Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-06-15

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 15
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
582 head
▼ 287 vs last sale 869▲ 142 vs year ago 440 · +32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 152▲ 27 vs year ago 76 · +35.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 38▼ 12 vs year ago 27 · −44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls on a limited test steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 7.00 lower. Quality poor to good. 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 $153.26/cwt on 180 head.
Average price
$153.26
180 head · 731 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,120
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$41
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 3
$31.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.28
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3541153.5883136
Medium and Large 1-2779153.391,195143
Medium and Large 3645122.507901thin
One grade step is worth $31.08/cwt here — about $41 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 sale180 hd
153.26
—
TN average9 barns · 1,098 hd
159.54
−6.28
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—Average1,560103.471,61412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41383.771,18422
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18578.3392835
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04460.5163219

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)1,275$1,1751thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378177.50/cwt177.50–177.506712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423186.21/cwt185.00–187.507882
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430165.00/cwt165.00–165.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3489164.69/cwt162.50–165.008058
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519163.37/cwt155.00–172.008483
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3529148.76/cwt145.00–150.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added546148.00/cwt148.00–148.008088
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567156.08/cwt150.00–160.0088510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3582154.08/cwt150.00–155.0089710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3608142.17/cwt135.00–147.508643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625147.42/cwt145.00–150.009212
Steers—Medium and Large 3645122.50/cwt122.50–122.507901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678144.18/cwt137.50–151.009782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715142.75/cwt142.50–143.001,0212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748157.25/cwt157.25–157.251,17663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768148.01/cwt145.00–151.001,1372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added907147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,33355
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382136.70/cwt135.00–140.005223
Heifers—Small 1-2395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418138.60/cwt135.00–143.005795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426151.48/cwt142.50–155.006459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy428135.82/cwt130.00–142.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005871
Heifers—Small 1-2450127.50/cwt127.50–127.505741
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476154.92/cwt147.50–159.0073726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476142.42/cwt137.50–147.506787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518135.75/cwt127.50–142.5070310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519144.37/cwt137.50–148.007498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy528133.71/cwt132.50–135.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535122.50/cwt122.50–122.506551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3558134.00/cwt134.00–134.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560142.00/cwt142.00–142.007956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569140.71/cwt139.00–142.508015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570122.50/cwt122.50–122.506981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full600122.50/cwt122.50–122.507351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614128.41/cwt122.50–133.007884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621132.73/cwt125.00–137.508246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655125.01/cwt120.00–130.008194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661135.00/cwt135.00–135.0089214
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy67090.00/cwt90.00–90.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739120.00/cwt120.00–120.008876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775119.00/cwt119.00–119.009221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433176.10/cwt167.50–185.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3438159.02/cwt150.00–160.0069710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470167.70/cwt163.00–172.507882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471152.33/cwt145.00–160.007174
Bulls—Small 1-2485152.50/cwt152.50–152.507401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505152.50/cwt152.50–152.507701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545141.00/cwt141.00–141.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569145.91/cwt140.00–149.008305
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
Bulls—Small 1-2585132.50/cwt132.50–132.507751
Bulls—Small 1-2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623140.26/cwt137.50–143.008742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715132.50/cwt132.50–132.509471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36593.26/cwt92.00–95.001,2733
Bulls——1,559104.14/cwt99.00–109.001,6247
Bulls——1,855116.45/cwt112.00–120.002,1602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04156.94/cwt49.00–60.0059310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04864.47/cwt59.00–69.006769
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11967.53/cwt57.00–75.0075612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15979.67/cwt72.00–85.0092312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28588.64/cwt86.00–97.001,13911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38389.23/cwt87.00–91.001,2343
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41882.91/cwt77.00–87.001,17619
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,175.00/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.