Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-11-03

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 3
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,323 head
▲ 770 vs last sale 553▲ 870 vs year ago 453 · +192.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 99▲ 79 vs year ago 66 · +119.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 56▲ 38 vs year ago 41 · +92.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Heifers under 450 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 450 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.56/cwt on 441 head.
Average price
$146.56
441 head · 692 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,014
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$299
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1-2
$25.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.79
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3255150.003831thin
Medium and Large 1-2717147.091,055401
Medium and Large 2-3433142.8261935
Medium and Large 2625126.007881thin
Small 1-2545125.006813thin
One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about −$299 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 sale441 hd
146.56
—
TN average9 barns · 1,528 hd
145.78
+0.79
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—Average1,61683.741,35318
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41759.9084920
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24058.6672846
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07945.3548918

Every lot

117 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 1-2230197.50/cwt197.50–197.504541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3230166.28/cwt165.00–167.503822
Steers—Medium and Large 3255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3271156.66/cwt142.50–165.004254
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3321150.65/cwt140.00–157.504844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370162.47/cwt155.00–167.506014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3372146.75/cwt137.50–152.505467
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415149.24/cwt145.00–152.506193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420160.28/cwt155.00–165.006737
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3471131.88/cwt130.00–135.006214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474150.30/cwt142.50–157.5071217
Steers—Small 1-2480132.50/cwt132.50–132.506361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3503134.14/cwt130.00–140.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530143.86/cwt137.50–150.007629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531158.00/cwt158.00–158.008398
Steers—Small 1-2555122.50/cwt122.50–122.506801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3556138.11/cwt132.50–140.007684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571144.11/cwt135.00–152.5082318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598152.48/cwt151.50–155.0091239
Steers—Small 1-2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622136.72/cwt132.50–142.5085023
Steers—Medium and Large 2625126.00/cwt126.00–126.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657132.17/cwt125.00–135.008688
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678122.44/cwt117.50–127.508302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added696131.00/cwt131.00–131.0091214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705117.50/cwt117.50–117.508281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,00817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723131.40/cwt127.50–132.509509
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779148.04/cwt131.00–150.251,153110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805117.00/cwt117.00–117.009421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842149.57/cwt148.00–151.101,259116
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240149.88/cwt142.50–162.503603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270132.50/cwt132.50–132.503581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280136.50/cwt132.50–142.503823
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280117.49/cwt115.00–120.003293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320133.79/cwt130.00–135.004284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Heifers—Small 1-2335126.44/cwt120.00–132.504242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369132.48/cwt127.50–135.004899
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375110.13/cwt107.50–112.504132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376124.86/cwt117.50–132.5046910
Heifers—Small 1-2385120.78/cwt112.50–125.004653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420126.00/cwt126.00–126.005291
Heifers—Small 1-2423115.85/cwt112.50–122.504903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424131.44/cwt125.00–136.0055718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425122.87/cwt112.50–127.5052211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
Heifers—Small 1-2475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478121.80/cwt117.50–127.005826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480131.97/cwt125.00–137.5063337
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490112.50/cwt112.50–112.505511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501130.00/cwt130.00–130.0065111
Heifers—Small 1-2517109.15/cwt107.50–110.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520128.82/cwt120.00–135.0067014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521112.74/cwt102.00–117.505879
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525114.95/cwt112.50–117.506032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569128.37/cwt117.50–132.5073023
Heifers—Small 1-2575112.50/cwt112.50–112.506471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580113.99/cwt112.50–117.506615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580108.75/cwt107.50–110.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3611110.43/cwt102.50–117.006755
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615102.50/cwt102.50–102.506301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617124.14/cwt122.00–127.0076615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640126.47/cwt126.00–127.0080923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665108.40/cwt102.50–112.507213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669122.23/cwt115.00–128.0081810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy67098.20/cwt96.00–100.506582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710107.50/cwt107.50–107.507631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720117.81/cwt115.00–120.008485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758137.94/cwt135.50–140.501,046115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770123.83/cwt118.00–125.009536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800116.00/cwt116.00–116.009281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428135.02/cwt130.00–142.505783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431153.92/cwt145.00–160.006637
Bulls—Small 1-2470130.03/cwt127.50–132.506112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476145.11/cwt135.00–157.5069111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476132.04/cwt125.00–142.506295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517120.57/cwt117.50–125.006235
Bulls—Small 1-2520122.50/cwt122.50–122.506371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525135.72/cwt127.50–142.5071317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569124.66/cwt122.50–132.507099
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573121.10/cwt117.50–125.006942
Bulls—Small 1-2579114.90/cwt112.50–122.506654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3616114.58/cwt107.50–120.007065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620123.32/cwt117.50–127.507657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670121.02/cwt120.00–122.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673113.49/cwt107.50–117.507644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725121.50/cwt120.00–122.508813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768111.31/cwt110.00–114.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955100.00/cwt100.00–100.009551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-399585.00/cwt85.00–85.008461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48677.64/cwt67.00–84.001,1548
Bulls——1,66686.53/cwt78.00–95.001,4428
Bulls——1,93897.00/cwt97.00–97.001,8802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06449.67/cwt44.00–54.0052810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09839.94/cwt35.00–47.004398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22659.27/cwt54.00–63.0072730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25251.89/cwt43.00–56.006509
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28664.76/cwt62.00–68.008337
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35865.56/cwt64.00–67.008902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40060.19/cwt57.00–63.0084315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54354.65/cwt52.00–56.008433
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,4091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,8133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,130725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,1931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,220720.00/cwt720.00–720.008,7844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,234764.72/cwt725.00–850.009,43712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335982.05/cwt910.00–1,085.0013,11016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,420910.00/cwt910.00–910.0012,9221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3850825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,0131
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,5691
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,015975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,8961
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,030875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,0131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,192.81/cwt1,150.00–1,225.0014,1112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4351,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0015,4261

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.