Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Not enough feeder cattle receipts last week to establish a trend. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.20/cwt on 443 head.

Average price

$160.20

443 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$526

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.09

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	652	162.18	1,058	369
Medium and Large 2-3	510	152.75	779	55
Small 1-2	461	144.64	667	13thin
Medium and Large 3	378	140.83	532	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.35/cwt here — about $526 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 sale443 hd

160.20

—

TN average8 barns · 1,901 hd

164.29

−4.09

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	1,527	97.83	1,494	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,362	85.77	1,168	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	83.62	1,001	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	64.64	637	17

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	936	$856	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$1,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,001	3thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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 2-3	—	323	192.99/cwt	180.00–205.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	500	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	805	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	364	180.78/cwt	165.00–190.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	199.96/cwt	190.00–215.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	416	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	157.52/cwt	152.50–167.50	832	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	148.83/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	904	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,261	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	161.52/cwt	160.00–163.00	995	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	188.48/cwt	170.00–200.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	133.73/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	172.30/cwt	162.50–177.50	810	35
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	172.27/cwt	165.00–180.00	568	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,288	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	183.34/cwt	172.50–190.00	499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	156.27/cwt	147.50–165.00	900	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	151.18/cwt	142.50–155.00	1,014	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	166.59/cwt	165.00–167.00	948	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,292	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	178.32/cwt	172.50–185.00	676	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	215.73/cwt	210.00–222.50	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	180.63/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,055	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	179.68/cwt	167.50–192.50	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	186.23/cwt	175.00–195.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	181.72/cwt	172.50–192.50	956	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	864	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,473	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	157.57/cwt	152.50–162.50	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,127	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	202.15/cwt	195.00–207.50	845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	173.60/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,154	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,068	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	169.96/cwt	162.50–172.50	1,055	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	213.76/cwt	212.50–215.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	168.45/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	401	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	207.68/cwt	200.00–215.00	770	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	167.80/cwt	167.50–168.00	1,304	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	155.40/cwt	152.50–157.00	1,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	146.44/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	155.62/cwt	150.00–157.50	971	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	143.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,084	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	70.00/cwt	60.00–78.00	895	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	83.37/cwt	74.00–89.00	992	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	59.05/cwt	54.00–63.00	524	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	65.38/cwt	60.00–74.00	652	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	70.84/cwt	63.00–75.00	791	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	95.66/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,276	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	84.62/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,186	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	93.63/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,195	7
Bulls	—	—	1,391	91.63/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,275	11
Bulls	—	—	2,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,211	1
Bulls	—	—	1,612	102.50/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,652	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,050.96/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,051	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	950	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	899.87/head	875.00–925.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	183.00/cwt	180.00–192.50	844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	161.20/cwt	150.00–171.00	922	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	196.26/cwt	190.00–207.50	826	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	156.84/cwt	145.00–165.00	825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	170.70/cwt	160.00–180.00	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	151.29/cwt	150.00–152.50	946	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	567	141.87/cwt	135.00–148.00	804	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	175.50/cwt	167.50–182.50	723	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	163.72/cwt	157.50–171.00	861	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	130.07/cwt	120.00–132.50	956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	147.60/cwt	130.00–156.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	167.09/cwt	155.00–172.50	625	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	147.66/cwt	135.00–160.00	561	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	437	146.47/cwt	135.00–160.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	150.49/cwt	145.00–157.50	929	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	139.45/cwt	130.00–147.50	866	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	538	143.34/cwt	137.50–152.50	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	181.51/cwt	175.00–185.00	595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	147.21/cwt	137.50–152.50	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	174.95/cwt	160.00–183.00	918	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	146.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	159.70/cwt	150.00–167.50	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	158.56/cwt	150.00–165.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	182.15/cwt	170.00–192.50	787	11

