Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2020-06-03

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 3
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
642 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 662▲ 85 vs year ago 557 · +15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 116▲ 71 vs year ago 54 · +131.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 48▲ 13 vs year ago 37 · +35.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Quality poor to fancy. Demand Moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.94/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$140.94
161 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$777
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$31
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1-2
$17.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.49
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3428144.9462037
Medium and Large 1-2588139.84823123
Small 1-2510127.506501thin
One grade step is worth $17.44/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale161 hd
140.94
—
TN average10 barns · 1,314 hd
141.42
−0.49
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—High1,77592.761,64623
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37864.6389025
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15862.8372735
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06653.9357535

Every lot

84 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230162.50/cwt162.50–162.503741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323181.26/cwt180.00–182.505852
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3332158.03/cwt130.00–172.505259
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367170.76/cwt162.50–175.006276
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368149.69/cwt142.50–160.005517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375176.70/cwt175.00–177.506633
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418143.79/cwt137.50–147.506015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420150.51/cwt145.00–152.506324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426146.82/cwt142.50–157.506258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473151.06/cwt145.00–154.007154
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added475138.00/cwt138.00–138.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3479141.95/cwt120.00–150.006807
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added492151.55/cwt147.50–154.0074612
Steers—Small 1-2510127.50/cwt127.50–127.506501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517150.00/cwt150.00–150.007764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532141.28/cwt132.50–145.0075211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3537120.78/cwt110.00–130.006493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564139.63/cwt137.50–140.007887
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583127.45/cwt124.00–131.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585134.97/cwt130.00–140.007904
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626137.50/cwt137.50–137.5086115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627135.89/cwt130.00–137.508526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768122.00/cwt122.00–122.009375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772123.00/cwt123.00–123.0095023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828113.00/cwt113.00–113.009366
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3293150.15/cwt132.50–167.504402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added303167.56/cwt160.00–175.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3334132.53/cwt112.50–150.004436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added377150.84/cwt150.00–152.505693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379125.93/cwt102.50–137.504777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380144.53/cwt135.00–150.005495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424134.31/cwt122.50–147.505697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426144.21/cwt135.00–152.506146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431124.22/cwt120.00–130.005359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461137.67/cwt132.50–145.0063515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471129.69/cwt121.00–142.5061113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477118.60/cwt107.50–132.505667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522121.52/cwt121.00–122.506343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533122.05/cwt120.00–124.006514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540114.94/cwt102.50–137.5062110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562118.34/cwt117.00–120.0066511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563111.66/cwt110.00–112.506293
Heifers—Small 1-2565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573107.45/cwt100.00–111.506163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608110.28/cwt109.00–111.006717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620108.74/cwt107.50–110.006742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658101.00/cwt101.00–101.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665105.49/cwt105.00–106.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added689115.00/cwt115.00–115.0079210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727103.19/cwt101.00–106.007503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added754113.00/cwt113.00–113.0085216
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384151.66/cwt145.00–159.005827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3388145.32/cwt136.00–155.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427148.57/cwt132.50–162.5063413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430143.53/cwt137.50–150.006172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448151.00/cwt151.00–151.006764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476127.18/cwt112.50–150.006056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483143.37/cwt132.50–155.006929
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3503141.49/cwt140.00–143.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515139.94/cwt127.50–147.507218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560130.75/cwt129.00–132.507322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583126.01/cwt120.00–130.007355
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605117.46/cwt107.50–120.007115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667108.29/cwt102.50–116.007226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710114.00/cwt114.00–114.008091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,755104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,8251
Bulls——1,77494.31/cwt85.00–100.001,67318
Bulls——1,78382.98/cwt80.00–85.001,4804
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02446.76/cwt45.00–51.004798
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07856.06/cwt50.00–62.0060427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15262.79/cwt56.00–67.0072333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24572.00/cwt72.00–72.008961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26055.00/cwt55.00–55.006931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35060.49/cwt56.00–63.008172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38064.99/cwt62.00–69.0089723
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0022,1251

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.