Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-11-01

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 1
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
420 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 583▼ 338 vs year ago 758 · −44.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 87▼ 55 vs year ago 148 · −37.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 40▼ 59 vs year ago 81 · −72.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $244.36/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$244.36
116 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,304
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$38.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.01
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552248.891,37496
Medium and Large 2-3436227.3599112thin
Small 1-2445216.439637thin
Medium and Large 3560210.001,1761thin
One grade step is worth $38.89/cwt here — about $198 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 sale116 hd
244.36
—
TN average12 barns · 1,180 hd
233.35
+11.01
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—Low1,586106.421,68810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42289.351,27015
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25087.801,09833
CowsLean 85-90%Average99376.3775821

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,255$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,0762thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)826$9753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,2251thin

Every lot

71 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—Small 1-2305212.50/cwt200.00–225.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3308234.76/cwt220.00–250.007233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333280.00/cwt280.00–280.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3372229.87/cwt220.00–240.008553
Steers—Small 1-2375235.00/cwt235.00–235.008811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424277.43/cwt270.00–290.001,1764
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430234.65/cwt225.00–245.001,0092
Steers—Small 1-2440225.00/cwt225.00–225.009901
Steers—Small 1-2455230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0471
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473271.92/cwt250.00–282.501,28619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512253.82/cwt235.00–257.501,30023
Steers—Medium and Large 3560210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1761
Steers—Small 1-2565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582238.98/cwt230.00–255.001,39118
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634237.09/cwt230.00–247.501,50315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661225.78/cwt215.00–232.501,49214
Steers—Small 1-2670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290215.00/cwt215.00–215.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3343215.07/cwt205.00–225.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380228.73/cwt225.00–235.008694
Heifers—Small 1-2389208.75/cwt200.00–215.008124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418216.67/cwt210.00–225.009063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424229.07/cwt220.00–235.0097116
Heifers—Small 1-2428202.57/cwt200.00–205.008672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy435215.00/cwt215.00–215.009352
Heifers—Small 1-2470220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472226.07/cwt220.00–240.001,06720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478219.98/cwt210.00–225.001,0523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480205.00/cwt205.00–205.009841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528230.93/cwt220.00–240.001,21919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570219.31/cwt210.00–225.001,25014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623206.73/cwt200.00–215.001,28810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663194.91/cwt190.00–200.001,2922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2418222.46/cwt220.00–225.009302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425210.00/cwt210.00–210.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465252.90/cwt240.00–265.001,1762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517245.10/cwt240.00–250.001,2673
Bulls—Small 1-2525209.08/cwt200.00–227.501,0983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530215.39/cwt205.00–225.001,1425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565229.59/cwt222.50–237.501,29710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605225.84/cwt225.00–227.501,3663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613173.03/cwt165.00–175.001,0615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653192.49/cwt190.00–195.001,2572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738177.84/cwt175.00–190.001,3125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3850145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,553102.42/cwt96.00–110.001,5915
Bulls——1,619110.42/cwt107.00–117.001,7885
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97279.06/cwt75.00–83.0076813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02672.00/cwt65.00–75.007398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16080.80/cwt77.00–83.009378
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26289.40/cwt83.00–94.001,12822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,2181
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40394.69/cwt94.00–95.001,3293
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43689.40/cwt85.00–94.001,28413
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2826975.00/head975.00–975.009753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,075.88/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2551,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2201,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251

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.