Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-02-23

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 23
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,134 head
▼ 487 vs last sale 1,621▲ 411 vs year ago 723 · +56.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 120▼ 79 vs year ago 129 · −61.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 51▼ 24 vs year ago 57 · −42.1%
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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 under 450 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. 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 $179.37/cwt on 577 head.
Average price
$179.37
577 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,030
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$348
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.27
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2597179.991,075465
Small 1-2378179.526799thin
Medium and Large 2-3489176.72864101
Medium and Large 3428170.007272thin
One grade step is worth $9.99/cwt here — about $348 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 sale577 hd
179.37
—
TN average7 barns · 1,421 hd
178.11
+1.27
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—Average1,53992.541,4245thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43371.311,0225thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18970.4483818
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01660.0961012

Every lot

84 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 2-3295167.50/cwt167.50–167.504941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325209.94/cwt197.50–222.506825
Steers—Small 1-2336183.77/cwt170.00–192.506176
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378175.08/cwt172.50–177.506623
Steers—Medium and Large 3380177.50/cwt177.50–177.506751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385201.18/cwt197.50–217.507755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413196.07/cwt187.50–200.008106
Steers—Small 1-2418177.53/cwt172.50–182.507422
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3424176.33/cwt172.50–182.507484
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added448190.00/cwt190.00–190.0085130
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added461190.00/cwt190.00–190.0087626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475172.50/cwt172.50–172.508191
Steers—Medium and Large 3475162.50/cwt162.50–162.507721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480168.14/cwt162.50–175.0080712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488186.96/cwt177.50–192.5091211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516172.50/cwt167.50–182.508908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517187.08/cwt186.00–189.0096773
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530162.86/cwt162.50–163.008637
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added546167.50/cwt167.50–167.509153
Steers—Small 1-2550158.00/cwt158.00–158.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559167.42/cwt160.00–180.009364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,075256
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3584152.48/cwt150.00–157.508906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,00513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610147.50/cwt147.50–147.509001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639154.54/cwt150.00–160.0098818
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3659139.98/cwt137.50–142.509224
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3713134.46/cwt132.50–136.009593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736147.07/cwt142.50–150.001,0826
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added858150.25/cwt150.25–150.251,28958
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220142.50/cwt142.50–142.503141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230159.89/cwt157.50–162.503682
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273136.17/cwt135.00–137.503722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280172.62/cwt165.00–177.504835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285147.40/cwt140.00–160.004203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305152.50/cwt152.50–152.504651
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325138.44/cwt135.00–140.004503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327172.09/cwt165.00–175.005636
Heifers—Small 1-2340152.50/cwt152.50–152.505191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368165.39/cwt157.50–170.006099
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375149.39/cwt142.50–152.505605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418162.50/cwt162.50–162.506799
Heifers—Small 1-2428138.64/cwt135.00–142.505932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430169.00/cwt169.00–169.0072723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430145.00/cwt145.00–145.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469152.78/cwt145.00–158.0071712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469144.48/cwt140.00–147.506786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473159.00/cwt159.00–159.0075213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy505142.50/cwt142.50–142.507201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506164.00/cwt164.00–164.0083039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511153.91/cwt147.50–160.007864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515142.50/cwt142.50–142.507341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008038
Heifers—Small 1-2550132.50/cwt132.50–132.507291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552155.00/cwt155.00–155.0085617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577135.97/cwt130.00–140.007855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589140.14/cwt135.00–146.008258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638132.17/cwt131.00–136.008439
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650122.50/cwt122.50–122.507961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661140.81/cwt135.00–143.0093130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676132.38/cwt131.00–133.008954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713125.01/cwt122.50–127.508912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775117.50/cwt117.50–117.509111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427186.49/cwt177.50–192.507963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430162.50/cwt162.50–162.506991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460162.50/cwt162.50–162.507481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465177.50/cwt177.50–177.508251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518168.19/cwt165.00–172.508714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583149.50/cwt149.00–150.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665142.46/cwt140.00–145.009472
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53386.50/cwt81.00–92.001,3263
Bulls——1,548101.60/cwt99.00–105.001,5732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92052.39/cwt50.00–55.004822
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03561.63/cwt55.00–69.0063810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17271.95/cwt69.00–76.0084312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23263.29/cwt60.00–67.007805
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42972.89/cwt71.00–76.001,0424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45065.00/cwt65.00–65.009431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2785835.00/cwt835.00–835.006,5551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115960.00/cwt960.00–960.0010,7041
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small 1-27601,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.007,6001

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.