Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2019-07-10

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 10
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,183 head
▲ 666 vs last sale 517▲ 1,183 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 135▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 80▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.20/cwt on 456 head.
Average price
$131.20
456 head · 658 lb average
Value per head Derived
$864
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$286
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.60
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2684131.38899395
Medium and Large 2-3489130.9564156
Small 1-2485123.595994thin
Medium and Large 3570107.506131thin
One grade step is worth $23.88/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 sale456 hd
131.20
—
TN average7 barns · 1,666 hd
136.81
−5.60
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—Low1,58278.311,2398thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,37058.007952thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39454.8276418
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19953.7164436
CowsLean 85-90%Average99448.6448310

Every lot

100 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3222164.61/cwt157.50–172.503653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240165.05/cwt162.50–167.503962
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3271148.65/cwt142.50–155.004034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330137.49/cwt132.50–142.504546
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3362134.18/cwt132.50–137.504863
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
Steers—Small 1-2428130.62/cwt127.50–132.505593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433138.46/cwt132.50–142.506005
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474131.07/cwt122.50–137.5062113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475138.26/cwt132.50–142.506577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515142.35/cwt137.50–147.5073316
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523130.45/cwt125.00–135.006824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570139.74/cwt131.00–146.0079733
Steers—Medium and Large 3570107.50/cwt107.50–107.506131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572125.73/cwt120.00–135.007199
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620121.39/cwt118.00–122.507534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630132.40/cwt122.50–136.0083452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639141.50/cwt141.50–141.5090436
Steers—Small 1-2655102.50/cwt102.50–102.506711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663114.94/cwt102.50–122.507625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671131.45/cwt131.00–133.0088213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672129.41/cwt122.50–132.5087073
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3717116.67/cwt115.00–117.508373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734126.84/cwt124.00–131.0093132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748130.00/cwt130.00–130.0097225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790127.05/cwt117.50–128.751,00479
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2883114.82/cwt114.00–116.001,01418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215141.22/cwt140.00–142.503042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220147.50/cwt147.50–147.503251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273132.39/cwt130.00–135.003612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275132.50/cwt132.50–132.503641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331142.74/cwt135.00–147.504725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345127.50/cwt127.50–127.504401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373131.38/cwt127.50–135.004906
Heifers—Small 1-2380122.50/cwt122.50–122.504661
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380105.00/cwt105.00–105.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3384125.97/cwt122.50–134.004844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428117.59/cwt110.00–123.005038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430124.89/cwt121.00–128.0053711
Heifers—Small 1-2445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450107.50/cwt107.50–107.504841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472128.17/cwt123.00–132.5060512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475117.30/cwt110.00–122.005579
Heifers—Small 1-2475111.67/cwt110.00–115.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513116.21/cwt110.00–120.0059612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518105.52/cwt105.00–106.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530124.52/cwt120.00–130.0066026
Heifers—Small 1-2535112.50/cwt112.50–112.506021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565112.84/cwt110.00–117.006389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570121.79/cwt115.00–125.0069425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575121.00/cwt121.00–121.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618118.90/cwt110.00–122.5073551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630107.69/cwt100.00–113.006783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659116.79/cwt107.50–118.5077049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665111.75/cwt111.00–112.507432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy709119.50/cwt119.50–119.5084753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723110.28/cwt102.50–112.507979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783107.52/cwt102.50–112.508422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2838106.74/cwt102.50–107.5089413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870106.00/cwt106.00–106.009221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412132.87/cwt130.00–135.005475
Bulls—Small 1-2425115.06/cwt110.00–120.004892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430127.41/cwt120.00–132.505486
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3466123.08/cwt120.00–127.505744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468131.43/cwt127.50–136.006156
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510124.00/cwt124.00–124.006321
Bulls—Small 1-2510122.50/cwt122.50–122.506251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534127.13/cwt125.00–130.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3567114.19/cwt112.50–115.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2593114.99/cwt112.50–117.506822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605116.17/cwt115.00–117.507033
Bulls—Small 1-2615109.98/cwt107.50–112.506762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670107.50/cwt107.50–107.507201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680109.50/cwt108.00–110.007454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718107.75/cwt107.00–108.007744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755105.00/cwt105.00–105.007931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46573.40/cwt70.00–75.001,0754
Bulls——1,59781.63/cwt78.00–85.001,3043
Bulls——2,00588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,7641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94545.00/cwt45.00–45.004251
Cows—Lean 85-90%99949.05/cwt45.00–54.004909
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12649.59/cwt45.00–52.005586
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13062.00/cwt62.00–62.007011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21754.28/cwt52.00–57.0066129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30951.28/cwt49.00–52.006714
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,37058.00/cwt58.00–58.007952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41755.00/cwt53.00–58.0077912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42360.81/cwt59.00–63.008652
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,194718.51/cwt675.00–750.008,5796
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,228783.09/cwt725.00–840.009,6162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,7351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,380875.00/cwt875.00–875.0012,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,390775.00/cwt775.00–775.0010,7731

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.