Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-01-24

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 24
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,035 head
▲ 547 vs last sale 488▲ 596 vs year ago 439 · +135.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 73▼ 3 vs year ago 80 · −3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 51▼ 5 vs year ago 32 · −15.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers under 600 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls not well established. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $223.79/cwt on 441 head.
Average price
$223.79
441 head · 774 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$812
per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$14.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.51
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1-2412237.169776thin
Medium and Large 2-3524234.181,22838
Medium and Large 1-2804222.591,789397
One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about −$812 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 sale441 hd
223.79
—
TN average5 barns · 753 hd
241.30
−17.51
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—Low1,847115.362,1318thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,386100.871,39819
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17694.391,11030
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02180.7182410

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$1,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$1,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,4001thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3220287.84/cwt280.00–295.006332
Steers—Small 1-2250235.00/cwt235.00–235.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3263270.24/cwt265.00–275.007112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274296.35/cwt285.00–320.008124
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3321251.95/cwt230.00–270.008094
Steers—Small 1-2340275.00/cwt275.00–275.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342291.73/cwt280.00–310.009983
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378259.90/cwt255.00–265.009822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382293.57/cwt270.00–315.001,1216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420286.25/cwt280.00–300.001,2024
Steers—Small 1-2425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431303.67/cwt290.00–310.001,3094
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3434258.80/cwt245.00–270.001,1234
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465252.23/cwt240.00–265.001,1732
Steers—Small 1-2468236.47/cwt210.00–265.001,1072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475260.26/cwt240.00–280.001,2367
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3507229.95/cwt225.00–235.001,1663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515258.90/cwt245.00–270.001,3339
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518269.65/cwt260.00–277.501,3976
Steers—Small 1-2520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567261.53/cwt255.00–270.001,4833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568250.68/cwt235.00–260.001,4249
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573232.57/cwt210.00–245.001,3336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603245.74/cwt242.00–250.001,48217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630232.32/cwt225.00–240.001,4644
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3631213.39/cwt190.00–220.001,3466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5038
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668207.30/cwt200.00–215.001,3852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673216.21/cwt210.00–225.001,4554
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726220.46/cwt215.00–225.001,60118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6091
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3813182.62/cwt175.00–190.001,4852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2838200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,67640
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865217.02/cwt211.00–220.001,87780
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added909216.25/cwt216.25–216.251,966113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3925184.95/cwt182.50–187.501,7112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added950202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,92454
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2250215.00/cwt215.00–215.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255255.00/cwt255.00–255.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280235.00/cwt235.00–235.006581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335250.00/cwt250.00–250.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3343219.88/cwt200.00–245.007543
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369240.26/cwt225.00–247.508874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3393220.03/cwt215.00–225.008652
Heifers—Small 1-2405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420218.51/cwt210.00–227.509188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429235.00/cwt230.00–247.501,0086
Heifers—Small 1-2455210.00/cwt210.00–210.009561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3462217.49/cwt215.00–225.001,0054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470233.27/cwt225.00–237.501,09614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1162
Heifers—Small 1-2513210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519231.11/cwt222.50–232.501,19915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523208.09/cwt190.00–217.501,0889
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526238.02/cwt227.50–240.001,25217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572233.50/cwt232.00–235.001,33626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573203.17/cwt190.00–215.001,1643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580222.52/cwt215.00–225.001,29110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3611190.64/cwt170.00–202.501,1654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621212.73/cwt200.00–227.501,3216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655209.36/cwt205.00–210.001,3718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665196.59/cwt190.00–200.001,3073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685216.36/cwt210.00–220.001,482111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715195.00/cwt190.00–200.001,3942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720166.24/cwt165.00–170.001,1974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,49213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3813162.52/cwt160.00–165.001,3212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,6493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3865165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added876192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,68264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,004176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,76729
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425219.76/cwt210.00–230.009342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427249.96/cwt240.00–255.001,0673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1031
Bulls—Small 1-2515215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580187.54/cwt185.00–190.001,0882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633172.47/cwt170.00–175.001,0922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675174.96/cwt170.00–180.001,1812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688205.02/cwt200.00–210.001,4112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3738162.47/cwt160.00–165.001,1992
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4121
Bulls——1,733123.11/cwt121.00–125.002,1333
Bulls——2,011115.39/cwt112.00–120.002,3204
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01382.81/cwt76.00–90.008396
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03477.57/cwt71.00–80.008024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11084.14/cwt72.00–89.009347
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18896.60/cwt92.00–105.001,14821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,3672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30791.10/cwt89.00–93.001,1913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,318109.94/cwt109.00–111.001,4492
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412101.67/cwt96.00–106.001,43614
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2780800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.