Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.54/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$146.54

176 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$23.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

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	635	148.28	941	156
Medium and Large 2-3	460	136.35	628	14thin
Small 1-2	510	124.91	637	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.38/cwt here — about $304 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 sale176 hd

146.54

—

TN average8 barns · 2,094 hd

146.46

+0.07

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	—	High	1,738	98.95	1,720	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	73.14	1,007	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	69.55	851	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	53.51	537	33

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	170.78/cwt	167.50–172.50	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	148.20/cwt	142.00–155.00	766	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	477	128.15/cwt	122.50–135.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	194.48/cwt	182.50–200.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	134.90/cwt	127.00–140.00	839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	138.77/cwt	137.50–140.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	132.74/cwt	130.00–136.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	142.09/cwt	135.00–150.00	808	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	157.54/cwt	150.00–165.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,196	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	141.94/cwt	141.00–142.50	887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	149.54/cwt	140.00–155.00	700	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	159.92/cwt	155.00–165.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	176.55/cwt	172.50–182.50	687	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	618	137.59/cwt	130.00–145.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	139.51/cwt	132.50–145.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	173.28/cwt	165.00–180.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	167.59/cwt	162.50–172.50	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	150.60/cwt	147.50–157.50	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	189.95/cwt	180.00–195.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	161.10/cwt	155.00–170.00	909	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	166.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	871	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	162.26/cwt	161.00–162.50	1,116	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	955	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	138.76/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	173.69/cwt	172.50–175.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	163.20/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,020	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	159.43/cwt	145.00–167.50	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	131.91/cwt	130.00–137.50	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	169.15/cwt	165.00–172.50	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	115.00/cwt	112.50–117.50	932	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	142.45/cwt	140.00–160.00	610	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	57.70/cwt	52.00–65.00	569	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,120	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	801	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	70.66/cwt	65.00–78.00	867	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	47.83/cwt	40.00–55.00	490	14
Bulls	—	—	1,855	111.29/cwt	108.00–115.00	2,064	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	73.33/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,022	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	61.44/cwt	50.00–67.00	724	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	79.64/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,036	5
Bulls	—	—	1,703	97.88/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,667	10
Bulls	—	—	1,855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,577	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	165.43/cwt	157.50–177.50	778	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	654	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	148.73/cwt	147.50–152.50	644	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	151.12/cwt	142.50–155.00	559	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	121.33/cwt	120.00–123.00	877	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	128.36/cwt	125.00–132.50	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	146.69/cwt	145.00–147.50	466	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	623	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	140.63/cwt	137.50–142.50	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	158.64/cwt	158.00–160.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	163.09/cwt	157.50–165.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	145.43/cwt	142.50–149.00	832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	141.98/cwt	132.50–147.00	863	8

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 Sep 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 571Year ago 772

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 64Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 19Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	167.50–172.50	170.78
2	—	438	160.00–165.00	162.54
2	—	523	150.00–165.00	157.54
2	—	463	155.00–165.00	159.92
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
1	—	655	145.00	145.00
5	—	613	132.50–145.00	139.51
2	—	320	172.50–175.00	173.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	167.50	167.50
6	—	688	161.00–162.50	162.26
1	—	850	130.00	130.00
5	—	473	180.00	180.00
2	—	400	186.00	186.00
7	—	625	160.00–167.50	163.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	182.50–200.00	194.48
14	—	389	172.50–182.50	176.55
4	—	431	165.00–180.00	173.28
5	—	472	162.50–172.50	167.59
4	—	675	147.50–157.50	150.60
3	—	337	180.00–195.00	189.95
8	—	564	155.00–170.00	161.10
8	—	523	160.00–170.00	166.56
7	—	626	150.00–155.00	152.48
2	—	830	137.50–140.00	138.76
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	130.00–145.00	137.59
1	—	530	127.50	127.50
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
2	—	558	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	742	130.00	130.00
67	—	782	153.00	153.00
8	—	625	141.00–142.50	141.94
1	—	415	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	517	142.00–155.00	148.20
6	—	622	127.00–140.00	134.90
10	—	569	135.00–150.00	142.09
11	—	468	140.00–155.00	149.54
2	—	678	130.00–135.00	132.47
4	—	313	157.50	157.50
8	—	433	147.50–152.50	148.73
12	—	370	142.50–155.00	151.12
2	—	778	120.00–121.00	120.50
3	—	723	120.00–123.00	121.33
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	122.50–135.00	128.15
1	—	580	127.50	127.50
2	—	525	117.50–120.00	118.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	137.50–140.00	138.77
5	—	527	130.00–136.00	132.74
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
3	—	558	125.00–132.50	128.36
3	—	318	145.00–147.50	146.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	157.00	157.00
3	—	482	158.00–160.00	158.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	145.00–167.50	159.43
6	—	425	165.00–172.50	169.15
2	—	810	112.50–117.50	115.00
12	—	470	157.50–177.50	165.43
6	—	572	142.50–149.00	145.43
8	—	608	132.50–147.00	141.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	130.00–137.50	131.91
1	—	705	122.50	122.50
1	—	660	126.00	126.00
1	—	480	147.50	147.50
4	—	576	137.50–142.50	140.63
4	—	418	157.50–165.00	163.09
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	140.00–160.00	142.45
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
2	—	580	120.00–125.00	122.54
1	—	495	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	140.00–145.00	142.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	987	52.00–65.00	57.70
14	—	1,025	40.00–55.00	47.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,233	65.00	65.00
27	—	1,394	65.00–78.00	73.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,227	65.00–78.00	70.66
11	—	1,178	50.00–67.00	61.44
5	—	1,301	77.00–82.00	79.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	108.00–115.00	111.29
10	—	1,703	94.00–103.00	97.88
1	—	1,855	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	700.00	700.00

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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Savannah Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle