwt240.00–265.001,0679
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420280.73/cwt265.00–295.001,17911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463245.08/cwt240.00–250.001,1354
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481269.04/cwt250.00–277.501,29413
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517254.30/cwt240.00–267.501,3158
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525239.99/cwt220.00–250.001,26012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569243.63/cwt240.00–255.001,3864
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569234.19/cwt220.00–245.001,3336
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624227.94/cwt215.00–232.501,4225
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633236.06/cwt230.00–240.001,4945
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655233.38/cwt220.00–242.501,5293
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4661
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5861
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5701
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1923182.55/cwt180.00–185.001,6852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,370163.61/cwt160.00–170.002,2416
Bulls——1,715180.27/cwt176.00–184.003,0925
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0561
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081127.89/cwt121.00–134.001,38210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184139.84/cwt135.00–144.001,65617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232151.60/cwt147.00–158.001,8688
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338126.39/cwt121.00–132.001,6912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,361153.24/cwt148.00–160.002,0869
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489137.24/cwt135.00–144.002,0444
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 16751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Small 18701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19121,748.72/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19481,688.52/head1,550.00–1,800.001,6892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1301,924.67/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9252

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.