Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-05-03

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 3
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
684 head
▼ 220 vs last sale 904▲ 48 vs year ago 636 · +7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 98▼ 33 vs year ago 144 · −22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 43▲ 49 vs year ago 25 · +196.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 8.00 lower. Heifers under 450 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.57/cwt on 212 head.
Average price
$208.57
212 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$982
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$47.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.21
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483212.871,029156
Medium and Large 2-3439200.9688246
Medium and Large 3393181.577137thin
Small 1-2495165.008173thin
One grade step is worth $47.87/cwt here — about $212 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 sale212 hd
208.57
—
TN average10 barns · 2,238 hd
199.36
+9.21
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—Average1,665116.421,93916
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11893.091,04147
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30989.211,16816
CowsLean 85-90%Average94681.6277222

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)905$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)971$9115
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)750$1,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)986$1,30823
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)840$1,1501thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3268252.41/cwt240.00–260.006764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270265.63/cwt255.00–285.007174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305256.06/cwt240.00–260.007815
Steers—Small 1-2318237.52/cwt235.00–240.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3333231.90/cwt220.00–245.007723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373256.87/cwt240.00–260.009586
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3379232.52/cwt230.00–235.008814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428248.08/cwt230.00–255.001,06212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3442234.01/cwt230.00–240.001,0345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467240.65/cwt230.00–250.001,1249
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478225.18/cwt220.00–230.001,0762
Steers—Small 1-2530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532232.65/cwt225.00–240.001,23817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,30861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572227.34/cwt222.50–235.001,30015
Steers—Small 1-2575215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3587213.38/cwt210.00–215.001,2533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614214.84/cwt200.00–217.501,31920
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673191.22/cwt190.00–192.501,2872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683201.70/cwt200.00–215.001,37817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779174.50/cwt170.00–182.501,3596
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3223233.99/cwt225.00–245.005222
Heifers—Small 1-2265165.00/cwt165.00–165.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275205.00/cwt205.00–205.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278229.68/cwt225.00–235.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281240.98/cwt235.00–250.006775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313232.44/cwt230.00–240.007284
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325188.46/cwt180.00–195.006123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3326215.94/cwt200.00–230.007045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369238.24/cwt235.00–245.008797
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3371206.55/cwt200.00–225.007667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422219.01/cwt205.00–227.5092428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424203.43/cwt200.00–210.008635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009007
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470170.00/cwt170.00–170.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471197.85/cwt190.00–205.009325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480209.77/cwt200.00–215.001,00722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,07837
Heifers—Small 1-2495185.00/cwt185.00–185.009161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515165.29/cwt155.00–175.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519212.20/cwt205.00–216.001,10116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522192.12/cwt180.00–205.001,0036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566198.98/cwt180.00–205.001,12619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573182.47/cwt172.50–185.001,0465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607183.29/cwt175.00–185.001,11312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
Heifers—Small 1-2725145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430239.01/cwt235.00–247.501,0289
Bulls—Small 1-2430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435215.00/cwt215.00–215.009351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478214.40/cwt200.00–225.001,0256
Bulls—Small 1-2485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532215.42/cwt210.00–216.001,14612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3569203.79/cwt200.00–210.001,1604
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600203.75/cwt200.00–207.501,2232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633197.49/cwt195.00–200.001,2502
Bulls—Small 1-2640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,565108.07/cwt101.00–115.001,6915
Bulls——1,700126.60/cwt125.00–130.002,1523
Bulls——1,715117.83/cwt115.00–120.002,0218
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75564.00/cwt64.00–64.004831
Cows—Lean 85-90%95582.46/cwt75.00–89.0078721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00589.00/cwt89.00–89.008941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11891.24/cwt86.00–96.001,02033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12898.11/cwt95.00–104.001,10713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15783.87/cwt80.00–86.009703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,290100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34989.64/cwt87.00–95.001,20912
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 11,1701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39431,113.53/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1144
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29481,306.34/head1,275.00–1,400.001,30613
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,583.76/head1,450.00–1,700.001,5843
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,346.06/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3462
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-27501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38401,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3940894.51/head825.00–975.008954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095975.00/head975.00–975.009751

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.