Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-03-03

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 3
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,582 head
▲ 859 vs last sale 723▲ 112 vs year ago 1,470 · +7.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 129▲ 17 vs year ago 62 · +27.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 57▼ 1 vs year ago 30 · −3.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. 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 $139.85/cwt on 891 head.
Average price
$139.85
891 head · 646 lb average
Value per head Derived
$904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$63
per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.08
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1-2425142.2060410thin
Medium and Large 1-2657140.12921825
Medium and Large 2-3520135.8170755
Medium and Large 3580115.006671thin
One grade step is worth $27.20/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale891 hd
139.85
—
TN average12 barns · 3,892 hd
138.77
+1.08
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—Low1,78878.891,41110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20363.8076732
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45557.958435thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97750.7649620

Every lot

120 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288181.83/cwt177.50–187.505245
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3293168.70/cwt162.50–175.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305165.00/cwt162.50–167.505032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325178.49/cwt172.50–185.005803
Steers—Small 1-2330162.50/cwt162.50–162.505361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355185.00/cwt185.00–185.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3364152.14/cwt142.50–162.505548
Steers—Small 1-2367156.60/cwt147.50–162.505753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374167.86/cwt162.50–173.0062817
Steers—Small 1-2420142.50/cwt142.50–142.505991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426162.57/cwt157.50–167.506937
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435143.72/cwt135.00–152.506254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440172.50/cwt172.50–172.507593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Steers—Small 1-2458134.06/cwt122.50–147.506143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460163.67/cwt163.00–165.007539
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473144.98/cwt130.00–152.5068611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484153.70/cwt150.00–165.007449
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500157.00/cwt157.00–157.007851
Steers—Small 1-2510122.50/cwt122.50–122.506252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514155.00/cwt155.00–155.007974
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523134.70/cwt131.00–142.507046
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529145.06/cwt135.00–155.0076716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy548128.00/cwt128.00–128.007014
Steers—Medium and Large 3580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581138.74/cwt130.00–148.0080630
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3581124.52/cwt117.50–131.007234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583152.77/cwt143.00–154.25891201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615143.86/cwt137.50–144.5088591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3617119.53/cwt112.50–127.507385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623137.71/cwt132.00–143.0085816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650144.00/cwt144.00–144.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664140.46/cwt132.50–141.00933176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666129.45/cwt125.00–135.0086219
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3679119.96/cwt112.50–121.008158
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added715114.00/cwt114.00–114.008152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718120.59/cwt115.00–128.0086612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3722107.99/cwt105.00–110.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728124.09/cwt122.50–125.0090327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772115.70/cwt112.50–118.0089317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773118.08/cwt115.00–120.009138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy795101.00/cwt101.00–101.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830108.74/cwt102.50–112.509037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833124.30/cwt112.50–126.501,03576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added869111.68/cwt111.00–112.5097011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2884102.64/cwt101.00–111.0090711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2951112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,0703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added982119.58/cwt115.00–120.001,17436
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278133.13/cwt122.50–140.003704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320137.50/cwt137.50–137.504401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333145.94/cwt140.00–155.004866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375141.02/cwt137.50–152.5052929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388134.47/cwt130.00–136.005224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420139.24/cwt135.00–144.0058529
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423129.75/cwt125.00–132.505495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475133.33/cwt127.50–137.0063319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482123.23/cwt120.00–128.0059413
Heifers—Small 1-2485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Heifers—Small 1-2518116.04/cwt110.00–122.506012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519127.42/cwt120.00–135.0066130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522131.58/cwt127.00–136.0068765
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529119.95/cwt117.50–123.006356
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy53095.00/cwt95.00–95.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571111.22/cwt105.00–117.506356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580125.34/cwt122.00–128.0072714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598128.50/cwt128.50–128.5076810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619126.91/cwt117.50–132.25786213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620110.42/cwt105.00–114.006855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626117.49/cwt111.00–128.0073512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663102.50/cwt102.50–102.506803
Heifers—Small 1-2665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669109.98/cwt106.00–111.007368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671115.46/cwt115.00–116.007759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710114.00/cwt114.00–114.008094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710102.00/cwt100.00–105.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767106.00/cwt106.00–106.0081350
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277598.58/cwt96.00–104.007643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added82197.50/cwt97.50–97.508004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-284193.10/cwt92.50–95.007835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286190.00/cwt90.00–90.007753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-297590.00/cwt90.00–90.008781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485145.77/cwt140.00–152.507074
Bulls—Small 1-2485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3489135.38/cwt133.00–143.006626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525129.86/cwt122.50–137.506822
Bulls—Small 1-2569117.49/cwt102.50–122.506694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578134.21/cwt132.50–136.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007022
Bulls—Small 1-2600107.50/cwt107.50–107.506451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3629116.45/cwt107.50–121.007324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680121.27/cwt120.00–122.508252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695108.00/cwt108.00–108.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722105.92/cwt97.50–115.007656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750109.00/cwt109.00–109.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-378097.00/cwt97.00–97.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289094.00/cwt94.00–94.008371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68174.46/cwt61.00–81.001,2527
Bulls——1,98591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,8061
Bulls——2,06588.35/cwt85.00–91.001,8242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96343.90/cwt40.00–50.004236
Cows—Lean 85-90%98353.70/cwt47.00–60.0052814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10071.04/cwt70.00–72.007812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17964.45/cwt59.00–69.0076025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36357.66/cwt55.00–60.007865
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42157.44/cwt54.00–60.008164
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59060.00/cwt60.00–60.009541
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28201,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.009,6351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,020975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,9451
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,204.63/cwt1,050.00–1,300.0013,1674
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3835725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,0541
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,090838.36/cwt775.00–900.009,1382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,105825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,1161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,3011

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.