Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-10-05

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 5
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,017 head
▲ 167 vs last sale 850▲ 137 vs year ago 880 · +15.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 170▲ 59 vs year ago 117 · +50.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 26▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 350 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 350 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers under 400 lbs 7.00 higher, over 400 lbs 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs 2.00 to 12. 00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. 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 $146.86/cwt on 301 head.
Average price
$146.86
301 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$28.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.66
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2459150.20689245
Medium and Large 2-3460133.7961548
Medium and Large 3230127.502931thin
Small 1-2486122.165947thin
One grade step is worth $28.04/cwt here — about $96 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 sale301 hd
146.86
—
TN average9 barns · 2,684 hd
143.20
+3.66
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—Low1,43297.201,39268
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42267.7296322
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17464.4875736
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04254.2356518

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)1,102$7916
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,057$6583thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,033$8533thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$1,0251thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215182.50/cwt182.50–182.503921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3243170.03/cwt165.00–175.004133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275177.50/cwt177.50–177.504881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3284170.56/cwt165.00–177.504845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320176.24/cwt170.00–185.0056410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3334168.06/cwt165.00–175.0056114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3362162.57/cwt155.00–167.505893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375173.42/cwt167.50–177.5065011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382181.21/cwt180.00–185.0069225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418172.37/cwt162.50–180.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3422156.74/cwt152.50–162.506613
Steers—Small 1-2455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460177.50/cwt177.50–177.508171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482167.26/cwt157.50–172.508067
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490155.02/cwt152.50–160.007605
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529159.42/cwt155.00–167.508439
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535155.00/cwt155.00–155.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571155.72/cwt149.00–165.008895
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578146.11/cwt140.00–152.508452
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added585147.50/cwt147.50–147.508631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613149.10/cwt145.00–152.5091411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615162.50/cwt162.50–162.509994
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3637133.30/cwt132.50–135.008493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671157.86/cwt157.50–160.001,0597
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684145.59/cwt135.00–152.509965
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3713123.77/cwt122.50–125.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730135.00/cwt135.00–135.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2216177.50/cwt177.50–177.503839
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230127.50/cwt127.50–127.502931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3238153.74/cwt152.50–155.003662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3268143.15/cwt130.00–150.003846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2274152.15/cwt147.50–157.504179
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323146.28/cwt145.00–147.504722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324165.06/cwt150.00–167.5053520
Heifers—Small 1-2360147.50/cwt147.50–147.505311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371158.45/cwt155.00–165.0058810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373141.52/cwt130.00–152.505289
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384167.50/cwt167.50–167.5064324
Heifers—Small 1-2405132.50/cwt132.50–132.505371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423145.28/cwt137.50–151.0061522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438132.50/cwt130.00–135.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy447156.00/cwt156.00–156.0069714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463155.00/cwt155.00–155.0071829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471147.13/cwt135.00–152.5069328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476132.80/cwt127.50–140.006326
Heifers—Small 1-2482125.04/cwt122.50–130.006033
Heifers—Small 1-2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520140.67/cwt132.50–143.0073117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535126.99/cwt122.50–130.006795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542143.36/cwt142.50–144.007777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574126.78/cwt120.00–132.507287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576141.28/cwt140.00–143.0081414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577135.29/cwt130.00–143.0078120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617131.81/cwt125.00–135.0081313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628123.32/cwt122.50–125.007743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673123.87/cwt120.00–127.008344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673118.93/cwt115.00–123.008002
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy69080.00/cwt80.00–80.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700125.00/cwt120.00–130.008752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720116.25/cwt112.50–120.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767125.00/cwt125.00–125.009592
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426168.79/cwt165.00–178.0071942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3438151.24/cwt145.00–157.506624
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473137.20/cwt130.00–140.006498
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478159.21/cwt147.50–162.5076110
Bulls—Small 1-2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
Bulls—Small 1-2510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy511157.00/cwt157.00–157.0080228
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525129.21/cwt125.00–135.006786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530143.79/cwt132.50–150.0076233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3566125.95/cwt120.00–130.007136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570131.23/cwt125.00–137.5074814
Bulls—Small 1-2570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613133.93/cwt130.00–135.008217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623121.30/cwt120.00–122.507562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675124.14/cwt120.00–130.008383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700122.50/cwt122.50–122.508581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717124.18/cwt122.50–125.008903
Bulls—Small 1-2735112.48/cwt110.00–115.008272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790117.50/cwt117.50–117.509281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2817116.31/cwt115.00–117.009503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2868109.90/cwt105.00–115.009542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31488.52/cwt80.00–94.001,16315
Bulls——1,45198.56/cwt95.00–105.001,43047
Bulls——1,578108.20/cwt105.00–112.001,7076
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02956.51/cwt52.00–62.0058114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08646.23/cwt45.00–50.005024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13759.26/cwt52.00–64.0067414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17466.43/cwt60.00–72.0078018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28072.40/cwt72.00–73.009272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29974.01/cwt72.00–75.009614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42468.14/cwt65.00–72.0097015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47364.60/cwt64.00–65.009525
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2870575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,020650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,057657.89/head600.00–725.006583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,181880.66/head825.00–950.008814
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,033853.10/head800.00–925.008533

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.