Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 450 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady on a light test. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.11/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$154.11

111 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$19.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.91

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	468	156.72	734	91
Medium and Large 2-3	428	144.33	617	14thin
Small 1-2	378	137.33	519	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.39/cwt here — about $215 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

154.11

—

TN average10 barns · 1,754 hd

145.20

+8.91

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	1,630	85.12	1,388	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	70.07	957	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	66.63	750	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	54.20	551	25

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$903	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	956	$764	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,510	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	862	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	553	131.29/cwt	122.50–140.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	167.42/cwt	160.00–182.50	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	175.04/cwt	172.50–177.50	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	178.81/cwt	172.50–185.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	942	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	197.88/cwt	180.00–215.00	742	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	177.95/cwt	175.00–180.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	207.91/cwt	190.00–220.00	669	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	154.04/cwt	150.00–162.50	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	187.00/cwt	180.00–192.50	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	171.19/cwt	167.50–175.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	143.89/cwt	135.00–155.00	819	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	158.01/cwt	151.00–167.50	757	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	914	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	160.25/cwt	152.50–172.50	692	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	135.96/cwt	132.50–137.50	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	163.07/cwt	150.00–175.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	136.25/cwt	135.00–137.50	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	148.49/cwt	140.00–152.50	539	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	682	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	68.12/cwt	63.00–74.00	767	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	55.45/cwt	45.00–63.00	566	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	449	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	725	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	79.88/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,129	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	79.36/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,063	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,791	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	67.99/cwt	63.00–75.00	944	7
Bulls	—	—	1,748	90.01/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,573	4
Bulls	—	—	1,449	77.77/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,127	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	58.20/cwt	50.00–63.00	617	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	845.00/head	845.00–845.00	845	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	972	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	823.02/head	800.00–850.00	823	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	935.02/head	875.00–1,050.00	935	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	751	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	183.75/cwt	182.50–185.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	151.63/cwt	140.00–160.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	504	166.69/cwt	166.50–168.00	840	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	148.26/cwt	142.50–152.50	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	131.24/cwt	130.00–132.50	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	157.52/cwt	152.50–167.50	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	153.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	143.83/cwt	132.50–152.50	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	162.44/cwt	147.50–167.50	608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	146.77/cwt	142.50–158.00	760	6

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 Dec 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 1,038Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 70Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 26Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	167.50	167.50
2	—	610	140.00–142.50	141.23
2	—	400	182.50–185.00	183.75
6	—	518	140.00–160.00	151.63
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	122.50–140.00	131.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
4	—	965	102.50	102.50
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
4	—	751	118.00	118.00
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
1	—	495	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	160.00–182.50	167.42
2	—	478	172.50–177.50	175.04
2	—	535	172.50–185.00	178.81
1	—	290	195.00	195.00
15	—	375	180.00–215.00	197.88
5	—	820	130.00–135.00	132.50
7	—	322	190.00–220.00	207.91
3	—	634	150.00–162.50	154.04
5	—	424	180.00–192.50	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	195.00	195.00
3	—	942	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
5	—	371	175.00–180.00	177.95
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
2	—	458	167.50–175.00	171.19
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	142.50	142.50
1	—	580	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	132.50	132.50
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
3	—	368	132.50–152.50	143.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	135.00–155.00	143.89
13	—	479	151.00–167.50	158.01
17	—	432	152.50–172.50	160.25
5	—	617	132.50–137.50	135.96
3	—	285	150.00–175.00	163.07
2	—	715	135.00–137.50	136.25
4	—	318	152.50–167.50	157.52
2	—	243	170.00	170.00
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
13	—	374	147.50–167.50	162.44
6	—	518	142.50–158.00	146.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	140.00–152.50	148.49
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
1	—	515	132.50	132.50
3	—	425	142.50–152.50	148.26
2	—	570	130.00–132.50	131.24
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
3	—	283	150.00–160.00	153.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	504	166.50–168.00	166.69
1	—	480	171.00	171.00
3	—	411	177.50	177.50
1	—	550	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,126	63.00–74.00	68.12
3	—	1,340	78.00–80.00	79.36
10	—	1,060	50.00–63.00	58.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,020	45.00–63.00	55.45
3	—	997	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,413	78.00–82.00	79.88
7	—	1,389	63.00–75.00	67.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,748	88.00–93.00	90.01
4	—	1,449	70.00–82.00	77.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	845	845.00	845.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	972	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	800.00–850.00	823.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,102	875.00–1,050.00	935.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	825.00	825.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,510	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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