Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-02-22

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 22
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
553 head
▼ 358 vs last sale 911▼ 581 vs year ago 1,134 · −51.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 93▲ 44 vs year ago 50 · +88.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 40▼ 13 vs year ago 33 · −39.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 400 lbs 10.00 to 16.00 higher, over 400 lbs mostly steady. 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 $170.33/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$170.33
196 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$840
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.31
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2499175.43875137
Medium and Large 2-3485159.5277443
Small 1-2490158.0877410thin
Medium and Large 3429151.716506thin
One grade step is worth $23.72/cwt here — about $225 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 sale196 hd
170.33
—
TN average9 barns · 1,681 hd
171.64
−1.31
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—Low1,56499.691,55910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35390.821,22928
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20387.511,05241
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11164.987225thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,0092thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$9663thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$8751thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265215.00/cwt215.00–215.005701
Steers—Small 1-2305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323250.00/cwt250.00–250.008082
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3324217.68/cwt210.00–225.007054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed360255.00/cwt255.00–255.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378230.79/cwt215.00–235.0087213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3379207.77/cwt195.00–220.007878
Steers—Medium and Large 3385175.00/cwt175.00–175.006741
Steers—Small 1-2395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413214.94/cwt200.00–225.008884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed420230.00/cwt230.00–230.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3421196.04/cwt185.00–205.008254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added436227.50/cwt227.50–227.509927
Steers—Small 1-2460162.64/cwt150.00–175.007482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed470215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471212.18/cwt205.00–220.009998
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475196.00/cwt196.00–196.009312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495172.50/cwt172.50–172.508541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,11414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518200.90/cwt192.50–210.001,0417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed535215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1501
Steers—Small 1-2540195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540171.26/cwt170.00–172.509252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed563207.33/cwt207.00–207.501,1673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567192.15/cwt187.50–195.001,0898
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3588171.63/cwt165.00–175.001,0093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621177.06/cwt165.00–187.501,1004
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625159.15/cwt157.50–160.009953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670171.67/cwt165.00–175.001,1503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714170.00/cwt165.00–177.501,2144
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3738144.97/cwt137.50–152.501,0702
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775166.30/cwt162.50–170.001,2892
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2232207.09/cwt195.00–215.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3326171.91/cwt167.50–175.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331199.91/cwt187.50–207.506625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added362207.50/cwt207.50–207.507512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed365209.19/cwt207.50–210.007643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365155.00/cwt155.00–155.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375178.87/cwt170.00–190.006715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379196.68/cwt187.50–205.007456
Heifers—Small 1-2390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420181.25/cwt170.00–187.5076118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422164.97/cwt162.50–167.506966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed425190.83/cwt190.00–192.508113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425165.00/cwt165.00–165.007011
Heifers—Small 1-2425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Heifers—Small 1-2466156.83/cwt155.00–160.007314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470190.00/cwt190.00–190.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470158.93/cwt147.50–167.5074710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473145.13/cwt140.00–150.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475176.17/cwt172.50–185.0083715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488180.00/cwt180.00–180.0087822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516152.41/cwt142.50–160.007867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520162.50/cwt162.50–162.508452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524170.38/cwt162.50–177.5089314
Heifers—Small 1-2535157.50/cwt157.50–157.508432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560175.00/cwt175.00–175.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3564154.57/cwt150.00–160.008725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573165.15/cwt160.00–172.5094620
Heifers—Small 1-2573156.73/cwt156.00–157.508982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625147.01/cwt140.00–156.009193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629157.93/cwt152.50–162.5099316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668154.22/cwt152.50–156.001,0302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680148.76/cwt147.50–150.001,0122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773131.11/cwt125.00–137.501,0132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422210.91/cwt200.00–215.008907
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3424195.13/cwt187.50–205.008276
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Bulls—Small 1-2460190.00/cwt190.00–190.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476204.86/cwt190.00–215.0097510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483180.00/cwt180.00–180.008692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514196.42/cwt187.50–202.501,0107
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526177.20/cwt175.00–180.009329
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566186.77/cwt182.50–195.001,0577
Bulls—Small 1-2585147.50/cwt147.50–147.508631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588167.47/cwt160.00–175.009852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632167.42/cwt162.50–177.501,05813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635150.00/cwt150.00–150.009531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665169.78/cwt167.50–172.001,1292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673151.55/cwt147.50–160.001,0203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2863135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47589.63/cwt80.00–98.001,3225
Bulls——1,555106.60/cwt105.00–110.001,6583
Bulls——1,798114.46/cwt114.00–115.002,0582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01071.00/cwt68.00–74.007172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07370.53/cwt69.00–75.007575
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16381.59/cwt79.00–84.009492
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17860.96/cwt60.00–62.007183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20686.42/cwt79.00–93.001,04224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25096.77/cwt92.00–104.001,21012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35697.62/cwt94.00–99.001,3248
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37388.82/cwt84.00–93.001,21918
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2795875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2805961.10/head925.00–1,000.009612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,009.27/head975.00–1,050.001,0092

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.