Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-01-19

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 19
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
313 head
▼ 697 vs last sale 1,010▼ 549 vs year ago 862 · −63.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 126▼ 40 vs year ago 105 · −38.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 86▲ 51 vs year ago 24 · +212.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. Steers and bulls steady to 4.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower. Heifers were mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.66/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$132.66
84 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$37.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.83
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2491138.3067957
Small 1-2395125.004941thin
Medium and Large 2-3412124.2451222
Medium and Large 3454100.634574thin
One grade step is worth $37.67/cwt here — about $222 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 sale84 hd
132.66
—
TN average7 barns · 989 hd
135.49
−2.83
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—Low1,88399.251,8686thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44967.779828thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18066.4678425
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06551.9355317

Every lot

71 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3219158.03/cwt155.00–160.003464
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3255145.82/cwt142.50–150.003723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270184.23/cwt182.50–187.504973
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315142.82/cwt132.50–152.504502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324172.71/cwt157.50–190.005605
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368159.95/cwt157.50–162.505892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378170.73/cwt160.00–182.506452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470170.41/cwt167.50–175.008013
Steers—Medium and Large 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3529136.83/cwt130.00–140.007244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542161.33/cwt150.00–167.508746
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570148.77/cwt147.50–150.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 3570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705127.50/cwt127.50–127.508991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,2171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3205142.50/cwt142.50–142.502921
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275105.00/cwt105.00–105.002891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3279127.25/cwt120.00–137.503556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285137.50/cwt137.50–137.503921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318127.46/cwt120.00–132.504053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319143.60/cwt140.00–150.004588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358138.14/cwt135.00–142.504954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383120.00/cwt110.00–130.004603
Heifers—Small 1-2395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3408133.73/cwt130.00–137.505462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418140.46/cwt137.50–145.0058710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461141.42/cwt125.00–150.006529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508125.00/cwt125.00–125.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512141.50/cwt135.00–147.507245
Heifers—Medium and Large 353597.50/cwt97.50–97.505221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572137.00/cwt130.00–142.507847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580132.46/cwt130.00–135.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 358590.00/cwt90.00–90.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610132.50/cwt132.50–132.508081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663133.85/cwt125.00–142.508872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723124.98/cwt120.00–130.009042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738129.00/cwt129.00–129.009524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750112.50/cwt112.50–112.508441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-397080.00/cwt80.00–80.007761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405161.75/cwt141.00–182.506552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462153.43/cwt140.00–160.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510147.50/cwt147.50–147.507521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580127.50/cwt127.50–127.507401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725121.38/cwt115.00–127.508802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0851
Bulls——2,018101.10/cwt99.00–103.002,0405
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91143.42/cwt30.00–50.003964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03057.20/cwt55.00–60.005894
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11254.55/cwt48.00–60.0060713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18664.88/cwt57.00–73.0076915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26376.58/cwt74.00–80.009676
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44967.77/cwt65.00–73.009828
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,1162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,7191

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.