Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-10-12

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 12
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,133 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 1,017▲ 101 vs year ago 1,032 · +9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 176▲ 44 vs year ago 81 · +54.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 39▼ 11 vs year ago 67 · −16.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Steers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers under 400 lbs 12.00 to 20.00 lower, over 400 lbs mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls steady to 6.00 lower. Quality poor 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 $138.75/cwt on 451 head.
Average price
$138.75
451 head · 673 lb average
Value per head Derived
$934
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$513
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$20.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.60
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2692140.00969414
Medium and Large 2-3466126.7759021
Small 1-2465122.2456814thin
Medium and Large 3380120.004562thin
One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $513 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 sale451 hd
138.75
—
TN average9 barns · 2,002 hd
138.14
+0.60
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—Low1,47588.861,31118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42563.3890314
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21957.4070036
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01350.8351527

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)1,144$8714thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$6924thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$5251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)915$8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)870$8622thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$8001thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3238147.55/cwt142.50–152.503512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275149.82/cwt140.00–160.004122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288171.33/cwt165.00–180.004934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313171.40/cwt165.00–177.505362
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Steers—Small 1-2355152.50/cwt152.50–152.505411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372175.16/cwt170.00–180.0065211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3376163.38/cwt155.00–167.506145
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420158.81/cwt157.50–160.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423172.17/cwt162.50–182.507286
Steers—Small 1-2445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460177.50/cwt177.50–177.508171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473165.89/cwt157.50–172.507856
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482153.32/cwt150.00–160.007393
Steers—Medium and Large 3505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508143.98/cwt132.50–152.507315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518161.44/cwt152.50–167.508369
Steers—Small 1-2533145.42/cwt135.50–150.007753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574153.84/cwt150.00–157.5088313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581165.67/cwt165.00–167.5096326
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590141.25/cwt135.00–147.508332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615157.50/cwt157.50–157.509696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629144.77/cwt135.00–150.0091113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674135.77/cwt130.00–150.009156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719131.92/cwt130.00–137.509494
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,25668
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770129.96/cwt125.00–135.001,0013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,24330
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235132.50/cwt132.50–132.503111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275135.00/cwt135.00–135.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323140.35/cwt135.00–145.004532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365134.86/cwt130.00–140.004922
Heifers—Small 1-2373129.21/cwt125.00–132.504823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375140.26/cwt135.00–152.5052611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410129.91/cwt125.00–135.005334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415140.76/cwt135.00–147.5058419
Heifers—Small 1-2418124.86/cwt120.00–130.005223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy425132.50/cwt132.50–132.505631
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460132.50/cwt132.50–132.506101
Heifers—Small 1-2462129.91/cwt125.00–135.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473141.82/cwt132.50–147.5067116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475131.51/cwt130.00–132.506253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488153.00/cwt153.00–153.007475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505123.08/cwt115.00–131.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527136.62/cwt130.00–142.5072026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy527123.39/cwt115.00–127.506503
Heifers—Small 1-2530106.54/cwt100.00–120.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536146.39/cwt143.00–147.507858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3561119.91/cwt110.00–130.006735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565122.50/cwt122.50–122.506922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567152.08/cwt144.00–154.0086231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575133.13/cwt127.50–138.007659
Heifers—Small 1-2578119.92/cwt117.50–122.506932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623122.38/cwt120.00–127.007625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671145.58/cwt136.00–146.0097747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672121.98/cwt116.00–126.008205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713118.48/cwt116.00–121.008454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762126.00/cwt126.00–126.0096013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778143.75/cwt143.75–143.751,118134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2819125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added906135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,22358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,007101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0175
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3414140.15/cwt130.00–150.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426162.23/cwt155.00–172.5069116
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005871
Bulls—Small 1-2470132.61/cwt130.00–135.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470125.00/cwt125.00–125.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472151.65/cwt145.00–162.5071612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475140.13/cwt130.00–147.5066610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Bulls—Small 1-2520130.50/cwt130.50–130.506791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525142.34/cwt137.50–150.0074712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527132.18/cwt127.50–140.006979
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571138.08/cwt135.00–142.507888
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573125.62/cwt117.50–135.007207
Bulls—Small 1-2620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628126.90/cwt125.00–135.007979
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645117.50/cwt117.50–117.507581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663120.00/cwt120.00–120.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3722105.00/cwt105.00–105.007582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2891101.00/cwt101.00–101.009009
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36684.12/cwt82.00–85.001,1497
Bulls——1,54591.87/cwt88.00–95.001,41911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00952.19/cwt45.00–61.0052723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03843.01/cwt39.00–45.004464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19954.23/cwt48.00–58.0065017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23760.23/cwt58.00–64.0074519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42060.00/cwt60.00–60.008521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42563.64/cwt58.00–71.0090713
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2875800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870862.14/head800.00–925.008622
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2825600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3935525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3978608.25/head525.00–675.006082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,065650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128877.58/head800.00–1,000.008783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,190850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.