Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-11-15

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 15
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
832 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 710▼ 61 vs year ago 893 · −6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
179 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 147▼ 2 vs year ago 181 · −1.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 48▲ 6 vs year ago 33 · +18.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifers steady to 10.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 15.00 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 $204.97/cwt on 293 head.
Average price
$204.97
293 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,163
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$506
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.78
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2588208.221,225234
Small 1-2410196.418066thin
Medium and Large 2-3497192.1495551
Medium and Large 3405177.507192thin
One grade step is worth $30.72/cwt here — about $506 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 sale293 hd
204.97
—
TN average14 barns · 3,395 hd
197.19
+7.78
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—Low1,555106.031,64911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38092.151,27230
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16391.761,06874
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03376.5079027

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)935$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,147$1,0414thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,0263thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,0501thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3220240.00/cwt240.00–240.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2241303.29/cwt295.00–320.007313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255295.00/cwt295.00–295.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270274.63/cwt270.00–280.007422
Steers—Small 1-2295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
Steers—Small 1-2318212.72/cwt185.00–240.006762
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3328239.97/cwt235.00–245.007873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330258.38/cwt255.00–265.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368266.81/cwt255.00–280.009826
Steers—Medium and Large 3368214.83/cwt210.00–220.007912
Steers—Small 1-2370215.00/cwt215.00–215.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378242.52/cwt240.00–245.009174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added387280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0844
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400235.00/cwt235.00–235.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415257.32/cwt250.00–265.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473224.81/cwt220.00–230.001,0632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476256.07/cwt240.00–265.001,2196
Steers—Medium and Large 3495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517241.84/cwt230.00–250.001,2507
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525217.74/cwt205.00–230.001,1432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580239.48/cwt230.00–245.001,38915
Steers—Medium and Large 3580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,43029
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643210.02/cwt205.00–215.001,3502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665203.77/cwt202.50–205.001,3552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2742202.86/cwt200.00–210.001,5057
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4911
Steers—Small 1-2770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5581
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3833177.51/cwt175.00–180.001,4792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added906215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,948115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3915187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,7161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added972210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,023200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,04612
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235235.00/cwt235.00–235.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235220.00/cwt220.00–220.005171
Heifers—Small 1-2255190.00/cwt190.00–190.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275205.12/cwt195.00–215.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320218.18/cwt215.00–225.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335225.00/cwt225.00–225.007544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368206.91/cwt190.00–220.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375229.93/cwt225.00–235.008622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006751
Heifers—Small 1-2390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414205.41/cwt190.00–212.508504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422214.08/cwt200.00–230.0090314
Heifers—Small 1-2423186.78/cwt170.00–205.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435175.00/cwt175.00–175.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474193.60/cwt180.00–200.009188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481220.97/cwt200.00–227.501,06325
Heifers—Small 1-2485202.45/cwt200.00–205.009822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520160.00/cwt160.00–160.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525209.14/cwt190.00–225.001,09818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526187.90/cwt165.00–200.009887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added543219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,18938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571202.10/cwt185.00–220.001,15414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571177.34/cwt165.00–190.001,0136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added590207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620190.61/cwt180.00–200.001,1829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626169.99/cwt160.00–180.001,0648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637214.89/cwt214.75–225.001,36973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650162.50/cwt160.00–165.001,0562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670183.04/cwt175.00–190.001,2268
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673167.25/cwt160.00–175.001,1262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added802175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,40423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy855150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400210.00/cwt210.00–210.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420238.45/cwt230.00–245.001,0013
Bulls—Small 1-2423217.72/cwt210.00–225.009212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427220.00/cwt210.00–230.009393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469225.04/cwt220.00–230.001,0554
Bulls—Small 1-2473177.70/cwt165.00–190.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477202.41/cwt190.00–215.009656
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485198.16/cwt185.00–210.009613
Bulls—Small 1-2500195.00/cwt195.00–195.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527194.28/cwt185.00–205.001,0248
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528210.55/cwt200.00–225.001,11213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565180.00/cwt170.00–190.001,0172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573207.15/cwt200.00–220.001,18710
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580170.00/cwt170.00–170.009861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615167.44/cwt160.00–175.001,0302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620196.87/cwt180.00–202.501,22112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668183.52/cwt175.00–192.501,2262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2573
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,442102.89/cwt89.00–110.001,4847
Bulls——1,753111.52/cwt107.00–116.001,9554
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93168.83/cwt56.00–73.0064111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10381.78/cwt75.00–87.0090216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11480.87/cwt74.00–87.009019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16991.23/cwt86.00–98.001,06653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176102.24/cwt98.00–107.001,20212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,250102.40/cwt99.00–107.001,2806
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34991.03/cwt85.00–96.001,22819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65384.11/cwt82.00–87.001,3905
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1621,021.34/head850.00–1,150.001,0213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,163938.71/head900.00–975.009392

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.