Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-12-06

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 6
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
723 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 655▼ 315 vs year ago 1,038 · −30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 177▲ 54 vs year ago 70 · +77.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 26 · +26.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifers steady to 8.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 13.00 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 $220.59/cwt on 217 head.
Average price
$220.59
217 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,284
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$318
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.23
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2596221.821,322196
Small 1-2406210.108539thin
Medium and Large 2-3482208.521,00412thin
One grade step is worth $13.29/cwt here — about $318 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 sale217 hd
220.59
—
TN average10 barns · 1,907 hd
214.36
+6.23
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—Average1,704103.731,76811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40490.141,26627
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17586.881,02139
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01676.5077725

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)1,240$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,393$1,2952thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,088$8762thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)871$8295
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,215$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,169$1,2423thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2232272.95/cwt265.00–280.006333
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3255260.00/cwt260.00–260.006631
Steers—Small 1-2260230.00/cwt230.00–230.005981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275265.00/cwt265.00–265.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328254.64/cwt240.00–275.008354
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345232.50/cwt230.00–235.008022
Steers—Small 1-2378220.98/cwt210.00–230.008356
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3393228.26/cwt220.00–245.008973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy405240.00/cwt240.00–240.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419247.16/cwt240.00–260.001,0367
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478239.36/cwt232.50–240.001,14411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480205.00/cwt205.00–205.009841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,17316
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527220.56/cwt210.00–230.001,1629
Steers—Small 1-2545170.00/cwt170.00–170.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562213.42/cwt205.00–215.001,19913
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy580165.00/cwt165.00–165.009571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622200.43/cwt190.00–210.001,24712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630225.47/cwt220.00–226.501,42060
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670196.57/cwt190.00–200.001,3176
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710183.32/cwt180.00–185.001,3023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726207.39/cwt200.00–209.501,50640
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2753178.77/cwt172.50–185.001,3462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235230.00/cwt230.00–230.005411
Heifers—Small 1-2245215.00/cwt215.00–215.005271
Heifers—Small 1-2255225.00/cwt225.00–225.005741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273197.34/cwt195.00–200.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277223.01/cwt215.00–235.006185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310201.02/cwt190.00–207.506233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326205.69/cwt200.00–210.006717
Heifers—Small 1-2340205.00/cwt205.00–205.006971
Heifers—Small 1-2365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373213.36/cwt200.00–225.0079611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375195.27/cwt190.00–200.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421207.18/cwt190.00–217.5087220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438186.00/cwt175.00–200.008155
Heifers—Small 1-2470182.61/cwt180.00–185.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474194.53/cwt185.00–210.0092223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0104
Heifers—Small 1-2510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520170.62/cwt165.00–177.508874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523194.80/cwt185.00–200.001,01932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572188.76/cwt180.00–192.501,08020
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580145.26/cwt130.00–160.008432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583165.04/cwt160.00–175.009624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617182.47/cwt170.00–185.001,12612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,17422
Heifers—Small 1-2635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670142.50/cwt135.00–150.009552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688171.51/cwt165.00–175.001,18010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3203
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380225.00/cwt225.00–225.008551
Bulls—Small 1-2385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008091
Bulls—Small 1-2418160.00/cwt160.00–160.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426220.67/cwt210.00–235.0094010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463220.00/cwt200.00–227.501,01921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485197.55/cwt195.00–200.009582
Bulls—Small 1-2488185.08/cwt180.00–190.009032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519196.63/cwt180.00–215.001,0219
Bulls—Small 1-2523170.22/cwt165.00–175.008902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550198.33/cwt185.00–205.001,0913
Bulls—Small 1-2557178.25/cwt165.00–190.009933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565176.58/cwt170.00–180.009983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612167.13/cwt165.00–167.501,0237
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623159.89/cwt155.00–165.009963
Bulls—Small 1-2625135.00/cwt135.00–135.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,23410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1122
Bulls—Small 1-2715145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728159.65/cwt157.50–160.001,1627
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1584
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57699.88/cwt91.00–105.001,5748
Bulls——1,998115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,2982
Bulls——2,145112.00/cwt112.00–112.002,4021
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00470.78/cwt62.00–77.007117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02178.72/cwt74.00–84.0080418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16480.42/cwt71.00–87.0093616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18288.68/cwt84.00–95.001,04815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18596.43/cwt92.00–101.001,1438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,269100.71/cwt99.00–104.001,2784
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40889.56/cwt87.00–94.001,26117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48484.74/cwt80.00–86.001,2586
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,226.03/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2871828.70/head725.00–900.008295
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,088875.98/head850.00–900.008762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3931,295.42/head1,100.00–1,450.001,2952

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.