Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-07-27

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 27
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
870 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 1,003▲ 193 vs year ago 677 · +28.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 128▲ 32 vs year ago 52 · +61.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 47▲ 10 vs year ago 23 · +43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 6.00 lower. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Quality fair 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 $167.91/cwt on 387 head.
Average price
$167.91
387 head · 668 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,122
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$499
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$13.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.12
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2705168.531,188326
Medium and Large 2-3478165.4379056
Medium and Large 3378155.965902thin
Small 1-2445154.916893thin
One grade step is worth $13.62/cwt here — about $499 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 sale387 hd
167.91
—
TN average8 barns · 1,097 hd
170.04
−2.12
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—Average1,40097.001,3587thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46470.261,02912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20268.3982233
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00153.2753312

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$8632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,091$1,0995

Every lot

98 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3217173.19/cwt170.00–175.003763
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280179.38/cwt170.00–187.505026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290196.31/cwt192.50–200.005692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321196.33/cwt192.50–197.506304
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3321183.86/cwt180.00–190.005904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355207.50/cwt207.50–207.507373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed357202.50/cwt202.50–202.507232
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3374179.18/cwt172.50–182.506706
Steers—Small 1-2375162.37/cwt160.00–165.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378179.13/cwt177.50–182.506773
Steers—Medium and Large 3378155.96/cwt150.00–162.505902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed403193.00/cwt193.00–193.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418173.79/cwt167.50–177.507264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436186.66/cwt172.50–190.008148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added447188.00/cwt188.00–188.008405
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475161.07/cwt152.50–170.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477175.47/cwt167.50–184.008376
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added516172.50/cwt172.50–172.508905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517169.60/cwt162.50–176.008773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522183.00/cwt183.00–183.009552
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545152.50/cwt152.50–152.508311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563175.62/cwt172.50–180.009894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564167.20/cwt155.00–172.5094315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574155.31/cwt150.00–162.508918
Steers—Small 1-2585140.00/cwt140.00–140.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added601163.00/cwt163.00–163.009809
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618160.49/cwt150.00–166.009926
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3627141.71/cwt137.50–147.508895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633152.99/cwt150.00–162.509685
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3672135.85/cwt130.00–142.509133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676150.32/cwt142.50–156.001,0167
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713166.43/cwt153.00–172.001,187107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720142.86/cwt137.50–152.001,0295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full745125.00/cwt125.00–125.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added797167.25/cwt167.25–167.251,33368
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,40465
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3223146.51/cwt142.50–150.003273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265162.50/cwt162.50–162.504311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300152.50/cwt152.50–152.504581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325140.87/cwt140.00–142.504583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368153.01/cwt145.00–162.505639
Heifers—Small 1-2370132.50/cwt132.50–132.504901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373142.48/cwt130.00–152.505317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419141.24/cwt130.00–146.005929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426147.33/cwt142.50–153.0062813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464146.83/cwt142.50–152.5068112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475139.54/cwt135.00–145.006636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509149.02/cwt146.00–153.007597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514145.71/cwt137.50–151.0074918
Heifers—Small 1-2515141.00/cwt141.00–141.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525132.53/cwt125.00–140.006966
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530118.79/cwt117.50–120.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570129.17/cwt120.00–135.007363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573138.56/cwt130.00–143.0079413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590146.00/cwt146.00–146.008615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625140.25/cwt140.00–142.5087710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626130.68/cwt125.00–136.0081810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3637121.66/cwt120.00–125.007753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660137.50/cwt137.50–137.509081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668122.43/cwt120.00–125.008182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687135.00/cwt135.00–135.0092724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425163.33/cwt160.00–167.506943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428173.26/cwt165.00–177.5074210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482153.96/cwt150.00–160.007425
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490157.50/cwt157.50–157.507721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519146.10/cwt140.00–152.507587
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525151.25/cwt145.00–157.507942
Bulls—Small 1-2530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3562140.00/cwt140.00–140.007874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566147.52/cwt140.00–152.5083510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613141.28/cwt140.00–142.508662
Bulls—Small 1-2615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633144.16/cwt142.50–147.509133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673131.15/cwt127.50–135.008832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715128.16/cwt124.00–132.509162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785122.50/cwt122.50–122.509621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33199.03/cwt94.00–102.501,3185
Bulls——1,57391.91/cwt91.00–93.001,4462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99557.91/cwt54.00–62.005765
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00649.95/cwt44.00–54.005027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17066.97/cwt59.00–71.0078425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17361.76/cwt60.00–63.007243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37979.44/cwt75.00–84.001,0955
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46470.26/cwt65.00–77.001,02912
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,000900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,196.54/head1,075.00–1,325.001,1972
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3101,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168863.22/head825.00–900.008632

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.