Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-09-29

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 29
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
772 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 699▼ 121 vs year ago 893 · −13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 87▼ 15 vs year ago 102 · −14.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 93▼ 16 vs year ago 63 · −25.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers and bulls steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. 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 $143.57/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$143.57
148 head · 629 lb average
Value per head Derived
$904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$520
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$16.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.69
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2697146.671,022109
Medium and Large 2-3454135.7361632
Medium and Large 3372132.514933thin
Small 1-2386130.005024thin
One grade step is worth $16.67/cwt here — about $520 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 sale148 hd
143.57
—
TN average8 barns · 1,302 hd
138.88
+4.69
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—Average1,72285.321,46919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27459.7576111
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21258.1170430
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08244.8848513

Every lot

102 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 1-2200165.00/cwt165.00–165.003301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3217155.96/cwt152.50–157.503383
Steers—Small 1-2240142.50/cwt142.50–142.503421
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3268155.42/cwt140.00–170.004172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273168.31/cwt167.50–170.004593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2308162.44/cwt160.00–165.005002
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320150.16/cwt142.50–155.004815
Steers—Medium and Large 3330132.50/cwt132.50–132.504371
Steers—Small 1-2355132.50/cwt132.50–132.504701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370156.17/cwt150.00–162.505782
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Steers—Medium and Large 3393132.52/cwt130.00–135.005212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434162.47/cwt157.50–167.507054
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440136.16/cwt131.00–140.005993
Steers—Small 1-2445137.50/cwt137.50–137.506121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465155.52/cwt145.00–160.007235
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473137.56/cwt132.50–147.506516
Steers—Small 1-2505107.50/cwt107.50–107.505431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519138.43/cwt132.50–145.007188
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3534127.49/cwt120.00–132.506814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567127.98/cwt119.00–135.007263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572136.11/cwt130.00–142.507799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585118.00/cwt118.00–118.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600122.50/cwt122.50–122.507351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617134.23/cwt128.00–136.008287
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665116.00/cwt116.00–116.007711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683127.97/cwt125.00–131.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700102.50/cwt102.50–102.507183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725124.20/cwt122.50–126.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750117.50/cwt117.50–117.508811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815121.00/cwt121.00–121.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,24861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3205127.50/cwt127.50–127.502611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238137.53/cwt135.00–140.003272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255124.90/cwt120.00–130.003182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288134.98/cwt132.50–137.503892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3321127.62/cwt122.50–135.004106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331135.44/cwt130.00–142.504487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2354134.52/cwt125.00–137.504765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3374124.38/cwt122.50–130.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375112.50/cwt112.50–112.504221
Heifers—Small 1-2390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415128.45/cwt120.00–134.0053310
Heifers—Small 1-2415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433121.27/cwt120.00–122.505254
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468105.01/cwt102.50–107.504912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472128.17/cwt117.50–133.0060512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475124.00/cwt124.00–124.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485118.15/cwt112.50–122.505734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505115.58/cwt105.00–121.005846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522126.96/cwt120.00–135.0066312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525136.77/cwt136.00–137.507182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy558105.02/cwt100.00–110.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567126.87/cwt117.50–132.5071916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577111.50/cwt102.50–120.006433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618123.66/cwt115.00–131.0076412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626132.00/cwt132.00–132.008265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628107.52/cwt102.50–112.506752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650102.50/cwt102.50–102.506661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669118.52/cwt112.50–126.007937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735107.50/cwt107.50–107.507901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752112.00/cwt112.00–112.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381882.76/cwt82.50–83.006772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417127.01/cwt122.50–132.505305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419147.52/cwt142.50–155.006187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475136.88/cwt130.00–150.006507
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475126.17/cwt120.00–135.0059911
Bulls—Small 1-2480122.50/cwt122.50–122.505881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480112.50/cwt112.50–112.505401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517122.69/cwt117.50–126.006349
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523126.89/cwt122.50–132.5066413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560107.50/cwt107.50–107.506021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571124.64/cwt120.00–128.007129
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575117.46/cwt112.50–122.506752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618119.96/cwt117.50–122.507414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620116.44/cwt112.50–120.007225
Bulls—Small 1-2630102.50/cwt102.50–102.506461
Bulls—Medium and Large 3631103.70/cwt101.00–105.006546
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667113.64/cwt111.00–117.507583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680111.22/cwt110.00–112.507562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61379.27/cwt70.00–84.001,2798
Bulls——1,77488.60/cwt84.00–94.001,57210
Bulls——2,075101.00/cwt101.00–101.002,0961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07648.50/cwt44.00–54.005227
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08840.65/cwt33.00–45.004426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18060.36/cwt55.00–65.0071218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23651.78/cwt45.00–58.0064010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27459.75/cwt55.00–65.0076111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37369.53/cwt69.00–70.009552
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28901,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,5681
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,175.57/cwt1,050.00–1,275.0013,6723
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,9151
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2810832.87/cwt750.00–900.006,7462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3915900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,2351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005850.22/cwt735.00–975.008,5452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,095630.27/cwt610.00–650.006,9012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,1801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,8381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4801,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0015,9101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890946.52/cwt910.00–975.008,4242

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.