Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-08-30

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 30
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,291 head
▲ 944 vs last sale 347▲ 630 vs year ago 661 · +95.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 64▲ 28 vs year ago 106 · +26.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 14▲ 63 vs year ago 22 · +286.4%
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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 5.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.32/cwt on 481 head.
Average price
$234.32
481 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,306
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$348
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$32.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.99
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567235.891,337434
Medium and Large 3330225.007431thin
Medium and Large 2-3471220.921,04043
Small 1-2487203.299893thin
One grade step is worth $32.60/cwt here — about $348 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 sale481 hd
234.32
—
TN average12 barns · 2,243 hd
224.34
+9.99
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—Average1,694121.862,06410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,414107.261,51714
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,198101.551,21745
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07590.6597542

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$1,7502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,148$1,6305
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,435$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,3002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,255$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,153$1,8503thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)891$1,99220
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,8754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,190$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$1,4054thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)980$1,2001thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2223287.25/cwt280.00–295.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3274253.96/cwt235.00–265.006965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315290.02/cwt280.00–305.009145
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3333257.61/cwt250.00–265.008584
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3362241.59/cwt235.00–245.008753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368281.00/cwt265.00–300.001,0346
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added381280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0677
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405235.06/cwt230.00–240.009522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421272.07/cwt250.00–285.001,14514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445292.48/cwt280.00–293.001,30225
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3464244.96/cwt240.00–250.001,1374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467276.46/cwt270.00–280.001,2917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469266.07/cwt250.00–275.001,2489
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518228.38/cwt220.00–235.001,1833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535251.59/cwt245.00–260.001,34614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540264.40/cwt261.00–277.501,42848
Steers—Small 1-2560217.63/cwt210.00–225.001,2192
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575220.83/cwt210.00–235.001,2705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578254.47/cwt250.00–255.001,47114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578250.59/cwt235.00–257.501,44829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2603234.16/cwt230.00–235.001,4126
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added648243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,57518
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,61818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681235.85/cwt225.00–240.001,6066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned704227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,60273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733214.84/cwt200.00–225.001,5753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766216.91/cwt200.00–225.001,6624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned797220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,75364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230260.33/cwt255.00–265.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240230.00/cwt230.00–230.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270225.12/cwt215.00–235.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325229.88/cwt225.00–235.007474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329244.89/cwt235.00–250.008066
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330225.00/cwt225.00–225.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365225.12/cwt215.00–230.008224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374244.55/cwt235.00–250.009159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428236.84/cwt230.00–247.501,01417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430224.99/cwt215.00–230.009674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy435210.00/cwt210.00–210.009141
Heifers—Small 1-2440204.94/cwt200.00–210.009022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Natural445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,11926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473233.41/cwt225.00–240.001,10427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476226.44/cwt220.00–230.001,0787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy505204.95/cwt200.00–210.001,0352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517262.18/cwt235.00–264.751,355109
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522230.83/cwt220.00–240.001,20528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522213.49/cwt205.00–220.001,1147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558229.45/cwt220.00–237.501,28020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560233.03/cwt230.00–239.001,3059
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576224.11/cwt210.00–235.001,2916
Heifers—Small 1-2580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615203.36/cwt200.00–205.001,2513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618217.91/cwt210.00–227.501,3475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632228.22/cwt225.00–233.001,44236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671210.00/cwt200.00–225.001,4096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678221.32/cwt220.00–221.501,50184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703215.06/cwt200.00–215.501,51235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5634
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424243.76/cwt240.00–250.001,0344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429225.29/cwt215.00–240.009665
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474216.40/cwt210.00–225.001,0264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482245.71/cwt235.00–255.001,1846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525214.94/cwt210.00–220.001,1283
Bulls—Small 1-2525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529231.55/cwt225.00–240.001,22511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570220.77/cwt215.00–225.001,2583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618213.73/cwt210.00–217.501,3212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768194.92/cwt190.00–200.001,4972
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,496116.75/cwt110.00–120.001,7476
Bulls——1,925136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,6181
Bulls——2,012127.37/cwt125.00–130.002,5633
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00083.27/cwt79.00–86.008336
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08891.88/cwt85.00–99.001,00036
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16992.57/cwt88.00–96.001,08212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185102.58/cwt97.00–109.001,21625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,274112.54/cwt109.00–116.001,4345
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283111.80/cwt109.00–116.001,4348
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475105.83/cwt105.00–107.001,5617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55099.03/cwt97.00–101.001,5352
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,629.90/head1,250.00–1,750.001,6305
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28902,028.70/head1,750.00–2,150.002,02919
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3081,610.95/head1,600.00–1,625.001,6112

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.