Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady. Heifers under 450 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.54/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$177.54

111 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$24.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.31

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	484	183.47	888	84
Small 1-2	380	164.17	624	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	522	158.48	827	24

One grade step is worth $24.99/cwt here — about $61 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 sale111 hd

177.54

—

TN average8 barns · 1,295 hd

165.23

+12.31

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,594	100.44	1,601	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	80.93	935	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,372	77.62	1,065	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	63.49	635	16

Every lot, as filed

83 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	66.42/cwt	58.00–73.00	683	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	89.86/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,013	10
Bulls	—	—	1,532	90.18/cwt	79.00–97.00	1,382	7
Bulls	—	—	1,885	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,187	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	106.69/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	147.33/cwt	140.00–152.50	835	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	149.10/cwt	142.50–160.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	156.24/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	175.17/cwt	167.50–182.50	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	178.80/cwt	172.50–185.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	161.80/cwt	150.00–170.00	704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	170.55/cwt	167.50–177.50	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	216.40/cwt	202.50–227.50	617	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	674	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	184.98/cwt	177.50–187.50	884	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	145.96/cwt	135.00–147.50	908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	175.69/cwt	167.50–187.50	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	138.74/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	203.06/cwt	187.50–205.00	806	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	172.06/cwt	167.50–175.00	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	174.60/cwt	170.00–185.00	903	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	779	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	203.80/cwt	197.50–207.50	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	977	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	884	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	147.30/cwt	145.00–149.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	148.73/cwt	145.00–152.50	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	181.50/cwt	177.50–187.50	795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	176.37/cwt	175.00–178.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	851	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	72.21/cwt	69.00–76.00	981	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	72.84/cwt	69.00–76.00	855	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	89.08/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,131	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	78.43/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,106	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	79.72/cwt	72.00–86.00	926	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	54.71/cwt	52.00–57.00	501	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,603	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	170.65/cwt	167.50–172.50	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	166.68/cwt	162.50–175.00	780	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	443	138.71/cwt	132.50–145.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	139.99/cwt	137.50–142.50	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	171.95/cwt	167.50–180.00	896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	758	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.07/cwt	145.00–160.00	798	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	857	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	596	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	168.32/cwt	159.00–180.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	135.85/cwt	135.00–137.50	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	134.37/cwt	132.50–135.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	150.79/cwt	147.50–154.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	160.28/cwt	152.00–166.00	765	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	861	1

How this sale compares

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

Wed Mar 23, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 754Year ago 839

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 54Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 33Year ago 38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,029	58.00–73.00	66.42
4	—	915	52.00–57.00	54.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,127	85.00–93.00	89.86
7	—	1,174	69.00–76.00	72.84
27	—	1,161	72.00–86.00	79.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,358	69.00–76.00	72.21
3	—	1,270	88.00–90.00	89.08
11	—	1,410	75.00–86.00	78.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,532	79.00–97.00	90.18
1	—	1,885	116.00	116.00
9	—	1,610	100.00–112.00	106.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
11	—	567	140.00–152.50	147.33
2	—	338	167.50–182.50	175.17
10	—	435	150.00–170.00	161.80
14	—	525	145.00–160.00	152.07
8	—	376	159.00–180.00	168.32
4	—	625	132.50–135.00	134.37
13	—	477	152.00–166.00	160.28
1	—	650	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	142.50–160.00	149.10
1	—	405	142.50	142.50
1	—	285	152.50	152.50
1	—	340	142.50	142.50
3	—	582	135.00–137.50	135.85
2	—	460	147.50–154.00	150.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
2	—	857	112.50	112.50
1	—	470	142.50	142.50
2	—	625	130.00–132.50	131.26
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	132.50	132.50
1	—	350	135.00	135.00
1	—	280	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
2	—	313	172.50–185.00	178.80
1	—	685	135.00	135.00
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
4	—	469	167.50–177.50	170.55
1	—	760	122.50	122.50
8	—	622	135.00–147.50	145.96
5	—	380	167.50–187.50	175.69
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	152.50–160.00	156.24
4	—	285	202.50–227.50	216.40
12	—	478	177.50–187.50	184.98
2	—	765	137.50–140.00	138.74
1	—	245	202.50	202.50
9	—	397	187.50–205.00	203.06
6	—	569	167.50–175.00	172.06
11	—	517	170.00–185.00	174.60
8	—	421	180.00–190.00	185.00
4	—	324	197.50–207.50	203.80
3	—	673	145.00–149.00	147.30
1	—	800	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	162.50	162.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	162.50	162.50
1	—	340	167.50	167.50
1	—	385	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	540	181.00	181.00
9	—	459	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	145.00–152.50	148.73
2	—	530	165.00–167.00	166.01
4	—	425	167.50–172.50	170.65
1	—	620	137.50	137.50
3	—	468	162.50–175.00	166.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	177.50–187.50	181.50
4	—	469	175.00–178.00	176.37
2	—	658	137.50–142.50	139.99
7	—	521	167.50–180.00	171.95
2	—	568	160.00–165.00	162.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	142.50	142.50
1	—	540	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	132.50–145.00	138.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,355	1,400.00	1,400.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle