Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2020-05-27

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 27
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
662 head
▼ 269 vs last sale 931▲ 121 vs year ago 541 · +22.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 61▲ 63 vs year ago 53 · +118.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 86▼ 1 vs year ago 49 · −2.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.37/cwt on 341 head.
Average price
$137.37
341 head · 664 lb average
Value per head Derived
$912
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$23
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1-2
$28.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.08
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3477144.8469143
Medium and Large 3375137.505161thin
Medium and Large 1-2693136.56946293
Small 1-2613116.657154thin
One grade step is worth $28.19/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale341 hd
137.37
—
TN average6 barns · 614 hd
138.45
−1.08
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—Average1,65792.591,53419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42264.4491611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17162.9573748
CowsLean 85-90%Average99150.9150425

Every lot

86 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 1-2203209.88/cwt200.00–220.004262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2261186.29/cwt180.00–195.004864
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275172.68/cwt160.00–182.504753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315192.50/cwt192.50–192.506061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330161.67/cwt155.00–170.005347
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335179.32/cwt177.50–185.006014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2353169.48/cwt166.00–175.005983
Steers—Medium and Large 3375137.50/cwt137.50–137.505161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3376153.09/cwt141.00–167.505767
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3411146.90/cwt142.50–150.006044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420155.62/cwt154.00–160.0065414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478142.11/cwt140.00–146.006794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484154.00/cwt154.00–154.007459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490147.53/cwt142.50–155.007234
Steers—Small 1-2500132.50/cwt132.50–132.506631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514143.95/cwt140.00–148.0074013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522136.32/cwt132.50–142.507123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551151.00/cwt151.00–151.0083234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565136.48/cwt132.50–138.007717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Steers—Small 1-2615122.50/cwt122.50–122.507531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623131.12/cwt125.00–137.508172
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628120.68/cwt115.00–127.507583
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added639138.00/cwt138.00–138.008828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645142.00/cwt142.00–142.0091663
Steers—Small 1-2668105.79/cwt98.00–114.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672137.00/cwt137.00–137.0092110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678118.76/cwt117.50–120.008052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695128.00/cwt128.00–128.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715108.00/cwt108.00–108.007721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718122.34/cwt121.00–125.008783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778121.10/cwt115.00–127.009422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,01061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added985113.25/cwt113.25–113.251,11656
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240152.50/cwt152.50–152.503661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280152.50/cwt152.50–152.504271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325149.82/cwt147.50–150.0048713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3334139.57/cwt132.50–145.004665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368126.46/cwt122.50–135.004653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377137.80/cwt130.00–147.505207
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395122.50/cwt122.50–122.504841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414126.20/cwt117.50–132.005228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429132.26/cwt127.50–138.005674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470108.00/cwt108.00–108.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478119.86/cwt117.50–124.005734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479131.11/cwt127.50–135.006287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513126.59/cwt121.00–135.006496
Heifers—Small 1-2525111.00/cwt111.00–111.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529116.82/cwt107.50–122.506189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575120.80/cwt116.00–124.006955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590116.49/cwt115.00–118.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608120.00/cwt120.00–120.007306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618115.16/cwt110.00–120.007127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628111.00/cwt107.50–113.006976
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365092.50/cwt92.50–92.506011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425137.50/cwt132.50–142.505843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427147.11/cwt142.50–157.5062811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473152.05/cwt142.50–158.007197
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473137.82/cwt132.50–144.006525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510127.50/cwt127.50–127.506501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524142.27/cwt138.00–147.507456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560134.48/cwt132.50–135.007537
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588124.65/cwt122.50–129.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670123.98/cwt121.00–127.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680107.50/cwt107.50–107.507311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765103.41/cwt99.00–108.007912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60592.87/cwt85.00–98.001,49111
Bulls——1,62275.88/cwt70.00–82.001,2313
Bulls——1,791102.01/cwt100.00–105.001,8275
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93744.37/cwt42.00–46.004163
Cows—Lean 85-90%99851.80/cwt45.00–56.0051722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14862.93/cwt57.00–68.0072236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15655.14/cwt52.00–58.006376
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26571.00/cwt71.00–71.008981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32370.85/cwt69.00–72.009376
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43863.78/cwt60.00–68.0091710
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2865825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,1361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108866.25/cwt825.00–910.009,5982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,2391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335925.00/cwt925.00–925.0012,3491

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.