Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-05-31

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 31
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
649 head
▲ 237 vs last sale 412▼ 287 vs year ago 936 · −30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 60▼ 35 vs year ago 113 · −31.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 33▼ 2 vs year ago 22 · −9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well established. Feeders mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $222.79/cwt on 338 head.
Average price
$222.79
338 head · 740 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$1,112
per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.52
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1-2240235.005641thin
Medium and Large 2-3396228.8390611thin
Medium and Large 1-2753222.551,676326
One grade step is worth $12.45/cwt here — about −$1,112 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 sale338 hd
222.79
—
TN average7 barns · 741 hd
226.30
−3.52
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—Low1,340114.171,5304thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,450103.671,50314
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14299.891,14137
CowsLean 85-90%Low93881.4376414

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)1,185$1,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,4733thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,2501thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2227275.00/cwt275.00–275.006242
Steers—Small 1-2240235.00/cwt235.00–235.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275287.09/cwt280.00–295.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3278249.26/cwt230.00–255.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332286.13/cwt270.00–295.009505
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335245.00/cwt245.00–245.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378273.39/cwt270.00–275.001,0333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426259.68/cwt250.00–265.001,1068
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428205.03/cwt200.00–210.008782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474249.66/cwt235.00–257.501,1834
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519239.28/cwt230.00–255.001,24214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3545
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617222.95/cwt220.00–225.001,3765
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618205.02/cwt200.00–210.001,2672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,59675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,78567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871209.75/cwt209.75–209.751,827127
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273255.00/cwt255.00–255.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273219.86/cwt215.00–225.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3334228.69/cwt205.00–235.007648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337255.00/cwt255.00–255.008592
Heifers—Small 1-2340225.00/cwt225.00–225.007651
Heifers—Small 1-2365210.00/cwt210.00–210.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376231.23/cwt225.00–235.008694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3381218.46/cwt210.00–222.508323
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390190.00/cwt190.00–190.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407230.00/cwt230.00–230.009364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412211.42/cwt200.00–217.508717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418220.73/cwt215.00–225.009237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471217.76/cwt205.00–220.001,02616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475205.00/cwt205.00–205.009741
Heifers—Medium and Large 3498182.50/cwt182.50–182.509094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519207.48/cwt195.00–217.501,07718
Heifers—Small 1-2545180.00/cwt180.00–180.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563213.80/cwt200.00–218.001,2049
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added575195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578177.47/cwt165.00–190.001,0264
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606202.62/cwt185.00–207.501,22850
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620170.08/cwt160.00–180.001,0542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3676166.22/cwt165.00–167.501,1244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720173.79/cwt165.00–177.501,2514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added765162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,24312
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420251.99/cwt235.00–265.001,0584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468217.54/cwt215.00–220.001,0182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482248.94/cwt242.50–250.001,2007
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520203.62/cwt195.00–210.001,0594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530221.51/cwt210.00–230.001,1743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567213.81/cwt205.00–220.001,2124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626205.77/cwt200.00–212.501,2886
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685177.50/cwt175.00–180.001,2162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710174.96/cwt170.00–180.001,2422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3825145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,240113.00/cwt112.00–114.001,4012
Bulls——1,440115.34/cwt108.00–122.001,6612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82472.21/cwt68.00–75.005955
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00286.55/cwt80.00–92.008679
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12098.75/cwt92.00–104.001,10625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16389.55/cwt87.00–93.001,0414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201108.60/cwt106.00–113.001,3048
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,406110.38/cwt107.00–113.001,5524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467100.98/cwt96.00–105.001,48110
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1601,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,472.66/head1,300.00–1,700.001,4733
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.