Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Steers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers under 400 lbs 12.00 to 20.00 lower, over 400 lbs mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls steady to 6.00 lower. Quality poor to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.75/cwt on 451 head.

Average price

$138.75

451 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.60

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	692	140.00	969	414
Medium and Large 2-3	466	126.77	590	21
Small 1-2	465	122.24	568	14thin
Medium and Large 3	380	120.00	456	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $513 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 sale451 hd

138.75

—

TN average9 barns · 2,002 hd

138.14

+0.60

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	1,475	88.86	1,311	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	63.38	903	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	57.40	700	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	50.83	515	27

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,144	$871	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$692	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$525	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$862	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	163.38/cwt	155.00–167.50	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	147.55/cwt	142.50–152.50	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	152.08/cwt	144.00–154.00	862	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	144.77/cwt	135.00–150.00	911	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	141.25/cwt	135.00–147.50	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	158.81/cwt	157.50–160.00	667	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	533	145.42/cwt	135.50–150.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	146.39/cwt	143.00–147.50	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,118	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	122.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	145.58/cwt	136.00–146.00	977	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	153.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	140.35/cwt	135.00–145.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,024	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	134.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.13/cwt	127.50–138.00	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	906	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,223	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,007	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	960	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	140.26/cwt	135.00–152.50	526	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	118.48/cwt	116.00–121.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	165.89/cwt	157.50–172.50	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	172.17/cwt	162.50–182.50	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	161.44/cwt	152.50–167.50	836	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	175.16/cwt	170.00–180.00	652	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	149.82/cwt	140.00–160.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	135.77/cwt	130.00–150.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	153.84/cwt	150.00–157.50	883	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	143.98/cwt	132.50–152.50	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,243	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,256	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	131.92/cwt	130.00–137.50	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	171.40/cwt	165.00–177.50	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	165.67/cwt	165.00–167.50	963	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	171.33/cwt	165.00–180.00	493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	126.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	797	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	900	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.34/cwt	137.50–150.00	747	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	151.65/cwt	145.00–162.50	716	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.08/cwt	135.00–142.50	788	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	63.64/cwt	58.00–71.00	907	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	60.23/cwt	58.00–64.00	745	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	54.23/cwt	48.00–58.00	650	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	43.01/cwt	39.00–45.00	446	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	52.19/cwt	45.00–61.00	527	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	852	1
Bulls	—	—	1,366	84.12/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,149	7
Bulls	—	—	1,545	91.87/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,419	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	875	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	862.14/head	800.00–925.00	862	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	877.58/head	800.00–1,000.00	878	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	608.25/head	525.00–675.00	608	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	129.21/cwt	125.00–132.50	482	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	140.13/cwt	130.00–147.50	666	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	125.62/cwt	117.50–135.00	720	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	162.23/cwt	155.00–172.50	691	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	136.62/cwt	130.00–142.50	720	26
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.50	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.82/cwt	132.50–147.50	671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.76/cwt	135.00–147.50	584	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	123.08/cwt	115.00–131.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	119.91/cwt	110.00–130.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	565	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	121.98/cwt	116.00–126.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	425	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	563	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	462	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	600	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	106.54/cwt	100.00–120.00	565	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	119.92/cwt	117.50–122.50	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	533	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	132.18/cwt	127.50–140.00	697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	140.15/cwt	130.00–150.00	580	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	527	123.39/cwt	115.00–127.50	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,133Last week 1,017Year ago 1,032

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 176Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 39Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	155.00–167.50	163.38
2	—	238	142.50–152.50	147.55
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
2	—	590	135.00–147.50	141.25
2	—	420	157.50–160.00	158.81
3	—	482	150.00–160.00	153.32
2	—	275	140.00–160.00	149.82
5	—	508	132.50–152.50	143.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	629	135.00–150.00	144.77
6	—	473	157.50–172.50	165.89
6	—	423	162.50–182.50	172.17
9	—	518	152.50–167.50	161.44
11	—	372	170.00–180.00	175.16
6	—	674	130.00–150.00	135.77
13	—	574	150.00–157.50	153.84
3	—	770	125.00–135.00	129.96
1	—	890	125.00	125.00
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
1	—	985	117.50	117.50
4	—	719	130.00–137.50	131.92
2	—	313	165.00–177.50	171.40
4	—	288	165.00–180.00	171.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	152.50	152.50
3	—	533	135.50–150.00	145.42
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	834	149.00	149.00
6	—	615	157.50	157.50
1	—	460	177.50	177.50
2	—	767	145.00	145.00
68	—	743	169.00	169.00
26	—	581	165.00–167.50	165.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	567	144.00–154.00	152.08
8	—	536	143.00–147.50	146.39
134	—	778	143.75	143.75
47	—	671	136.00–146.00	145.58
5	—	488	153.00	153.00
58	—	906	135.00	135.00
5	—	1,007	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
5	—	623	120.00–127.00	122.38
2	—	323	135.00–145.00	140.35
8	—	819	125.00	125.00
9	—	575	127.50–138.00	133.13
13	—	762	126.00	126.00
11	—	375	135.00–152.50	140.26
4	—	713	116.00–121.00	118.48
26	—	527	130.00–142.50	136.62
16	—	473	132.50–147.50	141.82
19	—	415	135.00–147.50	140.76
5	—	672	116.00–126.00	121.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	130.00–140.00	134.86
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
3	—	475	130.00–132.50	131.51
2	—	505	115.00–131.00	123.08
5	—	561	110.00–130.00	119.91
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	235	132.50	132.50
2	—	660	115.00	115.00
4	—	410	125.00–135.00	129.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	125.00–132.50	129.21
3	—	418	120.00–130.00	124.86
3	—	462	125.00–135.00	129.91
3	—	530	100.00–120.00	106.54
2	—	578	117.50–122.50	119.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	122.50	122.50
1	—	425	132.50	132.50
3	—	527	115.00–127.50	123.39
1	—	460	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	628	125.00–135.00	126.90
9	—	891	101.00	101.00
12	—	525	137.50–150.00	142.34
12	—	472	145.00–162.50	151.65
2	—	663	120.00	120.00
8	—	571	135.00–142.50	138.08
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
16	—	426	155.00–172.50	162.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	130.00–147.50	140.13
7	—	573	117.50–135.00	125.62
1	—	645	117.50	117.50
9	—	527	127.50–140.00	132.18
4	—	414	130.00–150.00	140.15
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	722	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
2	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.61
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
1	—	520	130.50	130.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,425	58.00–71.00	63.64
1	—	1,420	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,237	58.00–64.00	60.23
17	—	1,199	48.00–58.00	54.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	39.00–45.00	43.01
23	—	1,009	45.00–61.00	52.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,366	82.00–85.00	84.12
11	—	1,545	88.00–95.00	91.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	875.00	875.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	800.00–925.00	862.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	525.00–675.00	608.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,128	800.00–1,000.00	877.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	600.00	600.00

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