Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2019-08-21

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 21
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
879 head
▲ 600 vs last sale 279▲ 879 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 39▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 33▲ 34 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 bulls 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 $133.66/cwt on 496 head.
Average price
$133.66
496 head · 767 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$433
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$16.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.56
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2780133.751,044477
Medium and Large 2-3415132.5855016thin
Medium and Large 3415127.625302thin
Small 1-2520117.506111thin
One grade step is worth $16.25/cwt here — about $433 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 sale496 hd
133.66
—
TN average10 barns · 2,113 hd
137.22
−3.56
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—Low1,56980.401,2619thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34656.697634thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25754.346836thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95949.064706thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3220157.50/cwt157.50–157.503471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305157.42/cwt152.50–165.004803
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378132.95/cwt127.50–140.005037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2403142.50/cwt142.50–142.505749
Steers—Medium and Large 3415127.62/cwt122.50–132.505302
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423127.25/cwt127.00–127.505382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485138.19/cwt132.50–144.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485130.61/cwt125.00–136.006332
Steers—Small 1-2520117.50/cwt117.50–117.506111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522143.88/cwt137.00–150.007513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3537125.82/cwt120.00–132.506763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570132.45/cwt126.00–135.007555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600133.00/cwt133.00–133.0079820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613124.98/cwt124.00–126.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695121.00/cwt121.00–121.008411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,039130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822133.10/cwt132.50–133.251,094301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320136.17/cwt135.00–137.504362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320122.50/cwt122.50–122.503923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368125.09/cwt122.50–127.504602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374135.13/cwt132.50–137.505054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439127.50/cwt122.50–130.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3439122.51/cwt120.00–125.005385
Heifers—Small 1-2440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3461117.00/cwt115.00–117.505395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470126.00/cwt120.00–134.0059212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485117.50/cwt117.50–117.505701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added488132.75/cwt132.75–132.7564844
Heifers—Small 1-2490112.50/cwt112.50–112.505511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525111.79/cwt107.50–115.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526120.37/cwt112.50–125.006338
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528116.32/cwt112.50–120.006148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531126.75/cwt126.75–126.7567319
Heifers—Small 1-2565102.50/cwt102.50–102.505791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568118.66/cwt116.00–122.5067410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583113.68/cwt111.00–117.506633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590107.50/cwt107.50–107.506341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611119.81/cwt112.50–123.007327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615109.88/cwt105.00–115.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy623102.47/cwt100.00–105.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365597.50/cwt97.50–97.506391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660102.50/cwt102.50–102.506771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678114.67/cwt110.00–122.507778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710117.00/cwt117.00–117.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780101.00/cwt101.00–101.007881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413123.30/cwt117.50–127.505093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428129.98/cwt127.50–135.005563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475122.50/cwt122.50–122.505821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476132.45/cwt127.50–139.006306
Bulls—Small 1-2480111.33/cwt107.50–115.005342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521117.53/cwt115.00–120.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524135.01/cwt127.50–140.007076
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550119.00/cwt119.00–119.006551
Bulls—Small 1-2560122.50/cwt122.50–122.506861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3564121.45/cwt112.50–125.006854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569124.38/cwt121.00–130.007086
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610111.88/cwt107.50–115.006824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy640108.00/cwt108.00–108.006911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671113.57/cwt112.00–116.007627
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3683107.95/cwt105.00–111.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281096.00/cwt96.00–96.007781
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3-466760.00/cwt60.00–60.004002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33970.56/cwt65.00–77.009454
Bulls——1,66390.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4972
Bulls——1,81287.12/cwt85.00–89.001,5793
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95949.06/cwt47.00–51.004706
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20552.54/cwt52.00–53.006332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25855.92/cwt54.00–57.007033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28355.24/cwt54.00–57.007094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61059.00/cwt59.00–59.009501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,0331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,005550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,5281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,178684.30/cwt635.00–725.008,0612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,0081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,5201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,335710.00/cwt710.00–710.009,4791
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2780910.00/cwt910.00–910.007,0983
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,040925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,6201

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.