Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-09-28

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 28
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
850 head
▲ 279 vs last sale 571▲ 78 vs year ago 772 · +10.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 64▲ 83 vs year ago 87 · +95.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 19▼ 21 vs year ago 47 · −44.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to good. 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 $146.54/cwt on 176 head.
Average price
$146.54
176 head · 617 lb average
Value per head Derived
$904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$304
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$23.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.07
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2635148.28941156
Medium and Large 2-3460136.3562814thin
Small 1-2510124.916376thin
One grade step is worth $23.38/cwt here — about $304 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 sale176 hd
146.54
—
TN average8 barns · 2,094 hd
146.46
+0.07
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—High1,73898.951,72013
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37673.141,00735
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22469.5585151
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00353.5153733

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)1,245$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$7251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$7251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)780$7001thin

Every lot

87 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 2-3235165.00/cwt165.00–165.003881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280194.48/cwt182.50–200.005453
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320173.69/cwt172.50–175.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337189.95/cwt180.00–195.006403
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378170.78/cwt167.50–172.506463
Steers—Small 1-2385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389176.55/cwt172.50–182.5068714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400186.00/cwt186.00–186.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431173.28/cwt165.00–180.007474
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438162.54/cwt160.00–165.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463159.92/cwt155.00–165.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472167.59/cwt162.50–172.507915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473180.00/cwt180.00–180.008515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523166.56/cwt160.00–170.008718
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523157.54/cwt150.00–165.008242
Steers—Small 1-2530127.50/cwt127.50–127.506761
Steers—Small 1-2558130.00/cwt130.00–130.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564161.10/cwt155.00–170.009098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575167.50/cwt167.50–167.509635
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613139.51/cwt132.50–145.008555
Steers—Small 1-2618137.59/cwt130.00–145.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625163.20/cwt160.00–167.501,0207
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626152.48/cwt150.00–155.009557
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655145.00/cwt145.00–145.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675150.60/cwt147.50–157.501,0174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688162.26/cwt161.00–162.501,1166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830138.76/cwt137.50–140.001,1522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245142.50/cwt142.50–142.503491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313157.50/cwt157.50–157.504934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318146.69/cwt145.00–147.504663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370151.12/cwt142.50–155.0055912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415157.50/cwt157.50–157.506541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433148.73/cwt147.50–152.506448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468149.54/cwt140.00–155.0070011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468138.77/cwt137.50–140.006492
Heifers—Small 1-2477128.15/cwt122.50–135.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482158.64/cwt158.00–160.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517148.20/cwt142.00–155.0076613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520157.00/cwt157.00–157.008161
Heifers—Small 1-2525118.74/cwt117.50–120.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527132.74/cwt130.00–136.007005
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3558128.36/cwt125.00–132.507163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569142.09/cwt135.00–150.0080810
Heifers—Small 1-2580127.50/cwt127.50–127.507401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622134.90/cwt127.00–140.008396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625141.94/cwt141.00–142.508878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678132.47/cwt130.00–135.008982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723121.33/cwt120.00–123.008773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742130.00/cwt130.00–130.009655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778120.50/cwt120.00–121.009372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,19667
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418163.09/cwt157.50–165.006824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425169.15/cwt165.00–172.507196
Bulls—Small 1-2428142.45/cwt140.00–160.006108
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438142.49/cwt140.00–145.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470165.43/cwt157.50–177.5077812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480147.50/cwt147.50–147.507081
Bulls—Small 1-2495112.50/cwt112.50–112.505571
Bulls—Small 1-2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519159.43/cwt145.00–167.508275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572145.43/cwt142.50–149.008326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3576140.63/cwt137.50–142.508104
Bulls—Small 1-2580122.54/cwt120.00–125.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605131.91/cwt130.00–137.507984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608141.98/cwt132.50–147.008638
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660126.00/cwt126.00–126.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705122.50/cwt122.50–122.508641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810115.00/cwt112.50–117.509322
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70397.88/cwt94.00–103.001,66710
Bulls——1,855111.29/cwt108.00–115.002,0642
Bulls——1,85585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98757.70/cwt52.00–65.0056919
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02547.83/cwt40.00–55.0049014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17861.44/cwt50.00–67.0072411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22770.66/cwt65.00–78.0086735
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23365.00/cwt65.00–65.008014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30179.64/cwt77.00–82.001,0365
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39473.33/cwt65.00–78.001,02227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1204
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3945750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,130925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3905800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070725.00/head725.00–725.007251

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.