Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-11-09

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 9
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,235 head
▲ 477 vs last sale 758▼ 207 vs year ago 1,442 · −14.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 148▼ 1 vs year ago 128 · −0.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 81▼ 23 vs year ago 74 · −31.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls steady to 8.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.71/cwt on 357 head.
Average price
$163.71
357 head · 666 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,091
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$458
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$19.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.03
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2702165.401,161304
Medium and Large 2-3458155.5971344
Medium and Large 3365152.505571thin
Small 1-2483145.657038thin
One grade step is worth $19.75/cwt here — about $458 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 sale357 hd
163.71
—
TN average8 barns · 1,586 hd
163.74
−0.03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,77886.781,54313
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19364.4776951
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45764.2993728
CowsLean 85-90%Low98847.9747418

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)1,147$8467
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$7632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$7335
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,042$9249
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)840$8002thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2260167.50/cwt167.50–167.504361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3272168.30/cwt165.00–172.504583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285180.04/cwt177.50–185.005133
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3321168.15/cwt155.00–177.505409
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330186.79/cwt182.50–190.006164
Steers—Medium and Large 3365152.50/cwt152.50–152.505571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371184.67/cwt175.00–193.0068510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377166.84/cwt157.50–172.506297
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385197.50/cwt197.50–197.507601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428180.83/cwt175.00–182.007749
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3437160.47/cwt155.00–165.007015
Steers—Small 1-2445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3458158.80/cwt150.00–167.507272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462174.98/cwt165.00–177.508089
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added491179.36/cwt179.00–180.0088111
Steers—Small 1-2495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520165.49/cwt154.00–177.5086111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521176.43/cwt175.00–178.0091917
Steers—Small 1-2523140.67/cwt130.00–152.507364
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535148.51/cwt146.00–152.507955
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3569144.26/cwt135.00–157.508214
Steers—Small 1-2570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575162.15/cwt155.00–168.009326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578170.00/cwt170.00–170.009833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0104
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3616137.99/cwt130.00–142.508505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621157.60/cwt145.00–167.5097917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664162.59/cwt160.00–163.001,08038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671144.53/cwt135.00–152.509706
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3674132.54/cwt130.00–140.008934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0885
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732134.10/cwt130.00–142.509823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,19129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,38560
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added941162.10/cwt162.10–162.101,52555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3250145.00/cwt145.00–145.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260152.50/cwt152.50–152.503971
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Heifers—Small 1-2285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305118.61/cwt110.00–127.503622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3343144.98/cwt142.50–147.504972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379139.96/cwt130.00–152.505307
Heifers—Small 1-2380143.85/cwt140.00–147.505472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382155.25/cwt150.00–160.0059310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417140.08/cwt130.00–145.005846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420149.16/cwt140.00–157.5062620
Heifers—Small 1-2426136.74/cwt130.00–142.005834
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428130.00/cwt130.00–130.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460136.00/cwt136.00–136.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469139.33/cwt135.00–142.506538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472145.58/cwt137.50–150.0068727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520127.50/cwt127.50–127.506631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526129.06/cwt120.00–135.0067911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527142.15/cwt134.00–152.5074933
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528123.76/cwt122.50–125.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534156.34/cwt151.00–158.0083512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562151.00/cwt151.00–151.0084912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570140.33/cwt130.00–147.5080035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578129.95/cwt122.50–142.507518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614135.03/cwt130.00–145.0082910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618125.74/cwt112.50–131.007779
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,02181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668131.15/cwt130.00–132.508763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675128.00/cwt128.00–128.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728125.06/cwt121.00–127.509106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758127.62/cwt123.00–135.009673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845115.00/cwt115.00–115.009721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385157.50/cwt157.50–157.506061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425155.43/cwt145.00–167.506613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429171.21/cwt165.00–175.007344
Bulls—Small 1-2438139.91/cwt135.00–145.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459161.73/cwt150.00–167.5074211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Bulls—Small 1-2475141.20/cwt135.00–150.006714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3489144.96/cwt140.00–150.007096
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524136.29/cwt130.00–142.507148
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528146.95/cwt142.50–152.507768
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563149.57/cwt135.00–157.508428
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575130.16/cwt125.00–140.0074812
Bulls—Small 1-2610132.50/cwt132.50–132.508081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3617126.49/cwt120.00–135.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622135.35/cwt135.00–137.508427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733116.20/cwt115.00–127.5085210
Bulls—Small 1-276590.00/cwt90.00–90.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775111.27/cwt107.50–115.008622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885107.00/cwt107.00–107.009471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34778.89/cwt76.00–80.001,0633
Bulls——1,90788.50/cwt83.00–92.001,6889
Bulls——1,91595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,8191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96852.44/cwt48.00–56.0050810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01342.38/cwt35.00–46.004298
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14454.54/cwt50.00–58.006248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19064.71/cwt58.00–71.0077034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19359.78/cwt57.00–62.007132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23073.00/cwt73.00–73.008981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24672.37/cwt70.00–74.009029
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48764.30/cwt58.00–70.0095625
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2930750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3990725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,066746.95/head600.00–825.007474
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,133775.06/head750.00–800.007752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153874.46/head775.00–1,025.008745
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,025675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,044955.24/head825.00–975.009558
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,065800.00/head800.00–800.008001

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.