Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2019-05-29

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 29
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
541 head
▲ 177 vs last sale 364▲ 541 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 57▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 28▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $132.42/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$132.42
214 head · 746 lb average
Value per head Derived
$988
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$435
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$14.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.26
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3427144.4861730
Small 1-2423143.756072thin
Medium and Large 3313142.504462thin
Medium and Large 1-2808130.171,052180
One grade step is worth $14.31/cwt here — about −$435 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 sale214 hd
132.42
—
TN average6 barns · 485 hd
139.68
−7.26
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
Bulls—Average1,83880.631,4825thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22354.3766528
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51052.827984thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average88845.994085thin

Every lot

92 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3218168.39/cwt162.50–175.003672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245172.50/cwt172.50–172.504231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268169.04/cwt165.00–172.504533
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3276157.48/cwt155.00–160.004354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313160.31/cwt155.00–165.005026
Steers—Medium and Large 3313142.50/cwt142.50–142.504462
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3322150.45/cwt145.00–157.504846
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Steers—Small 1-2365145.00/cwt145.00–145.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy370152.50/cwt152.50–152.505641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3374150.65/cwt147.50–156.005636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2393163.76/cwt162.50–165.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414154.50/cwt152.50–157.506406
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425142.50/cwt142.50–142.506061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465145.98/cwt145.00–147.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468154.66/cwt150.00–157.007243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy478138.72/cwt137.50–140.006632
Steers—Small 1-2480142.50/cwt142.50–142.506841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513147.58/cwt137.50–151.0075713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545133.75/cwt132.50–135.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562145.66/cwt145.00–147.008193
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563134.62/cwt129.00–140.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615116.00/cwt116.00–116.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625135.99/cwt130.00–140.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635127.50/cwt127.50–127.508101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657137.67/cwt135.00–140.009043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3688121.25/cwt120.00–122.508342
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780117.99/cwt116.00–120.009202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,06517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added924123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,14155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added986122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,20855
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3218126.29/cwt125.00–127.502752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2243147.53/cwt145.00–150.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270147.50/cwt147.50–147.503982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3274140.68/cwt130.00–145.003858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322146.34/cwt140.00–150.0047111
Heifers—Small 1-2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328137.44/cwt135.00–142.504513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371141.87/cwt135.00–145.005269
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380127.50/cwt127.50–127.504851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy413120.71/cwt114.00–127.504992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423131.23/cwt130.00–135.005558
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Heifers—Small 1-2430117.50/cwt117.50–117.505051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463111.65/cwt110.00–112.505173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475129.83/cwt128.00–133.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479122.92/cwt112.50–130.005895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515112.50/cwt112.50–112.505792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516127.88/cwt122.50–130.0066010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522121.51/cwt120.00–122.506343
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550107.50/cwt107.50–107.505911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570125.01/cwt123.00–128.007135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570119.00/cwt119.00–119.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590112.50/cwt112.50–112.506641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605117.50/cwt117.50–117.507111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631117.74/cwt115.00–121.007434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665112.50/cwt112.50–112.507481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705112.50/cwt112.50–112.507931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413146.53/cwt145.00–148.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424154.89/cwt152.50–156.006575
Bulls—Small 1-2438145.00/cwt145.00–145.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478143.61/cwt137.50–152.506868
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483139.30/cwt132.50–145.006734
Bulls—Small 1-2485127.40/cwt122.50–132.506182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510117.50/cwt117.50–117.505991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517131.09/cwt126.00–137.506788
Bulls—Small 1-2530112.50/cwt112.50–112.505961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565117.50/cwt117.50–117.506641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581123.64/cwt120.00–130.007185
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600118.00/cwt118.00–118.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625118.39/cwt115.00–122.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288095.00/cwt95.00–95.008361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1341
Bulls——1,87585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5942
Bulls——1,91081.58/cwt80.00–83.001,5582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77542.00/cwt42.00–42.003261
Cows—Lean 85-90%91646.99/cwt43.00–50.004304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21953.43/cwt51.00–56.0065120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23158.11/cwt56.00–61.007157
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23547.00/cwt47.00–47.005801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34050.00/cwt50.00–50.006701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56753.76/cwt52.00–55.008423
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,6565
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0014,5131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,138689.23/cwt650.00–720.007,8432

This sale against other markets

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.