Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-08-10

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 10
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
545 head
▼ 251 vs last sale 796▲ 59 vs year ago 486 · +12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 94▲ 14 vs year ago 52 · +26.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 22▼ 6 vs year ago 19 · −31.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls steady. 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 $157.06/cwt on 191 head.
Average price
$157.06
191 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$797
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$35.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.28
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513160.23822157
Medium and Large 2-3483143.5269432
Small 1-2475125.005942thin
One grade step is worth $35.23/cwt here — about $228 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 sale191 hd
157.06
—
TN average8 barns · 1,561 hd
149.78
+7.28
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—Average1,61299.681,6068thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51982.461,2539thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16277.0089525
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03863.3465720

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)1,195$1,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$9851thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3215190.00/cwt190.00–190.004091
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3272173.59/cwt165.00–190.004723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317202.50/cwt202.50–202.506427
Steers—Medium and Large 3320162.50/cwt162.50–162.505201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323177.00/cwt165.00–192.505728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360190.81/cwt187.50–192.506873
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375179.98/cwt172.50–185.006754
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415178.80/cwt177.50–180.007422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462187.25/cwt175.00–190.0086513
Steers—Small 1-2525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529172.04/cwt160.00–175.0091012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530162.50/cwt162.50–162.508611
Steers—Medium and Large 3565152.50/cwt152.50–152.508621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570164.74/cwt157.50–172.509392
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3577150.87/cwt147.50–155.008713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0597
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619157.99/cwt147.50–167.509785
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625142.50/cwt142.50–142.508911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,13811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670156.95/cwt145.00–160.001,0525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715145.82/cwt140.00–152.501,0433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,21113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2857140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added900140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2609
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295167.50/cwt167.50–167.504941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336173.01/cwt167.50–180.005818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340155.00/cwt155.00–155.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363165.65/cwt162.50–177.506019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365153.74/cwt150.00–159.005613
Heifers—Small 1-2380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400182.50/cwt182.50–182.507301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417149.69/cwt140.00–162.5062412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426167.54/cwt162.50–172.507144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427168.00/cwt168.00–168.0071711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468161.13/cwt152.50–166.0075418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478142.51/cwt135.00–155.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508146.23/cwt145.00–147.507432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513158.20/cwt147.50–162.5081234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562167.00/cwt167.00–167.0093937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570147.58/cwt137.50–153.0084110
Heifers—Small 1-2570105.00/cwt105.00–105.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583135.68/cwt125.00–143.007914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615148.86/cwt148.00–150.0091512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623139.85/cwt138.00–142.508713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3638132.47/cwt130.00–135.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664140.08/cwt133.00–142.509305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715131.49/cwt130.00–133.009402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735115.00/cwt115.00–115.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378158.69/cwt157.50–160.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419157.13/cwt155.00–165.006587
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430172.50/cwt172.50–172.507421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468159.48/cwt145.00–165.007465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471169.16/cwt165.00–172.507976
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515162.12/cwt145.00–167.5083510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545127.50/cwt127.50–127.506951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568155.84/cwt152.50–157.508853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570145.67/cwt142.50–150.008304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618145.41/cwt145.00–147.508996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700132.50/cwt132.50–132.509281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715140.45/cwt137.00–144.001,0042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3858120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0302
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1681
Bulls——1,62399.24/cwt95.00–105.001,6116
Bulls——1,885110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,0741
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03863.34/cwt55.00–73.0065720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13570.41/cwt65.00–73.007993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15777.42/cwt73.00–83.0089621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37390.74/cwt88.00–93.001,2462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51981.28/cwt78.00–85.001,2356
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,81073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,3211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251

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.