Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2020-05-20

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 20
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
931 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 932▲ 567 vs year ago 364 · +155.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 84▲ 4 vs year ago 57 · +7.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 85▲ 58 vs year ago 28 · +207.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality poor 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 $118.91/cwt on 235 head.
Average price
$118.91
235 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$10.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.77
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517120.60623130
Medium and Large 2-3492117.5257991
Small 1-2467114.765366thin
Medium and Large 3461110.285088thin
One grade step is worth $10.32/cwt here — about $115 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 sale235 hd
118.91
—
TN average10 barns · 2,301 hd
121.67
−2.77
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—Low1,74196.441,67914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50267.631,0163thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16160.9470833
CowsLean 85-90%Average99551.425126thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2222222.60/cwt205.00–232.504945
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3245172.50/cwt172.50–172.504231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2294181.64/cwt180.00–190.005346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320172.00/cwt172.00–172.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3321161.75/cwt152.50–170.005196
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374163.36/cwt155.00–172.506117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378146.81/cwt137.50–152.505558
Steers—Small 1-2390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420140.03/cwt137.50–142.505882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432149.91/cwt145.00–157.0064811
Steers—Small 1-2455138.96/cwt135.00–143.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472149.40/cwt145.00–152.0070513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477143.58/cwt137.50–146.006858
Steers—Small 1-2520122.50/cwt122.50–122.506371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521142.81/cwt141.00–145.0074416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521142.72/cwt137.50–147.5074416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525127.50/cwt122.50–132.506692
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3559127.87/cwt124.00–133.007155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580137.27/cwt132.50–143.0079627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008544
Steers—Small 1-2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630117.41/cwt107.50–125.007403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631128.67/cwt125.00–137.5081213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662142.00/cwt142.00–142.0094031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664133.33/cwt127.00–139.008858
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3687111.65/cwt110.00–115.007673
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721116.26/cwt115.00–120.008384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776121.97/cwt117.50–130.009466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862105.00/cwt105.00–105.009052
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215145.00/cwt145.00–145.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235142.50/cwt142.50–142.503351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3258134.15/cwt132.50–137.503463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2269150.27/cwt142.50–157.504045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310130.66/cwt127.50–132.504054
Heifers—Small 1-2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331146.34/cwt140.00–155.004845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373126.65/cwt120.00–132.504726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378134.33/cwt132.50–139.005089
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390122.50/cwt122.50–122.504781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3416119.51/cwt112.50–122.504978
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430126.82/cwt120.00–131.0054520
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433109.93/cwt107.50–112.504764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473124.10/cwt120.00–127.505879
Heifers—Small 1-2473112.83/cwt110.00–116.005343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475118.69/cwt112.50–121.0056425
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490102.50/cwt102.50–102.505021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515113.86/cwt110.00–117.5058610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519120.68/cwt116.00–125.0062625
Heifers—Small 1-2528105.04/cwt102.50–107.505552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530108.81/cwt102.50–115.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3538108.76/cwt107.50–110.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563117.25/cwt113.00–122.5066020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added568117.50/cwt117.50–117.5066717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572109.60/cwt102.50–114.006279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy581106.98/cwt102.50–109.006226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621110.86/cwt106.00–115.0068814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3621105.79/cwt101.00–110.006575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660101.00/cwt101.00–101.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663105.82/cwt100.00–112.507024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy670101.00/cwt101.00–101.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370395.48/cwt91.00–100.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2706102.50/cwt102.50–102.507243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750102.50/cwt102.50–102.507691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285695.00/cwt95.00–95.008134
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2415140.27/cwt132.50–147.505822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426140.36/cwt139.00–142.505984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428146.39/cwt140.00–152.506279
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475137.55/cwt132.50–142.506532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476145.28/cwt140.00–152.5069211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485122.50/cwt122.50–122.505941
Bulls—Small 1-2495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517136.02/cwt130.00–142.5070320
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517131.62/cwt127.50–137.506803
Bulls—Small 1-2550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563132.45/cwt122.50–137.507469
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605122.50/cwt122.50–122.507411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620117.00/cwt117.00–117.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621126.13/cwt122.50–130.007836
Bulls—Small 1-2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665117.68/cwt113.00–122.507832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705115.50/cwt115.00–116.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3713106.67/cwt105.00–108.007613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875107.50/cwt107.50–107.509411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1791
Bulls——1,764102.05/cwt100.00–104.001,8004
Bulls——1,77694.89/cwt92.00–98.001,6859
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99551.42/cwt46.00–54.005126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14059.52/cwt54.00–65.0067926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23966.21/cwt64.00–69.008207
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50267.63/cwt65.00–70.001,0163
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,154.17/cwt1,075.00–1,200.0011,5423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0041,211.27/cwt1,175.00–1,300.0012,1614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,795.13/cwt1,175.00–2,000.0020,0704
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,007.85/cwt1,950.00–2,075.0022,84913
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1851,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,000.00/cwt2,000.00–2,000.0024,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,3101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,950.00/cwt1,950.00–1,950.0023,9855
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2521,980.91/cwt1,900.00–2,025.0024,80110
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3081,184.27/cwt1,125.00–1,250.0015,4902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,313.16/cwt1,225.00–1,400.0017,3342
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3840620.00/cwt620.00–620.005,2081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,1581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29981,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,9802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,070833.88/cwt725.00–925.008,9232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,4701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,3382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,9831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,215820.00/cwt820.00–820.009,9631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,7651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,9791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,0951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,330900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,9701

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.