Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2020-09-09

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 9
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
367 head
▼ 458 vs last sale 825▼ 291 vs year ago 658 · −44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 105▼ 1 vs year ago 49 · −2.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 34▼ 20 vs year ago 50 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00-7.00 lower with instances of 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 3.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.96/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$120.96
106 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.55
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502121.8361197
Medium and Large 2-3485111.515419thin
One grade step is worth $10.32/cwt here — about $71 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 sale106 hd
120.96
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TN average6 barns · 826 hd
123.50
−2.55
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—Low1,78287.011,5519thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35562.238432thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14758.3867014
CowsLean 85-90%Low93048.0744711

Every lot

65 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2218167.90/cwt162.50–172.503662
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2271158.61/cwt152.50–167.504304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321152.98/cwt147.50–160.004914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340137.50/cwt137.50–137.504681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374139.99/cwt137.50–145.0052411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375132.50/cwt132.50–132.504971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418137.60/cwt135.00–140.005752
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3421129.39/cwt127.50–132.505454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468139.19/cwt135.00–142.506513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485122.50/cwt122.50–122.505941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505116.00/cwt116.00–116.005861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516132.29/cwt127.50–137.006834
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567135.89/cwt130.00–141.007705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618139.00/cwt139.00–139.0085913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660128.58/cwt122.50–131.008498
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718126.64/cwt115.00–131.0090918
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-282595.00/cwt95.00–95.007841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273140.32/cwt135.00–145.003832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3308123.76/cwt122.50–125.003812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313137.52/cwt132.50–140.004305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371135.34/cwt132.50–140.005028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400117.50/cwt117.50–117.504701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419128.23/cwt120.00–133.0053722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475117.00/cwt117.00–117.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477123.78/cwt120.00–128.0059015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510102.50/cwt102.50–102.505231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519119.70/cwt115.00–122.506219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563106.27/cwt102.50–110.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574117.19/cwt112.50–121.0067313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612113.76/cwt111.00–117.5069613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618103.27/cwt102.50–104.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666101.85/cwt97.50–107.506784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709102.50/cwt102.50–102.507274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275099.00/cwt99.00–99.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288093.00/cwt93.00–93.008181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416133.56/cwt127.50–137.5055611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418122.50/cwt122.50–122.505122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514123.48/cwt121.00–125.006356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518114.66/cwt112.50–117.505943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560122.50/cwt122.50–122.506861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582111.19/cwt110.00–112.506475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600112.50/cwt112.50–112.506751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650111.00/cwt111.00–111.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680102.50/cwt102.50–102.506971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287087.50/cwt87.50–87.507611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05577.50/cwt77.50–77.508181
Bulls——1,87388.20/cwt84.00–92.001,6528
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81542.00/cwt42.00–42.003421
Cows—Lean 85-90%94248.68/cwt47.00–52.0045910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14758.38/cwt55.00–64.0067014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35562.23/cwt58.00–67.008432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,3351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955988.68/cwt950.00–1,025.009,4422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,162739.06/cwt625.00–825.008,5883
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188907.01/cwt775.00–1,125.0010,7754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,405750.00/cwt750.00–750.0010,5381
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,010925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,3431
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,058983.07/cwt950.00–1,050.0010,4013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,0881

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.