Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-06-23

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 23
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
813 head
▲ 373 vs last sale 440▲ 29 vs year ago 784 · +3.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 76▲ 3 vs year ago 128 · +2.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 27▼ 93 vs year ago 119 · −78.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 1.00 to 6.00 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 $141.86/cwt on 306 head.
Average price
$141.86
306 head · 733 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,041
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1-2
$10.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.86
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3406149.3660721
Medium and Large 1-2763141.341,079281
Medium and Large 3320140.004481thin
Small 1-2380139.175293thin
One grade step is worth $10.19/cwt here — about $78 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 sale306 hd
141.86
—
TN average8 barns · 1,065 hd
144.73
−2.86
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—Average1,50690.931,3709thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32772.5096214
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15971.3282782
CowsLean 85-90%Average94658.315517thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3255165.00/cwt162.50–167.504212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285175.00/cwt175.00–175.004991
Steers—Medium and Large 3320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323172.52/cwt170.00–175.005572
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3326154.58/cwt150.00–160.005047
Steers—Small 1-2345142.50/cwt142.50–142.504921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350142.50/cwt142.50–142.504991
Steers—Small 1-2360142.50/cwt142.50–142.505131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390168.39/cwt162.50–175.006573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424159.83/cwt159.00–160.006786
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425152.50/cwt147.50–158.006482
Steers—Small 1-2435132.50/cwt132.50–132.505761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474158.33/cwt149.00–165.0075010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3476145.64/cwt140.00–152.506937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529149.92/cwt145.00–157.5079311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578144.23/cwt140.00–155.0083413
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605128.76/cwt127.50–130.007792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620145.80/cwt145.00–146.0090410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621142.22/cwt137.50–145.008839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665137.30/cwt132.50–140.009134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668142.89/cwt137.00–146.0095512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729131.76/cwt121.00–136.009614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780127.00/cwt127.00–127.009911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2806125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0088
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added832139.75/cwt139.75–139.751,163126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added901136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,23060
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3205142.50/cwt142.50–142.502921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260127.69/cwt122.50–132.503322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280141.23/cwt140.00–142.503952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315134.92/cwt132.50–137.504252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320122.50/cwt122.50–122.503921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335152.50/cwt152.50–152.505111
Heifers—Small 1-2340122.50/cwt122.50–122.504171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377149.17/cwt145.00–152.505623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy422130.35/cwt130.00–131.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424142.67/cwt135.00–151.006058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430157.98/cwt157.00–159.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430130.10/cwt122.50–135.005593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472139.20/cwt131.00–146.0065712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473156.00/cwt156.00–156.007384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490122.50/cwt122.50–122.506001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525133.84/cwt130.00–142.5070314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529139.00/cwt139.00–139.007355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561130.72/cwt127.00–138.0073318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578135.00/cwt135.00–135.0078017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578123.77/cwt122.50–125.007154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603148.00/cwt148.00–148.0089294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605122.50/cwt122.50–122.507411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619128.31/cwt120.00–134.0079412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653128.17/cwt127.00–130.008373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686132.00/cwt132.00–132.0090622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725120.39/cwt115.00–121.0087310
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430137.44/cwt132.50–142.505913
Bulls—Small 1-2475132.50/cwt132.50–132.506291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480152.69/cwt148.00–160.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485132.50/cwt132.50–132.506431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490132.50/cwt132.50–132.506491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3514130.82/cwt127.50–142.506726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523144.44/cwt139.00–149.007558
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570127.37/cwt122.50–132.507262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576136.41/cwt130.00–140.007866
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614128.61/cwt122.50–132.507907
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625127.50/cwt127.50–127.507971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675123.99/cwt123.00–125.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738115.85/cwt112.00–119.008554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845100.00/cwt100.00–100.008451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47593.21/cwt90.00–96.001,3755
Bulls——1,52583.44/cwt81.00–86.001,2723
Bulls——1,605102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,6371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82550.00/cwt50.00–50.004132
Cows—Lean 85-90%99461.64/cwt58.00–65.006135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13462.90/cwt60.00–66.0071311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14771.42/cwt65.00–77.0081960
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23678.67/cwt75.00–82.009724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25279.18/cwt77.00–82.0099111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29771.28/cwt67.00–75.009258
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63065.06/cwt64.00–66.001,0602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,8441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,9391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,4911
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0013,7502

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.