Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-06-01

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 1
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
936 head
▲ 378 vs last sale 558▲ 541 vs year ago 395 · +137.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 98▲ 21 vs year ago 92 · +22.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 48▼ 24 vs year ago 46 · −52.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls not well established last week. 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 $150.50/cwt on 431 head.
Average price
$150.50
431 head · 607 lb average
Value per head Derived
$913
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$278
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.13
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2616151.13931404
Medium and Large 2-3477143.3368421
Medium and Large 3366135.004944thin
Small 1-2508128.756532thin
One grade step is worth $22.38/cwt here — about $278 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 sale431 hd
150.50
—
TN average7 barns · 1,292 hd
146.37
+4.13
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—Average1,625102.101,6599thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36083.281,13216
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13078.0188158
CowsLean 85-90%Low94259.8756422

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$1,0752thin

Every lot

88 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 2-3268175.82/cwt165.00–185.004713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313201.34/cwt190.00–212.506302
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330180.58/cwt170.00–187.505964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374188.94/cwt180.00–192.5070712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390171.14/cwt162.50–180.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423181.16/cwt175.00–187.5076612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy440167.50/cwt167.50–167.507371
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3466165.54/cwt162.50–172.507714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484171.51/cwt170.00–182.5083026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513171.38/cwt162.50–175.0087910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525151.83/cwt147.50–155.007977
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576149.56/cwt142.50–157.5086112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582160.15/cwt153.00–167.5093218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy600137.50/cwt137.50–137.508251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614162.10/cwt150.00–165.0099531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3627143.31/cwt140.00–145.008993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671152.36/cwt147.50–161.001,0229
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695142.50/cwt142.50–142.509901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720147.37/cwt146.00–147.501,06112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0993
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762141.82/cwt137.50–146.001,0816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added893147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,31358
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215165.00/cwt165.00–165.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283151.28/cwt150.00–152.504282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313153.90/cwt147.50–160.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360137.50/cwt130.00–145.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370158.96/cwt152.50–167.5058810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370151.67/cwt150.00–152.505613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414147.52/cwt140.00–152.506114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428166.35/cwt152.50–175.0071219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy430152.50/cwt152.50–152.506561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy455142.50/cwt142.50–142.506481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472147.50/cwt147.50–147.506963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473163.91/cwt152.50–173.0077516
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Heifers—Small 1-2500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513140.01/cwt137.50–142.507182
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy515117.50/cwt117.50–117.506051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524153.92/cwt147.50–161.0080717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530142.75/cwt142.50–143.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562145.22/cwt137.50–152.5081623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563153.53/cwt153.00–155.0086447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570136.28/cwt132.50–140.007772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582137.90/cwt137.50–140.008036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600148.50/cwt148.50–148.5089122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615128.99/cwt128.00–130.007932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623135.02/cwt129.00–140.0084110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661132.50/cwt131.00–133.008764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663152.36/cwt151.00–153.001,010152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy720117.50/cwt117.50–117.508461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730123.32/cwt120.00–125.009003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742147.25/cwt147.25–147.251,09366
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835112.50/cwt112.50–112.509391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433163.27/cwt160.00–167.507073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458163.77/cwt162.50–165.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465172.50/cwt172.50–172.508022
Bulls—Small 1-2495147.50/cwt147.50–147.507301
Bulls—Small 1-2505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520167.60/cwt162.50–172.508722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520140.80/cwt132.50–147.507323
Bulls—Small 1-2555146.00/cwt146.00–146.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570152.50/cwt152.50–152.508691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730136.00/cwt136.00–136.009931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778117.52/cwt112.50–122.509142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870105.00/cwt105.00–105.009141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56592.32/cwt89.00–96.001,4452
Bulls——1,624103.37/cwt97.00–108.001,6796
Bulls——1,750114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,9951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89653.58/cwt45.00–60.004808
Cows—Lean 85-90%96863.46/cwt58.00–67.0061414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07566.95/cwt65.00–71.007204
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10056.00/cwt56.00–56.006161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10976.43/cwt67.00–84.0084843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23188.21/cwt85.00–94.001,08611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31888.61/cwt85.00–94.001,1686
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41682.76/cwt78.00–86.001,1729
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3890975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.