Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-01-25

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 25
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
439 head
▼ 186 vs last sale 625▼ 214 vs year ago 653 · −32.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 90▼ 5 vs year ago 85 · −5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 36▼ 11 vs year ago 43 · −25.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cow 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Quality average 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 $183.51/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$183.51
124 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$957
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$364
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$12.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.58
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546184.901,009106
Medium and Large 2-3380177.0267211thin
Small 1-2374172.626457thin
One grade step is worth $12.28/cwt here — about $364 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 sale124 hd
183.51
—
TN average8 barns · 1,339 hd
181.93
+1.58
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—Average1,49394.291,40810
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17378.8692519
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45876.341,11314
CowsLean 85-90%Average97963.1961919

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)1,158$9752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$7382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$7254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,2003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$9314thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2235190.00/cwt190.00–190.004471
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3243195.05/cwt190.00–200.004742
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3273187.29/cwt180.00–195.005112
Steers—Small 1-2273170.41/cwt165.00–175.004652
Steers—Small 1-2300210.00/cwt210.00–210.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320185.00/cwt185.00–185.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345214.44/cwt212.50–222.507405
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385217.46/cwt205.00–230.008377
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410178.75/cwt177.50–180.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438206.84/cwt197.50–217.5090613
Steers—Small 1-2463173.76/cwt172.50–175.008052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466186.44/cwt177.50–195.008695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503195.00/cwt195.00–195.0098122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520184.22/cwt172.50–190.009586
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535152.50/cwt152.50–152.508162
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560155.00/cwt155.00–155.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,05811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579174.56/cwt172.50–185.001,0117
Steers—Small 1-2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630160.81/cwt157.50–167.501,0136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638168.56/cwt165.00–180.001,0758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added696160.85/cwt158.00–163.001,1207
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725142.52/cwt140.00–145.001,0332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2789145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2938123.74/cwt122.50–125.001,1612
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
Heifers—Small 1-2273155.00/cwt155.00–155.004232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287171.26/cwt167.50–172.504924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323183.14/cwt172.50–195.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3343172.54/cwt167.50–177.505922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3353163.78/cwt160.00–167.505782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375173.00/cwt167.50–177.506499
Heifers—Small 1-2385145.11/cwt130.00–162.505593
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3413152.53/cwt147.50–157.506302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422167.06/cwt162.50–172.507056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471171.07/cwt165.00–180.008064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485162.50/cwt162.50–162.507881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485147.50/cwt147.50–147.507151
Heifers—Small 1-2490135.00/cwt130.00–140.006622
Heifers—Small 1-2507137.08/cwt120.00–151.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513140.45/cwt132.50–146.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525144.98/cwt142.50–147.507612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532158.36/cwt153.00–163.0084212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3556139.62/cwt130.00–146.007764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563154.13/cwt142.50–157.508688
Heifers—Small 1-2565137.50/cwt137.50–137.507771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575157.50/cwt157.50–157.509062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607148.11/cwt147.50–149.0089910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614141.16/cwt135.00–151.008675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,03716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2788120.00/cwt120.00–120.009462
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400177.50/cwt177.50–177.507101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411199.96/cwt192.50–215.008225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475196.52/cwt175.00–199.0093316
Bulls—Small 1-2495167.50/cwt167.50–167.508291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500182.50/cwt182.50–182.509131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3561150.65/cwt150.00–152.508454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575160.00/cwt160.00–160.009201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620153.66/cwt150.00–157.509532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673132.58/cwt130.00–137.508923
Bulls—Small 1-2740102.50/cwt102.50–102.507591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30586.61/cwt80.00–90.001,1304
Bulls——1,47596.89/cwt93.00–99.001,4294
Bulls——1,905104.47/cwt104.00–105.001,9902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97963.19/cwt53.00–71.0061919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10363.73/cwt60.00–66.007034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19186.34/cwt82.00–93.001,0289
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19277.73/cwt74.00–80.009276
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21387.06/cwt86.00–88.001,0562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36376.91/cwt74.00–81.001,0485
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59672.87/cwt72.00–74.001,1637
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,010811.63/head800.00–825.008122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3890575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2980550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,047783.64/head625.00–900.007843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.