Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-09-11

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 11
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
731 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 740▲ 81 vs year ago 650 · +12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 109▲ 0 vs year ago 80 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 59▲ 47 vs year ago 27 · +174.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows & Slaughter Bulls traded $1.00-$4.00 lower, Feeder Steers $4.00-$9.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $3.00-$7.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $3.00-$5.00 lower. Quality fair. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $217.75/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −174.19 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$217.75
63 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,166
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.38
vs TN average
−20.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537223.571,20034
Medium and Large 2534210.921,12529
One grade step is worth $12.65/cwt here — about $75 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 sale63 hd
217.75
—
TN average15 barns · 1,215 hd
227.13
−9.38
National average182 barns · 14,937 hd
238.61
−20.86
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−174.19
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—High1,635151.412,4757thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,249122.791,53416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,502122.581,84116
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,100106.791,17429

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)984$1,5283thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)862$1,2329

Every lot

95 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230305.00/cwt305.00–305.007022
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3265255.00/cwt255.00–255.006761
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273282.73/cwt260.00–290.007725
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1281306.52/cwt295.00–310.0086114
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2312278.21/cwt260.00–295.008688
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318315.14/cwt310.00–325.001,0024
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3326236.06/cwt235.00–240.007705
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1359286.32/cwt280.00–290.001,0284
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374257.66/cwt240.00–275.0096414
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421278.61/cwt270.00–290.001,1734
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426254.21/cwt250.00–265.001,0837
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470268.39/cwt260.00–275.001,2613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476247.69/cwt240.00–260.001,1797
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480180.00/cwt180.00–180.008641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510252.60/cwt245.00–260.001,2884
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533224.49/cwt210.00–240.001,19710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2559225.01/cwt220.00–230.001,2584
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2221
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576243.13/cwt235.00–247.501,40015
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added578257.74/cwt256.00–262.501,49011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623221.93/cwt210.00–230.001,3835
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added631247.23/cwt246.00–251.001,56049
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672214.83/cwt205.00–220.001,4443
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680228.75/cwt227.50–232.501,55612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718216.26/cwt215.00–217.501,5532
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2601
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added740229.68/cwt225.00–230.001,70015
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added775220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7056
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223241.52/cwt230.00–255.005392
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233264.95/cwt260.00–270.006172
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2269255.23/cwt235.00–265.006879
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270287.06/cwt275.00–295.007755
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315267.25/cwt260.00–280.008426
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327237.11/cwt220.00–255.007759
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345210.00/cwt210.00–210.007251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380233.94/cwt225.00–250.0088919
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380212.58/cwt210.00–215.008084
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410241.63/cwt240.00–250.009916
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422221.99/cwt210.00–235.0093718
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy468215.81/cwt210.00–220.001,0106
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471213.78/cwt200.00–225.001,00715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477234.97/cwt230.00–240.001,12114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy509214.02/cwt210.00–215.001,0895
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517211.00/cwt180.00–220.001,09119
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520227.27/cwt220.00–230.001,18219
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565210.77/cwt200.00–215.001,19110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582222.58/cwt217.50–225.001,2959
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2291
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622199.20/cwt190.00–210.001,2399
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625221.63/cwt220.00–225.001,38522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3613
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673214.83/cwt210.00–220.001,4462
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677188.29/cwt170.00–205.001,2753
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715172.53/cwt170.00–175.001,2342
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745203.77/cwt200.00–205.001,5184
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1631
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368267.55/cwt260.00–275.009854
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1391290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1346
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420245.09/cwt220.00–255.001,02921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1436262.52/cwt260.00–265.001,1454
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2651
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471228.96/cwt210.00–255.001,07819
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0041
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516216.50/cwt200.00–225.001,11716
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518232.49/cwt230.00–235.001,2042
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575203.80/cwt190.00–215.001,17220
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622199.99/cwt185.00–212.501,2448
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682186.49/cwt175.00–195.001,2728
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2738186.21/cwt175.00–197.501,3742
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2752181.67/cwt180.00–182.501,3663
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3201
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,503142.55/cwt140.00–145.002,1432
Bulls——1,633152.44/cwt150.00–155.002,4894
Bulls——1,905165.00/cwt165.00–165.003,1431
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074119.23/cwt118.00–120.001,2815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098112.06/cwt106.00–116.001,23012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11296.33/cwt90.00–105.001,07112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211117.28/cwt115.00–119.001,4204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255131.97/cwt131.00–133.001,6562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263123.16/cwt120.00–128.001,55610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458131.44/cwt130.00–133.001,9163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491117.93/cwt115.00–122.001,7589
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,559126.41/cwt125.00–128.001,9714
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 28951,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0281,779.93/head1,550.00–2,000.001,7802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 18501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38631,154.57/head1,125.00–1,185.001,1558

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.