Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-12-15

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 15
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
528 head
▼ 479 vs last sale 1,007▲ 84 vs year ago 444 · +18.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 82▲ 7 vs year ago 75 · +9.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 54▼ 29 vs year ago 67 · −43.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Quality poor to good. 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 $156.61/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$156.61
127 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$810
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$275
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$9.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.93
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557157.9388084
Medium and Large 2-3442154.4868340
Small 1-2408148.336063thin
One grade step is worth $9.59/cwt here — about $275 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 sale127 hd
156.61
—
TN average9 barns · 1,075 hd
155.69
+0.93
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—Average1,66685.951,43211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38064.1788517
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20360.2172531
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02644.6345814

Every lot

93 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2220160.00/cwt160.00–160.003521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225175.00/cwt175.00–175.003941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3240160.00/cwt160.00–160.003841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260182.50/cwt182.50–182.504751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3276160.96/cwt152.50–167.504444
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3326158.74/cwt150.00–172.505177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331188.92/cwt177.50–205.006255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372176.17/cwt167.50–182.506556
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373167.74/cwt162.50–172.506263
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3414159.72/cwt152.50–165.006618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433170.96/cwt165.00–175.007405
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480154.32/cwt147.50–160.007414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492162.70/cwt160.00–165.0080011
Steers—Small 1-2495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007181
Steers—Small 1-2510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3516146.82/cwt140.00–152.507584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528159.69/cwt157.50–165.008435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535163.86/cwt157.50–167.5087711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563153.72/cwt147.50–160.008652
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565141.00/cwt141.00–141.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added572152.50/cwt152.50–152.508725
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619148.59/cwt140.00–155.0092013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664144.37/cwt137.50–152.509598
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728137.53/cwt130.00–145.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773134.87/cwt125.00–140.001,0436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820132.52/cwt130.00–135.001,0872
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3850130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added960125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2002
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215141.34/cwt140.00–142.503042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3267136.42/cwt130.00–140.003645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305133.75/cwt130.00–137.504082
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305127.50/cwt127.50–127.503891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325144.27/cwt142.50–147.504693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330172.50/cwt172.50–172.505692
Heifers—Small 1-2368128.29/cwt120.00–137.504723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3369134.36/cwt130.00–140.004964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374146.86/cwt142.50–155.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412143.75/cwt137.50–147.5059216
Heifers—Small 1-2425130.03/cwt127.50–132.505532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426126.10/cwt120.00–136.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460125.30/cwt117.50–131.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477142.81/cwt137.50–147.506817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485132.50/cwt132.50–132.506432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505137.50/cwt137.50–137.506944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516137.24/cwt127.50–145.0070812
Heifers—Small 1-2520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566135.73/cwt125.00–141.007687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568125.51/cwt125.00–126.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636125.00/cwt123.00–126.0079511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668121.39/cwt121.00–123.008115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690112.50/cwt112.50–112.507761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760116.00/cwt116.00–116.008821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414164.54/cwt155.00–172.506815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3434150.44/cwt142.50–155.006535
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435127.50/cwt127.50–127.505551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471157.03/cwt152.50–165.007406
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480145.46/cwt135.00–155.006989
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522149.23/cwt147.50–152.507793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527132.91/cwt125.00–140.007005
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571129.97/cwt127.50–135.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576141.59/cwt135.00–145.008164
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625134.62/cwt125.00–139.008418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685132.50/cwt132.50–132.509081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685122.50/cwt122.50–122.508391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57580.14/cwt79.00–81.001,2624
Bulls——1,69086.14/cwt83.00–92.001,4564
Bulls——1,75793.46/cwt91.00–95.001,6423
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,00555.00/cwt55.00–55.005531
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00938.62/cwt32.00–45.003907
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04250.64/cwt45.00–56.005287
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15652.73/cwt48.00–55.006107
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16360.58/cwt56.00–68.0070516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31568.60/cwt67.00–70.009027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40048.00/cwt48.00–48.006721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40262.57/cwt56.00–67.0087710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40568.37/cwt67.00–71.009616
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,020800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,1601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,150652.28/cwt625.00–675.007,5012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,036.34/cwt925.00–1,150.0012,6232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,3181

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.