Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-08-25

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 25
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
435 head
▼ 213 vs last sale 648▼ 150 vs year ago 585 · −25.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 51▼ 23 vs year ago 73 · −31.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 12▲ 4 vs year ago 32 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower, 400-450 lbs 5.00 higher. Quality poor to fancy. 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 $134.53/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$134.53
134 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$18.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.46
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512138.8371186
Medium and Large 2-3454127.6557942
Medium and Large 3325122.503981thin
Small 1-2439120.665305thin
One grade step is worth $18.17/cwt here — about $181 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 sale134 hd
134.53
—
TN average6 barns · 1,179 hd
134.99
−0.46
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—Low1,71295.751,6409thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21372.4387919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37471.269797thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00858.465896thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3228161.46/cwt157.50–165.003682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240167.50/cwt167.50–167.504021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255165.00/cwt165.00–165.004211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3293161.32/cwt152.50–170.004732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305167.50/cwt167.50–167.505111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325164.92/cwt160.00–167.505363
Steers—Medium and Large 3325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376161.22/cwt155.00–167.506064
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377149.27/cwt145.00–152.505633
Steers—Small 1-2395142.50/cwt142.50–142.505631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410162.50/cwt162.50–162.506661
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425149.25/cwt145.00–152.506343
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467160.58/cwt152.50–167.507506
Steers—Small 1-2475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513152.21/cwt142.50–155.0078111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519138.10/cwt132.50–140.007174
Steers—Small 1-2545132.50/cwt132.50–132.507221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565146.93/cwt142.50–150.008304
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565142.48/cwt140.00–145.008052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2603142.50/cwt142.50–142.508593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616150.00/cwt150.00–150.0092426
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3636135.00/cwt135.00–135.008593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671141.99/cwt141.00–146.009535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735135.00/cwt135.00–135.009922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3233142.50/cwt142.50–142.503322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3250132.50/cwt132.50–132.503311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275138.48/cwt135.00–142.503812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313133.56/cwt130.00–140.004183
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325122.50/cwt122.50–122.503981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330142.50/cwt142.50–142.504702
Heifers—Small 1-2370137.50/cwt137.50–137.505091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382133.85/cwt122.50–137.505118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383140.86/cwt137.50–144.005392
Heifers—Small 1-2410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422153.31/cwt145.00–157.5064718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423160.00/cwt160.00–160.006772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429128.17/cwt125.00–130.005504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469125.70/cwt120.00–130.0059012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471144.49/cwt140.00–147.506815
Heifers—Small 1-2472115.27/cwt100.00–122.505443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517139.42/cwt130.00–144.0072130
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521124.94/cwt115.00–132.506514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571134.38/cwt127.50–137.507677
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574123.22/cwt120.00–127.507074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617119.49/cwt117.50–122.507378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633115.84/cwt115.00–117.507333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718120.67/cwt120.00–121.008663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720111.00/cwt111.00–111.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910102.50/cwt102.50–102.509331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427161.49/cwt152.50–167.506903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431138.82/cwt132.50–142.505984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463155.00/cwt155.00–155.007189
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488136.62/cwt130.00–140.006673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523139.77/cwt132.50–155.007314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3558126.22/cwt120.00–132.507042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574138.96/cwt135.00–140.007987
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633126.29/cwt122.50–130.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638135.34/cwt135.00–136.008633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668131.59/cwt127.50–135.008793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715125.00/cwt125.00–125.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723127.87/cwt125.00–131.009253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2782120.79/cwt115.00–125.009453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3835112.50/cwt112.50–112.509391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60588.14/cwt85.00–90.001,4153
Bulls——1,69096.57/cwt95.00–99.001,6324
Bulls——1,918105.51/cwt104.00–107.002,0242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00858.46/cwt50.00–63.005896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15379.91/cwt75.00–83.009214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22870.54/cwt65.00–75.0086614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24569.00/cwt69.00–69.008591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37471.26/cwt67.00–75.009797
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,875.00/cwt1,875.00–1,875.0027,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-37801,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.007,9561
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28381,410.00/cwt1,350.00–1,500.0011,8165
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29271,301.24/cwt1,275.00–1,350.0012,0624
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29501,321.94/cwt1,050.00–1,600.0012,5587
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0014,8981
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,8101
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,650.00/cwt1,650.00–1,650.0014,8503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0012,1501

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.