Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-10-16

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 16
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
492 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 452▼ 219 vs year ago 711 · −30.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 65▲ 21 vs year ago 55 · +38.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 31▼ 47 vs year ago 74 · −63.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady to $3.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls steady to $5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers mostly steady. Quality good. 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 $226.58/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −165.36 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$226.58
46 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,262
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.39
vs TN average
−31.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561229.921,28933
Medium and Large 2541220.991,19610thin
Small 1540220.001,1881thin
Medium and Large 3583202.601,1812thin
One grade step is worth $27.32/cwt here — about $108 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
226.58
—
TN average13 barns · 742 hd
235.97
−9.39
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−31.23
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−165.36
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—High1,830147.132,6936thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,438119.331,71613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,207115.571,39522
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06599.351,05810

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)1,030$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,3572thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$2,1502thin

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Small 1275255.00/cwt255.00–255.007011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340289.78/cwt275.00–305.009852
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345329.93/cwt325.00–345.001,1384
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2361294.90/cwt290.00–305.001,0654
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368324.64/cwt315.00–335.001,1953
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370265.00/cwt265.00–265.009811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full400290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433290.95/cwt285.00–300.001,2605
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472287.57/cwt285.00–290.001,3573
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477263.18/cwt260.00–270.001,2553
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full480272.53/cwt270.00–275.001,3082
Steers500–550Small 1500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525258.35/cwt250.00–265.001,3563
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525246.63/cwt245.00–250.001,2953
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578255.12/cwt250.00–260.001,4753
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full590235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3871
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3981
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added637287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,82883
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5135
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full670230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,7207
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy755205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5481
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235310.00/cwt310.00–310.007291
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255270.00/cwt270.00–270.006891
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270270.00/cwt270.00–270.007291
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280215.00/cwt215.00–215.006021
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315257.26/cwt250.00–265.008102
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327303.47/cwt285.00–307.509929
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350260.00/cwt260.00–260.009101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350220.00/cwt220.00–220.007701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378282.27/cwt275.00–290.001,0678
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0382
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423243.39/cwt240.00–250.001,0303
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427258.95/cwt250.00–272.501,10614
Heifers400–450Small 1435232.59/cwt225.00–240.001,0122
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440225.00/cwt225.00–225.009901
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy450235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475230.75/cwt220.00–245.001,0966
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479247.45/cwt242.50–255.001,1858
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513224.13/cwt215.00–230.001,1506
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533235.51/cwt230.00–242.501,25513
Heifers500–550Small 1540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578228.20/cwt220.00–237.501,31919
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583216.29/cwt210.00–220.001,2614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3583202.60/cwt195.00–210.001,1812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630223.37/cwt215.00–225.001,40720
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640202.60/cwt190.00–215.001,2972
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659216.08/cwt210.00–220.001,4249
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2681208.76/cwt205.00–210.001,4224
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718209.50/cwt207.50–210.001,5045
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2724195.69/cwt185.00–205.001,4174
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1784200.26/cwt200.00–205.001,57019
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy790190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0071
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414284.84/cwt275.00–290.001,1795
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0792
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468277.36/cwt265.00–285.001,29816
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476237.98/cwt210.00–250.001,1335
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518226.63/cwt215.00–237.501,1742
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519252.33/cwt240.00–265.001,3104
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573236.86/cwt230.00–242.501,3574
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3751
Bulls550–600Small 1595215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2791
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608222.59/cwt215.00–230.001,3532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1609239.03/cwt230.00–255.001,45616
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1657230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5112
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4661
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780198.74/cwt197.50–200.001,5502
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,6001
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,688142.37/cwt140.00–145.002,4032
Bulls——1,840146.67/cwt145.00–150.002,6993
Bulls——2,085158.00/cwt158.00–158.003,2941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02890.00/cwt90.00–90.009254
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090105.58/cwt98.00–112.001,1516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131110.01/cwt100.00–116.001,2447
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222116.76/cwt115.00–122.001,42713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373127.30/cwt125.00–130.001,7482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,422120.83/cwt115.00–126.001,71811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528111.11/cwt110.00–112.001,6982
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0351,357.25/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1451,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.