Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-01-11

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 11
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
972 head
▲ 294 vs last sale 678▼ 38 vs year ago 1,010 · −3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 78▲ 48 vs year ago 126 · +38.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 39▼ 43 vs year ago 86 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. 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 $150.19/cwt on 323 head.
Average price
$150.19
323 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$807
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$20.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.09
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563152.09856245
Medium and Large 2-3450146.2865855
Small 1-2482141.9668417thin
Medium and Large 3441132.055826thin
One grade step is worth $20.04/cwt here — about $274 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 sale323 hd
150.19
—
TN average9 barns · 2,599 hd
158.28
−8.09
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—Average1,63490.971,48714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40374.741,04824
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18072.3585456
CowsLean 85-90%Low97957.3956251

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$9012thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$8993thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,182$8683thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,255$8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$6752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$9751thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273216.65/cwt215.00–220.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290207.54/cwt205.00–210.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 3315175.00/cwt175.00–175.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323197.58/cwt187.50–207.506384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324214.16/cwt205.00–220.0069415
Steers—Small 1-2345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366214.97/cwt200.00–220.0078711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3376192.70/cwt185.00–200.007256
Steers—Medium and Large 3385168.75/cwt165.00–172.506502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418201.06/cwt190.00–207.508404
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3427181.24/cwt177.50–187.507746
Steers—Small 1-2445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461201.00/cwt201.00–201.009275
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3469175.09/cwt165.00–185.008215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472185.88/cwt182.50–195.008776
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524182.99/cwt167.50–194.0095911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533185.90/cwt181.00–187.509914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533153.71/cwt150.00–157.508194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579171.57/cwt162.50–182.009939
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585152.52/cwt150.00–155.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616165.54/cwt162.50–167.501,0205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617173.58/cwt173.00–174.001,0717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618152.50/cwt152.50–152.509424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664167.56/cwt165.00–171.001,11326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676161.90/cwt157.50–165.001,0944
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3677155.77/cwt150.00–160.001,0553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2197
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3718142.37/cwt135.00–150.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728155.49/cwt150.00–160.001,1325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,1211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764160.35/cwt157.50–161.001,22511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,2111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278149.46/cwt140.00–155.004158
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3319154.70/cwt142.50–162.504937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326172.53/cwt162.50–182.5056210
Heifers—Small 1-2330142.50/cwt142.50–142.504701
Heifers—Small 1-2365145.41/cwt130.00–155.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366167.08/cwt160.00–172.5061216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380149.68/cwt140.00–157.505696
Heifers—Small 1-2423155.80/cwt151.00–159.006595
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424129.32/cwt122.50–135.005484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429164.68/cwt157.50–172.5070617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433151.61/cwt145.00–160.006568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440175.00/cwt175.00–175.007705
Heifers—Small 1-2465145.18/cwt140.00–153.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472165.80/cwt165.00–167.507836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473158.73/cwt152.50–167.5075118
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475137.50/cwt137.50–137.506532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479145.73/cwt142.50–152.506988
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519141.56/cwt137.50–147.507355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525152.50/cwt152.50–152.508012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531148.60/cwt142.50–157.5078914
Heifers—Small 1-2555132.50/cwt132.50–132.507351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567148.72/cwt137.50–154.0084341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added568150.00/cwt150.00–150.008524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570131.67/cwt130.00–135.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575130.80/cwt130.00–132.507523
Heifers—Small 1-2625122.50/cwt122.50–122.507661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629140.01/cwt132.50–147.5088121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630154.23/cwt152.50–155.0097233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
Heifers—Small 1-2660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672138.59/cwt135.00–150.0093113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674147.82/cwt142.50–150.0099637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3686131.21/cwt125.00–140.009004
Heifers—Small 1-2710120.00/cwt115.00–125.008522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720136.00/cwt135.00–140.009795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745132.50/cwt132.50–132.509871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785121.25/cwt120.00–122.509522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900107.50/cwt107.50–107.509681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427170.94/cwt160.00–180.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428182.84/cwt175.00–190.007836
Bulls—Small 1-2440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464181.78/cwt172.50–187.5084314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474159.53/cwt150.00–172.507567
Bulls—Small 1-2485165.00/cwt165.00–165.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525152.53/cwt150.00–155.008013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528169.04/cwt160.00–177.508936
Bulls—Small 1-2530153.76/cwt152.50–155.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571163.77/cwt155.00–168.009359
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579149.98/cwt140.00–157.508687
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620143.11/cwt140.00–150.008874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626154.07/cwt145.00–155.0096413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3667138.33/cwt132.50–142.509233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671149.01/cwt142.50–157.501,0007
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720138.08/cwt132.50–145.009944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49485.36/cwt80.00–90.001,2757
Bulls——1,73595.18/cwt90.00–102.001,6516
Bulls——2,010105.00/cwt105.00–105.002,1111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97359.34/cwt49.00–68.0057743
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01046.89/cwt40.00–52.004748
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16063.00/cwt55.00–67.0073111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17973.14/cwt68.00–78.0086236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21180.64/cwt78.00–85.009779
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31082.57/cwt80.00–89.001,0824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40473.93/cwt69.00–79.001,03818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57466.36/cwt63.00–70.001,0452
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2840500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015900.86/head725.00–1,075.009012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138899.30/head875.00–925.008993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,182867.98/head825.00–925.008683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,185725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,050975.00/head975.00–975.009751

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.