Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-10-02

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 2
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
432 head
▼ 299 vs last sale 731▼ 652 vs year ago 1,084 · −60.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 85▼ 39 vs year ago 102 · −38.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 41▼ 15 vs year ago 46 · −32.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady to $2.00 higher, Feeder Steers $3.00-$5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 400lbs $6.00-$10.00 higher, between 400-600lbs $3.00-$6.00 higher, over 600lbs not well established, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$7.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand for Feeder Calves under 350lbs strong, over 350lbs moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.25/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −163.68 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$228.25
54 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,264
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.38
vs TN average
−18.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555232.751,29236
Small 1520220.001,1442thin
Medium and Large 2556219.181,21816thin
One grade step is worth $13.57/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 sale54 hd
228.25
—
TN average14 barns · 765 hd
229.63
−1.38
National average172 barns · 12,740 hd
246.78
−18.53
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−163.68
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—Average1,559149.902,33711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,419116.751,65714
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,144109.051,24713
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06797.121,03612

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)1,303$2,4503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,345$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)940$1,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,2501thin

Every lot

100 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220315.00/cwt315.00–315.006931
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2289293.30/cwt280.00–305.008486
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290345.00/cwt330.00–365.001,0013
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1311345.90/cwt330.00–365.001,0764
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325260.00/cwt260.00–260.008451
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2326293.19/cwt255.00–320.0095611
Steers300–350Small 1330285.00/cwt285.00–285.009411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355235.00/cwt235.00–235.008341
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374272.41/cwt260.00–290.001,01912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384305.06/cwt290.00–315.001,1718
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428286.42/cwt275.00–295.001,2263
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480267.98/cwt250.00–275.001,2864
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2101
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524251.58/cwt240.00–260.001,3188
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576249.17/cwt245.00–255.001,4359
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629249.92/cwt240.00–257.501,5724
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1971
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4921
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added653245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,60011
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659247.54/cwt235.00–255.001,6314
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6107
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1753220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6573
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255255.00/cwt255.00–255.006501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278300.27/cwt290.00–310.008354
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316261.99/cwt255.00–270.008285
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320296.23/cwt285.00–305.009484
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365220.00/cwt220.00–220.008031
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371245.52/cwt240.00–255.009119
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372271.25/cwt260.00–285.001,0099
Heifers350–400Small 1385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008091
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423241.16/cwt230.00–252.501,0206
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432223.44/cwt220.00–225.009653
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added436255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1125
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2464224.36/cwt222.50–227.501,0414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467240.72/cwt230.00–247.501,12419
Heifers500–550Small 1520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1442
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523221.61/cwt220.00–225.001,1593
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525224.06/cwt220.00–227.501,1768
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529234.25/cwt230.00–238.001,2398
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added541235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2719
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577231.00/cwt225.00–235.001,3335
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586214.29/cwt210.00–225.001,2568
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy588235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,38210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3161
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622205.00/cwt170.00–220.001,2756
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added662230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5239
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678209.94/cwt205.00–215.001,4232
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,5134
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy720205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5651
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5111
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4491
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380240.00/cwt240.00–240.009121
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382303.32/cwt300.00–305.001,1593
Bulls400–450Small 1410235.00/cwt235.00–235.009641
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415275.20/cwt265.00–290.001,1425
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430241.26/cwt220.00–250.001,0378
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468226.86/cwt210.00–240.001,06211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471254.33/cwt250.00–275.001,19810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
Bulls500–550Small 1510215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0971
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518239.79/cwt230.00–250.001,24211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518214.52/cwt200.00–225.001,11111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568214.30/cwt205.00–220.001,2173
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568213.73/cwt210.00–217.501,2142
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578233.72/cwt227.50–235.001,3516
Bulls550–600Small 1585227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3642
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622207.54/cwt200.00–215.001,2913
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1653217.51/cwt215.00–220.001,4202
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3551
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4811
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4381
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1788220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7341
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5901
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 3845165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3941
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2863182.39/cwt175.00–190.001,5742
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2975160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,418149.24/cwt144.00–153.002,1168
Bulls——1,570140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,1981
Bulls——2,118157.48/cwt154.00–160.003,3352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02093.82/cwt90.00–100.009577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,106104.91/cwt104.00–106.001,1604
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,133101.74/cwt100.00–105.001,1535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,3571
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163109.87/cwt107.00–113.001,2788
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,183132.35/cwt128.00–138.001,5663
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460107.37/cwt105.00–110.001,5683
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492114.41/cwt112.00–115.001,7078
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39401,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3032,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,3451,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.