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Savannah Livestock Auction

Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 21

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

405 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 466▲ 58 vs year ago 347 · +16.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 76▲ 14 vs year ago 64 · +21.9%

Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week, Slaughter Cows $4.00-6.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $5.00-10.00 lower, Feeder Steers steady to $4.00 lower, Feeder Heifers/Bulls Steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.47/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −161.47 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.

Average price

$230.47

43 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs TN average

−13.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	235.55	1,291	28
Medium and Large 2	554	220.97	1,224	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.58/cwt here — about $67 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 sale43 hd

230.47

—

TN average15 barns · 955 hd

236.26

−5.79

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−13.94

This barn, trailing median32 sales

391.94

−161.47

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,564	152.18	2,381	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	130.14	1,812	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	129.91	1,545	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	117.77	1,207	19

Every lot

89 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	284.91/cwt	245.00–305.00	635	5
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	337.50/cwt	330.00–345.00	810	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	338.54/cwt	330.00–345.00	907	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	298.15/cwt	290.00–305.00	835	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	291.91/cwt	255.00–310.00	928	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	322.42/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,035	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	226.21/cwt	185.00–265.00	746	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	294.99/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,118	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	270.86/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,027	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,184	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	247.61/cwt	210.00–275.00	1,057	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	254.20/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,225	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	262.76/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,358	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	237.66/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,252	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	256.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,448	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	239.29/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,407	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	241.18/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,471	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	216.78/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,342	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	214.57/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,431	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	725	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,541	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	160.59/cwt	115.00–205.00	1,220	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	727	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	280.67/cwt	255.00–300.00	758	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	297.55/cwt	290.00–305.00	964	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	270.68/cwt	250.00–285.00	877	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	204.83/cwt	180.00–230.00	733	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	293.78/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,084	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	263.39/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,006	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	241.07/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,012	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	261.35/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,132	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	247.06/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,188	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	240.36/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,156	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	237.71/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,255	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	225.72/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,196	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	214.58/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,137	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	237.64/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,319	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	216.82/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,247	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	582	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,280	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	223.34/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,356	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	219.01/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,367	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,529	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	721	178.76/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,289	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	257.45/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,089	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	310.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,328	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	252.99/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,181	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	300.03/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,404	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	260.07/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,321	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	232.51/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,197	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	238.67/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,332	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	573	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,289	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	227.53/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,320	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	221.22/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,407	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	221.66/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,478	3
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	678	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,373	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	210.84/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,451	3
Bulls	700–750	Small 1	723	202.63/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,465	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	196.75/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,432	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	776	190.73/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,480	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	813	176.27/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,433	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,436	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,684	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,318	136.52/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,799	4
Bulls	—	—	1,584	154.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,443	7
Bulls	—	—	1,847	168.26/cwt	165.00–172.00	3,108	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	115.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,172	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	121.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,270	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	122.90/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,427	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,699	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,180	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,664	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	133.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,639	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	132.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,842	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	123.41/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,793	4

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

Wed Aug 21, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 466Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 76Year ago 64

Compared to the sale last week, Slaughter Cows $4.00-6.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $5.00-10.00 lower, Feeder Steers steady to $4.00 lower, Feeder Heifers/Bulls Steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	776	175.00–210.00	190.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
8	400–450	423	245.00–270.00	257.45
5	450–500	467	240.00–280.00	252.99
7	500–550	515	210.00–250.00	232.51
5	550–600	580	222.50–235.00	227.53
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	688	210.00–212.50	210.84
3	700–750	728	190.00–205.00	196.75
2	800–850	813	175.00–177.50	176.27
1	850–900	870	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	910	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	678	200.00–205.00	202.51
2	700–750	723	195.00–210.00	202.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	428	300.00–315.00	310.33
2	450–500	468	295.00–305.00	300.03
2	500–550	508	255.00–265.00	260.07
2	550–600	558	232.50–245.00	238.67
8	600–650	636	220.00–225.00	221.22
3	650–700	667	215.00–230.00	221.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	330.00–345.00	337.50
3	250–300	268	330.00–345.00	338.54
6	300–350	321	315.00–340.00	322.42
5	350–400	379	290.00–300.00	294.99
4	400–450	419	280.00–285.00	282.47
7	500–550	517	260.00–275.00	262.76
6	550–600	564	250.00–260.00	256.67
6	600–650	610	235.00–242.50	241.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	725	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	223	245.00–305.00	284.91
3	250–300	280	290.00–305.00	298.15
4	300–350	318	255.00–310.00	291.91
5	350–400	379	240.00–290.00	270.86
6	400–450	427	210.00–275.00	247.61
6	450–500	482	240.00–260.00	254.20
9	500–550	527	210.00–260.00	237.66
11	550–600	588	220.00–245.00	239.29
6	600–650	619	200.00–235.00	216.78
5	650–700	667	190.00–230.00	214.57
2	750–800	760	115.00–205.00	160.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	185.00–265.00	226.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	200.00–230.00	214.58
2	550–600	582	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	358	180.00–230.00	204.83
1	400–450	420	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
4	250–300	270	255.00–300.00	280.67
8	300–350	324	250.00–285.00	270.68
12	350–400	382	235.00–290.00	263.39
5	400–450	420	225.00–255.00	241.07
7	450–500	481	235.00–245.00	240.36
7	500–550	530	215.00–235.00	225.72
8	550–600	575	200.00–225.00	216.82
10	600–650	624	195.00–225.00	219.01
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
4	700–750	721	175.00–180.00	178.76
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	285.00	285.00
4	300–350	324	290.00–305.00	297.55
8	350–400	369	285.00–305.00	293.78
13	400–450	433	250.00–270.00	261.35
17	450–500	481	240.00–260.00	247.06
8	500–550	528	230.00–245.00	237.71
15	550–600	555	230.00–240.00	237.64
6	600–650	607	215.00–225.00	223.34
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
4	700–750	711	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,041	120.00–126.00	121.97
12	—	1,016	110.00–119.00	115.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,387	130.00–135.00	132.82
4	—	1,453	120.00–126.00	123.41
1	—	1,180	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,230	130.00–137.00	133.27
3	—	1,177	144.00–145.00	144.33
10	—	1,161	119.00–127.00	122.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,318	130.00–148.00	136.52
3	—	1,847	165.00–172.00	168.26
7	—	1,584	150.00–160.00	154.24

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.