Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-01-10

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 10
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
488 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 499▼ 484 vs year ago 972 · −49.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 92▼ 101 vs year ago 174 · −58.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 46▲ 8 vs year ago 43 · +18.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends were established due to the two week holiday lay off.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $245.79/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$245.79
142 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,311
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$278
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$27.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.52
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547247.291,354125
Medium and Large 2-3410239.2998213thin
Small 1-2489220.081,0764thin
One grade step is worth $27.21/cwt here — about $278 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 sale142 hd
245.79
—
TN average12 barns · 1,809 hd
236.27
+9.52
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—Low1,698104.201,76915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37690.861,25113
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25690.071,13118
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03576.6379313

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)1,350$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$1,1823thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$9001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,300$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,6203thin

Every lot

92 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 2-3220260.00/cwt260.00–260.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3255255.00/cwt255.00–255.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280275.00/cwt275.00–275.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323268.84/cwt265.00–275.008684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380273.74/cwt250.00–295.001,0409
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3382243.39/cwt210.00–265.009306
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1601
Steers—Small 1-2425237.65/cwt225.00–250.001,0102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427271.30/cwt265.00–280.001,15811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added446280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466258.86/cwt250.00–265.001,2065
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483232.69/cwt220.00–245.001,1242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2845
Steers—Small 1-2495200.00/cwt200.00–200.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3607
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530245.91/cwt230.00–255.001,3035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,40725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574240.00/cwt235.00–245.001,3784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609231.85/cwt220.00–235.001,4128
Steers—Small 1-2610205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627232.67/cwt230.00–235.001,45911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,49412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730194.95/cwt190.00–200.001,4234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817185.96/cwt170.00–190.001,5195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2245215.00/cwt215.00–215.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270215.00/cwt215.00–215.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288233.76/cwt232.50–235.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3314231.76/cwt225.00–235.007283
Heifers—Small 1-2323212.44/cwt205.00–220.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334241.98/cwt230.00–250.008085
Heifers—Small 1-2370225.00/cwt225.00–225.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376236.79/cwt230.00–245.008904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380222.43/cwt220.00–225.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2406238.16/cwt227.50–242.5096715
Heifers—Small 1-2428210.29/cwt200.00–220.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438211.63/cwt210.00–215.009273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468203.97/cwt190.00–222.509554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475229.15/cwt220.00–240.001,08815
Heifers—Small 1-2482203.62/cwt180.00–215.009813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519203.30/cwt190.00–215.001,0558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521221.75/cwt220.00–230.001,15513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569196.41/cwt180.00–210.001,1185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580215.91/cwt210.00–225.001,25216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3609187.53/cwt175.00–195.001,1424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628198.86/cwt190.00–215.001,24910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1881
Heifers—Small 1-2675175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy785155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy870150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435239.14/cwt235.00–242.501,0403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438251.55/cwt245.00–255.001,1028
Bulls—Small 1-2455165.00/cwt165.00–165.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477238.16/cwt230.00–245.001,13611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526220.04/cwt215.00–225.001,1574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3537213.26/cwt210.00–220.001,1453
Bulls—Small 1-2545210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2556231.52/cwt215.00–235.001,2876
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575207.43/cwt205.00–210.001,1932
Bulls—Small 1-2580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625204.88/cwt200.00–210.001,2812
Bulls—Small 1-2630177.44/cwt175.00–180.001,1182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673183.24/cwt175.00–200.001,2336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775169.99/cwt165.00–175.001,3175
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26496.56/cwt85.00–105.001,2216
Bulls——1,934107.96/cwt105.00–113.002,0888
Bulls——2,410120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,8921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03080.96/cwt75.00–89.008348
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04369.71/cwt65.00–76.007275
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22797.70/cwt96.00–99.001,1993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22891.10/cwt86.00–94.001,11911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34586.99/cwt86.00–88.001,1703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35886.72/cwt85.00–89.001,1784
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38291.79/cwt89.00–96.001,2698
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38565.00/cwt65.00–65.009001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,015825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,040900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,360.53/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,429.72/head1,350.00–1,500.001,4302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29851,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.