Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2019-10-02

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 2
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
852 head
▼ 540 vs last sale 1,392▲ 852 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 68▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 46▲ 39 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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Steers under 350 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 350 lbs mostly steady. Heifers steady to 6.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to good. 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 $131.36/cwt on 332 head.
Average price
$131.36
332 head · 689 lb average
Value per head Derived
$906
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$549
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$15.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.85
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2732132.66971281
Medium and Large 2-3470124.8358644
Small 1-2363123.074464thin
Medium and Large 3362116.674223thin
One grade step is worth $15.99/cwt here — about $549 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 sale332 hd
131.36
—
TN average11 barns · 2,300 hd
132.21
−0.85
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—Average1,67267.091,1226thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28847.666143thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16445.6453129
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10138.664268thin

Every lot

104 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 2-3205165.00/cwt165.00–165.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265162.50/cwt162.50–162.504311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270137.72/cwt132.50–142.503723
Steers—Medium and Large 3290122.50/cwt122.50–122.503551
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3318134.83/cwt127.50–142.504295
Steers—Medium and Large 3330107.50/cwt107.50–107.503551
Steers—Small 1-2335142.50/cwt142.50–142.504771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337153.99/cwt147.50–160.005195
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3369125.26/cwt122.50–130.004626
Steers—Small 1-2372116.59/cwt110.00–120.004343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373135.44/cwt132.50–140.005055
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428121.24/cwt120.00–122.505192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465127.50/cwt127.50–127.505931
Steers—Medium and Large 3465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473134.54/cwt130.00–138.006365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518126.78/cwt122.50–135.006574
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522116.66/cwt115.00–120.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added550122.50/cwt122.50–122.5067417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579125.07/cwt120.00–131.007246
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3582115.89/cwt110.00–122.506744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609127.15/cwt127.00–128.0077413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617124.95/cwt120.00–132.007715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655112.50/cwt112.50–112.507371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659122.69/cwt120.00–123.0080919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728113.15/cwt109.00–117.508242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755117.00/cwt117.00–117.008835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771134.68/cwt127.00–137.501,038144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824133.75/cwt133.75–133.751,10262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860110.00/cwt110.00–110.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215125.35/cwt117.50–132.502702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233134.84/cwt130.00–140.003142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290131.25/cwt127.50–135.003812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Heifers—Small 1-2300115.00/cwt115.00–115.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310121.29/cwt120.00–122.503762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320122.34/cwt120.00–125.003912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358111.26/cwt102.50–115.003984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy365112.50/cwt112.50–112.504111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369117.52/cwt112.50–120.004344
Heifers—Small 1-2380112.50/cwt112.50–112.504282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426112.56/cwt110.00–117.004806
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426104.77/cwt102.50–107.504466
Heifers—Small 1-243095.00/cwt90.00–100.004092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy435105.00/cwt105.00–105.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445102.50/cwt102.50–102.504561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465102.50/cwt102.50–102.504771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469112.42/cwt108.00–116.005279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy47097.50/cwt97.50–97.504581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473108.06/cwt102.50–113.005115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515119.31/cwt115.00–120.0061434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518109.36/cwt102.50–114.0056615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525103.36/cwt102.50–105.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy55590.00/cwt90.00–90.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560107.50/cwt107.50–107.506021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577108.82/cwt106.00–116.0062810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy60592.50/cwt92.50–92.505601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361796.93/cwt94.00–101.005983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628113.14/cwt111.00–114.0071127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631110.47/cwt108.00–117.006978
Heifers—Small 1-2670102.50/cwt102.50–102.506871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673102.04/cwt100.00–108.006875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added689113.00/cwt113.00–113.007795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715107.01/cwt105.00–109.007652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372394.35/cwt92.50–98.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753101.00/cwt101.00–101.0076117
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2423107.65/cwt102.50–112.504552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425125.57/cwt122.50–127.505344
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427125.00/cwt125.00–125.005343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431114.78/cwt107.50–122.504954
Bulls—Small 1-2465100.00/cwt100.00–100.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469123.36/cwt115.00–127.505795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474108.44/cwt102.50–112.505144
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485112.50/cwt112.50–112.505461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525104.99/cwt100.00–114.005515
Bulls—Small 1-2533101.00/cwt101.00–101.005382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572115.10/cwt110.00–120.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573101.67/cwt100.00–105.005833
Bulls—Medium and Large 3588107.00/cwt107.00–107.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605103.53/cwt100.00–107.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623102.19/cwt99.00–105.006373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-368396.51/cwt95.00–98.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3688102.50/cwt102.50–102.507052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-269599.00/cwt99.00–99.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720104.00/cwt104.00–104.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276097.68/cwt92.50–103.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-378094.00/cwt94.00–94.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294590.00/cwt90.00–90.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295588.00/cwt88.00–88.008401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61063.94/cwt57.00–70.001,0294
Bulls——1,79573.40/cwt72.00–75.001,3182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01435.80/cwt35.00–38.003634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12441.86/cwt40.00–43.004717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17646.41/cwt43.00–51.0054619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18249.63/cwt48.00–52.005873
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18841.51/cwt40.00–42.004934
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28847.66/cwt47.00–48.006143
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165525.00/cwt525.00–525.006,1161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,215610.00/cwt610.00–610.007,4121

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.