Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2023-09-27

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 27
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
611 head
144 vs last sale 755 239 vs year ago 850 · 28.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
25 vs last sale 71 74 vs year ago 170 · 43.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
7 vs last sale 28 9 vs year ago 26 · +34.6%
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 and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers mostly 7.00 to 15.00 lower with 500-600 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 8.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.02/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$213.02
187 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,074
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$286
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.49
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536215.941,158127
Medium and Large 2-3438209.7391949
Small 1-2400200.008006thin
Medium and Large 3466187.008725thin
One grade step is worth $28.94/cwt here — about $286 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 sale187 hd
213.02
TN average11 barns · 2,572 hd
219.52
−6.49
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
BullsAverage1,654119.311,9738thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36694.611,29216
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19489.931,07431
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03482.0784916

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)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,0632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,6605

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1-2258269.85/cwt265.00–275.006962
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315255.16/cwt250.00–260.008042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480260.88/cwt255.00–270.001,2525
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720185.79/cwt175.00–190.001,3386
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added448245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0985
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy540245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627227.54/cwt220.00–240.001,4278
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3315240.16/cwt235.00–245.007572
HeifersSmall 1-2335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2880167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421220.14/cwt210.00–230.0092712
SteersMedium and Large 2-3420240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0081
SteersMedium and Large 2-3613210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2872
SteersMedium and Large 3505215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0861
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3277226.95/cwt215.00–240.006295
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618208.21/cwt200.00–227.501,28720
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526220.17/cwt210.00–227.501,15823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy695212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4773
SteersSmall 1-2435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5387
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3618195.02/cwt190.00–200.001,2052
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3422215.69/cwt200.00–225.009107
HeifersMedium and Large 3545165.00/cwt165.00–165.008991
SteersMedium and Large 2-3210235.00/cwt235.00–235.004941
SteersMedium and Large 3550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added516271.03/cwt265.00–275.001,3995
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added481274.35/cwt270.00–280.001,3207
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2372257.88/cwt240.00–270.009595
SteersMedium and Large 2-3485235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3255245.00/cwt245.00–245.006251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3595222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,3242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2440262.36/cwt250.00–275.001,1542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added430285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531258.68/cwt250.00–270.001,37412
SteersMedium and Large 2-3510237.35/cwt230.00–245.001,2102
SteersMedium and Large 2-3372230.92/cwt225.00–240.008596
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed403260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0482
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added560250.57/cwt250.00–265.001,40326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2562252.52/cwt250.00–255.001,4194
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2182
BullsSmall 1-2490210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0291
BullsSmall 1-2415230.00/cwt230.00–230.009551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2488235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1472
BullsSmall 1-2560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,405102.56/cwt100.00–104.001,4413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09293.34/cwt91.00–96.001,0196
CowsLean 85-90%97372.17/cwt66.00–76.007023
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39289.85/cwt86.00–92.001,2513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37594.93/cwt92.00–98.001,30512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18787.72/cwt82.00–92.001,04121
Bulls1,850122.05/cwt120.00–124.002,2583
CowsLean 85-90%1,04884.36/cwt80.00–91.0088413
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,180105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2391
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0301
Bulls1,393111.51/cwt100.50–115.001,5533
Bulls1,750126.91/cwt125.00–129.002,2212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39701,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29601,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9753
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-27501,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523219.01/cwt215.00–227.501,1458
BullsMedium and Large 1-2689207.01/cwt195.00–220.001,4268
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4822
BullsMedium and Large 2-3617207.55/cwt205.00–212.501,2813
BullsMedium and Large 3485204.95/cwt200.00–210.009942
BullsMedium and Large 2-3418221.63/cwt220.00–225.009263
BullsMedium and Large 2-3663200.06/cwt195.00–205.001,3262
BullsMedium and Large 2-3495215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578210.70/cwt200.00–225.001,21825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2679200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3585
HeifersMedium and Large 3483194.87/cwt190.00–200.009412
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3371206.63/cwt200.00–210.007676
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220252.45/cwt250.00–255.005552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2268244.35/cwt235.00–255.006552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325227.62/cwt225.00–230.007402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy467205.00/cwt190.00–215.009573
HeifersSmall 1-2505205.05/cwt200.00–210.001,0362
HeifersSmall 1-2352208.29/cwt200.00–220.007333
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3477210.53/cwt202.50–215.001,0049
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479227.39/cwt210.00–235.001,08919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2805165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3519203.78/cwt200.00–210.001,0587
HeifersMedium and Large 3410190.12/cwt180.00–200.007792
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3755165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2461
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3577204.08/cwt200.00–207.501,1783
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3331211.27/cwt185.00–225.006997
BullsMedium and Large 1-2705190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3573197.53/cwt190.00–205.001,1322
BullsMedium and Large 3517178.27/cwt165.00–190.009223
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623207.32/cwt200.00–225.001,2924

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.