Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-07-13

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 13
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,879 head
▲ 981 vs last sale 898▲ 610 vs year ago 1,269 · +48.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 243▲ 32 vs year ago 178 · +18.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 112▼ 57 vs year ago 85 · −67.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago Slaughter cows 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Quality poor to fancy. 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 $161.07/cwt on 541 head.
Average price
$161.07
541 head · 721 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,162
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$421
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$31.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.81
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2740161.321,194504
Medium and Large 2-3459158.8372835
Medium and Large 3585142.508341thin
Small 1-2595130.007741thin
One grade step is worth $31.32/cwt here — about $421 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 sale541 hd
161.07
—
TN average9 barns · 2,478 hd
164.87
−3.81
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—High1,798100.051,79917
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40973.951,04226
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19069.3182592
CowsLean 85-90%Average99553.0052743

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)1,185$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$6882thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$5751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)930$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$8501thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260220.00/cwt220.00–220.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323182.73/cwt172.50–192.505902
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3338166.67/cwt165.00–170.005633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370168.32/cwt162.50–172.506233
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3372162.48/cwt157.50–167.5060410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420157.34/cwt150.00–162.506614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425178.91/cwt165.00–192.507602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473176.21/cwt171.00–182.5083313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474163.53/cwt155.00–175.007757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525175.64/cwt175.00–176.009228
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525154.01/cwt147.50–162.508093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533166.80/cwt160.00–171.0088912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572166.58/cwt162.50–170.0095310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575142.50/cwt142.50–142.508191
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3577157.68/cwt155.00–160.009103
Steers—Medium and Large 3585142.50/cwt142.50–142.508341
Steers—Small 1-2595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619158.83/cwt147.50–165.0098328
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635141.26/cwt140.00–142.508972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,08328
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668158.56/cwt148.00–162.501,05977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718143.67/cwt140.00–150.001,03248
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3723136.28/cwt135.00–137.509852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778152.45/cwt145.00–154.001,18673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,37966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878134.99/cwt132.50–137.501,1852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added882167.75/cwt167.75–167.751,480117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3134
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265132.50/cwt130.00–135.003512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3281138.03/cwt130.00–145.003884
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305135.00/cwt135.00–135.004121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323137.58/cwt130.00–142.504448
Heifers—Small 1-2330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Heifers—Small 1-2350130.00/cwt130.00–130.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375137.47/cwt130.00–142.5051610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382146.57/cwt142.50–152.505603
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417130.51/cwt120.00–137.505445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422150.14/cwt145.00–160.0063410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429141.87/cwt130.00–147.5060917
Heifers—Small 1-2430135.17/cwt130.50–137.505813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455131.25/cwt130.00–132.505972
Heifers—Small 1-2460137.50/cwt137.50–137.506331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465162.50/cwt162.50–162.507561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476150.63/cwt145.00–157.5071716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477136.12/cwt125.00–147.5064913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518135.40/cwt125.00–143.0070113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524146.17/cwt136.00–152.5076630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540122.67/cwt117.50–132.506623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542157.44/cwt153.00–158.0085325
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558150.00/cwt150.00–150.0083720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566127.72/cwt125.00–137.5072312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568141.36/cwt132.50–150.0080322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623128.66/cwt125.00–131.008023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy625128.00/cwt128.00–128.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630138.60/cwt127.50–141.0087346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645138.00/cwt138.00–138.0089010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660124.99/cwt120.00–130.008253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,07774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675135.97/cwt130.00–140.0091841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705129.00/cwt129.00–129.009093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716125.16/cwt120.00–130.008965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3723115.00/cwt115.00–115.008312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755121.00/cwt121.00–121.009141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2836123.54/cwt117.50–125.001,0335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384597.50/cwt97.50–97.508241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383167.45/cwt165.00–172.506413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425155.30/cwt145.00–162.506608
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431164.91/cwt157.50–172.507116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469149.99/cwt140.00–157.507037
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475167.04/cwt162.50–170.007938
Bulls—Small 1-2495159.00/cwt159.00–159.007871
Bulls—Small 1-2520147.50/cwt147.50–147.507671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523157.79/cwt150.00–160.008256
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528146.73/cwt142.50–152.507756
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565137.50/cwt137.50–137.507771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576150.22/cwt140.00–157.5086510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614144.43/cwt140.00–147.508878
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3616136.54/cwt132.50–141.008414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670122.50/cwt122.50–122.508211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680131.60/cwt125.00–138.008952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720132.50/cwt132.50–132.509541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773129.85/cwt125.00–135.001,0042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58393.21/cwt90.00–95.001,4764
Bulls——1,848101.08/cwt95.00–110.001,86812
Bulls——2,060115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,3691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97351.35/cwt45.00–55.0050029
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04056.42/cwt52.00–69.0058714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08761.30/cwt50.00–68.0066616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20270.40/cwt64.00–78.0084671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32368.14/cwt65.00–70.009014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34779.50/cwt76.00–83.001,0715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41373.96/cwt70.00–77.001,04519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50081.59/cwt80.00–85.001,2243
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3930675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2880650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3970575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,090725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3980850.00/head850.00–850.008501

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.