Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Bulls mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances 15.00 higher. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.27/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$137.27

102 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$11.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.31

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	505	139.58	704	80
Small 1-2	424	130.12	551	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	459	128.02	587	13thin

One grade step is worth $11.55/cwt here — about $117 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 sale102 hd

137.27

—

TN average10 barns · 2,236 hd

141.58

−4.31

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	1,683	87.83	1,478	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	60.25	845	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	57.33	674	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	49.21	502	14

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$869	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$813	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$748	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$1,025	3thin

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
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	138.80/cwt	137.50–140.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	711	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	129.25/cwt	126.00–132.50	659	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	128.74/cwt	127.50–130.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	126.19/cwt	120.00–132.50	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	152.57/cwt	147.50–155.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	145.41/cwt	140.00–152.50	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.16/cwt	125.00–129.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	146.77/cwt	142.50–151.00	631	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	137.58/cwt	132.50–142.50	728	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	184.75/cwt	177.50–187.50	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	136.81/cwt	130.00–143.00	770	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	131.65/cwt	130.00–133.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	161.56/cwt	150.00–172.50	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	167.30/cwt	162.50–172.50	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	159.23/cwt	152.00–167.50	686	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	748	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	954	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	151.55/cwt	142.50–162.50	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	163.64/cwt	157.50–167.50	866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	176.14/cwt	172.00–182.50	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	170.75/cwt	165.00–180.00	782	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	162.38/cwt	152.50–172.00	625	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	141.14/cwt	135.00–147.50	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	165.89/cwt	157.50–172.50	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	157.49/cwt	152.50–160.00	882	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	53.57/cwt	53.00–54.00	655	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	51.42/cwt	42.00–56.00	591	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	43.57/cwt	41.00–45.00	470	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	50.75/cwt	48.00–54.00	510	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,153	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	60.76/cwt	58.00–65.00	856	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	65.30/cwt	63.00–68.00	842	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	59.19/cwt	54.00–63.00	692	21
Bulls	—	—	1,427	79.47/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,134	3
Bulls	—	—	2,225	97.84/cwt	95.00–100.00	2,177	2
Bulls	—	—	1,577	89.51/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,412	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,112.77/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	916.63/head	775.00–975.00	917	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	164.89/cwt	162.50–170.00	706	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	150.10/cwt	140.00–157.50	698	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	644	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	128.47/cwt	125.00–132.50	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	125.85/cwt	120.00–132.50	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	128.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	133.91/cwt	130.00–142.50	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	408	133.77/cwt	132.50–135.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.91/cwt	130.00–145.00	660	14

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 734Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 130Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 50Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	137.50–140.00	138.80
2	—	510	126.00–132.50	129.25
2	—	473	127.50–130.00	128.74
2	—	408	132.50–135.00	133.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	117.50	117.50
2	—	555	120.00–132.50	126.19
3	—	527	120.00–132.50	125.85
3	—	417	125.00–130.00	128.38
3	—	373	130.00–142.50	133.91
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	147.50–155.00	152.57
7	—	366	140.00–152.50	145.41
3	—	673	125.00–129.00	127.16
11	—	430	142.50–151.00	146.77
19	—	529	132.50–142.50	137.58
2	—	775	125.00	125.00
16	—	563	130.00–143.00	136.81
3	—	617	130.00–133.00	131.65
14	—	475	130.00–145.00	138.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	148.00	148.00
1	—	420	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	152.50	152.50
1	—	460	162.50	162.50
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
3	—	333	142.50–162.50	151.55
2	—	385	152.50–172.00	162.38
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	177.50–187.50	184.75
4	—	575	150.00–160.00	155.00
1	—	720	132.50	132.50
8	—	529	157.50–167.50	163.64
1	—	910	120.00	120.00
6	—	418	172.00–182.50	176.14
3	—	458	165.00–180.00	170.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	187.50	187.50
1	—	385	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	120.00–130.00	124.96
5	—	371	150.00–172.50	161.56
1	—	540	155.00	155.00
1	—	455	152.50	152.50
2	—	318	162.50–172.50	167.30
4	—	431	152.00–167.50	159.23
1	—	290	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	135.00–147.50	141.14
3	—	682	125.00–130.00	127.50
2	—	533	155.00	155.00
3	—	470	157.50–172.50	165.89
5	—	560	152.50–160.00	157.49
3	—	428	162.50–170.00	164.89
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
1	—	630	117.50	117.50
1	—	585	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
6	—	465	140.00–157.50	150.10
1	—	505	127.50	127.50
5	—	577	125.00–132.50	128.47
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	53.00–54.00	53.57
1	—	1,695	68.00	68.00
11	—	1,409	58.00–65.00	60.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,149	42.00–56.00	51.42
4	—	1,290	63.00–68.00	65.30
21	—	1,169	54.00–63.00	59.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	41.00–45.00	43.57
11	—	1,005	48.00–54.00	50.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	75.00–85.00	79.47
2	—	2,225	95.00–100.00	97.84
3	—	1,577	85.00–93.00	89.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	870.00	870.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,285	775.00–975.00	916.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	725.00	725.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

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