Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-11-10

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 10
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,442 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 1,323▼ 109 vs year ago 1,551 · −7.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 145▼ 6 vs year ago 134 · −4.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 79▲ 28 vs year ago 46 · +60.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Steers under 500 lbs steady to 1.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls under 500 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 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 $149.42/cwt on 512 head.
Average price
$149.42
512 head · 625 lb average
Value per head Derived
$935
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$415
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.33
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2659150.82994435
Medium and Large 2-3434142.3561872
Medium and Large 3365132.504841thin
Small 1-2450128.755794thin
One grade step is worth $22.07/cwt here — about $415 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 sale512 hd
149.42
—
TN average8 barns · 1,848 hd
149.09
+0.33
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—Average1,45576.661,1159thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17855.0564934
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41454.5377127
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04146.0247920

Every lot

108 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3235167.50/cwt167.50–167.503941
Steers—Small 1-2260137.50/cwt137.50–137.503581
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265161.08/cwt150.00–172.504273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270181.88/cwt172.50–192.504913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325157.31/cwt155.00–162.505113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3329147.59/cwt142.50–155.004864
Steers—Medium and Large 3365132.50/cwt132.50–132.504841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381161.19/cwt150.00–167.5061410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390144.61/cwt130.00–147.5056427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418158.90/cwt155.00–162.506645
Steers—Small 1-2425145.00/cwt145.00–145.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435166.00/cwt166.00–166.0072210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438144.13/cwt132.50–145.0063116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473152.15/cwt145.00–157.507207
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473138.47/cwt132.50–145.006558
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3516135.94/cwt132.50–141.007014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524152.90/cwt151.00–156.0080119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525147.94/cwt142.50–157.5077711
Steers—Small 1-2545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3561131.05/cwt125.00–135.007355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564153.08/cwt152.50–154.008636
Steers—Small 1-2570122.50/cwt122.50–122.506981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583143.74/cwt137.50–152.5083854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623145.94/cwt137.00–152.509099
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623123.78/cwt122.50–125.007712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628158.84/cwt149.00–160.7599898
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670135.03/cwt130.00–140.009054
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706131.62/cwt130.00–137.5092924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,13565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,12246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790125.00/cwt125.00–125.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800113.00/cwt113.00–113.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,23158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235155.00/cwt155.00–155.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235132.55/cwt130.00–135.003112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263141.21/cwt137.50–145.003712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275137.41/cwt132.50–140.003783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322132.53/cwt130.00–135.004273
Heifers—Small 1-2325121.86/cwt115.00–127.503963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3332129.04/cwt125.00–132.504285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372122.67/cwt117.50–127.5045612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378129.56/cwt127.50–132.504906
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390112.50/cwt112.50–112.504391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421120.81/cwt115.00–125.005099
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428127.87/cwt122.50–130.0054713
Heifers—Small 1-2435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004791
Heifers—Small 1-2465113.82/cwt110.00–121.005293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467120.29/cwt112.50–122.505629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471129.23/cwt122.50–135.0060936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy482120.29/cwt117.50–122.505803
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490102.50/cwt102.50–102.505021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515102.50/cwt102.50–102.505281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521123.00/cwt115.00–133.0064152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523116.27/cwt112.50–120.006087
Heifers—Small 1-2525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540113.00/cwt113.00–113.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3553115.00/cwt115.00–115.006362
Heifers—Small 1-2555107.48/cwt105.00–110.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565112.62/cwt107.50–118.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566124.94/cwt115.00–131.0070744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635121.00/cwt121.00–121.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637122.33/cwt115.00–125.0077921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662145.00/cwt145.00–145.0096067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668121.44/cwt115.00–123.008117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705123.74/cwt122.50–125.008722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773116.25/cwt115.00–117.508992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420149.98/cwt142.50–155.0063011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431136.70/cwt127.50–145.005894
Bulls—Small 1-2450122.50/cwt122.50–122.505511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469135.40/cwt125.00–142.506357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475143.49/cwt135.00–152.5068212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513134.35/cwt132.50–137.506894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3516121.87/cwt120.00–125.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568127.55/cwt122.50–135.007247
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571120.41/cwt117.50–125.006886
Bulls—Small 1-2575107.50/cwt107.50–107.506181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618119.95/cwt117.50–122.507412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622124.79/cwt122.00–127.507763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673120.80/cwt117.50–122.508133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy695102.50/cwt102.50–102.507121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29670.27/cwt62.50–75.009115
Bulls——1,65384.65/cwt80.00–87.001,3994
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03340.30/cwt35.00–42.004167
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04549.10/cwt42.00–54.0051313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10063.31/cwt62.00–65.006963
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17749.79/cwt45.00–54.0058613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19257.48/cwt51.00–62.0068518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26649.22/cwt42.00–54.006237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46656.39/cwt53.00–61.0082720
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2790800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,3201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29651,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,3741
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,015975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,8961
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3710675.00/cwt675.00–675.004,7931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3969656.46/cwt525.00–725.006,3615
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3998679.54/cwt625.00–750.006,7824
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,015725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,3591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,1801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,042671.21/cwt650.00–700.006,9945
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,077863.31/cwt840.00–900.009,2983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123787.92/cwt700.00–925.008,8483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255820.00/cwt820.00–820.0010,2911

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.