Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to the two week holiday layoff. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.29/cwt on 284 head.

Average price

$158.29

284 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$19.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.12

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	563	159.78	900	260
Medium and Large 2-3	471	142.98	673	17thin
Small 1-2	486	140.02	680	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.77/cwt here — about $219 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 sale284 hd

158.29

—

TN average8 barns · 2,422 hd

157.17

+1.12

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	1,746	97.92	1,709	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,355	74.95	1,016	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	73.55	880	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	62.71	623	9thin

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)	1,180	$899	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$791	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	141.51/cwt	140.00–142.50	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	169.04/cwt	162.50–177.50	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	799	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	518	146.10/cwt	140.00–152.50	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	209.39/cwt	207.50–210.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	163.35/cwt	159.00–165.00	851	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	165.86/cwt	162.50–170.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,175	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,079	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	407	1
Bulls	—	—	2,090	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,777	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	101.09/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	211.81/cwt	200.00–225.00	674	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	191.33/cwt	177.50–200.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	211.71/cwt	202.50–225.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	174.64/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,104	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	613	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	150.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	515	164.79/cwt	162.50–167.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	174.35/cwt	173.00–175.00	985	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	182.70/cwt	180.00–187.50	926	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	177.60/cwt	170.00–190.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	137.61/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	153.52/cwt	147.50–162.50	734	19
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	137.55/cwt	132.50–142.50	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	143.13/cwt	137.50–146.00	810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	162.78/cwt	162.50–163.00	778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	160.65/cwt	157.50–165.00	681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	183.66/cwt	177.50–192.50	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	167.45/cwt	151.00–169.75	988	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	699	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,206	72
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	170.67/cwt	165.00–180.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	139.15/cwt	132.50–142.50	932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	179.33/cwt	172.50–190.00	841	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	63.49/cwt	59.00–67.00	721	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	81.96/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,077	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	62.71/cwt	58.00–67.00	623	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	990	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	634	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	71.74/cwt	68.00–75.00	981	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	72.77/cwt	65.00–77.00	856	26
Bulls	—	—	940	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	893	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	81.59/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,141	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,101	763.82/head	725.00–875.00	764	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,077	780.19/head	675.00–900.00	780	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	982.24/head	875.00–1,100.00	982	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	180.06/cwt	170.00–185.00	960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	127.28/cwt	120.00–135.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	139.38/cwt	130.00–152.50	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	149.71/cwt	142.50–156.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	621	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	151.27/cwt	150.00–152.50	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	152.51/cwt	140.00–165.00	819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	136.45/cwt	127.50–142.50	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	139.99/cwt	137.50–142.50	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	162.11/cwt	157.50–167.50	614	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	136.32/cwt	130.00–142.50	634	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	139.99/cwt	137.50–142.50	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	129.35/cwt	122.50–133.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	150.21/cwt	145.00–153.00	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	151.59/cwt	140.00–162.50	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	147.74/cwt	137.50–152.50	777	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	128.27/cwt	122.50–135.00	863	3

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 Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 366Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 121Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 59Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to the two week holiday layoff. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	140.00–142.50	141.51
5	—	330	162.50–177.50	169.04
19	—	478	147.50–162.50	153.52
9	—	566	137.50–146.00	143.13
10	—	424	157.50–165.00	160.65
7	—	379	157.50–167.50	162.11
3	—	723	122.50–133.00	129.35
20	—	526	137.50–152.50	147.74
3	—	673	122.50–135.00	128.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	521	159.00–165.00	163.35
2	—	733	135.00	135.00
40	—	684	157.75	157.75
5	—	382	172.50	172.50
9	—	478	162.50–163.00	162.78
96	—	590	151.00–169.75	167.45
6	—	616	145.00–153.00	150.21
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	132.50–142.50	137.55
2	—	418	150.00–152.50	151.27
1	—	620	122.50	122.50
2	—	468	137.50–142.50	139.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	155.00	155.00
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	142.50–156.00	149.71
4	—	531	127.50–142.50	136.45
3	—	568	137.50–142.50	139.99
2	—	465	130.00–142.50	136.32
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
2	—	335	140.00–162.50	151.59
1	—	640	127.50	127.50
1	—	370	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	220.00	220.00
9	—	783	150.00	150.00
3	—	467	197.50	197.50
54	—	632	171.00–175.00	174.64
16	—	565	173.00–175.00	174.35
11	—	507	180.00–187.50	182.70
72	—	699	172.50	172.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	140.00–152.50	146.10
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
2	—	270	145.00–155.00	150.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	207.50–210.00	209.39
3	—	575	162.50–170.00	165.86
1	—	755	132.50	132.50
2	—	318	200.00–225.00	211.81
3	—	468	177.50–200.00	191.33
4	—	365	202.50–225.00	211.71
1	—	285	215.00	215.00
3	—	530	170.00–190.00	177.60
2	—	833	130.00–145.00	137.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	185.00	185.00
1	—	585	155.00	155.00
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
4	—	416	177.50–192.50	183.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	162.50–167.00	164.79
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	185.00	185.00
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	165.00–180.00	170.67
2	—	438	190.00–195.00	192.51
6	—	670	132.50–142.50	139.15
4	—	469	172.50–190.00	179.33
5	—	533	170.00–185.00	180.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
1	—	870	97.50	97.50
2	—	675	120.00–135.00	127.28
5	—	576	130.00–152.50	139.38
7	—	537	140.00–165.00	152.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	85.00	85.00
5	—	1,838	100.00–105.00	101.09
1	—	940	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	59.00–67.00	63.49
6	—	1,314	77.00–87.00	81.96
26	—	1,176	65.00–77.00	72.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	994	58.00–67.00	62.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	64.00	64.00
9	—	1,367	68.00–75.00	71.74
6	—	1,398	77.00–85.00	81.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,101	725.00–875.00	763.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,077	675.00–900.00	780.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,257	875.00–1,100.00	982.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	850.00	850.00

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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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

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