Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-01-20

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 20
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
862 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 833▲ 101 vs year ago 761 · +13.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 79▲ 30 vs year ago 75 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 32▼ 34 vs year ago 58 · −58.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over400 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

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 265 head.
Average price
$139.01
265 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$70
per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.24
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1-2394142.3356115thin
Medium and Large 1-2573139.26799207
Medium and Large 2-3461136.6663043
One grade step is worth $5.67/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale265 hd
139.01
—
TN average10 barns · 2,121 hd
134.77
+4.24
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—Average1,59275.751,20615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35154.5673717
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18054.0663849
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04444.1946114

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2215152.50/cwt152.50–152.503281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265157.41/cwt155.00–160.004172
Steers—Small 1-2272156.73/cwt150.00–167.504263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290182.50/cwt182.50–182.505291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330174.57/cwt167.50–180.005768
Steers—Small 1-2330154.55/cwt145.00–165.005103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369165.83/cwt160.00–172.5061216
Steers—Small 1-2380138.72/cwt137.50–140.005272
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3388145.01/cwt132.50–157.5056320
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3422140.50/cwt130.00–147.505935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427159.16/cwt149.00–165.0068012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436172.50/cwt172.50–172.507524
Steers—Small 1-2445145.83/cwt140.00–152.506493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466151.38/cwt142.50–155.0070517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473142.66/cwt135.00–148.006755
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528117.55/cwt102.50–127.506213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533137.85/cwt130.00–147.5073533
Steers—Small 1-2555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580135.24/cwt130.00–140.0078426
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595122.50/cwt122.50–122.507291
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610116.00/cwt116.00–116.007081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613131.86/cwt127.50–135.008088
Steers—Small 1-2620106.82/cwt102.50–111.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632132.50/cwt132.50–132.5083738
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665111.48/cwt110.00–112.507413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676127.05/cwt122.50–131.008597
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728119.70/cwt117.00–122.008713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730125.50/cwt125.50–125.5091616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3772105.00/cwt105.00–105.008112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2786111.43/cwt110.00–119.008766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845112.50/cwt112.50–112.509519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2848107.50/cwt107.50–107.509122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880112.50/cwt112.50–112.509901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265148.96/cwt145.00–152.503952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270137.50/cwt137.50–137.503711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3308131.36/cwt126.00–132.504056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328133.32/cwt132.50–135.004373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360125.07/cwt120.00–130.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372139.46/cwt130.00–147.0051914
Heifers—Small 1-2373122.14/cwt110.00–132.504566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378149.00/cwt149.00–149.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424121.02/cwt112.50–127.5051311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426129.97/cwt125.00–137.5055416
Heifers—Small 1-2433120.91/cwt118.00–124.005242
Heifers—Small 1-2468116.23/cwt115.00–117.505442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469116.04/cwt110.00–121.0054416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475127.78/cwt119.00–135.0060731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485116.00/cwt116.00–116.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added496132.00/cwt132.00–132.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513110.44/cwt105.00–112.505674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515112.50/cwt112.50–112.505791
Heifers—Small 1-2520108.00/cwt108.00–108.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524121.99/cwt112.50–127.5063913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554127.50/cwt127.50–127.5070614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563110.43/cwt105.00–116.006222
Heifers—Small 1-2563105.29/cwt102.50–108.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580105.00/cwt105.00–105.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582118.76/cwt112.50–125.0069117
Heifers—Small 1-2605101.00/cwt101.00–101.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613112.70/cwt109.00–120.006918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617122.00/cwt122.00–122.007535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3622102.99/cwt102.50–104.006413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676104.85/cwt97.50–112.5070913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367896.86/cwt92.50–101.006572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271899.41/cwt95.00–104.007148
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373092.50/cwt92.50–92.506751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275097.50/cwt97.50–97.507311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281395.78/cwt92.50–97.507793
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400155.00/cwt155.00–155.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3411141.88/cwt140.00–142.505834
Bulls—Small 1-2433136.54/cwt130.00–143.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458130.80/cwt127.50–135.005993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481147.12/cwt137.50–150.0070811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508131.34/cwt122.50–134.0066748
Bulls—Small 1-2510102.50/cwt102.50–102.505231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515117.50/cwt117.50–117.506051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520112.50/cwt112.50–112.505851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575124.27/cwt120.00–129.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578112.81/cwt110.00–116.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617117.06/cwt110.00–120.0072216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3622103.72/cwt98.00–111.006455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663115.52/cwt112.50–119.007666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730101.49/cwt95.00–107.507413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287091.00/cwt91.00–91.007921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57670.18/cwt60.00–75.001,1064
Bulls——1,59877.78/cwt73.00–82.001,24311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03437.78/cwt34.00–45.003915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05047.75/cwt44.00–51.005019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15554.17/cwt50.00–58.0062642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25948.87/cwt46.00–50.006154
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30250.29/cwt50.00–51.006553
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36255.47/cwt52.00–58.0075614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42759.46/cwt58.00–60.008483
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120640.00/cwt640.00–640.007,1681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,1881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,360735.00/cwt735.00–735.009,9961

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.