Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2019-08-07

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 7
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
745 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 841▲ 745 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 90▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 54▲ 44 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 under 650 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, over 650 lbs steady. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.28/cwt on 241 head.
Average price
$123.28
241 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$17.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.13
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539124.68672187
Medium and Large 2-3450119.8554044
Small 1-2442114.235047thin
Medium and Large 3480107.505163thin
One grade step is worth $17.18/cwt here — about $156 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 sale241 hd
123.28
—
TN average11 barns · 2,715 hd
122.15
+1.13
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—Average1,71081.811,39910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40359.248317thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24354.7668133
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01247.8448418

Every lot

109 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3258145.15/cwt140.00–150.003742
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3328142.48/cwt140.00–145.004672
Steers—Medium and Large 3335127.50/cwt127.50–127.504271
Steers—Small 1-2355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3366136.64/cwt132.50–145.005008
Steers—Medium and Large 3385132.50/cwt132.50–132.505101
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3421130.61/cwt127.50–132.505504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2453142.02/cwt137.50–142.5064333
Steers—Medium and Large 3465132.50/cwt132.50–132.506161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468134.08/cwt127.50–137.506273
Steers—Medium and Large 3510122.00/cwt122.00–122.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520139.30/cwt132.50–143.0072428
Steers—Small 1-2520122.50/cwt122.50–122.506371
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533129.42/cwt125.00–135.006905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546140.00/cwt140.00–140.0076411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy550126.00/cwt126.00–126.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 3565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3569126.25/cwt125.00–127.507184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575133.05/cwt127.50–140.0076515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615139.00/cwt139.00–139.008554
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3622122.14/cwt112.50–127.507603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637127.70/cwt125.00–132.5081311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666127.92/cwt127.50–130.008526
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675116.25/cwt112.50–120.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679132.17/cwt129.00–134.0089721
Steers—Small 1-2683121.02/cwt120.00–122.008272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy690121.24/cwt120.00–122.508372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722123.18/cwt120.00–126.0088912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3728121.53/cwt120.00–123.008852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733130.00/cwt130.00–130.009536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768123.43/cwt117.50–127.009488
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855110.00/cwt110.00–110.009411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265137.50/cwt137.50–137.503641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275133.75/cwt132.50–135.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335131.34/cwt127.50–137.504408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376131.65/cwt125.00–135.004959
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379123.83/cwt120.00–129.004698
Heifers—Small 1-2390123.75/cwt120.00–127.504832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420107.50/cwt107.50–107.504521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421117.47/cwt115.00–120.004958
Heifers—Small 1-2423113.57/cwt107.50–120.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425130.30/cwt123.00–133.5055427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3453118.25/cwt115.00–120.005364
Heifers—Small 1-2455107.50/cwt107.50–107.504891
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485112.50/cwt112.50–112.505461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486126.64/cwt123.00–130.0061525
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy490105.00/cwt105.00–105.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519130.51/cwt128.00–132.5067723
Heifers—Small 1-2520112.50/cwt112.50–112.505851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522116.11/cwt112.50–120.006063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528125.35/cwt119.00–132.0066216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy528115.00/cwt115.00–115.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535102.50/cwt102.50–102.505481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565113.71/cwt110.00–117.506424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567120.19/cwt117.50–123.006817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582126.58/cwt126.00–128.0073728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy588113.33/cwt110.00–117.506663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618116.20/cwt110.00–121.0071814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy618109.70/cwt107.50–112.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620127.00/cwt127.00–127.007877
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633106.51/cwt101.00–110.006744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660107.50/cwt107.50–107.507101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670113.49/cwt108.00–119.007607
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3672107.52/cwt105.00–110.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677125.00/cwt125.00–125.008462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726111.26/cwt105.00–115.008086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy727107.50/cwt107.50–107.507822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781106.39/cwt102.50–108.008314
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3403121.24/cwt120.00–122.504892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3409126.87/cwt122.50–130.005194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413130.77/cwt129.00–132.505405
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472128.33/cwt127.50–130.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479123.92/cwt120.00–127.505947
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513120.12/cwt117.50–123.006164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516126.53/cwt122.50–127.506535
Bulls—Small 1-2525117.50/cwt117.50–117.506171
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540121.00/cwt121.00–121.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565120.21/cwt117.50–122.506794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580124.72/cwt120.00–132.507235
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590112.46/cwt107.50–117.506642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608122.00/cwt121.00–122.507423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635117.50/cwt117.50–117.507461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665112.50/cwt112.50–112.507481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675116.66/cwt112.50–121.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715112.75/cwt112.50–113.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720107.50/cwt107.50–107.507741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1662
Bulls——1,73982.59/cwt77.00–88.001,4367
Bulls——1,81590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,6341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99448.01/cwt45.00–52.0047717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15949.64/cwt45.00–54.005758
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21955.15/cwt51.00–58.0067221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32045.00/cwt45.00–45.005941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40359.24/cwt54.00–62.008317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53962.93/cwt60.00–65.009684
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3830710.00/cwt710.00–710.005,8931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,214946.31/cwt875.00–980.0011,4884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215856.38/cwt700.00–1,025.0010,4054
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,230675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,3031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,290650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,3851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,325755.00/cwt755.00–755.0010,0041
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3850875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,4381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,2701

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.