Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-09-20

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 20
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
755 head
105 vs last sale 650 184 vs year ago 571 · +32.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
9 vs last sale 80 7 vs year ago 64 · +10.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
1 vs last sale 27 9 vs year ago 19 · +47.4%
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 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.84/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$222.84
202 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,072
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$260
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$13.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.45
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506225.871,144128
Medium and Large 3333221.677393thin
Medium and Large 2-3444218.0196864
Small 1-2416212.228847thin
One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about $260 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 sale202 hd
222.84
TN average12 barns · 2,898 hd
221.40
+1.45
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
BullsLow1,570116.911,83613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31499.461,30713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21691.821,11723
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04583.1986916

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,4501thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2Fancy510282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,4411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428228.51/cwt220.00–237.5097828
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569218.54/cwt210.00–225.001,2439
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3765167.50/cwt165.00–170.001,2812
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3431218.69/cwt210.00–225.0094311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4061
SteersMedium and Large 2-3280248.13/cwt240.00–255.006953
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617212.48/cwt207.50–220.001,3113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725194.95/cwt192.50–197.501,4132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524224.08/cwt215.00–232.501,17422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477222.50/cwt215.00–235.001,06112
SteersMedium and Large 2-3880185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6281
SteersMedium and Large 2-3480250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy370315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added540232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,2565
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added453240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660227.44/cwt220.00–235.001,5012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4561
SteersMedium and Large 3325225.00/cwt225.00–225.007311
SteersMedium and Large 3645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2901
SteersSmall 1-2460230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0581
SteersSmall 1-2370245.00/cwt245.00–245.009071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added575255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,46611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added408305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2443
SteersMedium and Large 2-3730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3372244.25/cwt235.00–250.009097
SteersMedium and Large 2-3332238.90/cwt225.00–255.007935
SteersMedium and Large 1-2561247.94/cwt240.00–260.001,3915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2366275.96/cwt267.50–280.001,0103
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420279.42/cwt260.00–290.001,17410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2220280.00/cwt280.00–280.006161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471276.78/cwt260.00–285.001,3048
SteersSmall 1-2335240.00/cwt240.00–240.008041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619234.96/cwt230.00–250.001,4549
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529252.25/cwt245.00–255.001,3349
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710203.69/cwt190.00–217.001,4462
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620207.56/cwt205.00–210.001,2872
BullsMedium and Large 1-2418248.22/cwt240.00–275.001,0386
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565216.55/cwt210.00–225.001,2243
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521224.92/cwt220.00–230.001,1728
BullsMedium and Large 1-2482231.89/cwt230.00–235.001,11818
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3491
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,015111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1271
CowsLean 85-90%1,06087.16/cwt82.00–90.009247
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33098.91/cwt94.00–104.001,31611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18287.06/cwt82.00–94.001,02913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26198.01/cwt92.00–102.001,23610
CowsLean 85-90%1,03380.11/cwt75.00–84.008289
Bulls1,382111.01/cwt101.00–119.001,5348
Bulls2,075135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,8011
Bulls1,820124.19/cwt118.00–130.002,2604
BullsMedium and Large 2-3476224.29/cwt220.00–232.501,0684
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
BullsSmall 1-2535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0701
BullsMedium and Large 2-3590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3633195.02/cwt190.00–200.001,2342
BullsSmall 1-2595160.00/cwt160.00–160.009521
BullsMedium and Large 2-3427234.03/cwt220.00–245.009996
BullsMedium and Large 2-3710175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2431
BullsMedium and Large 2-3514206.74/cwt190.00–220.001,06311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3623204.95/cwt200.00–210.001,2773
HeifersSmall 1-2418215.26/cwt210.00–225.009003
BullsMedium and Large 2-3658189.94/cwt185.00–195.001,2502
BullsSmall 1-2620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2091
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3471215.04/cwt200.00–220.001,01310
HeifersSmall 1-2395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
HeifersSmall 1-2473204.87/cwt200.00–210.009692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy617199.25/cwt190.00–207.501,2293
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3384226.88/cwt210.00–232.0087114
HeifersMedium and Large 3240245.00/cwt245.00–245.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369236.01/cwt230.00–245.008717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665202.86/cwt197.50–220.001,3496
HeifersMedium and Large 3435210.00/cwt210.00–210.009141
HeifersMedium and Large 3325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3240240.00/cwt240.00–240.005761
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3579211.49/cwt205.00–215.001,2255
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added557232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,29515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2336243.71/cwt230.00–255.008196
HeifersSmall 1-2320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325226.12/cwt210.00–235.007358
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520208.44/cwt200.00–215.001,0847
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3275234.91/cwt230.00–245.006463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full700225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5751

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.