Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-05-18

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 18
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
▼ 149 vs last sale 617▼ 38 vs year ago 506 · −7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 128▲ 25 vs year ago 57 · +43.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 66▲ 19 vs year ago 34 · +55.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs were sharply lower, over 500 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Bull calves 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality was lacking in all classes of feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.04/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$138.04
150 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$48.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.22
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521143.22746104
Medium and Large 2-3502129.8465139
Small 1-2580108.756316thin
Medium and Large 366095.006271thin
One grade step is worth $48.22/cwt here — about $119 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 sale150 hd
138.04
—
TN average9 barns · 1,685 hd
148.26
−10.22
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—Low1,53195.571,4639thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23478.1096428
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54176.491,17911
CowsLean 85-90%Average94159.3855919

Every lot

76 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290177.50/cwt177.50–177.505151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2308169.98/cwt167.50–172.505242
Steers—Medium and Large 3355142.50/cwt142.50–142.505061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373174.91/cwt167.50–185.006523
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3381157.51/cwt147.50–165.006005
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422165.77/cwt155.00–177.507003
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435165.00/cwt165.00–165.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465155.00/cwt155.00–155.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476169.53/cwt165.00–171.008078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536170.59/cwt167.50–171.009148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572160.06/cwt150.00–172.5091617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595145.00/cwt145.00–145.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628150.00/cwt150.00–150.009422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671147.89/cwt135.00–150.009927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3850127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,11210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2939123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2232155.43/cwt142.50–170.003613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258151.52/cwt145.00–155.003913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3286130.62/cwt127.50–135.003744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345157.50/cwt157.50–157.505431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375133.49/cwt120.00–147.505014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378148.55/cwt147.50–152.505627
Heifers—Small 1-2395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419150.60/cwt147.50–152.506318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420136.32/cwt125.00–142.505733
Heifers—Small 1-2470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475149.53/cwt142.50–152.507105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490131.49/cwt120.00–142.506445
Heifers—Small 1-2520112.50/cwt112.50–112.505851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522132.17/cwt120.00–142.506908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525146.58/cwt127.50–154.0077035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567131.11/cwt120.00–140.007435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571142.55/cwt127.50–148.0081416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620133.07/cwt120.00–138.0082521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620124.32/cwt115.00–130.007713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660129.22/cwt127.50–131.008532
Heifers—Medium and Large 366095.00/cwt95.00–95.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3683120.03/cwt117.50–125.008206
Heifers—Small 1-2693110.00/cwt110.00–110.007622
Heifers—Small 1-2710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717120.00/cwt120.00–120.008603
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433164.31/cwt150.00–170.007118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435151.24/cwt150.00–152.506582
Bulls—Small 1-2445132.50/cwt132.50–132.505901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450115.00/cwt115.00–115.005181
Bulls—Small 1-2455122.50/cwt115.00–130.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465147.50/cwt147.50–147.506861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477157.58/cwt140.00–172.507529
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522140.12/cwt122.50–150.007313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523150.98/cwt145.00–155.007905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573133.05/cwt122.50–152.507623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618136.28/cwt135.00–137.508422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3682124.11/cwt115.00–130.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2687130.01/cwt120.00–135.008933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718128.23/cwt122.50–132.509213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49088.12/cwt74.00–98.001,3135
Bulls——1,500103.17/cwt101.00–104.001,5483
Bulls——1,825110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,0081
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91052.93/cwt45.00–60.004826
Cows—Lean 85-90%95562.36/cwt56.00–67.0059613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18570.54/cwt69.00–73.008367
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21978.81/cwt74.00–84.0096117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38588.31/cwt86.00–90.001,2234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54176.49/cwt74.00–84.001,17911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,8354
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900879.86/cwt750.00–1,025.007,9194
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,6002

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.