Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-02-01

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 1
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 314 vs last sale 439▼ 464 vs year ago 589 · −78.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 80▼ 32 vs year ago 79 · −40.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 32▼ 50 vs year ago 63 · −79.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeders not well established due to inadequate receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.48/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$144.48
53 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$771
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$0
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.93
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508152.3077327
Medium and Large 3250150.003751thin
Medium and Large 2-3572136.0577924
Small 1-2595130.007741thin
One grade step is worth $22.30/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale53 hd
144.48
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TN average10 barns · 1,765 hd
156.41
−11.93
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—High1,45697.011,4137thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35986.981,1824thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14982.1994531
CowsLean 85-90%Average98165.976474thin

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)1,043$8552thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$8001thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295205.00/cwt205.00–205.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395182.50/cwt182.50–182.507211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420185.06/cwt182.50–187.507772
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455187.50/cwt187.50–187.508532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470197.50/cwt197.50–197.509281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515192.50/cwt192.50–192.509911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1043
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378152.62/cwt150.00–155.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380165.00/cwt165.00–165.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414150.04/cwt145.00–155.006215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420161.52/cwt160.00–165.0067813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460152.45/cwt150.00–155.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460142.50/cwt142.50–142.506561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465150.67/cwt145.00–155.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520150.00/cwt150.00–150.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533141.28/cwt140.00–142.507532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555142.50/cwt140.00–145.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565132.50/cwt130.00–135.007492
Heifers—Small 1-2595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677126.70/cwt120.00–135.008583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3723126.23/cwt120.00–132.509132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725131.64/cwt130.00–135.009543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770116.21/cwt110.00–122.508952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3830105.09/cwt100.00–110.008722
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425182.50/cwt182.50–182.507761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450190.00/cwt190.00–190.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550167.50/cwt167.50–167.509211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550155.00/cwt155.00–155.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623147.36/cwt142.50–152.509182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630138.61/cwt130.00–147.508732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680140.00/cwt140.00–140.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735130.00/cwt130.00–130.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35587.40/cwt84.00–90.001,1843
Bulls——1,440107.53/cwt105.00–110.001,5482
Bulls——1,625100.90/cwt98.00–104.001,6402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98165.97/cwt63.00–71.006474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11681.80/cwt77.00–85.0091320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20389.37/cwt87.00–93.001,0755
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21677.49/cwt73.00–80.009426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36388.64/cwt87.00–92.001,2083
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043854.86/head775.00–925.008552

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.