Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-01-04

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 4
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
678 head
▲ 312 vs last sale 366▲ 678 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 121▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 59▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to the two week holiday layoff. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.29/cwt on 284 head.
Average price
$158.29
284 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$19.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.12
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563159.78900260
Medium and Large 2-3471142.9867317thin
Small 1-2486140.026807thin
One grade step is worth $19.77/cwt here — about $219 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 sale284 hd
158.29
—
TN average8 barns · 2,422 hd
157.17
+1.12
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—Low1,74697.921,7097thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35574.951,01616
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19673.5588035
CowsLean 85-90%Average99462.716239thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$89911
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$7915
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,015$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,1001thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3220185.00/cwt185.00–185.004071
Steers—Small 1-2270150.37/cwt145.00–155.004062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285215.00/cwt215.00–215.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318211.81/cwt200.00–225.006742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added363220.00/cwt220.00–220.007996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365211.71/cwt202.50–225.007734
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3416183.66/cwt177.50–192.507644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422209.39/cwt207.50–210.008844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467197.50/cwt197.50–197.509223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468191.33/cwt177.50–200.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507182.70/cwt180.00–187.5092611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added515164.79/cwt162.50–167.008492
Steers—Small 1-2518146.10/cwt140.00–152.507572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530177.60/cwt170.00–190.009413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565174.35/cwt173.00–175.0098516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575165.86/cwt162.50–170.009543
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585155.00/cwt155.00–155.009071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632174.64/cwt171.00–175.001,10454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added699172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,20672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0001
Steers—Small 1-2765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1759
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833137.61/cwt130.00–145.001,1462
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330169.04/cwt162.50–177.505585
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335151.59/cwt140.00–162.505082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350177.50/cwt177.50–177.506211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370162.50/cwt162.50–162.506011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379162.11/cwt157.50–167.506147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added382172.50/cwt172.50–172.506595
Heifers—Small 1-2418151.27/cwt150.00–152.506322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420155.00/cwt155.00–155.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424160.65/cwt157.50–165.0068110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433149.71/cwt142.50–156.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465136.32/cwt130.00–142.506342
Heifers—Small 1-2468139.99/cwt137.50–142.506552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478162.78/cwt162.50–163.007789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478153.52/cwt147.50–162.5073419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
Heifers—Small 1-2505137.55/cwt132.50–142.506952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521163.35/cwt159.00–165.0085119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526147.74/cwt137.50–152.5077720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531136.45/cwt127.50–142.507254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566143.13/cwt137.50–146.008109
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568139.99/cwt137.50–142.507953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590167.45/cwt151.00–169.7598896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616150.21/cwt145.00–153.009256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617141.51/cwt140.00–142.508733
Heifers—Small 1-2620122.50/cwt122.50–122.507601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640127.50/cwt127.50–127.508161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673128.27/cwt122.50–135.008633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684157.75/cwt157.75–157.751,07940
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723129.35/cwt122.50–133.009353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733135.00/cwt135.00–135.009902
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2405185.00/cwt185.00–185.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438192.51/cwt190.00–195.008432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469179.33/cwt172.50–190.008414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533180.06/cwt170.00–185.009605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3537152.51/cwt140.00–165.008197
Bulls—Small 1-2570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575170.67/cwt165.00–180.009813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3576139.38/cwt130.00–152.508035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670139.15/cwt132.50–142.509326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675127.28/cwt120.00–135.008592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-387097.50/cwt97.50–97.508481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——94095.00/cwt95.00–95.008931
Bulls——1,838101.09/cwt100.00–105.001,8585
Bulls——2,09085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,7771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%99064.00/cwt64.00–64.006341
Cows—Lean 85-90%99462.71/cwt58.00–67.006239
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13563.49/cwt59.00–67.007213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17672.77/cwt65.00–77.0085626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31481.96/cwt77.00–87.001,0776
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36771.74/cwt68.00–75.009819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39881.59/cwt77.00–85.001,1416
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2945675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,077780.19/head675.00–900.007803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,101763.82/head725.00–875.007644
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,257982.24/head875.00–1,100.009827
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,015850.00/head850.00–850.008501

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.