Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-06-14

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 14
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
816 head
▲ 228 vs last sale 588▲ 234 vs year ago 582 · +40.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 84▲ 62 vs year ago 103 · +60.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 42▲ 68 vs year ago 15 · +453.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers under 450 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 10.00 lower. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. 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 $207.21/cwt on 229 head.
Average price
$207.21
229 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,050
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$255
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.85
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531211.271,121140
Medium and Large 2-3469205.9096667
Small 1-2448190.758555thin
Medium and Large 3472183.7886717thin
One grade step is worth $27.49/cwt here — about $255 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 sale229 hd
207.21
—
TN average10 barns · 2,745 hd
213.06
−5.85
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—Average1,698119.262,02515
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39198.621,37222
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15598.571,13861
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01282.9483933

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)Young (2-4 yrs)978$1,2752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,2593thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,5337
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)999$1,5149
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,2001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$1,9754thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)875$1,2001thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3210285.00/cwt285.00–285.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235300.00/cwt300.00–300.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265274.62/cwt265.00–285.007282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280291.43/cwt285.00–300.008163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312285.00/cwt275.00–295.008895
Steers—Small 1-2315245.00/cwt245.00–245.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 3315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3322258.24/cwt250.00–265.008323
Steers—Small 1-2360220.00/cwt220.00–220.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373247.09/cwt230.00–265.009227
Steers—Medium and Large 3380235.00/cwt235.00–235.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383274.99/cwt265.00–295.001,0539
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3421232.46/cwt230.00–240.009794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427266.60/cwt255.00–275.001,1389
Steers—Small 1-2465220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479248.60/cwt240.00–265.001,19111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483233.33/cwt230.00–235.001,1273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519240.63/cwt230.00–245.001,2498
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532216.71/cwt210.00–220.001,1533
Steers—Small 1-2550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560214.91/cwt205.00–225.001,2032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561246.20/cwt235.00–248.001,38115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570229.91/cwt225.00–235.001,3102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611224.46/cwt215.00–235.001,37110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,51115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665222.50/cwt210.00–225.001,4809
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678201.88/cwt180.00–215.001,3695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,46621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734186.26/cwt185.00–190.001,3674
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added770192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822175.03/cwt170.00–180.001,4393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added844195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873189.97/cwt180.00–200.001,6582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215255.00/cwt255.00–255.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275245.00/cwt245.00–245.006741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3283227.54/cwt210.00–235.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323210.00/cwt210.00–210.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335244.63/cwt230.00–265.008204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3336228.20/cwt220.00–235.007675
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360202.71/cwt195.00–210.007302
Heifers—Small 1-2370205.00/cwt205.00–205.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377216.68/cwt210.00–225.008176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381230.12/cwt225.00–235.0087711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421221.96/cwt215.00–235.0093417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426204.23/cwt200.00–215.0087013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428190.00/cwt190.00–190.008132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy463210.08/cwt205.00–215.009732
Heifers—Small 1-2468187.19/cwt165.00–205.008764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472205.45/cwt190.00–215.0097016
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474182.37/cwt180.00–190.008644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478216.73/cwt210.00–222.501,03621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3512175.00/cwt175.00–175.008964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519215.96/cwt210.00–220.001,12124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525201.93/cwt192.50–210.001,0609
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy568202.47/cwt200.00–205.001,1502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570169.65/cwt160.00–180.009672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573197.78/cwt180.00–205.001,1338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577207.18/cwt200.00–215.001,1957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616202.76/cwt190.00–205.001,24929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3631186.85/cwt185.00–190.001,1794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669183.95/cwt180.00–190.001,2315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3207
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3710150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3286
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433254.13/cwt240.00–265.001,1006
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3439223.95/cwt222.50–230.009835
Bulls—Small 1-2450210.00/cwt210.00–210.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481235.77/cwt230.00–247.501,13413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3492220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515221.17/cwt210.00–230.001,1396
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522195.13/cwt190.00–212.501,0199
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3569193.42/cwt187.50–210.001,1017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573211.56/cwt200.00–215.001,21220
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2603206.23/cwt200.00–210.001,2444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3634197.60/cwt190.00–205.001,25310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715166.25/cwt160.00–170.001,1894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725169.86/cwt165.00–175.001,2312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,469109.44/cwt104.00–115.001,6085
Bulls——1,696120.24/cwt113.00–125.002,0396
Bulls——1,988130.06/cwt125.00–135.002,5864
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99984.52/cwt76.00–90.0084428
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08574.10/cwt70.00–77.008045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12596.74/cwt89.00–104.001,08844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16589.86/cwt86.00–92.001,0473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23891.22/cwt89.00–93.001,1292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246106.19/cwt103.00–110.001,32314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,263107.15/cwt104.00–110.001,3533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43297.99/cwt95.00–102.001,40317
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0101,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,581.56/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5825
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0531,635.15/head1,400.00–1,850.001,6352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,622.79/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6232
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,854.07/head1,750.00–1,950.001,8542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29801,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,413.09/head1,375.00–1,450.001,4132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1251,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,145950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29851,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9754

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.