Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-05-24

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 24
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
412 head
▼ 253 vs last sale 665▼ 146 vs year ago 558 · −26.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 89▼ 38 vs year ago 98 · −38.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 54▼ 15 vs year ago 48 · −31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.04/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$204.04
119 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,069
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$396
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$15.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.31
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539207.141,11690
Medium and Large 2-3494194.9296325
Small 1-2376191.257204thin
One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $396 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 sale119 hd
204.04
—
TN average8 barns · 1,296 hd
206.35
−2.31
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—High1,840120.352,2148thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36795.661,3086thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16393.721,09029
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06384.438979thin

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)1,400$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,4001thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225270.00/cwt270.00–270.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3263232.71/cwt225.00–240.006122
Steers—Small 1-2270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288272.30/cwt265.00–280.007842
Steers—Small 1-2310225.00/cwt225.00–225.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321269.82/cwt260.00–285.008667
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3331228.38/cwt215.00–245.007564
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350240.00/cwt240.00–240.008401
Steers—Small 1-2360220.00/cwt220.00–220.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374272.45/cwt255.00–285.001,0199
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424267.58/cwt260.00–275.001,1356
Steers—Small 1-2435210.00/cwt210.00–210.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517239.30/cwt235.00–240.001,2377
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3549210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1535
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568227.49/cwt225.00–230.001,2922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621227.93/cwt225.00–237.501,41515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665219.70/cwt210.00–225.001,46124
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2225205.00/cwt205.00–205.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3233222.47/cwt220.00–225.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277240.06/cwt235.00–250.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290215.00/cwt215.00–215.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318237.55/cwt235.00–242.507553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338207.33/cwt200.00–215.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373203.09/cwt190.00–215.007582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378228.22/cwt225.00–235.008633
Heifers—Small 1-2390205.00/cwt205.00–205.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy410205.00/cwt205.00–205.008411
Heifers—Small 1-2430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431214.82/cwt205.00–217.5092611
Heifers—Small 1-2460195.00/cwt195.00–195.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479213.74/cwt205.00–220.001,02412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483194.76/cwt185.00–205.009413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520209.22/cwt200.00–220.001,08811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy545195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564213.03/cwt210.00–217.501,2019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed570207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609198.61/cwt198.00–207.501,21016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633172.11/cwt160.00–175.001,0895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655183.78/cwt180.00–187.501,2042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668195.23/cwt190.00–200.001,30415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2410215.00/cwt215.00–215.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422244.64/cwt235.00–260.001,0323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed426242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428212.72/cwt205.00–220.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1564
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471232.36/cwt220.00–240.001,0944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490197.50/cwt180.00–215.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528213.36/cwt205.00–215.001,1276
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535199.81/cwt190.00–210.001,0692
Bulls—Small 1-2550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569213.44/cwt213.00–220.001,21416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585188.91/cwt170.00–207.501,1052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613192.53/cwt190.00–195.001,1802
Bulls—Small 1-2625175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640170.00/cwt160.00–180.001,0882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2737182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3890162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3935135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,550110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,7051
Bulls——1,851120.47/cwt116.00–124.002,2306
Bulls——2,060130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,6781
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05287.13/cwt80.00–91.009177
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07784.96/cwt81.00–89.009158
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10075.00/cwt75.00–75.008252
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16193.17/cwt89.00–98.001,08213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254103.39/cwt98.00–110.001,2978
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33696.24/cwt95.00–98.001,2864
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,705100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.