Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2019-09-04

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 4
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
561 head
▼ 241 vs last sale 802▲ 561 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 66▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 37▲ 29 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. Feeder steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.04/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$119.04
228 head · 629 lb average
Value per head Derived
$749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.45
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2646119.99776194
Small 1-2500114.005701thin
Medium and Large 2-3535113.8460932
Medium and Large 3450105.004731thin
One grade step is worth $14.99/cwt here — about $303 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 sale228 hd
119.04
—
TN average9 barns · 1,287 hd
118.58
+0.45
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—Average1,81485.821,5579thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46856.888353thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23855.6168843
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06250.845409thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210172.50/cwt172.50–172.503621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325166.19/cwt165.00–167.505402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365137.50/cwt137.50–137.505021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374151.52/cwt145.00–158.005675
Steers—Small 1-2380127.50/cwt127.50–127.504851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400137.50/cwt137.50–137.505501
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445132.50/cwt132.50–132.505901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480127.34/cwt122.50–132.506112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483144.97/cwt142.50–147.507003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512135.62/cwt132.00–142.006946
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515127.50/cwt127.50–127.506571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563135.00/cwt132.50–137.507605
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574125.64/cwt122.50–130.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609134.36/cwt130.00–137.508184
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3617122.94/cwt119.00–125.007593
Steers—Medium and Large 3620107.50/cwt107.50–107.506671
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3667116.71/cwt115.00–122.507789
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670132.51/cwt130.00–135.0088812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy670114.66/cwt114.00–115.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671127.94/cwt122.50–136.008585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724129.15/cwt127.50–130.0093512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725112.18/cwt110.00–115.008138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735113.17/cwt110.00–120.008327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added754121.79/cwt117.00–125.0091810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758114.76/cwt112.50–117.008702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added903105.00/cwt105.00–105.009484
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335122.50/cwt122.50–122.504101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369129.31/cwt122.50–137.504774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415122.41/cwt120.00–125.005084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423118.08/cwt115.00–120.004994
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450105.00/cwt105.00–105.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477119.03/cwt115.00–123.005687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480113.38/cwt112.50–115.005444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490116.00/cwt116.00–116.005681
Heifers—Small 1-2500114.00/cwt114.00–114.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510116.00/cwt116.00–116.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520112.70/cwt102.50–117.505866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529121.65/cwt117.00–126.006446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added540118.00/cwt118.00–118.006379
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570119.45/cwt117.00–123.006819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575121.00/cwt121.00–121.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578117.25/cwt117.00–117.506782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy583108.18/cwt102.50–114.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607117.00/cwt117.00–117.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620109.43/cwt105.00–112.506783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625117.03/cwt108.00–121.0073119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655106.00/cwt106.00–106.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663126.43/cwt113.00–127.5083883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673110.81/cwt107.50–116.0074610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704108.50/cwt107.50–114.007647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735114.35/cwt107.50–115.0084022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373595.00/cwt95.00–95.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768107.50/cwt107.50–107.5082611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768102.50/cwt102.50–102.507872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378092.50/cwt92.50–92.507221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420127.50/cwt127.50–127.505361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426137.94/cwt135.00–142.505885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465122.50/cwt122.50–122.505701
Bulls—Small 1-2468123.65/cwt120.00–127.505792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473129.53/cwt126.00–132.506133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519125.65/cwt120.00–131.006527
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520117.50/cwt117.50–117.506111
Bulls—Small 1-2558107.48/cwt102.50–112.506002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3559111.88/cwt110.00–112.506254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630107.50/cwt107.50–107.506771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635106.65/cwt102.50–110.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655106.22/cwt102.50–110.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685103.74/cwt102.50–105.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715101.81/cwt97.50–106.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377591.64/cwt87.50–96.007102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,80685.30/cwt78.00–88.001,5418
Bulls——1,88090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,6921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06250.84/cwt49.00–52.005409
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22650.75/cwt48.00–54.0062210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23962.23/cwt58.00–65.007717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24255.69/cwt52.00–58.0069226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46856.88/cwt55.00–58.008353
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2910660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,0061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,3391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,515900.00/cwt900.00–900.0013,6351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3850825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,0132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3880925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,1404
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3955975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,3112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0011,0601

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.