Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-07-20

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 20
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,003 head
▼ 876 vs last sale 1,879▲ 78 vs year ago 925 · +8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 210▲ 21 vs year ago 107 · +19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 28▼ 20 vs year ago 67 · −29.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers and bulls under 400 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 400 lbs 7.00 to 12.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $167.29/cwt on 384 head.
Average price
$167.29
384 head · 625 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,046
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$435
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$19.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.59
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2650168.261,094323
Medium and Large 2-3500163.3681755
Medium and Large 3426152.506504thin
Small 1-2443148.756582thin
One grade step is worth $19.51/cwt here — about $435 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 sale384 hd
167.29
—
TN average9 barns · 1,730 hd
164.70
+2.59
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—Low1,83295.211,74412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39566.5092715
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15861.6571455
CowsLean 85-90%Low96147.2045325

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,058$8632thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2269197.07/cwt190.00–202.505304
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295200.00/cwt200.00–200.005901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318204.31/cwt197.50–207.506503
Steers—Medium and Large 3325157.50/cwt157.50–157.505121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335174.48/cwt160.00–182.505855
Steers—Small 1-2360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370198.59/cwt180.00–205.007355
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3374170.30/cwt162.50–182.5063711
Steers—Medium and Large 3390152.50/cwt152.50–152.505951
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413182.35/cwt177.50–187.507532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437186.03/cwt185.00–195.0081316
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added460176.00/cwt176.00–176.008104
Steers—Medium and Large 3465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468181.27/cwt180.00–182.508482
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3469164.32/cwt157.50–172.507717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518158.42/cwt152.50–165.008213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522170.46/cwt167.50–174.008905
Steers—Medium and Large 3525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
Steers—Small 1-2525137.50/cwt137.50–137.507221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added534175.00/cwt175.00–175.009355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538171.53/cwt170.00–177.0092314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557173.27/cwt172.50–175.0096526
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605164.00/cwt164.00–164.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3626145.03/cwt140.00–150.009084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631164.94/cwt160.00–167.001,041166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added650155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0086
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683141.27/cwt140.00–142.509652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,11611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3717135.00/cwt135.00–135.009683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728142.53/cwt140.00–145.001,0382
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877168.25/cwt168.25–168.251,47661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3225142.50/cwt142.50–142.503211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285150.80/cwt147.50–152.504303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325146.15/cwt140.00–152.504752
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3369147.42/cwt140.00–152.505445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386159.51/cwt155.00–170.0061611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414155.68/cwt147.50–162.506458
Heifers—Small 1-2415137.46/cwt130.00–142.505703
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420132.38/cwt130.00–135.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427142.99/cwt140.00–147.506115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428163.00/cwt163.00–163.006989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469152.19/cwt142.50–157.5071414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471155.00/cwt155.00–155.0073010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471130.56/cwt127.50–135.006154
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479140.00/cwt137.50–147.506717
Heifers—Small 1-2480138.75/cwt132.50–142.506664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480131.00/cwt131.00–131.006291
Heifers—Small 1-2510132.50/cwt132.50–132.506761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516137.67/cwt132.50–143.007106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529151.68/cwt141.00–154.0080222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530132.50/cwt132.50–132.507021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added537150.00/cwt150.00–150.008065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563149.51/cwt145.00–151.0084225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569136.81/cwt130.00–140.007787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582138.51/cwt135.00–143.008063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605127.50/cwt125.00–130.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626140.00/cwt140.00–140.008768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635141.05/cwt140.00–142.5089619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663137.50/cwt135.00–140.009124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710124.93/cwt120.00–130.008872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730132.47/cwt130.00–135.009673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0263
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363175.00/cwt175.00–175.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3421153.20/cwt150.00–157.506454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425178.27/cwt172.50–182.507583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463153.18/cwt150.00–162.507094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465162.50/cwt162.50–162.507561
Bulls—Small 1-2465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470152.39/cwt150.00–155.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520151.81/cwt145.00–160.007896
Bulls—Small 1-2525142.50/cwt142.50–142.507481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529144.20/cwt140.00–150.007637
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578154.76/cwt152.50–157.508954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578144.02/cwt139.00–150.008324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610148.75/cwt147.50–150.009072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660142.50/cwt142.50–142.509411
Bulls—Small 1-2670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3679135.61/cwt130.00–140.009214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755127.00/cwt127.00–127.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54684.41/cwt75.00–92.001,3054
Bulls——1,93395.78/cwt90.00–100.001,8515
Bulls——2,043108.66/cwt107.00–110.002,2203
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95847.50/cwt40.00–56.0045524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02540.00/cwt40.00–40.004101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15454.07/cwt45.00–58.006249
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15662.34/cwt52.00–69.0072141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18569.63/cwt68.00–71.008255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23557.00/cwt57.00–57.007041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34069.32/cwt69.00–70.009293
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42466.59/cwt64.00–69.0094811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3985600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3900775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,215950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.