Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-08-04

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 4
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
914 head
▲ 237 vs last sale 677▼ 51 vs year ago 965 · −5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 52▼ 35 vs year ago 126 · −27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 23▼ 48 vs year ago 98 · −49.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers under 450 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.82/cwt on 419 head.
Average price
$150.82
419 head · 629 lb average
Value per head Derived
$948
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$411
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$10.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.07
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2651152.00990354
Medium and Large 2-3510144.5073761
Small 1-2405143.755822thin
Medium and Large 3410141.255792thin
One grade step is worth $10.75/cwt here — about $411 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 sale419 hd
150.82
—
TN average9 barns · 2,722 hd
153.89
−3.07
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—Average1,59289.151,41911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22868.4384035
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35366.0289316
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06056.4059811

Every lot

96 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275157.50/cwt157.50–157.504331
Steers—Medium and Large 3300147.50/cwt147.50–147.504431
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323163.72/cwt162.50–165.005292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374169.91/cwt165.00–175.006355
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378154.30/cwt142.50–160.005839
Steers—Small 1-2390142.50/cwt142.50–142.505561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417162.91/cwt155.00–167.506795
Steers—Small 1-2420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006091
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3421152.56/cwt147.50–157.506428
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460151.19/cwt140.00–155.006958
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477158.77/cwt151.00–167.507577
Steers—Medium and Large 3520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521152.46/cwt145.00–160.0079423
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3529142.54/cwt132.50–147.5075410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed537153.00/cwt153.00–153.008225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568153.84/cwt143.00–159.0087414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575135.46/cwt132.50–140.007795
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3616131.26/cwt127.50–132.508094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623142.66/cwt137.50–153.0088914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627156.54/cwt148.00–164.00982148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635135.00/cwt135.00–135.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655122.50/cwt122.50–122.508021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3662130.95/cwt128.00–132.508673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672141.44/cwt137.50–143.0095017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715135.40/cwt127.50–140.0096820
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3742120.84/cwt120.00–121.008976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744152.44/cwt146.00–153.001,13482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765134.23/cwt131.00–137.501,0272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,16010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825131.02/cwt125.00–138.001,0813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3283135.13/cwt130.00–140.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315142.54/cwt140.00–145.004492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336157.45/cwt150.00–165.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368136.73/cwt132.50–140.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372157.95/cwt152.50–165.0058810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed401142.50/cwt142.50–142.505714
Heifers—Small 1-2421119.18/cwt112.50–122.505023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430135.04/cwt130.00–140.005818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434144.48/cwt138.00–153.0062715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy458130.00/cwt130.00–130.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474134.61/cwt132.50–139.006386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478140.29/cwt135.00–145.0067123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522127.73/cwt122.50–132.006677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy522125.50/cwt122.50–130.006555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523138.87/cwt133.00–146.0072620
Heifers—Small 1-2540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Heifers—Small 1-2558120.49/cwt120.00–121.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568130.70/cwt125.00–134.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579132.65/cwt128.00–137.0076812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618120.03/cwt115.00–122.507424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626130.10/cwt122.50–135.0081424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669124.92/cwt120.00–130.0083626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3688121.49/cwt117.50–126.008363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716121.98/cwt115.00–125.008735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720114.36/cwt112.50–118.008233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy735102.50/cwt102.50–102.507531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835109.00/cwt109.00–109.009101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419157.06/cwt147.50–162.506586
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429144.29/cwt140.00–150.006194
Bulls—Small 1-2435137.50/cwt137.50–137.505981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474153.43/cwt148.00–157.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479138.68/cwt132.50–145.006648
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519142.02/cwt138.00–144.007375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521138.02/cwt132.50–142.507196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571138.11/cwt130.00–143.007899
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611136.66/cwt130.00–145.008357
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3634125.30/cwt125.00–127.507948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680115.00/cwt115.00–115.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710128.00/cwt128.00–128.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765113.77/cwt112.50–115.008702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39381.25/cwt69.00–88.001,1326
Bulls——1,75595.98/cwt94.00–99.001,6843
Bulls——1,943102.61/cwt100.00–105.001,9942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06056.40/cwt45.00–63.0059811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21367.94/cwt64.00–74.0082426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22076.44/cwt74.00–78.009335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33661.64/cwt59.00–63.008244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34967.19/cwt65.00–74.0090612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36562.50/cwt60.00–65.008534
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5501,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0021,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2796643.01/cwt625.00–650.005,1184
Bred Cows—Small 1-2810575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,6581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,040675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,0201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,068814.52/cwt775.00–850.008,6992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,068750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,0102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,095710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,150825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,4881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,4301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,330894.66/cwt850.00–925.0011,8993
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3840625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,2501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,025750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,6881
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,040850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,8401

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.