Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls under 500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.69/cwt on 524 head.

Average price

$172.69

524 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

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

$17.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.11

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	683	173.58	1,185	481
Medium and Large 2-3	369	168.03	620	23
Medium and Large 3	430	160.00	688	1thin
Small 1-2	439	156.44	686	19thin

One grade step is worth $17.14/cwt here — about $499 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 sale524 hd

172.69

—

TN average8 barns · 1,637 hd

166.58

+6.11

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	—	Average	1,615	87.64	1,415	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	71.32	978	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	70.45	838	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	57.04	586	19

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)	1,000	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,086	$908	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	813	$700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,409	2thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 3	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	161.20/cwt	160.00–162.50	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	178.28/cwt	177.50–180.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	175.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	177.30/cwt	170.00–185.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,029	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	639	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	173.00/cwt	170.00–177.50	886	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	234	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	445	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	476	146.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	698	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	163.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	173.44/cwt	150.00–176.00	512	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	158.62/cwt	152.50–160.00	852	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	873	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	163.69/cwt	142.00–164.75	1,080	160
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	140.15/cwt	137.50–143.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	131.83/cwt	125.00–137.50	886	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	750	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	919	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	151.27/cwt	150.00–152.50	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	124.24/cwt	120.00–133.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	846	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	141.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	959	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	179.93/cwt	175.00–182.50	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	167.03/cwt	162.50–177.50	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	141.64/cwt	132.50–150.00	1,011	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	196.84/cwt	192.50–205.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,035	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,428	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	154.50/cwt	150.00–157.50	963	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	189.20/cwt	175.00–205.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	166.78/cwt	162.50–177.50	982	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	161.61/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,081	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	204.46/cwt	197.50–207.50	652	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	341	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	182.53/cwt	170.00–183.75	1,128	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,347	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	141.68/cwt	140.00–142.50	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	159.90/cwt	157.50–165.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	150.99/cwt	142.50–167.50	791	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	157.47/cwt	152.50–162.50	753	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	70.06/cwt	61.00–75.00	820	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	59.43/cwt	55.00–65.00	739	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	77.20/cwt	74.00–84.00	941	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	58.20/cwt	52.00–65.00	594	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	71.90/cwt	65.00–75.00	967	16
Bulls	—	—	1,606	89.03/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,430	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	67.06/cwt	66.00–68.00	766	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	58.37/cwt	55.00–62.00	839	2
Bulls	—	—	1,218	79.49/cwt	79.00–80.00	968	2
Bulls	—	—	2,450	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	2,377	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	48.26/cwt	45.00–52.00	479	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	75.48/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,090	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,408.88/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,409	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	720	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	936.77/head	900.00–975.00	937	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	151.67/cwt	145.00–157.50	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	155.00/cwt	152.50–157.50	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	141.46/cwt	132.50–148.00	744	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	767	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	147.55/cwt	147.00–150.00	868	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	152.03/cwt	146.00–160.00	655	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	154.90/cwt	150.00–165.00	507	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	135.39/cwt	121.00–142.50	573	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.45/cwt	132.50–146.00	792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	131.08/cwt	126.00–135.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	155.25/cwt	140.00–165.00	369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	135.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.90/cwt	145.00–150.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.07/cwt	142.50–157.50	701	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	140.71/cwt	135.00–145.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	810	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	308	131.32/cwt	122.50–140.00	404	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	136.52/cwt	130.00–141.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	536	129.36/cwt	122.50–132.50	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	138.17/cwt	130.00–145.00	435	5
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	515	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	579	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 Nov 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,337Last week 893Year ago 1,611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 181Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 33Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	160.00–162.50	161.20
1	—	590	150.00	150.00
3	—	275	170.00–180.00	175.97
3	—	308	170.00–185.00	177.30
4	—	234	190.00	190.00
3	—	422	150.00–160.00	154.92
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	142.50	142.50
5	—	374	162.50–177.50	167.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	177.50–180.00	178.28
9	—	762	135.00	135.00
1	—	820	137.50	137.50
10	—	512	170.00–177.50	173.00
7	—	676	140.00–150.00	141.79
5	—	473	175.00–182.50	179.93
12	—	714	132.50–150.00	141.64
3	—	283	192.50–205.00	196.84
9	—	623	150.00–157.50	154.50
5	—	368	175.00–205.00	189.20
8	—	589	162.50–177.50	166.78
4	—	319	197.50–207.50	204.46
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	145.00–150.00	146.70
10	—	420	155.00–165.00	163.96
2	—	390	150.00–152.50	151.27
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	560	184.75	184.75
124	—	840	170.00	170.00
7	—	530	184.00	184.00
4	—	386	205.00	205.00
31	—	669	155.00–167.50	161.61
1	—	450	192.50	192.50
5	—	341	205.00	205.00
91	—	618	170.00–183.75	182.53
71	—	772	174.50	174.50
7	—	735	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	146.00	146.00
33	—	360	177.50	177.50
16	—	537	152.50–160.00	158.62
23	—	496	176.00	176.00
160	—	660	142.00–164.75	163.69
28	—	424	181.00	181.00
16	—	588	147.00–150.00	147.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	295	150.00–176.00	173.44
10	—	672	125.00–137.50	131.83
1	—	875	120.00	120.00
3	—	772	120.00–133.00	124.24
25	—	626	130.00–140.00	135.13
22	—	526	132.50–148.00	141.46
19	—	431	146.00–160.00	152.03
3	—	327	150.00–165.00	154.90
11	—	568	132.50–146.00	139.45
4	—	720	126.00–135.00	131.08
7	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.90
25	—	470	142.50–157.50	149.07
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	137.50–143.00	140.15
3	—	423	121.00–142.50	135.39
1	—	275	105.00	105.00
2	—	308	122.50–140.00	131.32
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
4	—	536	122.50–132.50	129.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	132.50	132.50
1	—	635	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.50
5	—	238	140.00–165.00	155.25
8	—	373	130.00–140.00	135.39
2	—	285	130.00–140.00	134.82
4	—	476	135.00–145.00	140.71
8	—	516	130.00–141.00	136.52
5	—	315	130.00–145.00	138.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	140.00–142.50	141.68
3	—	432	157.50–165.00	159.90
10	—	524	142.50–167.50	150.99
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
5	—	617	140.00–145.00	142.50
5	—	478	152.50–162.50	157.47
3	—	670	135.00–140.00	136.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
4	—	473	145.00–157.50	151.67
2	—	420	152.50–157.50	155.00
1	—	665	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,171	61.00–75.00	70.06
4	—	1,243	55.00–65.00	59.43
8	—	1,219	74.00–84.00	77.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,020	52.00–65.00	58.20
2	—	1,143	66.00–68.00	67.06
4	—	993	45.00–52.00	48.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,345	65.00–75.00	71.90
2	—	1,438	55.00–62.00	58.37
4	—	1,444	75.00–76.00	75.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,606	84.00–96.00	89.03
2	—	1,218	79.00–80.00	79.49
1	—	2,450	97.00	97.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,131	900.00–975.00	936.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,408.88
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	425.00	425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	975.00	975.00

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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