Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-09-08

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 8
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
888 head
▲ 390 vs last sale 498▲ 521 vs year ago 367 · +142.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 56▲ 40 vs year ago 48 · +83.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 18▼ 12 vs year ago 30 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.16/cwt on 425 head.
Average price
$138.16
425 head · 609 lb average
Value per head Derived
$841
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.48
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2623139.39868379
Small 1-2428130.335583thin
Medium and Large 3345130.004491thin
Medium and Large 2-3498127.8163742
One grade step is worth $11.58/cwt here — about $231 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 sale425 hd
138.16
—
TN average6 barns · 1,090 hd
136.68
+1.48
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—Low1,84197.041,78615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31972.109516thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18470.4883430
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06157.9161522

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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3218161.18/cwt155.00–167.503512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3250168.75/cwt165.00–172.504222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255170.92/cwt165.00–175.004363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313168.60/cwt165.00–172.505282
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325147.50/cwt142.50–152.504792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364169.24/cwt160.00–175.006164
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3383158.74/cwt157.50–160.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429164.12/cwt157.50–172.507046
Steers—Small 1-2465152.50/cwt152.50–152.507091
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470144.85/cwt137.50–155.006817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482166.08/cwt162.50–170.008015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505160.73/cwt158.00–163.0081216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518140.01/cwt132.50–145.007253
Steers—Small 1-2520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524152.86/cwt149.00–160.0080125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575148.89/cwt147.50–150.008564
Steers—Small 1-2583124.89/cwt120.00–130.007282
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3619130.98/cwt125.00–135.0081119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628143.87/cwt134.00–151.009046
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655135.00/cwt135.00–135.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661137.36/cwt132.50–147.009085
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723140.49/cwt137.50–142.501,0164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763132.96/cwt125.00–136.001,0145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy785112.50/cwt112.50–112.508831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815130.98/cwt130.00–132.001,0672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2867122.67/cwt121.00–133.001,06424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added961123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,17592.50/cwt92.50–92.501,0877
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225147.50/cwt147.50–147.503321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240140.00/cwt140.00–140.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3258141.19/cwt135.00–147.503642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270148.26/cwt142.50–152.504003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3339137.53/cwt130.00–145.004664
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373134.27/cwt131.00–137.505012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381146.02/cwt142.50–147.505565
Heifers—Small 1-2390138.00/cwt138.00–138.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422142.89/cwt137.50–150.0060311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423133.74/cwt132.50–135.005662
Heifers—Small 1-2425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463144.44/cwt140.00–148.0066921
Heifers—Small 1-2470128.00/cwt128.00–128.006021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478130.21/cwt122.50–135.0062210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy478127.94/cwt122.50–133.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483139.57/cwt132.50–144.006749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522136.85/cwt130.00–142.507143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532126.22/cwt122.50–130.006715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added548151.44/cwt142.50–152.0083083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570121.85/cwt112.50–127.506957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570121.00/cwt121.00–121.0069012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575136.45/cwt127.50–140.0078511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620149.61/cwt140.00–149.7592872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620131.10/cwt122.50–139.0081313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3624120.40/cwt112.50–125.007516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy633113.75/cwt112.50–115.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675119.25/cwt116.00–122.508052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679128.49/cwt120.00–135.008727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,00766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705112.50/cwt112.50–112.507931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710124.86/cwt117.50–129.008874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy733113.00/cwt113.00–113.0082813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750126.00/cwt126.00–126.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820107.00/cwt107.00–107.008771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821118.00/cwt118.00–118.0096915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855109.00/cwt109.00–109.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added900101.00/cwt101.00–101.0090915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added99896.00/cwt96.00–96.009586
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423153.70/cwt152.50–157.506508
Bulls—Small 1-2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440145.61/cwt135.00–152.506415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3462140.77/cwt132.50–152.506505
Bulls—Small 1-2465122.50/cwt122.50–122.505701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480158.63/cwt152.50–167.507613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530127.91/cwt122.50–133.006787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531144.57/cwt137.50–152.507684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555149.98/cwt148.00–152.008322
Bulls—Small 1-2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578128.04/cwt122.50–132.507406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605133.00/cwt133.00–133.008051
Bulls—Small 1-2655117.50/cwt117.50–117.507701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670127.87/cwt123.00–132.508576
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700117.50/cwt117.50–117.508231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745127.50/cwt127.50–127.509501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778127.41/cwt125.00–132.509913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13585.00/cwt85.00–85.009651
Bulls——1,87397.20/cwt90.00–103.001,82113
Bulls——2,125107.00/cwt107.00–107.002,2741
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01061.00/cwt61.00–61.006161
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04251.23/cwt50.00–52.005345
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06759.87/cwt54.00–64.0063917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,13060.00/cwt60.00–60.006781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14869.11/cwt65.00–74.0079322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31070.81/cwt69.00–73.009282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32076.14/cwt74.00–79.001,0057
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38777.00/cwt75.00–79.001,0683
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28201,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0014,4711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,131.29/cwt1,010.00–1,275.0013,0442
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,6831
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,9201
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975935.00/cwt935.00–935.009,1161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,160775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,9901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,304966.99/cwt900.00–1,035.0012,6105

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.