Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-09-22

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 22
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
699 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 626▲ 72 vs year ago 627 · +11.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 115▼ 17 vs year ago 104 · −16.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 48▲ 43 vs year ago 50 · +86.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers steady to 7.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls under 600 lbs mostly steady, over 600 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality poor 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 $145.77/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$145.77
225 head · 693 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,010
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$196
per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.65
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1-2288150.004312thin
Medium and Large 1-2734145.921,071195
Medium and Large 2-3434144.4262728
One grade step is worth $5.58/cwt here — about −$196 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 sale225 hd
145.77
—
TN average8 barns · 1,606 hd
147.42
−1.65
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—Average1,69585.451,44915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35861.1783018
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25459.4574522
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06952.1155711

Every lot

100 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2270152.50/cwt152.50–152.504121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3276167.88/cwt157.50–175.004636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288182.50/cwt182.50–182.505262
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3303162.52/cwt160.00–165.004922
Steers—Small 1-2305147.50/cwt147.50–147.504501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320179.92/cwt177.50–182.505763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371162.42/cwt155.00–172.506034
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377149.62/cwt142.50–160.005645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414148.76/cwt145.00–150.006164
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423137.29/cwt132.50–142.505812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3461136.32/cwt132.50–140.006284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474148.70/cwt142.50–155.007057
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515132.50/cwt132.50–132.506823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520143.71/cwt135.00–147.0074719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555132.50/cwt132.50–132.507351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566138.07/cwt132.50–144.0078110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610129.30/cwt126.00–132.507892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633131.47/cwt130.00–133.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3667118.33/cwt115.00–120.007893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705131.00/cwt130.00–135.009245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740130.00/cwt130.00–130.009627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831146.75/cwt146.75–146.751,219130
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228148.27/cwt140.00–157.503382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235140.00/cwt140.00–140.003292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270135.00/cwt132.50–137.503653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278128.31/cwt127.50–130.003573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310122.50/cwt122.50–122.503801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345132.50/cwt132.50–132.504571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367132.56/cwt128.00–135.004866
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373121.81/cwt115.00–130.004547
Heifers—Small 1-2377120.92/cwt110.00–132.504563
Heifers—Small 1-2418106.41/cwt102.50–110.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420123.04/cwt117.50–127.505179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431133.07/cwt125.00–140.0057414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440145.00/cwt145.00–145.006385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478123.67/cwt120.00–126.005916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480130.85/cwt127.50–138.0062820
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485112.50/cwt112.50–112.505461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy486140.00/cwt140.00–140.006806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518129.21/cwt122.50–135.0066917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521119.41/cwt115.00–122.506224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy523112.17/cwt102.50–122.505872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568124.23/cwt120.00–127.007066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568114.27/cwt112.50–116.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603122.03/cwt117.50–124.0073611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618109.21/cwt102.50–120.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675117.16/cwt111.00–122.0079114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368097.50/cwt97.50–97.506631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760102.00/cwt102.00–102.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781110.00/cwt110.00–110.008595
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390152.50/cwt152.50–152.505951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3416137.27/cwt132.50–142.505717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421145.16/cwt140.00–152.506116
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430132.50/cwt132.50–132.505701
Bulls—Small 1-2433130.49/cwt130.00–131.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468133.59/cwt130.00–140.006259
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477141.40/cwt135.00–147.5067417
Bulls—Small 1-2480137.50/cwt137.50–137.506601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526135.70/cwt127.50–141.007149
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576130.28/cwt124.00–136.0075010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578126.73/cwt126.00–127.507322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607126.01/cwt125.00–127.007653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660117.50/cwt117.50–117.507761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682119.99/cwt117.50–122.508183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3713107.45/cwt102.50–112.507662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738117.50/cwt117.50–117.508672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760116.00/cwt116.00–116.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820107.50/cwt107.50–107.508821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56077.89/cwt70.00–84.001,2157
Bulls——1,81492.06/cwt88.00–96.001,6708
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06952.11/cwt47.00–55.0055711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14353.67/cwt51.00–56.006136
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27060.90/cwt59.00–64.0077312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27655.27/cwt47.00–58.007054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34562.39/cwt60.00–64.0083910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37163.79/cwt62.00–65.008754
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47164.00/cwt64.00–64.009414
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970960.00/cwt960.00–960.009,3124
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023961.24/cwt775.00–1,050.009,8335
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025825.37/cwt800.00–850.008,4602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090910.00/cwt910.00–910.009,9194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,137772.54/cwt625.00–950.008,78410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158956.87/cwt825.00–1,085.0011,08123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,162700.83/cwt610.00–820.008,1443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,6651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,270840.00/cwt840.00–840.0010,6681
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2825835.00/cwt835.00–835.006,8891
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29251,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,7133
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,000925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0012,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,078.90/cwt950.00–1,200.0012,8936
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2995910.00/cwt910.00–910.009,0551

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.