Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2019-09-11

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 11
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
658 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 561▲ 658 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 68▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 29▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls not well tested. Steers under 700 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower, over 700 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder bulls 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Note one load 859 lb steers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.60/cwt on 222 head.
Average price
$110.60
222 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$48
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$23.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.30
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557113.72633157
Medium and Large 2-3496103.2951264
Small 1-265090.005851thin
One grade step is worth $23.72/cwt here — about $48 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 sale222 hd
110.60
—
TN average10 barns · 2,620 hd
113.90
−3.30
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—Average1,55075.181,1654thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43354.517816thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19454.4165010
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06746.5449615

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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210162.26/cwt152.50–172.503412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3235162.50/cwt162.50–162.503821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265143.13/cwt137.50–150.003793
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285123.75/cwt120.00–127.503532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322140.92/cwt127.50–152.504549
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3334114.10/cwt100.00–130.003816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366136.28/cwt130.00–142.504998
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3383116.09/cwt110.00–122.504454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420132.62/cwt130.00–135.005572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425139.66/cwt130.00–145.005945
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3432123.28/cwt120.00–125.005333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474134.85/cwt127.00–142.5063912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483140.04/cwt137.50–142.506762
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500142.50/cwt142.50–142.507131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3503107.54/cwt100.00–115.005412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521137.19/cwt125.00–145.0071511
Steers—Small 1-2525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 2-355097.50/cwt97.50–97.505361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572124.85/cwt122.50–126.007143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576123.47/cwt115.00–128.0071112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618116.71/cwt110.00–121.0072110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631123.16/cwt117.50–125.007774
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660107.46/cwt105.00–110.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672119.11/cwt112.00–125.0080011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685127.00/cwt127.00–127.008709
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711119.86/cwt107.50–127.008524
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720112.50/cwt112.50–112.508101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732114.49/cwt105.00–117.508384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760114.16/cwt112.50–117.508683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added859129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,10860
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220122.50/cwt122.50–122.502701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223151.04/cwt145.00–157.503372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270112.50/cwt112.50–112.503041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278133.41/cwt127.50–142.503713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3308112.56/cwt105.00–120.003472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340129.40/cwt125.00–136.004403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376126.73/cwt117.50–132.5047711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377102.57/cwt87.50–112.503876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419120.70/cwt115.00–130.0050616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427104.56/cwt85.00–112.504468
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468103.88/cwt87.50–113.0048617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472114.76/cwt107.50–122.5054214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495111.50/cwt111.50–111.505521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506114.91/cwt112.00–116.005817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518104.37/cwt95.00–110.005418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526115.33/cwt105.00–121.0060719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560113.74/cwt112.00–119.006374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577116.45/cwt102.50–124.0067217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577103.72/cwt100.00–108.0059810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617114.00/cwt114.00–114.007035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362298.65/cwt87.50–105.006148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626108.72/cwt102.50–116.006818
Heifers—Small 1-265090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671106.62/cwt92.50–111.0071521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367390.05/cwt87.50–92.506062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683105.64/cwt105.00–106.0072211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271098.79/cwt92.50–105.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374591.00/cwt91.00–91.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-279494.17/cwt90.00–95.007486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280899.16/cwt91.00–101.008016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286591.00/cwt91.00–91.007871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423122.59/cwt117.50–127.505192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424123.30/cwt115.00–137.5052311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468121.70/cwt107.50–130.0057013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483104.33/cwt100.00–107.505044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-351592.50/cwt92.50–92.504761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519116.43/cwt107.50–124.0060414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3574104.22/cwt85.00–118.005984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576112.13/cwt102.50–122.5064614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616106.07/cwt100.00–113.0065316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633101.24/cwt92.50–111.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-366591.20/cwt85.00–97.506062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-267396.18/cwt92.50–100.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724103.13/cwt97.50–110.007474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277592.50/cwt92.50–92.507171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283095.00/cwt95.00–95.007891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383595.50/cwt95.00–96.007972
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40075.35/cwt73.00–78.001,0552
Bulls——1,55065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0081
Bulls——1,85085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06535.00/cwt35.00–35.003731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06747.36/cwt42.00–52.0050514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19454.41/cwt50.00–58.0065010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43354.51/cwt52.00–58.007816
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190786.55/cwt750.00–825.009,3602

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.