Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2019-11-13

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 13
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
866 head
▼ 329 vs last sale 1,195▲ 866 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 101▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 30▲ 49 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 under 500 lbs 10.00 to 13.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Bulls under 600 lbs 9.00 to 15.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.85/cwt on 404 head.
Average price
$136.85
404 head · 638 lb average
Value per head Derived
$873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 3
$9.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.07
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3438138.0360451
Medium and Large 1-2674136.85922343
Small 1-2472131.456217thin
Medium and Large 3390128.505013thin
One grade step is worth $9.53/cwt here — about $103 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 sale404 hd
136.85
—
TN average10 barns · 2,492 hd
133.78
+3.07
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—Average1,32370.609344thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43646.236646thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17145.2153025
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08539.4242812

Every lot

109 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3220147.75/cwt147.50–148.003252
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3NHTC245142.50/cwt142.50–142.503491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3279146.94/cwt132.50–157.504105
Steers—Medium and Large 3280127.50/cwt127.50–127.503571
Steers—Small 1-2285147.50/cwt147.50–147.504201
Steers—Small 1-2315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323156.73/cwt152.50–162.505063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327160.19/cwt155.00–167.5052413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335172.50/cwt172.50–172.505781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350167.50/cwt167.50–167.505861
Steers—Medium and Large 3355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Steers—Small 1-2368142.59/cwt138.00–147.505252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373159.67/cwt152.50–165.005968
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3374147.46/cwt142.50–155.005528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400165.00/cwt165.00–165.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3409143.26/cwt139.00–150.005868
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed412150.00/cwt150.00–150.006187
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421153.20/cwt150.00–157.506457
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465124.40/cwt117.50–132.505783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469152.64/cwt150.00–156.007165
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523148.00/cwt148.00–148.007742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524138.22/cwt132.00–145.0072420
Steers—Medium and Large 3535118.00/cwt118.00–118.006311
Steers—Small 1-2540127.50/cwt127.50–127.506891
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540112.50/cwt112.50–112.506081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added549147.00/cwt147.00–147.0080711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564136.68/cwt131.00–142.507718
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3569124.47/cwt120.00–127.507085
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578137.00/cwt137.00–137.0079211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630122.50/cwt122.50–122.507721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3632117.50/cwt117.50–117.507432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642126.41/cwt125.00–127.0081210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659131.52/cwt125.00–133.0086728
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3667116.66/cwt110.00–119.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675123.71/cwt122.50–125.008352
Steers—Small 1-2685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701136.83/cwt127.00–138.0095967
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705105.50/cwt100.00–111.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718119.42/cwt115.00–120.0085712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Steers—Small 1-2745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766120.00/cwt120.00–120.0091911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added784137.04/cwt135.00–138.001,074102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817111.00/cwt111.00–111.009072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added859125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,07417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940105.00/cwt105.00–105.009871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245125.00/cwt125.00–125.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265136.51/cwt122.50–150.003622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275112.50/cwt112.50–112.503091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3283115.13/cwt110.00–120.003262
Heifers—Small 1-2323125.92/cwt120.00–132.004073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323122.02/cwt112.50–130.003945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335137.42/cwt130.00–145.004605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373122.27/cwt117.50–127.504562
Heifers—Small 1-2373110.05/cwt107.50–112.504102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388131.99/cwt128.00–135.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410107.50/cwt107.50–107.504411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426124.65/cwt120.00–127.505318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440117.00/cwt117.00–117.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460106.50/cwt106.50–106.504901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468134.00/cwt134.00–134.0062714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471115.05/cwt102.50–122.505424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486123.73/cwt120.00–126.0060112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523108.07/cwt102.50–112.505654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528122.00/cwt122.00–122.0064416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530107.50/cwt107.50–107.505701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539117.80/cwt115.00–122.5063516
Heifers—Small 1-2540105.00/cwt105.00–105.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580118.93/cwt115.00–124.0069024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added599125.00/cwt125.00–125.0074917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601122.20/cwt119.00–123.007345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605113.00/cwt113.00–113.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618121.22/cwt117.50–122.0074915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367092.50/cwt92.50–92.506201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673112.00/cwt105.00–119.007548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added697119.00/cwt119.00–119.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420145.27/cwt140.00–149.006107
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
Bulls—Small 1-2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Bulls—Small 1-2465115.00/cwt115.00–115.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466144.73/cwt141.00–156.006746
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473123.61/cwt120.00–127.505852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513125.29/cwt122.50–128.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513106.16/cwt102.50–110.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520131.39/cwt127.50–137.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550112.50/cwt107.50–117.506192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570125.86/cwt120.00–134.007176
Bulls—Small 1-2575117.50/cwt117.50–117.506761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
Bulls—Small 1-2623102.96/cwt100.00–106.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636114.00/cwt110.00–117.007255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664113.00/cwt113.00–113.0075017
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3-487356.00/cwt56.00–56.004899
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,32370.60/cwt67.50–73.009344
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06540.65/cwt37.00–43.004338
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09034.63/cwt34.00–35.003773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12040.96/cwt38.00–45.004597
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15545.78/cwt44.00–48.0052913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22544.00/cwt44.00–44.005391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28649.66/cwt47.00–52.006395
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32052.00/cwt52.00–52.006861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45945.07/cwt44.00–47.006585
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,105632.77/cwt625.00–640.006,9922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,193773.01/cwt725.00–850.009,2223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,7201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,5251

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.