Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-09-01

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 1
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 435▼ 327 vs year ago 825 · −39.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 50▼ 49 vs year ago 105 · −46.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 36▼ 16 vs year ago 34 · −47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders mostly steady. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.56/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$150.56
161 head · 759 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,142
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$524
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$11.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.08
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2803151.081,214143
Medium and Large 2-3400148.3159413thin
Medium and Large 3362142.475153thin
Small 1-2493140.006902thin
One grade step is worth $11.08/cwt here — about $524 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 sale161 hd
150.56
—
TN average9 barns · 2,081 hd
150.48
+0.08
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—Low1,79793.391,6785thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33171.599538thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21370.7285824
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03853.2055214

Every lot

70 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210185.00/cwt185.00–185.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295142.50/cwt142.50–142.504201
Steers—Medium and Large 3305150.00/cwt150.00–150.004581
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3318155.54/cwt150.00–160.004955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363170.09/cwt167.50–172.506172
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373148.79/cwt142.50–155.005552
Steers—Small 1-2385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 3390138.70/cwt135.00–142.505412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455152.50/cwt152.50–152.506941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515139.23/cwt132.50–147.507173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539154.05/cwt145.00–159.008309
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555157.50/cwt157.50–157.508741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Steers—Small 1-2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619140.00/cwt140.00–140.008675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added852150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,282122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280155.00/cwt155.00–155.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2307143.65/cwt142.50–144.004419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3327133.55/cwt132.50–135.004375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373145.00/cwt140.00–147.505414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380134.53/cwt132.50–138.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385127.37/cwt122.50–132.504902
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413147.53/cwt144.00–155.006099
Heifers—Small 1-2420122.50/cwt122.50–122.505152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3434133.97/cwt130.00–137.5058113
Heifers—Small 1-2455136.00/cwt136.00–136.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471142.81/cwt139.00–145.006737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3487131.34/cwt122.50–135.0064012
Heifers—Small 1-2505107.50/cwt107.50–107.505431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520142.70/cwt133.00–149.007429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3539131.76/cwt122.50–134.007107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572125.06/cwt121.00–129.007153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579132.99/cwt125.00–140.007708
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613123.50/cwt123.00–124.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628124.61/cwt122.50–126.007834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675127.00/cwt127.00–127.008571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765112.50/cwt112.50–112.508611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420137.95/cwt132.50–142.505795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430153.73/cwt152.50–155.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3462139.18/cwt132.50–142.506433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518134.08/cwt130.00–135.006958
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523143.58/cwt137.50–150.007516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555132.50/cwt132.50–132.507351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573139.97/cwt135.00–142.508023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605136.27/cwt130.00–140.008244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2654136.13/cwt132.50–138.008904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660121.31/cwt117.50–125.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710112.50/cwt112.50–112.507991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735122.50/cwt117.50–127.509002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780119.80/cwt117.00–122.509342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63082.76/cwt80.00–86.001,3492
Bulls——1,908100.48/cwt95.00–103.001,9173
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99648.33/cwt44.00–52.004815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06255.90/cwt50.00–65.005949
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17057.56/cwt50.00–66.006732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18361.36/cwt59.00–65.007263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20870.55/cwt65.00–76.0085216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24776.86/cwt76.00–78.009585
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36079.29/cwt78.00–81.001,0783
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41073.25/cwt71.00–75.001,0333
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2800850.00/cwt850.00–850.006,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,243862.83/cwt850.00–875.0010,7252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,061.27/cwt1,025.00–1,100.0014,5392

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.