Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeders not well established due to inadequate receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.48/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$144.48

53 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$22.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.93

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	508	152.30	773	27
Medium and Large 3	250	150.00	375	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	572	136.05	779	24
Small 1-2	595	130.00	774	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.30/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale53 hd

144.48

—

TN average10 barns · 1,765 hd

156.41

−11.93

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	1,456	97.01	1,413	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	86.98	1,182	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	82.19	945	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	65.97	647	4thin

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)	1,043	$855	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2-3	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	116.21/cwt	110.00–122.50	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	126.23/cwt	120.00–132.50	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	150.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	152.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	161.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	678	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	150.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	126.70/cwt	120.00–135.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	185.06/cwt	182.50–187.50	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	776	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	89.37/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,075	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	81.80/cwt	77.00–85.00	913	20
Bulls	—	—	1,440	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,548	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	77.49/cwt	73.00–80.00	942	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	65.97/cwt	63.00–71.00	647	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	88.64/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,208	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,103	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	100.90/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,640	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	87.40/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,184	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	854.86/head	775.00–925.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	147.36/cwt	142.50–152.50	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	138.61/cwt	130.00–147.50	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	141.28/cwt	140.00–142.50	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	701	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	954	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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 439Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 80Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 32Year ago 63

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeders not well established due to inadequate receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	155.00	155.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
2	—	630	130.00–147.50	138.61
1	—	735	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	167.50	167.50
1	—	680	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	182.50	182.50
1	—	450	190.00	190.00
2	—	623	142.50–152.50	147.36
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	110.00–122.50	116.21
2	—	723	120.00–132.50	126.23
3	—	465	145.00–155.00	150.67
2	—	378	150.00–155.00	152.62
5	—	414	145.00–155.00	150.04
2	—	565	130.00–135.00	132.50
3	—	677	120.00–135.00	126.70
2	—	830	100.00–110.00	105.09
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
2	—	533	140.00–142.50	141.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	420	160.00–165.00	161.52
2	—	520	150.00	150.00
1	—	380	165.00	165.00
2	—	555	140.00–145.00	142.50
2	—	460	150.00–155.00	152.45
3	—	725	130.00–135.00	131.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	197.50	197.50
1	—	515	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
2	—	455	187.50	187.50
1	—	295	205.00	205.00
1	—	395	182.50	182.50
2	—	420	182.50–187.50	185.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,203	87.00–93.00	89.37
20	—	1,116	77.00–85.00	81.80
6	—	1,216	73.00–80.00	77.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	981	63.00–71.00	65.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	87.00–92.00	88.64
1	—	1,345	82.00	82.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	105.00–110.00	107.53
2	—	1,625	98.00–104.00	100.90
3	—	1,355	84.00–90.00	87.40

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	775.00–925.00	854.86

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle