Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-02-21

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 21
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,258 head
▲ 221 vs last sale 1,037▲ 705 vs year ago 553 · +127.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 31▼ 30 vs year ago 94 · −31.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 20▲ 12 vs year ago 20 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs steady to 8.00 higher. over 400 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs 4.00 to 15.00 higher. Bulls under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. 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 $293.19/cwt on 459 head.
Average price
$293.19
459 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$741
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.74
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2574295.351,695419
Medium and Large 2-3447270.841,21135
Small 1-2410269.301,1054thin
Medium and Large 3360265.009541thin
One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about $741 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 sale459 hd
293.19
—
TN average11 barns · 2,483 hd
273.45
+19.74
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—Low1,675120.882,02412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,428110.431,57716
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21099.761,20721
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01588.679003thin

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)1,090$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$1,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)965$9751thin

Every lot

115 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 2-3215295.00/cwt295.00–295.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225341.39/cwt330.00–355.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3276307.97/cwt295.00–320.008508
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2279322.99/cwt310.00–330.009015
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320293.55/cwt275.00–310.009395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329320.77/cwt305.00–340.001,0557
Steers—Small 1-2338279.85/cwt260.00–300.009462
Steers—Medium and Large 3360265.00/cwt265.00–265.009541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy365290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3371274.93/cwt255.00–295.001,0204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380323.12/cwt295.00–345.001,22811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed415333.77/cwt330.00–335.001,3854
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,41039
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427313.65/cwt300.00–330.001,3399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465289.78/cwt280.00–305.001,3474
Steers—Small 1-2465272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2671
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3471266.37/cwt250.00–290.001,2554
Steers—Small 1-2500245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2251
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520245.10/cwt240.00–250.001,2752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524272.02/cwt260.00–285.001,4258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533319.14/cwt305.00–319.751,70195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558282.72/cwt270.00–290.001,57813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567246.69/cwt245.00–250.001,3993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628257.53/cwt245.00–270.001,6175
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633239.90/cwt235.00–245.001,5192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636293.01/cwt274.00–294.751,86481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652277.26/cwt255.00–279.501,80896
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685247.44/cwt235.00–255.001,69510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708247.52/cwt245.00–250.001,75210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740230.07/cwt220.00–240.001,7032
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763217.48/cwt215.00–220.001,6592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769232.82/cwt227.50–242.501,79011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830212.52/cwt210.00–215.001,7642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2948200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8962
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200285.00/cwt285.00–285.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278310.00/cwt290.00–330.008627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3283297.83/cwt290.00–305.008432
Heifers—Small 1-2285260.00/cwt260.00–260.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328273.50/cwt270.00–280.008973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339299.89/cwt290.00–310.001,0179
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3359269.46/cwt240.00–285.009677
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365260.00/cwt260.00–260.009491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369287.75/cwt270.00–295.001,06216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy370267.50/cwt267.50–267.509901
Heifers—Small 1-2370245.00/cwt245.00–245.009071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383302.55/cwt300.00–305.001,1592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added404310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,25239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed408296.32/cwt292.50–300.001,2092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421285.51/cwt275.00–295.001,20213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430264.88/cwt245.00–275.001,1396
Heifers—Small 1-2430232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy440270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1881
Heifers—Small 1-2475265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476267.97/cwt255.00–275.001,27613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478282.02/cwt280.00–282.501,3485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3487252.18/cwt230.00–265.001,22810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503279.41/cwt265.00–281.501,405111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy505215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0861
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
Heifers—Small 1-2520229.95/cwt225.00–235.001,1962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526261.15/cwt255.00–270.001,37427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528233.25/cwt222.50–245.001,2324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567249.12/cwt240.00–255.001,4138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580238.62/cwt235.00–250.001,38425
Heifers—Small 1-2580230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582228.56/cwt217.50–235.001,33014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy585260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605253.50/cwt253.50–253.501,53477
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added609220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625208.85/cwt190.00–220.001,3053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628230.24/cwt222.50–235.001,44610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy640192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2321
Heifers—Small 1-2645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667217.27/cwt200.00–225.001,4494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713207.46/cwt190.00–215.001,47910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427295.88/cwt270.00–320.001,2635
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431272.01/cwt265.00–280.001,1725
Bulls—Small 1-2440260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy445265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472272.30/cwt255.00–280.001,28513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479277.28/cwt262.50–300.001,32821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518243.24/cwt230.00–250.001,2606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523259.91/cwt250.00–275.001,35913
Bulls—Small 1-2523224.83/cwt220.00–230.001,1762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569253.35/cwt245.00–267.501,4428
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571230.82/cwt220.00–240.001,3186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607236.85/cwt225.00–240.001,4388
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625221.27/cwt215.00–230.001,3834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy656210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676214.45/cwt210.00–220.001,4509
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730211.18/cwt205.00–220.001,5424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,190106.56/cwt103.00–110.001,2682
Bulls——1,749122.83/cwt120.00–126.002,1489
Bulls——1,975132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,6071
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89392.00/cwt91.00–93.008222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17793.90/cwt88.00–101.001,1059
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234104.16/cwt98.00–111.001,28512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,419108.92/cwt101.00–114.001,54612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,456114.94/cwt114.00–116.001,6744
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3965975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0681,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.