Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-11-06

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 6
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
442 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 569▼ 268 vs year ago 710 · −37.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 55▼ 102 vs year ago 147 · −69.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 21▼ 21 vs year ago 48 · −43.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower on a light test. Feeder Steers 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder Heifers unevenly steady. Feeder Bulls 7.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality fair to 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 $225.62/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −166.31 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$225.62
32 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,251
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$17.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.09
vs TN average
−32.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557227.041,26527
Medium and Large 2543219.971,1934thin
Small 1520210.001,0921thin
One grade step is worth $17.04/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale32 hd
225.62
—
TN average13 barns · 696 hd
230.71
−5.09
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−32.77
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−166.31
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—Low1,657135.452,2455thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,441111.451,60612
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,245107.391,33710
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07294.561,01312

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)1,025$2,0602thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,338$1,6132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,5672thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$1,3501thin

Every lot

82 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
Steers200–250Small 1210255.00/cwt255.00–255.005361
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230367.50/cwt360.00–375.008452
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230305.00/cwt305.00–305.007021
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260314.90/cwt310.00–320.008192
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268347.62/cwt335.00–360.009322
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325297.96/cwt290.00–305.009682
Steers300–350Small 1330260.00/cwt260.00–260.008581
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3347270.00/cwt270.00–270.009372
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1681
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372271.99/cwt260.00–280.001,0125
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Full385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008091
Steers350–400Small 1390270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420283.33/cwt280.00–285.001,1903
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1488273.00/cwt270.00–285.001,3328
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518272.95/cwt265.00–275.001,4145
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3771
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1592261.96/cwt250.00–265.001,55113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4821
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674243.09/cwt240.00–247.501,6384
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716249.92/cwt245.00–265.001,7894
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added914236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,15762
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233274.89/cwt265.00–285.006402
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274263.72/cwt260.00–265.007234
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278260.32/cwt255.00–265.007242
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328261.16/cwt255.00–265.008574
Heifers350–400Small 1350215.00/cwt215.00–215.007531
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369254.92/cwt250.00–265.009414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
Heifers400–450Small 1400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418232.34/cwt220.00–245.009716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425248.99/cwt245.00–252.501,0585
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425210.00/cwt210.00–210.008931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469243.85/cwt240.00–247.501,1449
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477237.01/cwt230.00–240.001,13110
Heifers500–550Small 1Fleshy520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0921
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523229.70/cwt225.00–240.001,20111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535221.62/cwt220.00–225.001,1863
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581225.21/cwt220.00–230.001,30816
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617218.86/cwt210.00–225.001,3509
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668213.38/cwt210.00–215.001,4253
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3971
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3201
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added854227.75/cwt227.75–227.751,94557
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428255.09/cwt250.00–260.001,0922
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429263.68/cwt255.00–285.001,1316
Bulls450–500Small 1450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471247.86/cwt240.00–255.001,1676
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478255.35/cwt250.00–267.501,2216
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1141
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522250.79/cwt242.50–260.001,3099
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1031
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530235.89/cwt230.00–245.001,2506
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565242.39/cwt230.00–260.001,3703
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579219.41/cwt215.00–225.001,2704
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2901
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628230.16/cwt222.50–237.501,44513
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1701213.75/cwt212.50–215.001,4984
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1802195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5642
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,210129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5611
Bulls——1,583134.12/cwt133.00–135.002,1232
Bulls——1,955140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,7372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05498.71/cwt95.00–103.001,0405
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08491.60/cwt85.00–95.009937
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,146109.52/cwt105.00–114.001,2555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286102.32/cwt100.00–105.001,3164
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,382108.40/cwt107.00–109.001,4983
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,461112.46/cwt110.00–115.001,6439
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,580117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,8491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,920.00/head1,920.00–1,920.001,9201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0901,567.43/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0901,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5851,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38151,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.