Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-07-21

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 21
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
925 head
▼ 344 vs last sale 1,269▲ 216 vs year ago 709 · +30.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 178▲ 75 vs year ago 32 · +234.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 85▲ 44 vs year ago 23 · +191.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.36/cwt on 299 head.
Average price
$144.36
299 head · 652 lb average
Value per head Derived
$941
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$25.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.59
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2691145.641,006243
Medium and Large 2-3490140.4168847
Medium and Large 3382133.545107thin
Small 1-2610120.007322thin
One grade step is worth $25.64/cwt here — about $274 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 sale299 hd
144.36
—
TN average9 barns · 1,638 hd
149.95
−5.59
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—High1,59089.551,42413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11666.8474648
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,28866.6385812
CowsLean 85-90%Average94855.6352716

Every lot

110 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3205170.00/cwt170.00–170.003491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220190.00/cwt190.00–190.004181
Steers—Medium and Large 3250157.50/cwt157.50–157.503941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275190.00/cwt190.00–190.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3278153.05/cwt140.00–160.004253
Steers—Medium and Large 3323127.46/cwt122.50–132.504122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3324146.97/cwt142.50–155.004765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338168.25/cwt165.00–172.505693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355167.46/cwt165.00–170.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 3360132.50/cwt132.50–132.504771
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378150.93/cwt142.50–160.005718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412156.68/cwt155.00–160.006463
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3419143.63/cwt137.50–152.506024
Steers—Medium and Large 3423133.68/cwt132.50–135.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465141.75/cwt137.50–146.006592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473156.78/cwt152.50–161.0074213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512155.57/cwt152.50–158.007976
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3542136.68/cwt135.00–140.007413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563158.00/cwt158.00–158.008905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564151.16/cwt145.00–157.5085321
Steers—Medium and Large 3570122.50/cwt122.50–122.506981
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3571136.68/cwt132.50–142.507809
Steers—Small 1-2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3614133.05/cwt127.50–138.008175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619149.17/cwt147.50–151.0092326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623144.47/cwt137.50–152.5090020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664136.96/cwt135.00–143.009094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670151.10/cwt150.00–152.001,01211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675124.25/cwt120.00–130.008394
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710122.54/cwt120.00–125.008702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715131.92/cwt127.00–137.509435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721141.88/cwt139.00–147.501,02338
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769132.99/cwt130.00–138.001,0237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795122.50/cwt122.50–122.509741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,23159
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added905125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2927126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283156.19/cwt155.00–157.504422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3284146.41/cwt140.00–152.504165
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305122.50/cwt122.50–122.503741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320153.23/cwt150.00–155.004903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322142.31/cwt135.00–150.004583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373132.45/cwt125.00–137.504947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378136.92/cwt132.50–142.505185
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
Heifers—Small 1-2395122.50/cwt122.50–122.504841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421131.64/cwt122.50–137.5055411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428141.58/cwt137.50–144.0060612
Heifers—Small 1-2445132.50/cwt132.50–132.505901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460117.50/cwt117.50–117.505411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470131.46/cwt125.00–136.0061810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471136.69/cwt132.50–141.0064417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475132.50/cwt132.50–132.506291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523131.95/cwt125.00–139.0069018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525129.01/cwt122.50–131.0067714
Heifers—Small 1-2525121.23/cwt120.00–122.506362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568127.49/cwt127.00–128.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577136.91/cwt135.00–140.0079019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577129.78/cwt122.50–135.0074917
Heifers—Small 1-2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622132.37/cwt132.00–133.0082314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622128.11/cwt124.00–132.007978
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630112.50/cwt112.50–112.507091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3666123.43/cwt122.00–124.008227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669129.60/cwt125.00–130.0086767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670129.00/cwt129.00–129.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720121.69/cwt121.00–123.008768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766118.05/cwt114.00–123.009048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785107.00/cwt107.00–107.008401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419148.59/cwt142.50–155.006238
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427141.36/cwt132.50–144.0060414
Bulls—Small 1-2430137.50/cwt137.50–137.505911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430137.50/cwt137.50–137.505911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473138.50/cwt132.50–145.006558
Bulls—Small 1-2480131.05/cwt125.00–137.506292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481145.76/cwt140.00–153.007016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510132.50/cwt132.50–132.506761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525141.41/cwt135.00–150.0074217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569137.46/cwt132.50–145.0078210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587132.68/cwt130.00–135.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621131.72/cwt127.50–138.008186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660124.51/cwt124.00–125.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3668123.51/cwt122.50–125.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715116.00/cwt116.00–116.008291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35679.27/cwt70.00–89.001,0755
Bulls——1,73094.68/cwt90.00–101.001,6387
Bulls——1,780105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,8691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92546.04/cwt45.00–49.004264
Cows—Lean 85-90%95558.83/cwt52.00–65.0056212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09456.11/cwt50.00–60.006145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11867.44/cwt60.00–74.0075439
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12974.35/cwt73.00–75.008394
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22567.95/cwt64.00–74.0083210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60360.00/cwt60.00–60.009622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2860675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,8051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3921688.15/cwt620.00–725.006,3383
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,120749.73/cwt675.00–810.008,3972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153891.37/cwt850.00–925.0010,2773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153835.00/cwt835.00–835.009,6283
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,130935.00/cwt935.00–935.0010,5661
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0016,3841

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.