Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-09-21

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 21
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
571 head
▼ 228 vs last sale 799▼ 128 vs year ago 699 · −18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 57▼ 23 vs year ago 87 · −26.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 40▼ 74 vs year ago 93 · −79.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This sale was not reported last week, therefore no trends could be established.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.98/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$142.98
161 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$16.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.55
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544144.52787136
Medium and Large 3330142.504702thin
Medium and Large 2-3472136.0064217thin
Small 1-2427127.945466thin
One grade step is worth $16.58/cwt here — about $241 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 sale161 hd
142.98
—
TN average9 barns · 1,841 hd
149.53
−6.55
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—Average1,56694.851,48512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53376.361,1717thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24570.6788032
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00556.085648thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,263$1,1982thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$8503thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3210177.50/cwt177.50–177.503731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230205.00/cwt205.00–205.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255185.00/cwt185.00–185.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330174.77/cwt170.00–180.005772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2336207.37/cwt197.50–212.506974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed353207.50/cwt207.50–207.507324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375186.97/cwt175.00–197.507016
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380172.36/cwt165.00–182.506555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418185.70/cwt172.50–190.0077610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3426163.14/cwt160.00–167.506954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428187.56/cwt182.50–192.508036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462171.49/cwt162.50–180.007925
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523151.22/cwt150.00–152.507912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524175.00/cwt175.00–175.009177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530160.88/cwt155.00–170.0085321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560157.54/cwt155.00–160.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583143.83/cwt140.00–147.508392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587165.00/cwt165.00–165.009697
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633158.21/cwt150.00–160.001,00111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635145.00/cwt145.00–145.009211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667153.53/cwt145.00–160.001,02410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,1431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235155.00/cwt155.00–155.003641
Heifers—Small 1-2245142.50/cwt142.50–142.503491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278147.45/cwt142.50–152.504102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy363143.74/cwt142.50–145.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367151.71/cwt147.50–155.005576
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380144.87/cwt140.00–150.005513
Heifers—Small 1-2390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420138.37/cwt135.00–140.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425150.28/cwt140.00–157.5063913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465136.37/cwt132.50–140.006342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471142.50/cwt140.00–150.0067116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475152.50/cwt152.50–152.507245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006621
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Heifers—Small 1-2515122.57/cwt120.00–125.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522133.23/cwt130.00–140.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523138.92/cwt130.00–152.5072718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562133.85/cwt130.00–140.0075211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574157.00/cwt157.00–157.0090114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625130.82/cwt130.00–135.008189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642148.75/cwt142.50–150.0095520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668147.50/cwt147.50–147.5098513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671127.54/cwt125.00–130.008564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380172.50/cwt172.50–172.506561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416168.40/cwt160.00–177.507019
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420155.00/cwt155.00–155.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477146.66/cwt140.00–155.007003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482155.79/cwt155.00–157.507513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3516144.97/cwt140.00–150.007486
Bulls—Small 1-2565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574138.34/cwt135.00–145.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613138.73/cwt135.00–142.508504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633123.78/cwt115.00–132.507842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720122.50/cwt122.50–122.508822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735117.50/cwt117.50–117.508641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2975102.50/cwt102.50–102.509991
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4458102.50/cwt102.50–102.504693
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53691.77/cwt89.00–95.001,4105
Bulls——1,58797.05/cwt95.00–101.001,5407
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00556.08/cwt45.00–65.005648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22371.71/cwt68.00–76.0087720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26163.38/cwt55.00–68.007998
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32080.03/cwt79.00–82.001,0564
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51075.10/cwt72.00–78.001,1345
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59079.52/cwt79.00–80.001,2642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,108811.79/head750.00–875.008122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,197.77/head1,125.00–1,275.001,1982

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.