Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-03-08

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 8
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
827 head
▼ 485 vs last sale 1,312▲ 194 vs year ago 633 · +30.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 129▲ 121 vs year ago 71 · +170.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 32▲ 44 vs year ago 33 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Steers under 650 lbs 5.00 to 11.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Heifers under 550 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls 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 $192.41/cwt on 379 head.
Average price
$192.41
379 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$997
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$367
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$36.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.39
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532194.791,036327
Small 1-2312188.335873thin
Medium and Large 2-3443181.5880439
Medium and Large 3424158.0266910thin
One grade step is worth $36.76/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 sale379 hd
192.41
—
TN average9 barns · 2,102 hd
189.01
+3.39
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—High1,552102.861,59613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17693.291,09788
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38388.011,21745
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02978.1080424

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)1,235$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,076$1,3144thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$1,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$1,2102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$1,39224
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)845$1,3251thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235245.00/cwt245.00–245.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 3270220.00/cwt220.00–220.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275245.45/cwt235.00–265.006754
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285230.00/cwt230.00–230.006561
Steers—Small 1-2285215.00/cwt215.00–215.006131
Steers—Small 1-2320194.53/cwt180.00–210.006222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327250.13/cwt245.00–260.008183
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3333224.85/cwt195.00–240.007496
Steers—Medium and Large 3365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370243.15/cwt230.00–257.509009
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373220.03/cwt215.00–225.008214
Steers—Small 1-2375213.22/cwt205.00–220.008003
Steers—Small 1-2410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413233.83/cwt222.50–245.009669
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0631
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3427215.00/cwt215.00–215.009183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,08616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468207.39/cwt200.00–212.509713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476222.05/cwt215.00–230.001,05711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524222.88/cwt200.00–232.501,16810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571214.95/cwt200.00–220.001,2278
Steers—Small 1-2580169.74/cwt160.00–180.009842
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612197.71/cwt180.00–207.501,2109
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635150.00/cwt150.00–150.009531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added647202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683175.01/cwt170.00–180.001,1953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735168.77/cwt167.50–170.001,2402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,34312
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235225.00/cwt225.00–225.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
Heifers—Small 1-2245215.00/cwt215.00–215.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263218.27/cwt215.00–227.505744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273215.00/cwt215.00–215.005872
Heifers—Small 1-2315175.00/cwt175.00–175.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3319195.05/cwt180.00–205.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325219.48/cwt215.00–225.007139
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325167.50/cwt160.00–175.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed331237.67/cwt230.00–245.007877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360223.33/cwt220.00–225.008043
Heifers—Small 1-2375175.00/cwt175.00–175.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376211.27/cwt200.00–219.007949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385189.74/cwt175.00–205.007304
Heifers—Medium and Large 3387163.41/cwt160.00–170.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390223.00/cwt223.00–223.008708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed405219.32/cwt219.00–225.0088819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added414216.00/cwt216.00–216.008946
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430199.24/cwt190.00–210.0085715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433189.39/cwt185.00–192.508204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy438190.00/cwt190.00–190.008324
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450150.00/cwt145.00–155.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added454216.24/cwt213.00–217.0098227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475181.33/cwt172.50–192.5086113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479198.56/cwt190.00–207.5095127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed503205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3504171.02/cwt160.00–175.008625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510201.87/cwt196.00–203.001,03032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528181.79/cwt175.00–190.009609
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560158.07/cwt150.00–165.008854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570171.46/cwt162.50–180.009778
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590155.00/cwt155.00–155.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614158.75/cwt152.50–167.509758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full650147.50/cwt147.50–147.509591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664182.31/cwt165.00–184.501,21198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666156.25/cwt152.50–160.001,0416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680135.00/cwt135.00–135.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778145.89/cwt138.00–148.001,1355
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
Bulls—Small 1-2405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422208.32/cwt205.00–215.008793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426234.71/cwt220.00–245.001,00011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy429220.49/cwt215.00–222.509467
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469226.36/cwt210.00–235.001,06214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469200.53/cwt200.00–202.509405
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480195.00/cwt195.00–195.009361
Bulls—Small 1-2480190.00/cwt190.00–190.009121
Bulls—Small 1-2515180.00/cwt180.00–180.009271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516209.01/cwt202.50–215.001,0789
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568187.66/cwt180.00–200.001,0669
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615168.06/cwt162.50–175.001,0344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618185.90/cwt170.00–191.001,1497
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675159.93/cwt157.50–162.501,0802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,00389.56/cwt86.00–93.008982
Bulls——1,636104.90/cwt96.00–110.001,71610
Bulls——1,810109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,9731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99367.04/cwt62.00–71.006663
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03479.68/cwt71.00–87.0082421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15490.90/cwt85.00–97.001,04956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18999.18/cwt93.00–106.001,17929
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22698.42/cwt97.00–103.001,2075
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36688.70/cwt84.00–96.001,21229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45081.08/cwt80.00–82.001,1763
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49981.44/cwt80.00–85.001,22111
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28451,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0921,377.67/head1,250.00–1,575.001,3786
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1071,551.74/head1,425.00–1,750.001,5525
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1721,356.87/head1,125.00–1,500.001,35712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,210.25/head1,025.00–1,400.001,2102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0761,313.62/head1,125.00–1,400.001,3144
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.