Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-01-06

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 6
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
823 head
▲ 379 vs last sale 444▼ 178 vs year ago 1,001 · −17.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 75▼ 5 vs year ago 114 · −4.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 67▼ 33 vs year ago 71 · −46.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to the Christmas and New Year holiday lay off.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.24/cwt on 233 head.
Average price
$137.24
233 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$767
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$1.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.33
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578137.53795194
Medium and Large 2-3470135.8163830
Small 1-2431135.795859thin
One grade step is worth $1.74/cwt here — about $210 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 sale233 hd
137.24
—
TN average8 barns · 1,998 hd
134.91
+2.33
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—Average1,73774.211,28917
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41855.6979021
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19052.9163038
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12445.4651115

Every lot

99 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3200152.50/cwt152.50–152.503051
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3273156.24/cwt155.00–157.504272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288174.37/cwt172.50–175.005024
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323158.60/cwt155.00–162.505122
Steers—Small 1-2328147.51/cwt145.00–152.504843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330167.90/cwt162.50–170.005546
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380165.13/cwt155.00–170.0062714
Steers—Small 1-2383140.00/cwt140.00–140.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3391149.41/cwt145.00–152.505844
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415144.05/cwt140.00–152.505985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424154.58/cwt150.00–157.0065520
Steers—Small 1-2450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463144.91/cwt140.00–147.506715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465136.53/cwt130.00–145.006354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added496148.00/cwt148.00–148.0073421
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3517125.52/cwt122.50–130.006495
Steers—Small 1-2520122.00/cwt122.00–122.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524139.79/cwt130.00–147.5073218
Steers—Small 1-2578123.79/cwt122.50–125.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580137.54/cwt132.50–144.0079820
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585117.50/cwt117.50–117.506871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612132.29/cwt129.00–138.0081018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632128.45/cwt125.00–131.008129
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3632122.50/cwt120.00–125.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655118.00/cwt118.00–118.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669125.34/cwt122.50–128.008395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686129.61/cwt128.00–133.0088912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-372097.50/cwt97.50–97.507021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730111.05/cwt106.00–120.008115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777115.84/cwt107.50–123.0090019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850106.91/cwt102.50–110.0090917
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200132.50/cwt132.50–132.502651
Heifers—Small 1-2295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3324124.30/cwt122.50–127.504037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329135.32/cwt132.50–140.004457
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3369123.50/cwt112.50–130.004567
Heifers—Small 1-2377119.10/cwt115.00–122.504493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384133.05/cwt128.00–137.505115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428129.33/cwt123.00–135.0055417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3434122.21/cwt119.00–127.505304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3464117.79/cwt110.00–123.005477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471126.13/cwt122.00–130.0059419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471126.00/cwt126.00–126.005937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490117.50/cwt117.50–117.505761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516108.06/cwt102.50–116.005586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528119.49/cwt117.00–123.006315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555122.00/cwt122.00–122.0067710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570107.74/cwt102.50–112.506145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571117.54/cwt110.00–122.5067110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613100.22/cwt92.50–108.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626112.28/cwt105.00–117.0070326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660114.73/cwt110.00–117.0075725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667104.35/cwt100.00–109.006965
Heifers—Small 1-271592.50/cwt92.50–92.506611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716104.50/cwt97.50–108.007485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373092.50/cwt92.50–92.506751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275597.00/cwt97.00–97.007326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760102.87/cwt101.00–105.0078215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,00587.50/cwt87.50–87.508791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400122.50/cwt122.50–122.504901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433146.19/cwt137.50–149.0063310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458145.02/cwt140.00–150.006643
Bulls—Small 1-2470122.50/cwt122.50–122.505762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473125.83/cwt117.50–135.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500116.67/cwt112.50–122.505833
Bulls—Small 1-2505122.50/cwt122.50–122.506191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520131.53/cwt128.00–135.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565112.50/cwt112.50–112.506361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581120.20/cwt115.00–127.006987
Bulls—Small 1-2605111.00/cwt111.00–111.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624118.22/cwt113.00–124.007388
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635107.50/cwt105.00–110.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660105.47/cwt101.00–110.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667113.11/cwt106.00–120.007545
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730105.00/cwt105.00–105.007671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51564.17/cwt60.00–72.009725
Bulls——1,82978.40/cwt75.00–83.001,43412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11547.48/cwt45.00–50.0052910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14141.42/cwt35.00–45.004735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17046.00/cwt38.00–50.005387
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17753.11/cwt47.00–56.0062524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25359.16/cwt57.00–62.007417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38054.51/cwt51.00–56.0075214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49259.39/cwt57.00–61.008866
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50550.00/cwt50.00–50.007531
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,9181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2830585.00/cwt585.00–585.004,8561
Bred Cows—Small 1-2860700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,0201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,6381
Bred Cows—Small 1-2915600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3970550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,3351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,4431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160820.00/cwt820.00–820.009,5121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,265850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,7531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,310725.00/cwt725.00–725.009,4981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,460850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,4101

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.