Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-04-27

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 27
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
669 head
▼ 243 vs last sale 912▲ 234 vs year ago 435 · +53.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 146▲ 90 vs year ago 55 · +163.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 68▲ 1 vs year ago 47 · +2.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Steers and bulls under 600 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.91/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$142.91
177 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.23
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496146.8272897
Medium and Large 2-3422141.6459855
Small 1-2443132.9158812thin
Medium and Large 3400128.3151313thin
One grade step is worth $18.51/cwt here — about $215 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 sale177 hd
142.91
—
TN average8 barns · 1,645 hd
147.14
−4.23
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—Average1,73298.891,71313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38077.541,07015
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15476.1787965
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00160.4060526

Every lot

101 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3230172.96/cwt165.00–180.003985
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3276175.95/cwt165.00–185.004866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290190.04/cwt187.50–192.505512
Steers—Medium and Large 3295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322191.41/cwt182.50–197.506165
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3327175.93/cwt167.50–185.005757
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3372167.16/cwt140.00–177.5062213
Steers—Medium and Large 3380167.50/cwt167.50–167.506371
Steers—Small 1-2385154.27/cwt150.00–162.505943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3419163.43/cwt160.00–167.506855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425175.02/cwt167.50–180.007444
Steers—Small 1-2440152.50/cwt152.50–152.506711
Steers—Small 1-2473160.54/cwt152.50–165.007594
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480166.72/cwt165.00–170.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495172.50/cwt172.50–172.508541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513170.47/cwt167.50–172.508756
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3526155.45/cwt150.00–162.508185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573163.24/cwt155.00–168.009359
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595149.40/cwt149.00–150.008895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616152.73/cwt145.00–162.009419
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674144.38/cwt140.00–147.509734
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3708138.76/cwt135.00–142.509822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727140.74/cwt137.00–145.001,0236
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223166.91/cwt160.00–175.003722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258159.19/cwt157.50–160.004113
Heifers—Small 1-2270145.00/cwt145.00–145.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3274149.14/cwt137.50–155.0040911
Heifers—Small 1-2305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320131.91/cwt130.00–132.504224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322148.00/cwt145.00–152.504775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324152.82/cwt147.50–157.504958
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350130.00/cwt130.00–130.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373154.34/cwt152.50–157.505767
Heifers—Small 1-2377142.38/cwt137.50–149.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383143.10/cwt135.00–150.005488
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424145.23/cwt135.00–152.506169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425153.69/cwt146.00–158.0065313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428125.09/cwt120.00–130.005354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470148.79/cwt142.50–157.5069912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472137.13/cwt132.50–145.006476
Heifers—Small 1-2480130.10/cwt120.00–140.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3514135.70/cwt130.00–143.006975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515136.00/cwt136.00–136.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522148.29/cwt137.50–152.5077418
Heifers—Small 1-2563120.17/cwt112.50–127.506772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571144.18/cwt140.00–152.5082310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577135.82/cwt132.50–141.007845
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620124.95/cwt119.00–130.007753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628135.17/cwt130.00–140.0084913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667131.59/cwt127.50–135.008783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670126.25/cwt125.00–127.508462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710122.50/cwt122.50–122.508701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750122.50/cwt122.50–122.509191
Heifers—Small 1-276597.50/cwt97.50–97.507461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2413164.95/cwt162.50–167.506812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415157.50/cwt157.50–157.506541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418176.21/cwt170.00–182.507376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428158.48/cwt150.00–170.006786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463167.46/cwt160.00–172.507753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473157.43/cwt155.00–165.007454
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495152.50/cwt152.50–152.507551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3506148.15/cwt147.50–150.007508
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514161.05/cwt152.50–167.508287
Bulls—Small 1-2545137.50/cwt137.50–137.507491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564154.56/cwt148.00–160.008725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577135.00/cwt130.00–140.007799
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616148.73/cwt147.50–152.509164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685139.58/cwt131.00–142.509564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705132.50/cwt132.50–132.509341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770129.00/cwt129.00–129.009931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64988.55/cwt75.00–99.001,4605
Bulls——1,750111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,9431
Bulls——1,789104.55/cwt103.00–108.001,8707
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99362.73/cwt55.00–72.0062319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02254.09/cwt52.00–58.005537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13966.87/cwt59.00–74.007629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14676.86/cwt69.00–84.0088150
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24884.37/cwt82.00–87.001,0536
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37071.64/cwt64.00–75.009814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38678.65/cwt73.00–84.001,09010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2905625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,6561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,055850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,9681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,211.95/cwt1,200.00–1,225.0013,1862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108950.40/cwt925.00–975.0010,5302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,2681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,2601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,153.90/cwt1,075.00–1,225.0013,3282
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4551,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0023,2801

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.