Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2020-08-19

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 19
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
840 head
▲ 184 vs last sale 656▼ 39 vs year ago 879 · −4.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 70▲ 25 vs year ago 30 · +83.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 18▲ 7 vs year ago 34 · +20.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 higher. Steers under 400 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower, over 400 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Quality poor to good. 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 $139.01/cwt on 311 head.
Average price
$139.01
311 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$816
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$217
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$2.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.54
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2627139.76876226
Small 1-2466138.136444thin
Medium and Large 2-3481136.9865981
One grade step is worth $2.78/cwt here — about $217 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 sale311 hd
139.01
—
TN average10 barns · 1,893 hd
140.55
−1.54
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—Average1,72286.351,4879thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42261.478748thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17558.0068232
CowsLean 85-90%Average91850.874675thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004424
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270153.30/cwt142.50–162.504146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329160.29/cwt152.50–162.505277
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3332144.08/cwt140.00–150.004783
Steers—Small 1-2370155.00/cwt155.00–155.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372154.13/cwt147.50–160.005733
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3382147.24/cwt137.50–153.0056217
Steers—Small 1-2415142.50/cwt142.50–142.505911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424153.81/cwt147.50–160.0065212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3431142.46/cwt135.00–147.5061412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3471140.70/cwt130.00–147.5066313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481151.29/cwt151.00–152.5072810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502147.50/cwt147.50–147.507405
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3521126.86/cwt122.50–130.006614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525135.37/cwt132.50–140.0071115
Steers—Small 1-2530132.50/cwt132.50–132.507021
Steers—Small 1-2550122.50/cwt122.50–122.506741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563142.50/cwt142.50–142.5080221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3566126.13/cwt120.00–130.007148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584139.87/cwt132.50–146.0081725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615145.00/cwt145.00–145.008924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626132.36/cwt130.00–137.508298
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3629119.69/cwt117.50–123.007537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657130.67/cwt128.00–133.0085919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678137.50/cwt137.50–137.509326
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685122.50/cwt122.50–122.5083911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710120.67/cwt118.00–123.008573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2759121.58/cwt116.00–122.509237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760138.41/cwt127.50–140.501,05273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833117.02/cwt116.00–118.009752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890102.50/cwt102.50–102.509121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2227157.85/cwt157.50–160.003587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270145.00/cwt145.00–145.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275133.52/cwt127.50–140.003672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331145.01/cwt142.50–150.0048010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345127.50/cwt127.50–127.504401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381142.76/cwt137.50–151.005448
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383130.58/cwt127.50–135.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3409129.13/cwt122.50–131.005288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423150.00/cwt150.00–150.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432134.01/cwt128.00–145.0057915
Heifers—Small 1-2440123.00/cwt123.00–123.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3-4450112.50/cwt112.50–112.505061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473129.85/cwt124.00–139.0061421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478121.61/cwt117.50–130.005819
Heifers—Small 1-2485122.50/cwt117.50–127.505942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512130.00/cwt130.00–130.006666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521127.87/cwt120.00–130.0066615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525118.17/cwt110.00–123.006209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565121.50/cwt114.00–130.0068610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568114.54/cwt112.50–117.5065111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625107.94/cwt105.00–112.506756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627113.63/cwt112.50–123.0071211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630102.50/cwt102.50–102.506461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675108.81/cwt105.00–112.507342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707114.35/cwt110.00–118.008083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710134.00/cwt134.00–134.0095125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372097.50/cwt97.50–97.507021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778108.57/cwt106.00–114.008453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885100.00/cwt100.00–100.008851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293090.00/cwt90.00–90.008371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423147.14/cwt142.50–150.006223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426147.95/cwt145.00–155.0063010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474139.64/cwt135.00–150.006628
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475129.01/cwt122.50–135.006138
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528130.85/cwt125.50–135.0069115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530127.99/cwt125.00–130.006786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558130.93/cwt125.00–142.007317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573119.90/cwt110.00–125.006875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605122.88/cwt120.00–126.007434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3617119.69/cwt112.50–123.007385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2702115.00/cwt115.00–115.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45377.57/cwt75.00–80.001,1272
Bulls——1,79988.86/cwt85.00–93.001,5997
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91850.87/cwt42.00–54.004675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08957.16/cwt54.00–60.0062218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23152.82/cwt50.00–55.006506
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32863.76/cwt62.00–67.008478
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33564.26/cwt62.00–66.008583
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43161.00/cwt60.00–62.008734
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65055.00/cwt55.00–55.009081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,040.00/cwt1,040.00–1,040.0013,9361

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.