Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2020-06-17

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 17
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
841 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 926▼ 65 vs year ago 906 · −7.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 53▲ 7 vs year ago 70 · +10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 55▲ 14 vs year ago 29 · +48.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $128.38/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$128.38
232 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1-2
$13.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.92
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3455132.04600141
Medium and Large 1-2525122.8964587
Small 1-2411118.754884thin
One grade step is worth $13.29/cwt here — about $112 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 sale232 hd
128.38
—
TN average10 barns · 2,500 hd
123.46
+4.92
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—Average1,58993.841,4918thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23665.3180743
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45864.329389thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98352.1751310

Every lot

98 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220182.50/cwt182.50–182.504022
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3226170.07/cwt162.50–177.503847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2261171.83/cwt170.00–175.004484
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3276161.09/cwt150.00–170.0044510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323168.82/cwt167.50–170.005452
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3326155.49/cwt145.00–164.005077
Steers—Small 1-2340152.50/cwt152.50–152.505191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363158.74/cwt157.50–160.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368143.14/cwt130.00–155.0052716
Steers—Small 1-2378142.27/cwt137.50–147.505382
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added381146.00/cwt146.00–146.005569
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3424140.08/cwt130.00–145.005948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430148.49/cwt145.00–150.006395
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added458146.00/cwt146.00–146.0066937
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3472144.67/cwt144.00–145.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480150.03/cwt147.50–155.007204
Steers—Medium and Large 3505116.00/cwt116.00–116.005861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525141.89/cwt139.00–145.0074514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563140.35/cwt130.00–145.0079026
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 3625127.50/cwt127.50–127.507971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650136.93/cwt136.00–137.0089015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660117.50/cwt117.50–117.507761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3688116.24/cwt115.00–117.508002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709127.16/cwt115.00–128.0090216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-383099.00/cwt99.00–99.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-388599.00/cwt99.00–99.008761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230135.05/cwt130.00–137.503113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323138.14/cwt132.50–145.004463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328130.90/cwt127.50–136.004294
Heifers—Small 1-2335132.50/cwt132.50–132.504441
Heifers—Small 1-2360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3367124.94/cwt122.50–130.004595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383135.45/cwt132.50–140.005196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added396132.50/cwt132.50–132.5052514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400144.50/cwt143.00–146.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425134.78/cwt127.50–140.0057317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430126.14/cwt122.50–132.505424
Heifers—Small 1-2445112.50/cwt112.50–112.505011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457140.84/cwt140.00–142.506443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added466136.00/cwt136.00–136.0063493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472129.41/cwt122.50–137.506118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473119.60/cwt117.50–121.005664
Heifers—Small 1-2505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy518114.49/cwt107.50–120.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533116.85/cwt115.00–118.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534125.66/cwt120.00–131.006717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3551112.84/cwt111.00–122.506229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565126.44/cwt122.50–132.007145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585102.49/cwt101.00–104.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3603106.23/cwt102.50–110.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606116.00/cwt116.00–116.007038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612110.40/cwt105.00–114.006766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy623101.77/cwt101.00–102.506342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660106.76/cwt97.50–109.0070511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272599.32/cwt92.50–102.007204
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377143.37/cwt140.00–147.505413
Bulls—Small 1-2385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
Bulls—Small 1-2405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425145.81/cwt142.50–157.506206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431135.86/cwt130.00–142.505867
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3453129.85/cwt127.00–132.505883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473143.55/cwt142.00–148.006796
Bulls—Small 1-2480122.50/cwt122.50–122.505881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505130.02/cwt127.50–132.506572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527137.69/cwt135.00–142.507268
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570123.48/cwt123.00–124.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575130.61/cwt122.50–137.0075113
Bulls—Small 1-2580107.50/cwt107.50–107.506241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy593117.51/cwt112.50–120.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620122.50/cwt122.50–122.507601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623122.46/cwt120.00–126.0076311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665111.66/cwt108.00–114.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669117.38/cwt117.00–117.507854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372098.78/cwt97.50–100.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377592.50/cwt92.50–92.507171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2782105.00/cwt105.00–105.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280692.62/cwt91.00–97.507474
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0441
Bulls——1,62394.79/cwt90.00–99.001,5386
Bulls——1,670102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,7031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84045.00/cwt45.00–45.003781
Cows—Lean 85-90%99952.97/cwt46.00–56.005299
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16554.00/cwt54.00–54.006292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23563.99/cwt58.00–68.0079031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25471.66/cwt69.00–75.0089910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26555.00/cwt55.00–55.006961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41963.52/cwt59.00–66.009016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67371.37/cwt69.00–74.001,1942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,135905.13/cwt875.00–935.0010,2732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265937.94/cwt900.00–975.0011,8652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,350825.00/cwt825.00–825.0011,1381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,410923.12/cwt840.00–1,000.0013,0162
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2750875.00/cwt875.00–875.006,5631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1261,052.59/cwt925.00–1,175.0011,85212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,007.26/cwt935.00–1,075.0012,4902

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.