Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-02-02

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 2
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
589 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 653▼ 117 vs year ago 706 · −16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 85▲ 26 vs year ago 53 · +49.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 43▲ 18 vs year ago 45 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.91/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$133.91
130 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$17.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.76
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517137.3371081
Medium and Large 2-3449130.4758538
Medium and Large 3362123.344463thin
Small 1-2529119.636338thin
One grade step is worth $17.70/cwt here — about $77 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 sale130 hd
133.91
—
TN average10 barns · 2,915 hd
137.67
−3.76
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—Low1,873101.091,8945thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18069.8182426
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37469.4895520
CowsLean 85-90%Low94053.1449916

Every lot

95 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323184.43/cwt170.00–192.505964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330200.64/cwt192.50–207.506624
Steers—Small 1-2335177.50/cwt177.50–177.505952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed345215.00/cwt215.00–215.007423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed355210.00/cwt210.00–210.007461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372197.79/cwt177.50–202.507366
Steers—Small 1-2380158.65/cwt155.00–162.506032
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3386172.61/cwt160.00–180.006664
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420177.50/cwt177.50–177.507461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426177.44/cwt172.50–182.507564
Steers—Small 1-2440145.00/cwt145.00–145.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462172.06/cwt167.50–177.507955
Steers—Small 1-2468157.95/cwt155.00–161.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470155.00/cwt155.00–155.007291
Steers—Small 1-2500145.00/cwt145.00–145.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531168.48/cwt157.50–175.0089516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3536154.15/cwt150.00–156.508264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560155.00/cwt155.00–155.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566164.74/cwt152.50–170.0093234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610148.00/cwt148.00–148.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660145.00/cwt145.00–145.0095710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675127.50/cwt127.50–127.508611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701142.50/cwt142.50–142.509995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0053
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260137.50/cwt137.50–137.503581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3269139.42/cwt132.50–147.503754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328135.10/cwt132.50–137.504432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334142.39/cwt140.00–147.504765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3369135.30/cwt130.00–141.004997
Heifers—Small 1-2370121.00/cwt115.00–127.504482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384151.33/cwt140.00–155.005818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full400122.50/cwt122.50–122.504901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413116.26/cwt115.00–117.504802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421147.37/cwt139.00–155.0062010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427130.81/cwt125.00–135.005599
Heifers—Small 1-2440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473133.15/cwt130.00–135.006304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480139.67/cwt135.00–150.0067015
Heifers—Small 1-2485137.50/cwt137.50–137.506671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520132.50/cwt132.50–132.506891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526138.18/cwt132.50–147.5072714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526127.49/cwt125.00–130.006714
Heifers—Small 1-2535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Heifers—Small 1-2565116.27/cwt115.00–117.506572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567122.39/cwt115.00–130.006945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569134.92/cwt127.50–141.007688
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605120.50/cwt115.00–126.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617129.14/cwt125.00–137.507976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681125.86/cwt121.00–127.508577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710120.44/cwt116.00–125.008552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755118.00/cwt118.00–118.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3850110.00/cwt110.00–110.009351
Heifers—Small 1-2905100.00/cwt100.00–100.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,1141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427170.07/cwt165.00–172.507266
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430142.50/cwt142.50–142.506131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445162.50/cwt162.50–162.507231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460147.50/cwt147.50–147.506791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472167.99/cwt162.50–172.5079312
Bulls—Small 1-2475157.50/cwt157.50–157.507481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527139.87/cwt135.00–145.007373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534153.75/cwt150.00–160.008214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575141.73/cwt135.00–150.0081510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586161.80/cwt152.50–164.009485
Bulls—Small 1-2595125.00/cwt125.00–125.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632135.28/cwt132.50–141.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665131.13/cwt126.00–135.008723
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1361
Bulls——1,778108.73/cwt106.00–112.001,9332
Bulls——2,195104.00/cwt104.00–104.002,2832
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93947.02/cwt45.00–49.004424
Cows—Lean 85-90%94055.18/cwt52.00–61.0051912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,04560.00/cwt60.00–60.006271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14269.37/cwt64.00–74.0079216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15857.18/cwt53.00–61.006624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29779.39/cwt74.00–83.001,0306
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39068.89/cwt64.00–75.0095817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40379.25/cwt75.00–84.001,1122
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3910725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,5981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,060675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,1553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,065725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,7212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,069781.05/cwt775.00–800.008,3494
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,126725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,1643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,9411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240954.79/cwt850.00–1,075.0011,8392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3920875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,6101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,2751

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.