Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-06-22

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 22
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
556 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 582▼ 257 vs year ago 813 · −31.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 103▼ 31 vs year ago 131 · −23.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 1 vs year ago 26 · −3.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 5 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Quality fair 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 $137.90/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$137.90
121 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$29.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.73
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528140.7974487
Medium and Large 2-3402133.9653927
Medium and Large 3318132.644222thin
Small 1-2532110.985905thin
One grade step is worth $29.80/cwt here — about $154 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 sale121 hd
137.90
—
TN average8 barns · 1,246 hd
143.63
−5.73
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—Low1,605108.851,7477thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34693.721,2616thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17482.9897454
CowsLean 85-90%Low97065.6263720

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$9252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,003$8862thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$7632thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$9414thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)845$6252thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)815$9001thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3210185.00/cwt185.00–185.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3272174.45/cwt165.00–185.004753
Steers—Small 1-2300155.00/cwt155.00–155.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323179.77/cwt170.00–190.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340172.50/cwt172.50–172.505871
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360165.00/cwt165.00–165.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371180.33/cwt175.00–182.506696
Steers—Medium and Large 3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430178.73/cwt172.50–180.007696
Steers—Medium and Large 3450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470157.50/cwt157.50–157.507401
Steers—Small 1-2480167.50/cwt167.50–167.508041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487174.15/cwt172.50–175.008483
Steers—Small 1-2505149.14/cwt145.00–155.007533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513166.53/cwt160.00–175.008545
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535156.67/cwt152.50–160.008383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569163.37/cwt155.00–170.009307
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575145.86/cwt135.00–157.508392
Steers—Small 1-2585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620139.22/cwt136.00–142.508632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630157.50/cwt157.50–157.509924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636150.97/cwt145.00–165.009607
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678138.71/cwt135.00–142.509402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225145.00/cwt145.00–145.003261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3269133.36/cwt130.00–140.003595
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318132.64/cwt130.00–135.004222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320134.33/cwt130.00–140.004307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2341145.00/cwt145.00–145.004946
Heifers—Small 1-2375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383142.29/cwt140.00–149.005454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383135.03/cwt130.00–140.005172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423145.29/cwt142.50–147.5061512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460138.91/cwt135.00–142.506397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471146.57/cwt141.00–152.506909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy478140.01/cwt137.50–142.506692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3512133.35/cwt125.00–137.506833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529146.76/cwt135.00–157.507769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530122.50/cwt122.50–122.506491
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy555106.64/cwt102.50–112.505923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572144.24/cwt137.00–155.0082512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy578132.65/cwt127.50–137.507672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629134.17/cwt125.00–142.5084412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646140.00/cwt140.00–140.0090412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665113.73/cwt112.50–115.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670124.09/cwt120.00–130.008313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417172.56/cwt167.50–177.507203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418158.76/cwt147.50–165.006644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465156.16/cwt147.50–160.007267
Bulls—Small 1-2465152.50/cwt152.50–152.507091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485165.00/cwt165.00–165.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515143.79/cwt142.50–145.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522158.29/cwt147.50–162.508269
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Bulls—Small 1-2538147.52/cwt142.50–152.507942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573150.01/cwt147.50–152.508602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575145.83/cwt145.00–147.508393
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Bulls—Small 1-2600147.50/cwt147.50–147.508851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623147.50/cwt147.50–147.509192
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685137.50/cwt137.50–137.509421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705137.00/cwt137.00–137.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735135.00/cwt135.00–135.009921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,1251
Bulls——1,679110.82/cwt103.00–114.001,8616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93757.07/cwt54.00–59.005353
Cows—Lean 85-90%97667.13/cwt62.00–74.0065517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12171.94/cwt68.00–75.008068
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17282.06/cwt71.00–87.0096234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21692.95/cwt89.00–98.001,13012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34693.72/cwt89.00–100.001,2616
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2815600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3830875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3930850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000970.67/head900.00–1,050.009713
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3870850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,003886.35/head875.00–900.008862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,080700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1815900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.