Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2020-04-15

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 15
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▼ 340 vs last sale 651▲ 311 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 63▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 39▲ 19 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 3.00 higher. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.50/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$118.50
82 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$32.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.01
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2480119.5657470
Medium and Large 2-3448114.6051411thin
Small 1-254087.504731thin
One grade step is worth $32.06/cwt here — about $102 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 sale82 hd
118.50
—
TN average10 barns · 1,197 hd
118.52
−0.01
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—Average1,87082.851,5505thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16557.8667417
CowsLean 85-90%Average91242.8039010

Every lot

63 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228174.04/cwt162.50–187.503972
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3288138.72/cwt137.50–140.004002
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3308151.24/cwt150.00–152.504662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2336164.79/cwt152.50–170.005548
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3383137.37/cwt132.50–142.505263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386144.03/cwt142.50–148.005565
Steers—Small 1-2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411148.47/cwt135.00–151.006109
Steers—Small 1-2425131.00/cwt131.00–131.005571
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3446141.50/cwt137.50–142.506315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456140.77/cwt130.00–142.5064216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465127.50/cwt127.50–127.505931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525120.50/cwt120.00–121.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564129.07/cwt120.00–134.007284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613109.24/cwt102.50–112.506703
Steers—Medium and Large 2-371094.78/cwt92.50–97.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-378595.00/cwt95.00–95.007461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245145.00/cwt142.50–147.503552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270138.66/cwt137.50–140.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295137.50/cwt137.50–137.504061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317137.17/cwt133.00–141.004353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323128.60/cwt125.00–132.504152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376133.67/cwt125.00–135.005037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430123.67/cwt122.00–132.5053225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483127.74/cwt127.50–128.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy505107.50/cwt107.50–107.505431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3507106.96/cwt101.00–112.505423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528113.24/cwt107.50–122.505983
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy54087.50/cwt87.50–87.504731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550102.50/cwt102.50–102.505641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564109.62/cwt102.50–115.0061810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy594102.01/cwt100.00–102.506065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630104.98/cwt104.00–106.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365587.50/cwt87.50–87.505731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657107.00/cwt107.00–107.007037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-273595.00/cwt95.00–95.006981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410121.00/cwt121.00–121.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413140.05/cwt135.00–142.505784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3453128.01/cwt124.00–130.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463137.20/cwt130.00–145.006356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522119.03/cwt112.50–122.506215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570119.50/cwt117.50–120.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635105.00/cwt105.00–105.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658113.76/cwt105.00–116.007495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271592.50/cwt92.50–92.506611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376492.50/cwt92.50–92.507071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277090.00/cwt90.00–90.006931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16070.00/cwt70.00–70.008121
Bulls——2,04886.06/cwt84.00–88.001,7634
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91242.80/cwt38.00–48.0039010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10355.66/cwt50.00–59.0061410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25461.00/cwt58.00–65.007657
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,0691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3910475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,3231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,115583.63/cwt550.00–625.006,5072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,218785.40/cwt720.00–850.009,5662

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.