Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-08-31

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 31
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
661 head
▼ 520 vs last sale 1,181▲ 163 vs year ago 498 · +32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 115▲ 50 vs year ago 56 · +89.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 27▲ 4 vs year ago 18 · +22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 20.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.74/cwt on 211 head.
Average price
$157.74
211 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$787
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.82
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519160.53833152
Medium and Large 2-3445152.2167751
Small 1-2452144.206513thin
Medium and Large 3466137.526415thin
One grade step is worth $23.01/cwt here — about $192 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 sale211 hd
157.74
—
TN average11 barns · 2,155 hd
153.92
+3.82
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—High1,834108.371,9889thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43881.141,16721
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20779.3295749
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05767.4271218

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,0215
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$1,4084thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240205.00/cwt205.00–205.004921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3245205.00/cwt205.00–205.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3281208.82/cwt195.00–225.005874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283229.06/cwt220.00–235.006483
Steers—Medium and Large 3283180.00/cwt180.00–180.005092
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315192.49/cwt180.00–207.506066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323221.72/cwt205.00–240.007167
Steers—Medium and Large 3340176.31/cwt172.50–180.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371215.09/cwt197.50–227.5079820
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3386176.60/cwt162.50–187.506826
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400192.50/cwt192.50–192.507701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408210.00/cwt210.00–210.008574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425194.03/cwt185.00–202.508256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467191.99/cwt187.50–193.0089711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473173.85/cwt167.50–180.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 3475170.00/cwt170.00–170.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy516190.63/cwt190.00–192.509844
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3527160.71/cwt152.50–167.508473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528180.73/cwt172.50–187.509548
Steers—Medium and Large 3540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564176.26/cwt167.50–182.509944
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576151.79/cwt137.50–157.508744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610175.58/cwt170.00–177.501,0714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621164.96/cwt155.00–171.001,0247
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628156.22/cwt155.00–157.509812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy635177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710147.46/cwt145.00–150.001,0472
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245175.00/cwt175.00–175.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3269166.47/cwt155.00–172.504484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278172.92/cwt162.50–177.504813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318180.90/cwt172.50–187.505758
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3324160.57/cwt147.50–170.005207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330190.00/cwt190.00–190.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367173.20/cwt167.50–180.006366
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372155.06/cwt142.50–162.505777
Heifers—Small 1-2410153.80/cwt150.00–157.506312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426154.71/cwt145.00–162.5065911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429168.42/cwt162.50–175.0072321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460142.50/cwt142.50–142.506561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477165.25/cwt157.50–172.5078826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478154.51/cwt145.00–162.507396
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483148.81/cwt145.00–152.507192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3503124.98/cwt120.00–130.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510152.50/cwt152.50–152.507781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515172.50/cwt172.50–172.508881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519162.47/cwt152.50–170.0084316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521146.47/cwt140.00–155.007637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525169.00/cwt169.00–169.008877
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564156.18/cwt147.50–162.5088120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565165.00/cwt165.00–165.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571158.00/cwt158.00–158.009024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3587138.93/cwt125.00–145.008167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615141.00/cwt141.00–141.008671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621154.00/cwt154.00–154.009563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627147.31/cwt137.50–155.0092413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658150.00/cwt150.00–150.009873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666138.93/cwt130.00–146.009255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725134.52/cwt129.00–142.509753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,005107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,0801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430187.49/cwt175.00–192.508068
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433170.69/cwt155.00–177.5073911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440165.00/cwt165.00–165.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469179.44/cwt170.00–187.5084215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481166.87/cwt160.00–172.508038
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518157.47/cwt152.50–162.508166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523169.20/cwt160.00–172.5088513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570148.82/cwt140.00–156.008485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573163.94/cwt155.00–172.509397
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620150.93/cwt145.00–160.009368
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673135.05/cwt130.00–142.509095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674144.13/cwt140.00–152.509716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715132.96/cwt130.00–139.009513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723144.85/cwt140.00–147.501,0473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,80585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5341
Bulls——1,820119.14/cwt115.00–125.002,1684
Bulls——1,856103.45/cwt99.00–105.001,9204
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04553.46/cwt45.00–61.005593
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05970.21/cwt63.00–75.0074415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16871.53/cwt65.00–75.0083512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21280.81/cwt75.00–86.0097934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30393.56/cwt90.00–100.001,2193
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32572.00/cwt72.00–72.009541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43681.26/cwt75.00–86.001,16719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,4041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,020.69/head950.00–1,075.001,0215
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2491,407.51/head1,100.00–1,675.001,4084

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.