Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2019-08-14

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
▼ 466 vs last sale 745▲ 279 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 75▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 44▲ 33 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 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 11.00 lower, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Quality poor to average. Demand weak to moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.69/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$110.69
45 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$49
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$11.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.95
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522113.3759222
Medium and Large 2-3487111.3254214thin
Medium and Large 3472105.314973thin
Small 1-2532102.105436thin
One grade step is worth $11.27/cwt here — about $49 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 sale45 hd
110.69
—
TN average8 barns · 1,426 hd
118.64
−7.95
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—Average1,50479.281,1925thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29855.777243thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30954.5371410
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05243.594597thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250147.50/cwt147.50–147.503691
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275134.45/cwt127.50–142.503702
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320135.23/cwt130.00–140.004332
Steers—Small 1-2365115.00/cwt115.00–115.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378132.88/cwt122.50–137.505026
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455122.50/cwt122.50–122.505571
Steers—Medium and Large 3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523131.31/cwt124.00–136.006875
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535122.61/cwt115.00–127.506563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565124.00/cwt124.00–124.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568118.17/cwt112.50–122.506714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3603118.25/cwt117.50–119.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695117.50/cwt117.50–117.508171
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700108.00/cwt108.00–108.007561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330130.00/cwt127.50–132.504292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360117.43/cwt112.50–122.504232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375125.00/cwt125.00–125.004691
Heifers—Small 1-2420112.50/cwt112.50–112.504731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428118.73/cwt117.50–120.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440107.44/cwt102.50–112.504732
Heifers—Small 1-2463100.04/cwt92.50–107.504632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468109.99/cwt107.50–112.505152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472105.31/cwt102.50–107.504973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473112.50/cwt112.50–112.505323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy495107.75/cwt107.50–108.005332
Heifers—Small 1-2505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513110.06/cwt105.00–114.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520102.00/cwt102.00–102.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530113.55/cwt107.50–116.006025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555112.50/cwt112.50–112.506241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573106.28/cwt105.00–107.506092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625109.00/cwt109.00–109.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633110.50/cwt110.00–111.006992
Heifers—Small 1-2640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683110.72/cwt109.00–112.507562
Heifers—Small 1-2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725104.00/cwt104.00–104.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750102.00/cwt102.00–102.007651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2403135.02/cwt132.50–137.505442
Bulls—Small 1-2455117.50/cwt117.50–117.505351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469130.99/cwt129.00–135.006144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483118.05/cwt112.50–125.005705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519122.70/cwt117.00–127.506375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523113.77/cwt112.50–115.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555108.00/cwt108.00–108.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600112.50/cwt112.50–112.506751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633113.49/cwt113.00–114.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685109.00/cwt109.00–109.007471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32075.00/cwt75.00–75.009901
Bulls——1,55080.35/cwt79.00–82.001,2454
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00144.02/cwt43.00–45.004414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12043.01/cwt42.00–45.004823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24050.94/cwt50.00–52.006322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29855.77/cwt52.00–58.007243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30954.92/cwt52.00–58.007197
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45059.00/cwt59.00–59.008561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3920725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,6701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,6431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,168750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,7602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,4781
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2800850.00/cwt850.00–850.006,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2840825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,9301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,050810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,5052

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.