Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-10-04

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 4
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,084 head
▲ 473 vs last sale 611▲ 67 vs year ago 1,017 · +6.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 96▼ 74 vs year ago 176 · −42.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 35▲ 7 vs year ago 39 · +17.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Steers under 450 lbs steady to 10.00 higher, over 450 lbs mostly steady. Heifers steady. Bulls steady to 7.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $240.19/cwt on 412 head.
Average price
$240.19
412 head · 707 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,697
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,041
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.01
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2734241.891,776376
Medium and Large 2-3428225.5096625
Small 1-2488222.501,0854thin
Medium and Large 3347211.427347thin
One grade step is worth $30.47/cwt here — about $1,041 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 sale412 hd
240.19
—
TN average14 barns · 2,026 hd
240.19
−0.01
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—Low1,604113.551,82113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36983.251,13916
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17381.4795628
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02771.5473522

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)997$1,4833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,115$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,0001thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2260235.00/cwt235.00–235.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3278235.00/cwt235.00–235.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295245.00/cwt245.00–245.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 3328214.96/cwt210.00–220.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330231.29/cwt215.00–240.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335270.00/cwt270.00–270.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 3355210.00/cwt210.00–210.007465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added369299.98/cwt280.00–310.001,1076
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375270.13/cwt260.00–280.001,0132
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3381232.08/cwt220.00–250.008849
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421294.99/cwt275.00–300.001,24210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425226.65/cwt225.00–230.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442270.01/cwt265.00–275.001,1935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed455285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,29710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465266.49/cwt255.00–280.001,2394
Steers—Small 1-2465225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533255.33/cwt237.50–265.001,36122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy553268.74/cwt267.50–270.001,4862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570249.14/cwt240.00–260.001,42012
Steers—Small 1-2575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595215.00/cwt210.00–220.001,2792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617233.18/cwt225.00–245.001,4396
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
Steers—Small 1-2650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,57633
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820235.39/cwt230.00–239.851,930257
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260210.00/cwt210.00–210.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3308212.71/cwt200.00–220.006557
Heifers—Small 1-2330215.00/cwt215.00–215.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330190.00/cwt190.00–190.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373189.66/cwt180.00–200.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379214.28/cwt200.00–220.0081212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391223.01/cwt220.00–225.008725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418208.24/cwt190.00–220.0087014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420190.00/cwt190.00–190.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430219.36/cwt210.00–232.5094319
Heifers—Small 1-2433192.75/cwt180.00–210.008353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464223.50/cwt212.50–235.001,03722
Heifers—Small 1-2468211.62/cwt210.00–215.009903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470181.69/cwt180.00–185.008543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3487208.32/cwt205.00–215.001,0153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508216.25/cwt200.00–225.001,09924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526197.12/cwt190.00–210.001,0377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565216.27/cwt200.00–224.001,22214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573194.80/cwt190.00–200.001,1162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605192.44/cwt185.00–200.001,1642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607206.46/cwt195.00–210.001,25317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615192.38/cwt185.00–200.001,1832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661193.11/cwt190.00–200.001,2764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,47652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2335220.00/cwt220.00–220.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430247.58/cwt235.00–250.001,06512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430220.00/cwt220.00–220.009461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469223.96/cwt220.00–225.001,0505
Bulls—Small 1-2470210.00/cwt210.00–210.009871
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480205.00/cwt205.00–205.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515211.29/cwt200.00–220.001,0884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530196.60/cwt190.00–200.001,0423
Bulls—Small 1-2560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577196.11/cwt180.00–205.001,13211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579208.03/cwt200.00–220.001,2044
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615166.95/cwt165.00–175.001,0275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638208.78/cwt200.00–217.501,3322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,353104.64/cwt95.00–109.001,4163
Bulls——1,679116.22/cwt110.00–120.001,95110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01275.33/cwt71.00–81.007629
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03868.91/cwt61.00–73.0071513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17283.94/cwt80.00–90.0098416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17478.18/cwt74.00–82.0091812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28480.27/cwt75.00–82.001,0315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40784.60/cwt82.00–87.001,19011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39801,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1101,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.