Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-04-28

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 28
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
435 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 563▼ 49 vs year ago 484 · −10.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 82▼ 31 vs year ago 86 · −36.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 80▼ 8 vs year ago 55 · −14.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Quality fair to good. 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 $130.83/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$130.83
119 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$16
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1-2
$11.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.95
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3406132.6953926
Medium and Large 1-2495130.6864789
Medium and Large 3410122.505021thin
Small 1-2430121.675233thin
One grade step is worth $11.03/cwt here — about $16 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 sale119 hd
130.83
—
TN average9 barns · 1,422 hd
131.78
−0.95
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—Low1,70585.671,4613thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23667.2383121
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35565.398869thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95450.104788thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270171.16/cwt170.00–172.504622
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3278166.01/cwt162.50–170.004622
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3328156.68/cwt142.50–165.005146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy335155.00/cwt155.00–155.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364161.08/cwt155.00–167.505867
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3364152.48/cwt150.00–155.005554
Steers—Small 1-2370145.14/cwt135.00–155.005372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy370142.50/cwt142.50–142.505271
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415140.28/cwt137.50–143.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420162.50/cwt162.50–162.506832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy455142.50/cwt142.50–142.506481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3467149.05/cwt145.00–155.006963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469151.40/cwt142.50–155.0071010
Steers—Medium and Large 3490132.00/cwt132.00–132.006471
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510136.25/cwt130.00–142.506952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531141.35/cwt140.00–145.007515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565140.48/cwt132.50–142.507945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610132.50/cwt132.50–132.508082
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683119.95/cwt117.50–122.508192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745126.00/cwt126.00–126.009391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778117.44/cwt115.00–120.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842116.00/cwt116.00–116.0097715
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295142.50/cwt142.50–142.504201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328140.50/cwt135.00–142.504616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337143.04/cwt140.00–145.004825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy340132.50/cwt132.50–132.504511
Heifers—Small 1-2345132.50/cwt132.50–132.504571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy363131.24/cwt130.00–132.504762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3367134.91/cwt130.00–140.004959
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373141.10/cwt135.00–145.0052611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410132.53/cwt130.00–135.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410122.50/cwt122.50–122.505021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425135.17/cwt130.00–140.0057417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy433127.41/cwt122.50–132.505522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469133.89/cwt132.50–138.0062817
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy470112.50/cwt112.50–112.505291
Heifers—Small 1-2475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480130.08/cwt127.50–132.506242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481127.18/cwt120.00–132.506124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy505116.26/cwt115.00–117.505872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525130.87/cwt125.00–135.006874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575130.25/cwt130.00–132.007498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580117.50/cwt117.50–117.506821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631119.29/cwt115.00–127.507537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645114.00/cwt114.00–114.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693114.52/cwt110.00–119.007942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713110.00/cwt110.00–110.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769116.00/cwt116.00–116.008925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815100.00/cwt100.00–100.008151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2403143.74/cwt142.50–145.005792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417157.34/cwt147.50–163.0065615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461149.62/cwt145.00–155.006906
Bulls—Small 1-2483133.78/cwt132.50–135.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3484137.51/cwt132.50–145.006667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507136.11/cwt130.00–140.006909
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3508129.06/cwt125.00–133.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573130.17/cwt126.00–135.007468
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625128.31/cwt125.00–130.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640117.50/cwt117.50–117.507521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664127.00/cwt125.00–128.008434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830102.50/cwt102.50–102.508512
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32575.00/cwt75.00–75.009941
Bulls——1,65086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,4191
Bulls——2,14096.00/cwt96.00–96.002,0541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95450.10/cwt45.00–59.004788
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07854.51/cwt54.00–55.005882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18058.49/cwt58.00–59.006902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22466.45/cwt60.00–69.0081312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30272.20/cwt70.00–76.009407
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34870.55/cwt70.00–71.009512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42766.08/cwt64.00–68.009435
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,060925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,8051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2760675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,1301
Bred Cows—Small 1-2847762.58/cwt625.00–850.006,4595
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3980925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,0651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2996980.52/cwt925.00–1,050.009,76617
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,110825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,1581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,4161

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.