Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-09-07

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 7
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
799 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 661▼ 89 vs year ago 888 · −10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 106▼ 31 vs year ago 88 · −35.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 22▲ 22 vs year ago 18 · +122.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Quality poor 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 $156.58/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$156.58
115 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$19.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.14
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507159.1780780
Medium and Large 2-3432151.3565432
Medium and Large 3290150.004351thin
Small 1-2490140.006862thin
One grade step is worth $19.17/cwt here — about $121 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 sale115 hd
156.58
—
TN average8 barns · 922 hd
154.44
+2.14
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—Average1,505104.191,5686thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43585.081,2219thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16980.0793620
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01666.2267311

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)943$7252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,092$1,5654thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,3751thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228224.73/cwt220.00–230.005122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280195.00/cwt195.00–195.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290205.00/cwt205.00–205.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 3300187.50/cwt187.50–187.505631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321212.46/cwt210.00–215.006825
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335208.46/cwt200.00–215.006983
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375189.17/cwt177.50–197.507093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378202.89/cwt197.50–215.007678
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410167.50/cwt167.50–167.506871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425188.49/cwt185.00–195.008013
Steers—Medium and Large 3425165.00/cwt165.00–165.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475171.87/cwt165.00–175.0081612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480179.93/cwt175.00–185.008643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525185.00/cwt185.00–185.009715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526176.77/cwt172.50–182.5093014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528160.00/cwt160.00–160.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553175.00/cwt175.00–175.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565172.50/cwt172.50–172.509752
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578150.74/cwt140.00–160.008713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623170.33/cwt167.50–175.001,0618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671161.26/cwt155.00–165.001,0824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708150.81/cwt145.00–157.501,0683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823139.99/cwt137.50–142.501,1522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,050135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275162.36/cwt160.00–165.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2303178.72/cwt175.00–182.505422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313162.57/cwt160.00–165.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3367156.26/cwt140.00–160.005738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388164.15/cwt162.50–167.506373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3407151.66/cwt150.00–155.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427164.37/cwt157.50–172.5070213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480149.12/cwt142.50–157.507166
Heifers—Small 1-2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485162.71/cwt152.50–168.0078928
Heifers—Small 1-2500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512165.00/cwt165.00–165.008455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523143.99/cwt135.00–152.507539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527156.98/cwt150.00–162.5082712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561153.79/cwt147.50–162.508638
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630141.38/cwt141.00–142.508914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655144.24/cwt142.50–146.009452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805135.02/cwt132.50–137.501,0872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2395175.00/cwt175.00–175.006911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417189.88/cwt185.00–197.507926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427167.53/cwt160.00–177.507158
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474167.46/cwt162.50–172.507949
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481175.40/cwt172.50–182.508449
Bulls—Small 1-2485167.50/cwt167.50–167.508121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515166.87/cwt157.50–172.508599
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530158.27/cwt157.50–159.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566158.33/cwt152.50–165.008967
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571150.98/cwt147.50–152.508625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622147.92/cwt140.00–157.509207
Bulls—Small 1-2625135.54/cwt130.00–141.008472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3642138.34/cwt137.50–140.008883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665139.97/cwt137.50–142.509313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3666129.65/cwt120.00–139.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700127.50/cwt127.50–127.508931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3211
Bulls——1,528106.03/cwt95.00–114.001,6205
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94367.46/cwt62.00–74.006367
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11259.40/cwt53.00–63.006613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12678.94/cwt74.00–85.0088915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23578.00/cwt78.00–78.009631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23789.01/cwt88.00–90.001,1013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38575.17/cwt74.00–76.001,0412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39892.31/cwt89.00–94.001,2903
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45481.47/cwt75.00–88.001,1856
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2830625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Small 1-2950650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,055825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,420.43/head1,275.00–1,550.001,4202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,708.81/head1,600.00–1,825.001,7092

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.