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,038Last week 125Year ago 1,120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 47Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 13Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	180.00–205.00	192.99
4	—	285	190.00–215.00	199.96
1	—	840	127.50	127.50
3	—	528	152.50–167.50	157.52
4	—	423	170.00–200.00	188.48
1	—	590	160.00	160.00
4	—	470	167.50–192.50	179.68
4	—	375	175.00–195.00	186.23
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	364	165.00–190.00	180.78
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	165.00	165.00
2	—	330	165.00–180.00	172.27
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
1	—	215	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	157.50	157.50
1	—	790	152.50	152.50
4	—	325	210.00–222.50	215.73
8	—	584	170.00–187.50	180.63
22	—	526	172.50–192.50	181.72
2	—	680	152.50–162.50	157.57
1	—	920	122.50	122.50
7	—	418	195.00–207.50	202.15
7	—	621	162.50–172.50	169.96
2	—	288	212.50–215.00	213.76
7	—	469	190.00–200.00	195.03
11	—	371	200.00–215.00	207.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	175.00	175.00
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	864	170.50	170.50
1	—	740	162.50	162.50
18	—	665	170.00–178.00	173.60
12	—	545	196.00	196.00
4	—	571	186.00	186.00
1	—	435	210.00	210.00
5	—	639	167.50–172.50	168.45
1	—	475	205.00	205.00
38	—	777	167.50–168.00	167.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	401	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	185.00	185.00
4	—	713	135.00–155.00	148.83
2	—	770	132.50–135.00	133.73
35	—	470	162.50–177.50	172.30
7	—	272	172.50–190.00	183.34
24	—	576	147.50–165.00	156.27
7	—	671	142.50–155.00	151.18
21	—	379	172.50–185.00	178.32
18	—	412	167.50–182.50	175.50
15	—	526	157.50–171.00	163.72
7	—	617	145.00–157.50	150.49
10	—	328	175.00–185.00	181.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
5	—	735	120.00–132.50	130.07
5	—	525	130.00–156.00	147.60
9	—	374	155.00–172.50	167.09
4	—	621	130.00–147.50	139.45
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
10	—	577	137.50–152.50	147.21
1	—	235	175.00	175.00
1	—	680	127.50	127.50
7	—	416	150.00–167.50	159.70
7	—	469	150.00–165.00	158.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
2	—	428	140.00	140.00
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	172.00	172.00
39	—	904	139.50	139.50
27	—	616	160.00–163.00	161.52
64	—	783	164.50	164.50
15	—	569	165.00–167.00	166.59
66	—	815	158.50	158.50
1	—	660	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
3	—	567	135.00–148.00	141.87
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
2	—	380	135.00–160.00	147.66
3	—	437	135.00–160.00	146.47
3	—	538	137.50–152.50	143.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	117.50	117.50
1	—	910	121.00	121.00
4	—	672	152.50–157.00	155.40
3	—	722	142.50–150.00	146.44
12	—	624	150.00–157.50	155.62
2	—	758	140.00–146.00	143.01
6	—	461	180.00–192.50	183.00
7	—	572	150.00–171.00	161.20
12	—	421	190.00–207.50	196.26
9	—	525	160.00–183.00	174.95
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	350	190.00	190.00
2	—	475	170.00–180.00	174.95
3	—	570	140.00–150.00	146.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
2	—	580	150.00	150.00
8	—	526	145.00–165.00	156.84
7	—	472	160.00–180.00	170.70
2	—	625	150.00–152.50	151.29
11	—	432	170.00–192.50	182.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	60.00–78.00	70.00
4	—	1,334	92.00–99.00	95.66
7	—	1,402	79.00–89.00	84.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,190	74.00–89.00	83.37
5	—	1,117	63.00–75.00	70.84
7	—	1,276	89.00–100.00	93.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	54.00–63.00	59.05
15	—	998	60.00–74.00	65.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,391	85.00–98.00	91.63
1	—	2,010	110.00	110.00
12	—	1,612	97.00–108.00	102.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	875.00–925.00	899.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	875.00	875.00

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