Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2019-06-12

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 12
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,410 head
▲ 853 vs last sale 557▲ 1,410 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 54▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 37▲ 42 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 steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $129.53/cwt on 779 head.
Average price
$129.53
779 head · 776 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,005
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$0
per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$20.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.81
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1-2475131.006221thin
Medium and Large 1-2798129.921,036721
Medium and Large 2-3492129.1563543
Medium and Large 3561110.8462214thin
One grade step is worth $20.16/cwt here — about $0 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 sale779 hd
129.53
—
TN average9 barns · 1,682 hd
135.35
−5.81
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—High1,60977.241,2439thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38054.9575812
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23053.9066333
CowsLean 85-90%Low99443.114289thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2223170.22/cwt165.00–175.003803
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275155.15/cwt150.00–160.004273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2276169.64/cwt162.50–172.504688
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312153.29/cwt150.00–155.004783
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315142.43/cwt140.00–145.004495
Steers—Medium and Large 3338133.89/cwt127.50–140.004532
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380132.91/cwt130.00–137.505055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386150.54/cwt147.50–155.0058110
Steers—Medium and Large 3415127.50/cwt127.50–127.505291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417145.72/cwt137.50–152.506086
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3422133.93/cwt130.00–142.505656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464141.91/cwt137.50–145.006584
Steers—Medium and Large 3473120.50/cwt120.00–121.005702
Steers—Small 1-2475131.00/cwt131.00–131.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3479130.72/cwt126.00–137.506265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added497146.00/cwt146.00–146.007269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535140.94/cwt132.50–146.0075418
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3536119.01/cwt116.00–122.506384
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570128.75/cwt127.50–130.007342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579134.78/cwt132.50–147.0078015
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610123.02/cwt121.00–125.007502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613129.64/cwt122.00–135.0079513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615112.50/cwt112.50–112.506921
Steers—Medium and Large 3620102.50/cwt102.50–102.506367
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy657122.00/cwt122.00–122.008022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3674115.88/cwt107.50–120.0078111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711125.50/cwt125.50–125.5089223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718119.52/cwt110.00–122.0085811
Steers—Medium and Large 374099.00/cwt99.00–99.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760138.62/cwt122.00–139.251,054141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777118.27/cwt112.00–120.0091914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy780105.00/cwt105.00–105.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825116.50/cwt110.00–123.009614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831131.12/cwt126.50–133.501,090168
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added878123.68/cwt120.75–126.501,086115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added924120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,11399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added985119.25/cwt119.25–119.251,17552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223145.00/cwt145.00–145.003232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273124.84/cwt122.50–127.503412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318135.61/cwt135.00–137.504314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322130.01/cwt127.50–132.504193
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322120.80/cwt120.00–122.503893
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365117.50/cwt117.50–117.504291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372129.98/cwt127.50–132.504843
Heifers—Small 1-2375117.57/cwt115.00–120.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378135.97/cwt130.00–143.005148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy380121.30/cwt117.50–125.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421127.43/cwt122.50–132.505364
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423112.62/cwt106.00–120.004765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428121.33/cwt117.50–122.505194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added454132.00/cwt132.00–132.005999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467116.72/cwt112.50–122.5054515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475120.36/cwt117.50–125.0057212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495108.13/cwt107.50–110.005354
Heifers—Small 1-2500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523113.08/cwt107.50–117.5059110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525112.50/cwt110.00–115.005913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527117.59/cwt115.00–120.0062016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534126.45/cwt125.50–127.5067552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560105.00/cwt105.00–105.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569107.83/cwt105.00–112.006144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577114.89/cwt112.00–118.0066315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620108.02/cwt105.00–111.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624111.90/cwt107.50–115.0069812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628116.29/cwt115.00–118.0073021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630103.54/cwt101.00–106.006522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651113.00/cwt113.00–113.007369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675109.46/cwt108.00–111.007394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717106.12/cwt102.50–110.007613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770102.50/cwt102.50–102.507891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410129.95/cwt128.00–132.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428135.27/cwt130.00–140.005796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431129.82/cwt125.00–135.005605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
Bulls—Small 1-2460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468134.49/cwt134.00–135.006292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479121.74/cwt117.00–125.005837
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482120.99/cwt117.50–123.005833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515116.86/cwt112.50–121.0060211
Bulls—Small 1-2530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531119.84/cwt117.50–122.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565120.96/cwt117.00–127.506839
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565102.50/cwt102.50–102.505791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3569116.49/cwt112.00–118.006638
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610112.50/cwt112.50–112.506861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622113.00/cwt111.00–115.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23065.53/cwt62.00–69.008062
Bulls——1,68779.52/cwt74.00–83.001,3426
Bulls——1,90087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,6531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87038.96/cwt38.00–40.003392
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02944.30/cwt42.00–49.004567
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21353.62/cwt48.00–57.0065026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23545.00/cwt45.00–45.005562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30550.00/cwt50.00–50.006531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31458.94/cwt58.00–61.007745
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32858.69/cwt57.00–62.007794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42153.52/cwt48.00–56.007617
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,5631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750620.00/cwt620.00–620.004,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,2501

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.