Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-03-22

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 22
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
518 head
562 vs last sale 1,080 2 vs year ago 516 · +0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
16 vs last sale 130 6 vs year ago 108 · +5.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
67 vs last sale 104 4 vs year ago 33 · +12.1%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 6.00 lower, with heifers weighing between 400-500 lbs. being 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.41/cwt on 216 head.
Average price
$191.41
216 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$905
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.37
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2477196.74938175
Medium and Large 2-3457168.6577141
One grade step is worth $28.09/cwt here — about $167 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 sale216 hd
191.41
TN average8 barns · 1,990 hd
192.78
−1.37
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,509107.391,6209thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17793.871,10525
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40589.061,25217
CowsLean 85-90%Average90769.6263130

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$1,2193thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$1,1333thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,023$9902thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2-3625175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2940120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,030110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2813130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0576
SteersMedium and Large 2-3319213.90/cwt200.00–225.006824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526184.99/cwt180.00–190.009736
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3528156.64/cwt140.00–172.508272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364209.95/cwt205.00–215.007644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2235257.55/cwt255.00–260.006052
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2111
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585175.09/cwt170.00–180.001,0242
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added516195.12/cwt195.00–197.501,00721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2857125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added591187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1084
SteersMedium and Large 2-3276216.87/cwt205.00–225.005995
SteersMedium and Large 2-3235225.00/cwt225.00–225.005291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2277250.04/cwt240.00–255.006935
SteersMedium and Large 2-3418207.01/cwt200.00–220.008653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2415240.52/cwt235.00–247.509985
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1791
SteersMedium and Large 1-2324245.25/cwt230.00–255.007954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added714183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,30726
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3371
SteersMedium and Large 2-3530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1132
SteersMedium and Large 2-3468214.92/cwt210.00–220.001,0062
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added370265.00/cwt265.00–265.009812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added678192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3058
SteersMedium and Large 1-2371252.27/cwt240.00–260.009364
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522224.44/cwt215.00–230.001,1725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2643185.02/cwt180.00–190.001,1902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555221.25/cwt220.00–222.501,2282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added846167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,41313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added315260.00/cwt260.00–260.0081913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added605213.63/cwt205.00–217.501,29211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2466242.00/cwt240.00–247.501,1285
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added516242.84/cwt240.00–262.501,2538
BullsMedium and Large 1-2419225.78/cwt220.00–235.009466
BullsMedium and Large 1-2377233.54/cwt220.00–240.008803
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,1282
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471218.93/cwt210.00–230.001,0314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2975120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2805140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1271
CowsLean 85-90%90774.17/cwt70.00–81.0067313
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,4551
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40188.94/cwt85.00–95.001,24615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215100.25/cwt98.00–103.001,2183
CowsLean 85-90%97883.19/cwt82.00–85.008146
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17293.00/cwt86.00–97.001,09022
Bulls1,203101.31/cwt95.00–105.001,2194
Bulls1,753112.25/cwt111.00–115.001,9685
CowsLean 85-90%86856.83/cwt50.00–65.0049311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1271,219.08/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2193
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,023989.61/head750.00–1,150.009902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0981,133.00/head850.00–1,350.001,1333
BullsMedium and Large 2-3366200.71/cwt175.00–220.007355
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added336227.50/cwt227.50–227.5076428
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680172.56/cwt170.00–175.001,1732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2790160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2641
BullsMedium and Large 2-3485194.90/cwt190.00–200.009452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519217.46/cwt207.50–225.001,1294
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3369182.32/cwt170.00–195.006734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added603172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0406
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3572158.50/cwt150.00–162.509075
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2282217.14/cwt205.00–222.506128
BullsMedium and Large 2-3533176.54/cwt170.00–195.009416
BullsMedium and Large 2-3423212.46/cwt210.00–215.008992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2418196.58/cwt190.00–210.0082212
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671154.68/cwt152.50–160.001,0388
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3703131.52/cwt130.00–137.509255
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3316186.26/cwt180.00–190.005894
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3780130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620164.48/cwt160.00–170.001,0204
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569172.16/cwt167.50–182.509806
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2226218.26/cwt205.00–235.004934
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3481170.30/cwt160.00–180.008197
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3277192.74/cwt175.00–200.005346
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3419169.76/cwt150.00–187.507116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2708149.96/cwt145.00–155.001,0623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760147.50/cwt145.00–152.501,1213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added422220.76/cwt215.00–222.5093231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2459195.70/cwt190.00–205.008987
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2317206.07/cwt200.00–210.006539

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.