Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-01-13

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 13
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
833 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 823▲ 308 vs year ago 525 · +58.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 109▲ 20 vs year ago 59 · +33.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 38▼ 9 vs year ago 41 · −22.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers under 400 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. 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 $115.82/cwt on 345 head.
Average price
$115.82
345 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.70
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1-2408123.505032thin
Medium and Large 2-3432117.6750982
Medium and Large 1-2604115.27696253
Medium and Large 3400112.444498thin
One grade step is worth $11.06/cwt here — about $54 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 sale345 hd
115.82
—
TN average6 barns · 1,257 hd
117.52
−1.70
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—Average1,61570.891,1458thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37454.3674719
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15452.8561035
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00643.3343611

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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270164.24/cwt155.00–172.504432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278186.80/cwt177.50–195.005192
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Gaunt325157.50/cwt157.50–157.505121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327180.75/cwt172.50–190.005915
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335169.96/cwt167.50–172.505692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358185.83/cwt185.00–187.506653
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375151.45/cwt147.50–155.005682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381166.05/cwt160.00–177.5063316
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3421142.78/cwt137.50–150.006018
Steers—Medium and Large 3423123.55/cwt120.00–127.505232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427154.26/cwt150.00–157.5065911
Steers—Small 1-2455132.50/cwt132.50–132.506032
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468138.48/cwt132.50–143.006486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481142.53/cwt135.00–150.0068617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505145.00/cwt145.00–145.007321
Steers—Small 1-2510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed520144.00/cwt144.00–144.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524136.51/cwt129.00–142.0071514
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525126.72/cwt120.00–132.506653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572133.41/cwt127.50–137.507635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576137.74/cwt137.00–145.0079331
Steers—Small 1-2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 3585107.50/cwt107.50–107.506291
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590115.02/cwt112.50–117.506792
Steers—Small 1-2613115.02/cwt110.00–120.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623126.93/cwt122.50–132.507918
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3657117.03/cwt115.00–121.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed665127.50/cwt127.50–127.508481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681122.36/cwt117.50–126.008338
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695130.00/cwt130.00–130.0090430
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720120.78/cwt117.50–123.008704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731127.00/cwt127.00–127.0092831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-375099.00/cwt99.00–99.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783108.34/cwt107.50–112.508486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823108.58/cwt102.50–115.008942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836117.35/cwt113.00–118.0098138
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3880105.03/cwt100.00–107.509243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895111.00/cwt111.00–111.009931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905110.00/cwt110.00–110.009961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3263132.10/cwt125.00–135.003478
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3307132.55/cwt130.00–133.004077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330140.81/cwt135.00–145.004653
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332114.84/cwt112.50–116.003813
Heifers—Small 1-2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377135.62/cwt130.00–142.5051112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379119.92/cwt116.00–130.0045424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422118.79/cwt112.50–123.005018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423129.78/cwt125.00–136.005498
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440111.00/cwt111.00–111.004885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468116.59/cwt112.50–122.5054613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471122.67/cwt117.00–130.0057823
Heifers—Small 1-2480117.00/cwt117.00–117.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3509107.91/cwt100.00–111.005495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521116.82/cwt110.00–122.5060918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538120.89/cwt120.00–121.0065026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552130.00/cwt130.00–130.007189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566115.60/cwt110.00–121.0065421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574107.20/cwt100.00–112.5061512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618107.77/cwt100.00–115.0066619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620100.46/cwt97.50–104.006234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635115.00/cwt115.00–115.0073019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667106.05/cwt101.00–113.007078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684112.00/cwt112.00–112.0076637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716102.75/cwt100.00–107.007368
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372592.50/cwt92.50–92.506711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739109.00/cwt109.00–109.0080611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774103.40/cwt100.00–105.008005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776103.00/cwt103.00–103.0079913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815100.00/cwt100.00–100.008151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added84497.50/cwt97.50–97.5082311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470128.95/cwt122.50–135.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490137.00/cwt137.00–137.006711
Bulls—Small 1-2528118.45/cwt117.00–120.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530127.50/cwt122.50–132.506762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578113.73/cwt110.00–117.506572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590117.50/cwt117.50–117.506932
Bulls—Small 1-2633100.00/cwt100.00–100.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665111.67/cwt107.50–115.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720107.50/cwt107.50–107.507741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52768.18/cwt63.00–72.001,0416
Bulls——1,87879.00/cwt79.00–79.001,4842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96541.36/cwt38.00–45.003996
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05545.69/cwt42.00–47.004825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06644.38/cwt39.00–47.004735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14553.21/cwt49.00–57.0060923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24857.73/cwt55.00–59.007207
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32760.38/cwt57.00–62.008013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38353.81/cwt50.00–57.0074413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38550.73/cwt50.00–52.007033
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3880725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,3802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945880.95/cwt800.00–950.008,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,000650.00/cwt575.00–725.006,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,035760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,8661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,355732.10/cwt700.00–760.009,9202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,395775.00/cwt775.00–775.0010,8111
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0017,8501

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.