Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-02-14

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 14
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,037 head
▼ 370 vs last sale 1,407▲ 126 vs year ago 911 · +13.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 82▼ 62 vs year ago 93 · −66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 37▼ 20 vs year ago 40 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs 12.00 to 20.00 higher, over 550 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $257.48/cwt on 474 head.
Average price
$257.48
474 head · 659 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$70
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1-2
$38.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.26
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3440269.331,18531
Medium and Large 1-2677257.031,741436
Medium and Large 3365245.008941thin
Small 1-2544230.871,2556thin
One grade step is worth $38.47/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale474 hd
257.48
—
TN average7 barns · 1,490 hd
264.74
−7.26
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—High1,710123.432,1115thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230105.451,29711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,298101.001,3102thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07483.718995thin

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)979$1,2645
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,8501thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205350.00/cwt350.00–350.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy223415.00/cwt415.00–415.009254
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3223319.66/cwt290.00–345.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0207
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284318.55/cwt315.00–325.009054
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285294.91/cwt290.00–300.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3313291.80/cwt280.00–312.509136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319304.95/cwt290.00–325.009736
Steers—Small 1-2325290.00/cwt290.00–290.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2307
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363315.04/cwt295.00–335.001,1447
Steers—Medium and Large 3365245.00/cwt245.00–245.008941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377282.40/cwt255.00–295.001,0656
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3408274.91/cwt270.00–285.001,1224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426316.27/cwt310.00–325.001,3475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464310.31/cwt310.00–312.501,4408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468292.30/cwt280.00–305.001,3689
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2371
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3261
Steers—Small 1-2515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524284.31/cwt280.00–295.001,4908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529291.38/cwt290.00–297.501,54116
Steers—Small 1-2558237.60/cwt230.00–245.001,3262
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573282.93/cwt270.00–290.001,62111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617269.31/cwt267.50–272.501,66245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620257.00/cwt250.00–267.501,5936
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628225.04/cwt220.00–230.001,4133
Steers—Small 1-2645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
Steers—Small 1-2660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670228.41/cwt225.00–235.001,5303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685232.30/cwt230.00–250.001,59113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692243.28/cwt240.00–255.001,68324
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700225.00/cwt220.00–230.001,5752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730227.52/cwt225.00–230.001,6612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,78675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763236.18/cwt220.00–238.001,80296
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added819218.51/cwt210.00–227.001,79017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added897218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,96056
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223283.36/cwt280.00–285.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235270.00/cwt270.00–270.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260245.00/cwt245.00–245.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280275.00/cwt275.00–275.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281311.88/cwt290.00–315.008768
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333260.08/cwt255.00–265.008663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334299.83/cwt280.00–310.001,00113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376285.23/cwt270.00–295.001,0727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376251.14/cwt225.00–265.009445
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383210.33/cwt200.00–220.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410190.00/cwt190.00–190.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427236.16/cwt215.00–250.001,0086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428271.60/cwt250.00–280.001,16216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434278.26/cwt272.50–287.501,20818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476263.80/cwt247.50–272.501,2569
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483236.07/cwt215.00–250.001,1405
Heifers—Small 1-2515221.60/cwt200.00–240.001,1414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523245.72/cwt235.00–255.001,28512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523228.13/cwt220.00–240.001,1937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,41016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570220.39/cwt210.00–227.501,2565
Heifers—Small 1-2570198.56/cwt180.00–215.001,1324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572229.13/cwt217.50–242.501,3117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611232.93/cwt225.00–235.001,42320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617213.00/cwt207.50–220.001,3149
Heifers—Small 1-2640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662211.48/cwt200.00–220.001,4007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,51426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,64752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added952190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8095
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418260.00/cwt245.00–270.001,0873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430290.03/cwt275.00–305.001,2476
Bulls—Small 1-2463251.35/cwt245.00–257.501,1642
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482258.50/cwt240.00–270.001,2467
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486274.50/cwt265.00–290.001,33410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522243.65/cwt230.00–255.001,2725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529266.43/cwt250.00–277.501,4097
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559253.91/cwt240.00–265.001,4195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565241.67/cwt240.00–245.001,3653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3501
Bulls—Small 1-2605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623239.47/cwt227.50–245.001,4925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671224.90/cwt215.00–230.001,5094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705216.26/cwt215.00–217.501,5252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2857175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3890170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,6391
Bulls——1,722123.05/cwt120.00–127.002,1193
Bulls——1,935135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,6121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06091.46/cwt86.00–96.009693
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09572.09/cwt65.00–81.007892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209106.11/cwt97.00–110.001,2839
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,6041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,495111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,6591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39601,173.78/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501

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.