Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-06-08

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 8
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
869 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 936▲ 289 vs year ago 580 · +49.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 113▲ 42 vs year ago 110 · +38.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 22▼ 22 vs year ago 60 · −36.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 650 lbs steady to 7.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 8.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Bulls not well established last week. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.86/cwt on 284 head.
Average price
$165.86
284 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,014
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$510
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.92
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3330170.005612thin
Medium and Large 2-3435169.9274047
Medium and Large 1-2649165.011,071235
One grade step is worth $4.99/cwt here — about −$510 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 sale284 hd
165.86
—
TN average9 barns · 1,641 hd
167.78
−1.92
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—Low1,425100.091,42611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38784.261,16835
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15581.0893669
CowsLean 85-90%Low97261.7760020

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$1,37810

Every lot

99 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3215183.06/cwt175.00–195.003943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240190.00/cwt190.00–190.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265190.00/cwt190.00–190.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 3265165.00/cwt165.00–165.004371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280192.37/cwt190.00–195.005392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310194.27/cwt190.00–197.506023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3328176.87/cwt167.50–182.505808
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373176.99/cwt167.50–187.506608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380192.50/cwt192.50–192.507321
Steers—Medium and Large 3395175.00/cwt175.00–175.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3414175.95/cwt172.50–182.507285
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425186.59/cwt185.00–190.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456187.06/cwt177.50–191.0085312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468173.13/cwt162.50–178.008107
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008592
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522161.73/cwt157.50–165.008443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523169.44/cwt160.00–173.0088613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525177.58/cwt176.00–179.0093211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540152.50/cwt152.50–152.508242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565170.80/cwt162.50–178.009659
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3581152.82/cwt145.00–157.508887
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608162.10/cwt155.00–169.0098611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3608148.24/cwt147.50–149.009012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628170.94/cwt165.50–176.001,07469
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675151.84/cwt148.00–152.501,0257
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712144.97/cwt141.00–146.001,03220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1076
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740133.00/cwt133.00–133.009841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768142.41/cwt132.50–147.001,0946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added793159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,26556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0973
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3237150.76/cwt142.50–160.003573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260166.57/cwt160.00–172.504333
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260145.00/cwt145.00–145.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3261152.93/cwt147.50–160.003994
Heifers—Small 1-2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305167.50/cwt167.50–167.505111
Heifers—Small 1-2318143.90/cwt140.00–147.504582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333145.06/cwt142.50–147.504832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3362147.49/cwt145.00–150.005343
Heifers—Small 1-2370122.50/cwt122.50–122.504531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2393159.97/cwt155.00–165.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418144.45/cwt142.50–147.506044
Heifers—Small 1-2420135.91/cwt132.50–137.505713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428125.15/cwt120.00–130.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436159.14/cwt152.50–165.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy472143.43/cwt140.00–147.506773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473141.02/cwt135.00–147.506672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474156.05/cwt152.50–160.0074017
Heifers—Small 1-2475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006181
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy475112.50/cwt112.50–112.505341
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517146.86/cwt135.00–160.0075911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520133.74/cwt130.00–136.006953
Heifers—Small 1-2520132.60/cwt127.50–137.506902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523136.45/cwt130.00–147.507149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565144.75/cwt132.00–148.0081815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565132.50/cwt132.50–132.507492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568132.83/cwt130.00–140.007547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582148.00/cwt148.00–148.0086112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627136.34/cwt132.50–144.0085514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640140.00/cwt140.00–140.008963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645124.00/cwt124.00–124.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650129.00/cwt129.00–129.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663135.00/cwt135.00–135.008955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3723117.03/cwt115.00–119.008462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731127.02/cwt126.00–127.509293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746128.00/cwt128.00–128.009553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775112.50/cwt112.50–112.508721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418162.35/cwt157.50–167.506792
Bulls—Small 1-2420167.50/cwt167.50–167.507041
Bulls—Small 1-2465138.82/cwt132.50–145.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468172.73/cwt170.00–176.008085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479161.22/cwt152.50–167.507728
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490157.50/cwt157.50–157.507721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511160.45/cwt152.50–165.0082010
Bulls—Small 1-2515142.50/cwt142.50–142.507341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528150.70/cwt142.50–155.007964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567149.96/cwt147.50–152.508503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635148.00/cwt148.00–148.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636149.26/cwt146.00–151.009494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650145.00/cwt145.00–145.009431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700137.50/cwt137.50–137.509631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29790.49/cwt80.00–96.001,1746
Bulls——1,403102.80/cwt100.00–105.001,4422
Bulls——1,695117.49/cwt114.00–120.001,9913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87648.97/cwt45.00–55.004294
Cows—Lean 85-90%99664.97/cwt58.00–72.0064716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11178.00/cwt71.00–84.0086742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15469.32/cwt65.00–74.008004
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23588.76/cwt83.00–96.001,09623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36289.47/cwt86.00–95.001,21915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40580.36/cwt75.00–85.001,12920
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29281,276.42/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,415.59/head1,300.00–1,485.001,4165
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1571,383.65/head1,375.00–1,400.001,3843

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.