Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-11-13

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 13
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
701 head
▲ 259 vs last sale 442▼ 131 vs year ago 832 · −15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 45▼ 114 vs year ago 179 · −63.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 27▼ 26 vs year ago 39 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Breaker Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$4.00 higher, Boner & Lean Slaughter Cows $1.00-$5.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established, Feeder Steers & Feeder Heifers $2.00-$5.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $2.00-$5.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $266.38/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −149.18 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$266.38
55 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,464
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$293
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.16
vs TN average
−39.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550269.241,48150
Medium and Large 2548242.331,3284thin
Medium and Large 3540220.001,1881thin
One grade step is worth $49.24/cwt here — about $293 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 sale55 hd
266.38
—
TN average14 barns · 603 hd
260.23
+6.16
National average190 barns · 31,255 hd
305.44
−39.06
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−149.18
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

29 sales
516452389326median 415.5703/0405/0607/0808/2610/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.85, low $339.74, median $415.57 across 29 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—Low1,877138.452,5983thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,443112.551,62513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,256107.351,34810
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12990.621,02321

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$1,4132thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$1,9001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$1,3501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)845$1,3501thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230290.00/cwt290.00–290.006671
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2271288.92/cwt280.00–300.007834
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285325.00/cwt325.00–325.009261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321309.77/cwt300.00–325.009946
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330293.52/cwt275.00–305.009694
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330245.00/cwt245.00–245.008091
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360273.80/cwt265.00–280.009864
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added372327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,2186
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1971
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416259.04/cwt255.00–275.001,0786
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added422310.55/cwt310.00–320.001,31118
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432286.03/cwt275.00–300.001,23610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462287.08/cwt280.00–295.001,32613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added490302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4824
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3481
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523252.32/cwt245.00–260.001,3202
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524268.47/cwt260.00–275.001,40716
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added545281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,53118
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573232.34/cwt225.00–240.001,3312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added575261.91/cwt260.00–267.501,5068
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1588251.62/cwt240.00–255.001,4808
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added632262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6597
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636231.27/cwt230.00–235.001,4714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1639251.44/cwt240.00–255.001,60711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679239.92/cwt235.00–245.001,6294
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716237.72/cwt230.00–240.001,7029
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added727244.28/cwt242.50–245.001,77610
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6171
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added778247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,92664
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,7432
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added867245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,124176
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225265.00/cwt265.00–265.005961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3273227.48/cwt225.00–230.006212
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275250.95/cwt245.00–260.006904
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320267.62/cwt265.00–270.008562
Heifers300–350Small 1320190.00/cwt190.00–190.006081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323247.56/cwt245.00–250.008002
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333219.81/cwt215.00–225.007322
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361264.76/cwt252.50–272.509565
Heifers350–400Small 1368202.65/cwt195.00–210.007462
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370212.43/cwt210.00–215.007862
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383241.75/cwt225.00–250.009266
Heifers400–450Small 1405230.00/cwt230.00–230.009321
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410226.54/cwt220.00–230.009293
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428246.85/cwt240.00–252.501,0579
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added432260.95/cwt260.00–262.501,1275
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459222.45/cwt210.00–230.001,0214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474243.38/cwt235.00–245.001,15411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added490251.64/cwt250.00–255.001,2339
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522242.65/cwt235.00–250.001,26711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0071
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added537251.19/cwt250.00–255.001,3494
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538225.08/cwt215.00–230.001,2113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added568255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,44817
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573230.58/cwt225.00–237.501,3214
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2472
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586216.57/cwt200.00–225.001,2695
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added605237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4371
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623213.70/cwt212.50–215.001,3312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627220.93/cwt215.00–225.001,3855
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665212.46/cwt210.00–215.001,4132
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685215.79/cwt215.00–220.001,4786
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added696222.49/cwt220.00–225.001,54910
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5171
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5681
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4621
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4091
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4111
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Fleshy930165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381301.30/cwt295.00–305.001,1484
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390267.47/cwt265.00–270.001,0432
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0582
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422274.66/cwt265.00–285.001,15910
Bulls400–450Small 1440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440220.00/cwt220.00–220.009681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462239.99/cwt230.00–245.001,1095
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468268.97/cwt250.00–275.001,2599
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508226.57/cwt220.00–235.001,1513
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531258.77/cwt250.00–265.001,3748
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564245.96/cwt230.00–255.001,38713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565223.36/cwt220.00–230.001,2623
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620232.48/cwt230.00–237.501,4413
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645217.50/cwt215.00–220.001,4032
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658227.51/cwt225.00–230.001,4974
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4811
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3321
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4631
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,665132.67/cwt130.00–135.002,2092
Bulls——2,300150.00/cwt150.00–150.003,4501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10585.95/cwt80.00–90.0095013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16898.22/cwt95.00–103.001,1478
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190108.13/cwt105.00–113.001,2874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,385116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,6071
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388116.21/cwt115.00–119.001,6135
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478110.27/cwt110.00–112.001,6308
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38051,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1351,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,1801,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-38451,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-39251,350.00/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.