Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.04/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$204.04

119 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$15.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

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	539	207.14	1,116	90
Medium and Large 2-3	494	194.92	963	25
Small 1-2	376	191.25	720	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $396 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 sale119 hd

204.04

—

TN average8 barns · 1,296 hd

206.35

−2.31

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	1,840	120.35	2,214	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,367	95.66	1,308	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	93.72	1,090	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	84.43	897	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)	1,400	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2	—	225	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	608	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	269.82/cwt	260.00–285.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	272.45/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,019	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	232.71/cwt	225.00–240.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	237.55/cwt	235.00–242.50	755	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	240.06/cwt	235.00–250.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	570	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,183	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	195.23/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,304	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	209.22/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,088	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	183.78/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	213.74/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,024	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	228.22/cwt	225.00–235.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	172.11/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	239.30/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,237	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	227.93/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,415	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	272.30/cwt	265.00–280.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	219.70/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,461	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	549	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,153	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	228.38/cwt	215.00–245.00	756	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	267.58/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,135	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	698	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	227.49/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	244.64/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	426	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,033	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,156	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,028	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,705	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	84.96/cwt	81.00–89.00	915	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	825	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	87.13/cwt	80.00–91.00	917	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	96.24/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,286	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	103.39/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,297	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	93.17/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,082	13
Bulls	—	—	2,060	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,678	1
Bulls	—	—	1,851	120.47/cwt	116.00–124.00	2,230	6
Bulls	—	—	1,550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,705	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	199.81/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	170.00/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	212.72/cwt	205.00–220.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	213.36/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,127	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	232.36/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	197.50/cwt	180.00–215.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	225	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	188.91/cwt	170.00–207.50	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	213.44/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,214	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	194.76/cwt	185.00–205.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	203.09/cwt	190.00–215.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	207.33/cwt	200.00–215.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	198.61/cwt	198.00–207.50	1,210	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	214.82/cwt	205.00–217.50	926	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	213.03/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,201	9

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 May 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 665Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 89Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 54Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	270.00	270.00
7	—	321	260.00–285.00	269.82
9	—	374	255.00–285.00	272.45
7	—	517	235.00–240.00	239.30
3	—	458	260.00	260.00
15	—	621	225.00–237.50	227.93
2	—	288	265.00–280.00	272.30
24	—	665	210.00–225.00	219.70
6	—	424	260.00–275.00	267.58
2	—	568	225.00–230.00	227.49
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
1	—	435	210.00	210.00
1	—	310	225.00	225.00
1	—	360	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	225.00–240.00	232.71
1	—	465	215.00	215.00
1	—	560	215.00	215.00
1	—	780	167.50	167.50
1	—	685	190.00	190.00
1	—	350	240.00	240.00
5	—	549	210.00	210.00
4	—	331	215.00–245.00	228.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	235.00–242.50	237.55
3	—	277	235.00–250.00	240.06
1	—	795	135.00	135.00
11	—	520	200.00–220.00	209.22
2	—	655	180.00–187.50	183.78
12	—	479	205.00–220.00	213.74
3	—	378	225.00–235.00	228.22
2	—	725	185.00	185.00
16	—	609	198.00–207.50	198.61
11	—	431	205.00–217.50	214.82
9	—	564	210.00–217.50	213.03
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	195.00	195.00
1	—	390	205.00	205.00
1	—	225	205.00	205.00
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	668	190.00–200.00	195.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	150.00	150.00
5	—	633	160.00–175.00	172.11
2	—	290	215.00	215.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
3	—	483	185.00–205.00	194.76
2	—	373	190.00–215.00	203.09
2	—	338	200.00–215.00	207.33
2	—	233	220.00–225.00	222.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	205.00	205.00
1	—	545	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	235.00–260.00	244.64
2	—	613	190.00–195.00	192.53
1	—	690	182.50	182.50
6	—	528	205.00–215.00	213.36
4	—	471	220.00–240.00	232.36
2	—	737	182.50	182.50
16	—	569	213.00–220.00	213.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	215.00	215.00
1	—	625	175.00	175.00
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	182.50	182.50
2	—	535	190.00–210.00	199.81
2	—	640	160.00–180.00	170.00
2	—	428	205.00–220.00	212.72
1	—	935	135.00	135.00
1	—	890	162.50	162.50
2	—	490	180.00–215.00	197.50
2	—	585	170.00–207.50	188.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,705	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,336	95.00–98.00	96.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,077	81.00–89.00	84.96
8	—	1,254	98.00–110.00	103.39
13	—	1,161	89.00–98.00	93.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,052	80.00–91.00	87.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,060	130.00	130.00
6	—	1,851	116.00–124.00	120.47
1	—	1,550	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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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

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