Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-08-16

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 16
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
398 head
360 vs last sale 758 374 vs year ago 772 · 48.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
51 vs last sale 139 103 vs year ago 87 · +118.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
40 vs last sale 0 44 vs year ago 84 · 52.4%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Steers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls not well established. Quality poor to average. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.55/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$222.55
126 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,002
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$404
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$20.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.68
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2474227.131,07664
Medium and Large 2-3427219.0093455
Small 1-2498210.001,0454thin
Medium and Large 3325206.676723thin
One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about $404 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 sale126 hd
222.55
TN average12 barns · 2,454 hd
225.23
−2.68
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
BullsAverage1,626126.052,05010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,382101.921,40927
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20899.641,20393
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08691.4599341

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,3782thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,300$2,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$2,0025

Every lot, as filed

76 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
HeifersMedium and Large 3415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1881
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3228236.21/cwt225.00–245.005395
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525218.06/cwt210.00–227.501,14513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377243.42/cwt235.00–247.509185
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2276262.42/cwt255.00–265.007244
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3363224.88/cwt210.00–235.008169
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3519202.55/cwt190.00–215.001,0518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465225.29/cwt220.00–235.001,0487
HeifersSmall 1-2560210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1761
SteersMedium and Large 3330235.00/cwt235.00–235.007761
SteersMedium and Large 3485210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618208.73/cwt200.00–220.001,2908
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3315230.87/cwt220.00–245.007275
SteersMedium and Large 1-2528236.11/cwt230.00–245.001,2474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565216.64/cwt210.00–222.501,2246
SteersMedium and Large 2-3288265.09/cwt255.00–275.007632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270295.00/cwt295.00–295.007972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2338249.90/cwt245.00–255.008453
HeifersSmall 1-2465210.00/cwt210.00–210.009772
SteersMedium and Large 2-3625215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3441
SteersMedium and Large 3390220.00/cwt220.00–220.008581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2435271.72/cwt265.00–280.001,1823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483256.31/cwt245.00–260.001,2384
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320270.00/cwt270.00–270.008641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2205290.00/cwt290.00–290.005951
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2871
SteersMedium and Large 2-3490240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620224.92/cwt220.00–230.001,3952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2360267.53/cwt265.00–270.009632
SteersMedium and Large 2-3370243.69/cwt230.00–260.009023
SteersMedium and Large 2-3337259.95/cwt250.00–270.008763
BullsMedium and Large 2-3526206.99/cwt200.00–215.001,0897
BullsMedium and Large 2-3424233.74/cwt230.00–240.009918
BullsMedium and Large 1-2415255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622208.27/cwt205.00–210.001,2953
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2103
BullsSmall 1-2468215.03/cwt210.00–220.001,0062
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198100.82/cwt96.00–108.001,20859
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19080.00/cwt80.00–80.009521
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,376101.99/cwt98.00–107.001,40321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,330110.99/cwt107.00–115.001,47610
CowsLean 85-90%1,05485.57/cwt83.00–90.009027
CowsLean 85-90%1,09292.66/cwt86.00–97.001,01234
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42896.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,380107.35/cwt107.00–108.001,4813
Bulls1,515124.67/cwt118.00–127.001,8895
Bulls965110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18092.53/cwt85.00–97.001,09223
Bulls1,931131.79/cwt127.00–136.002,5454
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,378.42/head1,250.00–1,500.001,3782
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1781,729.09/head1,550.00–1,900.001,7292
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
BullsMedium and Large 3410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007381
BullsMedium and Large 2-3605202.48/cwt200.00–210.001,2254
BullsMedium and Large 2-3678192.47/cwt190.00–195.001,3052
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466241.34/cwt230.00–255.001,1254
BullsMedium and Large 3475207.50/cwt207.50–207.509861
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3468220.73/cwt200.00–225.001,03315
HeifersSmall 1-2500210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy578205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy480217.51/cwt215.00–220.001,0443
BullsMedium and Large 2-3471214.88/cwt210.00–220.001,0124
BullsMedium and Large 2-3569206.22/cwt200.00–215.001,1734
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3432218.45/cwt200.00–227.509447
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3555208.38/cwt200.00–215.001,1573
HeifersMedium and Large 3355220.00/cwt220.00–220.007811
HeifersMedium and Large 3205200.00/cwt200.00–200.004101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3715180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2871
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3285230.00/cwt230.00–230.006561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225250.00/cwt250.00–250.005631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423235.50/cwt225.00–245.0099612

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.