Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-01-18

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 18
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
625 head
▼ 347 vs last sale 972▲ 312 vs year ago 313 · +99.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 174▲ 25 vs year ago 65 · +38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 43▼ 39 vs year ago 75 · −52.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 550 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady. Heifers mostly steady with instances 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good..

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $177.33/cwt on 220 head.
Average price
$177.33
220 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,035
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$367
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$15.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.79
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2598178.821,070185
Medium and Large 2-3522170.6189129
Small 1-2429163.687036thin
One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about $367 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 sale220 hd
177.33
—
TN average10 barns · 1,723 hd
176.54
+0.79
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—High1,79097.181,7405thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23973.2390730
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43072.631,03914
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05959.1862713

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)935$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$6802thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)948$6132thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)750$7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,355$1,5001thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3283185.09/cwt175.00–195.005242
Steers—Small 1-2328183.55/cwt180.00–187.506022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335208.33/cwt200.00–215.006983
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3338203.33/cwt200.00–205.006873
Steers—Small 1-2355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368203.06/cwt185.00–210.007475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384211.26/cwt205.00–220.0081112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420177.47/cwt175.00–180.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428196.43/cwt187.50–202.508416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472184.83/cwt180.00–187.5087212
Steers—Small 1-2475162.50/cwt160.00–165.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483172.57/cwt167.50–180.008343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517178.25/cwt170.00–187.5092210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524164.90/cwt160.00–170.008644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542186.39/cwt182.50–187.501,0109
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583175.28/cwt167.50–185.001,02215
Steers—Small 1-2615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,13263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639165.65/cwt157.50–167.501,0598
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3641150.00/cwt150.00–150.009623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663175.51/cwt171.00–178.001,16423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673164.08/cwt160.00–170.001,10412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0153
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2791152.20/cwt150.00–152.501,2048
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2877138.32/cwt135.00–140.001,2133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,3181
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,090110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255155.00/cwt155.00–155.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3321158.11/cwt150.00–167.505084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339169.26/cwt165.00–177.505744
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Heifers—Small 1-2370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372167.61/cwt157.50–177.506247
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377157.54/cwt155.00–160.005943
Heifers—Small 1-2415147.50/cwt147.50–147.506121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419185.00/cwt185.00–185.007759
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420156.43/cwt152.50–160.006572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428166.43/cwt165.00–172.507127
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435135.06/cwt130.00–140.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471178.74/cwt174.00–183.0084214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474152.17/cwt147.50–156.0072127
Heifers—Small 1-2480144.90/cwt140.00–150.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484154.16/cwt147.50–167.5074619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485177.50/cwt177.50–177.508611
Heifers—Small 1-2510132.50/cwt132.50–132.506761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523171.11/cwt160.00–175.0089513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523148.80/cwt142.50–158.0077814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565132.50/cwt132.50–132.507491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570141.64/cwt140.00–142.508073
Heifers—Small 1-2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575149.42/cwt135.00–154.0085914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611141.53/cwt130.00–150.008659
Heifers—Small 1-2632116.68/cwt115.00–120.007373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660137.50/cwt137.50–137.509081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705135.43/cwt127.50–137.009556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815111.25/cwt100.00–122.509072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855110.00/cwt110.00–110.009411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410172.50/cwt172.50–172.507071
Bulls—Small 1-2420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425183.92/cwt175.00–192.507823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463182.86/cwt175.00–187.508477
Bulls—Small 1-2465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483170.81/cwt162.50–177.508256
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520167.09/cwt162.50–177.508697
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Bulls—Small 1-2570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578154.15/cwt150.00–162.508916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595147.50/cwt147.50–147.508781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617150.54/cwt146.00–160.0092915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668142.90/cwt137.50–148.009554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670129.91/cwt125.00–135.008703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730127.50/cwt127.50–127.509311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765117.50/cwt117.50–117.508991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828115.99/cwt115.00–117.009602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3835112.50/cwt112.50–112.509391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3930102.50/cwt102.50–102.509531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1861
Bulls——1,60397.85/cwt95.00–100.001,5692
Bulls——2,175102.59/cwt100.00–105.002,2312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03051.94/cwt48.00–55.005356
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08465.38/cwt61.00–73.007097
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20674.59/cwt69.00–79.0090017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25764.71/cwt55.00–70.008138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32082.22/cwt79.00–85.001,0855
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42369.74/cwt68.00–71.009926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46673.76/cwt70.00–78.001,0817
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,3551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,485105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3900550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2970635.00/head635.00–635.006351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,170725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2750700.00/head700.00–700.007001

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.