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Savannah Livestock Auction

Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 5

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068

← Dec 15Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

565 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 528▼ 258 vs year ago 823 · −31.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 82▼ 24 vs year ago 109 · −22.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 38▲ 3 vs year ago 38 · +7.9%

Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the two week Christmas and New Years holiday layoff, no trends could be established. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.83/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$143.83

235 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$27.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	147.33	748	195
Medium and Large 2-3	458	128.58	589	32
Small 1-2	469	119.66	561	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.67/cwt here — about $187 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale235 hd

143.83

—

TN average7 barns · 1,524 hd

140.77

+3.06

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,814	93.50	1,696	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	65.02	912	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	64.10	762	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	49.23	436	3thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	277	169.64/cwt	162.50–177.50	470	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	184.85/cwt	175.00–195.00	601	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	162.43/cwt	157.50–167.50	552	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	161.66/cwt	160.00–162.50	619	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	181.94/cwt	177.50–192.50	700	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	168.13/cwt	160.00–175.00	716	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	699	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	165.32/cwt	160.00–172.50	782	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	689	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	167.96/cwt	165.00–172.50	885	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	839	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	159.32/cwt	152.50–165.00	918	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	806	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	937	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	641	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	962	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	143.34/cwt	132.50–146.00	975	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,045	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,045	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	798	154.84/cwt	145.00–155.50	1,236	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	839	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,196	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,133	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	304	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	315	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	512	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	136.92/cwt	130.00–145.00	456	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	144.22/cwt	140.00–147.50	524	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	132.59/cwt	122.50–140.00	481	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	143.54/cwt	135.00–147.50	603	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	709	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	130.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	562	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	468	126.15/cwt	122.50–130.00	590	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	138.58/cwt	132.50–142.50	655	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	129.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	614	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	126.67/cwt	122.50–130.00	652	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	138.61/cwt	132.50–142.50	725	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	798	67
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	540	114.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	134.22/cwt	127.50–142.50	766	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	714	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	810	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	118.70/cwt	117.50–120.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	125.97/cwt	120.00–132.50	794	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	119.01/cwt	116.00–125.00	803	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	125.84/cwt	125.00–127.50	915	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	956	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	975	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	115.84/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,008	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	151.85/cwt	150.00–152.50	647	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	153.37/cwt	150.00–157.50	716	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	146.82/cwt	137.50–157.50	768	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	129.28/cwt	127.50–130.00	733	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	621	121.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	757	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	836	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,586	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,348	1
Bulls	—	—	1,616	89.42/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,445	4
Bulls	—	—	2,069	99.71/cwt	96.00–104.00	2,063	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	46.84/cwt	45.00–49.00	386	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	543	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,158	55.90/cwt	51.00–60.00	647	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	62.96/cwt	56.00–68.00	735	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	51.32/cwt	48.00–57.00	602	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	71.94/cwt	68.00–78.00	893	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	72.34/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,020	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	64.68/cwt	60.00–69.00	935	11
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,510	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	22,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,065	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,234	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,960	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,160	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,410	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	930.27/cwt	875.00–975.00	11,907	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,161.13/cwt	1,110.00–1,200.00	12,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,814	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,310	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

Wed Jan 5, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 528Year ago 823

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 82Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 38Year ago 38

Due to the two week Christmas and New Years holiday layoff, no trends could be established. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	165.00	165.00
1	—	535	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	165.00–172.50	167.96
12	—	473	160.00–172.50	165.32
1	—	855	132.50	132.50
12	—	680	132.50–146.00	143.34
1	—	760	137.50	137.50
4	—	576	152.50–165.00	159.32
4	—	385	177.50–192.50	181.94
3	—	733	142.50	142.50
1	—	635	147.50	147.50
3	—	325	175.00–195.00	184.85
4	—	426	160.00–175.00	168.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	160.00–162.50	161.66
2	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.48
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
3	—	432	160.00–165.00	161.72
2	—	340	157.50–167.50	162.43
3	—	277	162.50–177.50	169.64
2	—	608	132.50	132.50
1	—	550	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	641	150.00	150.00
63	—	798	145.00–155.50	154.84
5	—	839	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	150.00–157.50	153.37
2	—	670	120.00–130.00	124.85
4	—	523	137.50–157.50	146.82
1	—	600	137.50	137.50
1	—	410	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	470	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	150.00–152.50	151.85
1	—	385	152.50	152.50
7	—	567	127.50–130.00	129.28
4	—	621	115.00–125.00	121.89
1	—	705	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	122.50–130.00	126.15
3	—	540	110.00–120.00	114.17
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
3	—	515	122.50–130.00	126.67
5	—	583	120.00–125.00	122.48
1	—	225	135.00	135.00
2	—	623	117.50–120.00	118.70
1	—	725	102.50	102.50
5	—	476	125.00–130.00	129.05
5	—	333	130.00–145.00	136.92
3	—	363	122.50–140.00	132.59
6	—	430	125.00–135.00	130.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	125.00–127.50	125.84
5	—	630	120.00–132.50	125.97
13	—	523	132.50–142.50	138.61
1	—	830	117.50	117.50
12	—	473	132.50–142.50	138.58
7	—	420	135.00–147.50	143.54
1	—	295	142.50	142.50
11	—	571	127.50–142.50	134.22
3	—	363	140.00–147.50	144.22
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
10	—	675	116.00–125.00	119.01
1	—	330	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	127.50	127.50
30	—	427	166.00	166.00
19	—	315	162.50	162.50
67	—	527	151.50	151.50
5	—	589	137.50	137.50
3	—	870	115.00–117.50	115.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	51.00–60.00	55.90
3	—	1,410	70.00–74.00	72.34
11	—	1,446	60.00–69.00	64.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,174	48.00–57.00	51.32
10	—	1,242	68.00–78.00	71.94
24	—	1,168	56.00–68.00	62.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	45.00–49.00	46.84
1	—	1,005	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,069	96.00–104.00	99.71
1	—	1,586	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,616	86.00–93.00	89.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	998	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	875.00–975.00	930.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	1,110.00–1,200.00	1,161.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,510	1,500.00	1,500.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.