Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-05-26

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 26
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
594 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 506▼ 68 vs year ago 662 · −10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 57▼ 66 vs year ago 116 · −56.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 34▼ 18 vs year ago 48 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well established. Steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. 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 $128.60/cwt on 265 head.
Average price
$128.60
265 head · 642 lb average
Value per head Derived
$825
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$286
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$9.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.47
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2658129.08850239
Medium and Large 2-3492124.2861125
Small 1-2470120.005641thin
One grade step is worth $9.08/cwt here — about $286 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
128.60
—
TN average8 barns · 1,373 hd
129.07
−0.47
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—Low1,76386.001,5162thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46069.501,0152thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17667.5979528
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05956.075946thin

Every lot

90 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 1-2250127.50/cwt127.50–127.503191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260163.30/cwt162.50–165.004253
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3273160.00/cwt160.00–160.004372
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3322154.83/cwt140.00–165.004995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332164.30/cwt160.00–170.005453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369159.42/cwt155.00–165.005888
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375149.90/cwt142.50–157.505622
Steers—Small 1-2375147.50/cwt147.50–147.505531
Steers—Small 1-2405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465130.05/cwt127.50–132.506052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480158.00/cwt158.00–158.007581
Steers—Small 1-2503137.54/cwt130.00–145.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510142.50/cwt142.50–142.507271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526141.50/cwt138.00–148.007449
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574135.76/cwt133.00–137.507794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586139.24/cwt132.50–145.008164
Steers—Small 1-2595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Steers—Small 1-2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623132.90/cwt129.00–137.5082810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628144.00/cwt144.00–144.0090449
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635127.50/cwt127.50–127.508101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full640127.50/cwt127.50–127.508161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653140.00/cwt140.00–140.0091410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667131.84/cwt127.50–135.008795
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720118.00/cwt118.00–118.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2742124.00/cwt124.00–124.009203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746132.50/cwt132.50–132.509885
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757131.78/cwt125.00–134.0099810
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830109.00/cwt109.00–109.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,0251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265147.50/cwt147.50–147.503911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270127.50/cwt127.50–127.503441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360131.77/cwt125.00–137.504743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368137.52/cwt135.00–140.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426129.94/cwt125.00–132.505547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438135.51/cwt134.00–138.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468125.14/cwt120.00–130.005863
Heifers—Small 1-2470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485131.93/cwt127.00–139.0064014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535130.66/cwt127.50–132.506993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3559122.58/cwt118.00–125.006858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565126.68/cwt122.00–128.007168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590116.00/cwt116.00–116.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620133.41/cwt127.50–133.7582772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy623119.05/cwt115.00–123.007422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635117.00/cwt117.00–117.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635116.00/cwt116.00–116.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665116.22/cwt115.00–117.507732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684131.00/cwt131.00–131.0089661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728116.00/cwt116.00–116.008444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376587.50/cwt87.50–87.506691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277092.50/cwt92.50–92.507121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777123.00/cwt123.00–123.0095660
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413142.50/cwt142.50–142.505892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427144.97/cwt142.50–147.506193
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455122.50/cwt122.50–122.505571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458142.67/cwt142.50–143.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469147.68/cwt142.50–152.506936
Bulls—Small 1-2490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513138.73/cwt135.00–142.507124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520130.14/cwt125.00–135.006772
Bulls—Small 1-2523112.50/cwt112.50–112.505882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576127.05/cwt125.00–130.007325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620124.00/cwt124.00–124.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625127.50/cwt127.50–127.507975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667120.14/cwt117.50–125.008013
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,1861
Bulls——1,98595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,8861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05757.29/cwt51.00–61.006065
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07050.00/cwt50.00–50.005351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13365.26/cwt59.00–71.0073914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14156.86/cwt54.00–60.006494
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25075.15/cwt71.00–81.0093910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,0441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49066.00/cwt66.00–66.009831
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,9901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0017,7801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,125780.33/cwt675.00–875.008,7792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,086.10/cwt975.00–1,200.0013,0882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,410975.00/cwt975.00–975.0013,7481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,415800.00/cwt800.00–800.0011,3201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,3631

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.