Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cow 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Quality average to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.51/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$183.51

124 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$12.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

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	546	184.90	1,009	106
Medium and Large 2-3	380	177.02	672	11thin
Small 1-2	374	172.62	645	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.28/cwt here — about $364 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 sale124 hd

183.51

—

TN average8 barns · 1,339 hd

181.93

+1.58

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	1,493	94.29	1,408	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	78.86	925	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	76.34	1,113	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	63.19	619	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$738	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$725	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$931	4thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	76.91/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,048	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	86.34/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,028	9
Bulls	—	—	1,475	96.89/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,429	4
Bulls	—	—	1,905	104.47/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,990	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	77.73/cwt	74.00–80.00	927	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	662	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	183.14/cwt	172.50–195.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	148.11/cwt	147.50–149.00	899	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	167.06/cwt	162.50–172.50	705	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	981	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	184.22/cwt	172.50–190.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,037	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	141.16/cwt	135.00–151.00	867	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	273	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	178.75/cwt	177.50–180.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	187.29/cwt	180.00–195.00	511	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	463	173.76/cwt	172.50–175.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	243	195.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	174.56/cwt	172.50–185.00	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	206.84/cwt	197.50–217.50	906	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	186.44/cwt	177.50–195.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	123.74/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	214.44/cwt	212.50–222.50	740	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	170.41/cwt	165.00–175.00	465	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	168.56/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,075	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,058	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	217.46/cwt	205.00–230.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	160.85/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	160.81/cwt	157.50–167.50	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	196.52/cwt	175.00–199.00	933	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	153.66/cwt	150.00–157.50	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	199.96/cwt	192.50–215.00	822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,213	87.06/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,056	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	63.19/cwt	53.00–71.00	619	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	72.87/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,163	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	63.73/cwt	60.00–66.00	703	4
Bulls	—	—	1,305	86.61/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,130	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,047	783.64/head	625.00–900.00	784	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	980	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	811.63/head	800.00–825.00	812	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	144.98/cwt	142.50–147.50	761	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	740	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.50	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	132.58/cwt	130.00–137.50	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	163.78/cwt	160.00–167.50	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	172.54/cwt	167.50–177.50	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	556	139.62/cwt	130.00–146.00	776	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	507	137.08/cwt	120.00–151.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	145.11/cwt	130.00–162.50	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	140.45/cwt	132.50–146.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	171.26/cwt	167.50–172.50	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	152.53/cwt	147.50–157.50	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	154.13/cwt	142.50–157.50	868	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	171.07/cwt	165.00–180.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	173.00/cwt	167.50–177.50	649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	158.36/cwt	153.00–163.00	842	12

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 625Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 90Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 36Year ago 43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,363	74.00–81.00	76.91
2	—	1,213	86.00–88.00	87.06
7	—	1,596	72.00–74.00	72.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,191	82.00–93.00	86.34
6	—	1,192	74.00–80.00	77.73
4	—	1,103	60.00–66.00	63.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	979	53.00–71.00	63.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	93.00–99.00	96.89
2	—	1,905	104.00–105.00	104.47
4	—	1,305	80.00–90.00	86.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	565	137.50	137.50
2	—	273	155.00	155.00
3	—	507	120.00–151.00	137.08
3	—	385	130.00–162.50	145.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	172.50–195.00	183.14
2	—	720	130.00	130.00
6	—	422	162.50–172.50	167.06
5	—	614	135.00–151.00	141.16
4	—	287	167.50–172.50	171.26
2	—	788	120.00	120.00
8	—	563	142.50–157.50	154.13
4	—	471	165.00–180.00	171.07
9	—	375	167.50–177.50	173.00
12	—	532	153.00–163.00	158.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	607	147.50–149.00	148.11
2	—	575	157.50	157.50
16	—	730	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	525	142.50–147.50	144.98
1	—	485	162.50	162.50
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	160.00–167.50	163.78
2	—	343	167.50–177.50	172.54
4	—	556	130.00–146.00	139.62
3	—	513	132.50–146.00	140.45
1	—	265	155.00	155.00
2	—	413	147.50–157.50	152.53
1	—	485	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
2	—	463	172.50–175.00	173.76
1	—	235	190.00	190.00
2	—	273	165.00–175.00	170.41
1	—	300	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	503	195.00	195.00
8	—	638	165.00–180.00	168.56
11	—	572	185.00	185.00
3	—	770	155.00	155.00
7	—	696	158.00–163.00	160.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	172.50–190.00	184.22
2	—	725	140.00–145.00	142.52
7	—	579	172.50–185.00	174.56
13	—	438	197.50–217.50	206.84
5	—	466	177.50–195.00	186.44
1	—	690	150.00	150.00
2	—	938	122.50–125.00	123.74
5	—	345	212.50–222.50	214.44
7	—	385	205.00–230.00	217.46
6	—	630	157.50–167.50	160.81
1	—	789	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	177.50–180.00	178.75
2	—	273	180.00–195.00	187.29
2	—	243	190.00–200.00	195.05
1	—	560	155.00	155.00
2	—	535	152.50	152.50
1	—	320	185.00	185.00
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	167.50	167.50
1	—	740	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	475	175.00–199.00	196.52
1	—	500	182.50	182.50
2	—	620	150.00–157.50	153.66
5	—	411	192.50–215.00	199.96
1	—	575	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	177.50	177.50
4	—	561	150.00–152.50	150.65
3	—	673	130.00–137.50	132.58

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	800.00–825.00	811.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,047	625.00–900.00	783.64
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	550.00	550.00

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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Savannah Livestock Auction

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Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle