Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2020-03-25

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 25
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
516 head
▲ 388 vs last sale 128▲ 516 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 54▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 16▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Steers 6.00 to 20.00 higher. Bulls and heifers 5.00 to 16.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.84/cwt on 308 head.
Average price
$137.84
308 head · 697 lb average
Value per head Derived
$961
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$378
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.20
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3413145.6760115thin
Medium and Large 1-2712137.44978293
One grade step is worth $8.23/cwt here — about −$378 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 sale308 hd
137.84
—
TN average7 barns · 485 hd
136.64
+1.20
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—Low1,71093.301,5969thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46169.841,02015
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18763.8975930
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01351.0351718

Every lot

51 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 2-3228178.71/cwt175.00–182.504072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265185.00/cwt185.00–185.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3317162.50/cwt162.50–162.505153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330171.08/cwt167.50–175.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363165.34/cwt157.50–172.506005
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375147.30/cwt142.50–152.505522
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410142.50/cwt142.50–142.505843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425149.03/cwt146.00–152.506334
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450137.50/cwt137.50–137.506191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483144.09/cwt142.50–147.506963
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500132.50/cwt132.50–132.506631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518143.73/cwt137.50–154.007453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530159.50/cwt159.50–159.5084592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570134.96/cwt130.00–140.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3617116.00/cwt116.00–116.007163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691111.00/cwt111.00–111.007675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715102.50/cwt102.50–102.507331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780129.75/cwt129.75–129.751,01267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added878121.87/cwt121.75–122.001,070108
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290162.50/cwt162.50–162.504711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378143.74/cwt142.50–145.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413131.74/cwt127.50–137.505443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438119.96/cwt117.50–122.505252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455115.00/cwt115.00–115.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467130.11/cwt122.50–135.006089
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479118.24/cwt112.50–122.505667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505124.17/cwt120.00–130.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523115.06/cwt112.50–117.506022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553138.75/cwt138.75–138.7576787
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560102.50/cwt102.50–102.505741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615107.50/cwt107.50–107.506612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410137.50/cwt137.50–137.505641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2493141.66/cwt140.00–145.006983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510138.75/cwt137.50–140.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586125.33/cwt122.50–126.007345
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44379.45/cwt74.00–85.001,1462
Bulls——1,75895.64/cwt87.00–102.001,6816
Bulls——1,960107.00/cwt107.00–107.002,0971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00545.86/cwt43.00–52.004615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01653.02/cwt45.00–62.0053913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16578.00/cwt78.00–78.009091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17266.74/cwt57.00–74.0078220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22456.00/cwt53.00–62.006859
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26078.00/cwt78.00–78.009831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47569.26/cwt65.00–75.001,02214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,000775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045980.26/cwt925.00–1,025.0010,2442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,095748.97/cwt725.00–775.008,2012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4681,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0015,0473
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3860720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,1922

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.