Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-06-07

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 7
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
588 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 649▼ 281 vs year ago 869 · −32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 78▼ 68 vs year ago 152 · −44.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 20▲ 4 vs year ago 38 · +10.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady. Bulls under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. 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 $216.11/cwt on 200 head.
Average price
$216.11
200 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,018
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$20.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.93
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2486220.191,070149
Medium and Large 2-3431205.3688540
Small 1-2416199.9183211thin
One grade step is worth $20.28/cwt here — about $238 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 sale200 hd
216.11
—
TN average10 barns · 2,462 hd
212.17
+3.93
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—Low1,712121.212,0769thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,447102.571,48415
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,138101.391,15432
CowsLean 85-90%Low99586.6086213

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$1,2432thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$1,0923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,4647

Every lot

92 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215280.00/cwt280.00–280.006021
Steers—Small 1-2270250.00/cwt250.00–250.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275254.64/cwt245.00–265.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278274.73/cwt265.00–285.007642
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3318259.35/cwt245.00–280.008253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360279.86/cwt265.00–285.001,0074
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3367234.68/cwt225.00–245.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1342
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3422236.72/cwt230.00–240.009993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,11320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424254.28/cwt250.00–265.001,0786
Steers—Small 1-2425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
Steers—Small 1-2465205.00/cwt205.00–205.009531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478263.48/cwt245.00–270.001,2597
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added498262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,30725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525252.50/cwt250.00–255.001,3262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568244.98/cwt240.00–250.001,3912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4378
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585216.67/cwt205.00–235.001,2683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4417
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623211.23/cwt210.00–212.501,3162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674219.98/cwt215.00–222.501,4836
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3831180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4964
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215270.00/cwt270.00–270.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250245.00/cwt245.00–245.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3283220.74/cwt210.00–230.006255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321234.24/cwt230.00–235.007527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3324218.80/cwt210.00–235.007095
Heifers—Small 1-2338192.41/cwt180.00–205.006502
Heifers—Small 1-2373202.35/cwt200.00–205.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378230.66/cwt225.00–232.508724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3384212.14/cwt205.00–220.008157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423220.92/cwt215.00–230.0093416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425207.45/cwt180.00–220.0088210
Heifers—Small 1-2428203.67/cwt195.00–215.008724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,02220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy445210.00/cwt210.00–210.009353
Heifers—Small 1-2470202.39/cwt200.00–205.009512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471217.94/cwt210.00–222.501,02616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475200.59/cwt190.00–207.509534
Heifers—Small 1-2505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,15837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522207.09/cwt205.00–217.501,08118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530198.27/cwt190.00–205.001,0513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574205.20/cwt195.00–220.001,1788
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585182.54/cwt180.00–185.001,0682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608202.00/cwt192.50–205.001,22811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3622176.64/cwt175.00–180.001,0993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2652197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3416225.82/cwt210.00–235.009396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435242.59/cwt240.00–265.001,0559
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478216.03/cwt205.00–220.001,0335
Bulls—Small 1-2480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510218.81/cwt210.00–235.001,1168
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533209.51/cwt205.00–215.001,1175
Bulls—Small 1-2550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3556207.48/cwt200.00–215.001,1544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571226.77/cwt217.50–230.001,2954
Bulls—Small 1-2605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623210.09/cwt205.00–215.001,3094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669198.67/cwt192.50–205.001,3294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3840165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,350106.96/cwt105.00–109.001,4442
Bulls——1,588119.99/cwt115.00–125.001,9054
Bulls——2,120132.34/cwt131.00–135.002,8063
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94480.18/cwt76.00–85.007574
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01889.46/cwt85.00–97.009119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118101.01/cwt95.00–109.001,12925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16591.84/cwt89.00–93.001,0703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240110.96/cwt108.00–118.001,3764
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445102.47/cwt99.00–107.001,48112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493108.46/cwt107.00–110.001,6192
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2950925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,242.88/head1,175.00–1,300.001,2432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28801,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0961,535.97/head1,350.00–1,700.001,5364
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,375.84/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3762

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.