Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-10-19

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 19
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
734 head
▼ 399 vs last sale 1,133▼ 464 vs year ago 1,198 · −38.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 125▲ 57 vs year ago 73 · +78.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 56▼ 5 vs year ago 55 · −9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 450 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower, over 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Bulls steady to 7.00 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 $135.22/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$135.22
182 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.88
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2470139.47655136
Medium and Large 2-3486124.0660337
Medium and Large 3451116.985285thin
Small 1-2459116.885374thin
One grade step is worth $22.58/cwt here — about $119 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 sale182 hd
135.22
—
TN average9 barns · 1,617 hd
137.10
−1.88
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—High1,52788.851,35725
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42563.9891218
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,22761.1075043
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05850.1853121

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,089$9143thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,445$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$8564thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$9502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)923$8252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)735$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$9501thin

Every lot

116 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 1-2200195.00/cwt195.00–195.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3233163.39/cwt160.00–165.003813
Steers—Small 1-2255130.00/cwt130.00–130.003321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274174.20/cwt170.00–185.004775
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3278159.57/cwt150.00–170.004446
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3313153.29/cwt142.50–160.004804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324164.52/cwt160.00–167.505335
Steers—Small 1-2373129.65/cwt122.50–137.504842
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375157.52/cwt147.50–165.005919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376171.97/cwt165.00–175.0064728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428174.49/cwt170.00–177.507474
Steers—Small 1-2430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430152.41/cwt150.00–155.006552
Steers—Small 1-2453147.53/cwt142.50–152.506682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475172.50/cwt172.50–172.508191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2503166.22/cwt160.00–172.508362
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3538135.78/cwt122.50–140.0073010
Steers—Small 1-2540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557170.00/cwt170.00–170.009472
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563133.13/cwt127.50–137.507505
Steers—Small 1-2575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 3580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582167.09/cwt167.00–167.5097211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600137.50/cwt137.50–137.508251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620159.00/cwt159.00–159.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3647126.00/cwt126.00–126.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707137.92/cwt137.50–140.009756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,30652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845115.00/cwt115.00–115.009721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230147.50/cwt147.50–147.503391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240137.50/cwt137.50–137.503301
Heifers—Small 1-2255122.50/cwt122.50–122.503121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276143.90/cwt140.00–147.503974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3277133.25/cwt125.00–140.003693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290167.50/cwt167.50–167.504869
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328135.18/cwt130.00–145.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330143.41/cwt135.00–147.504735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353157.50/cwt157.50–157.5055613
Heifers—Small 1-2365102.50/cwt102.50–102.503741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380140.57/cwt135.00–147.505343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383128.71/cwt127.50–130.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy415132.50/cwt132.50–132.505501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423139.35/cwt130.00–143.0058930
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428123.83/cwt117.50–130.005304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470141.54/cwt140.00–142.506655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474134.21/cwt127.50–140.006369
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475127.19/cwt122.50–130.006047
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490117.45/cwt112.50–122.505762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500147.00/cwt147.00–147.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513132.82/cwt127.50–140.0068112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525121.85/cwt117.50–127.506404
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572129.07/cwt122.50–135.0073810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580117.81/cwt110.00–120.006836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590118.75/cwt117.50–120.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596140.00/cwt140.00–140.008349
Heifers—Small 1-2608121.27/cwt117.50–125.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621124.94/cwt122.50–127.507767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633130.00/cwt130.00–130.008234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3636115.00/cwt115.00–115.007315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680117.46/cwt115.00–120.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy688107.42/cwt100.00–115.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690123.75/cwt122.50–125.008542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419162.74/cwt157.50–177.506825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419153.69/cwt150.00–157.506444
Bulls—Small 1-2426140.67/cwt132.50–145.005994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455154.10/cwt145.00–155.0070123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469135.71/cwt135.00–137.506367
Bulls—Small 1-2490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005641
Bulls—Small 1-2515127.43/cwt125.00–130.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521132.29/cwt130.00–137.5068911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3531125.42/cwt117.50–130.006666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562127.85/cwt127.50–130.007197
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573121.97/cwt120.00–125.006995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615122.44/cwt120.00–125.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658117.51/cwt115.00–120.007732
Bulls—Small 1-2660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3668111.24/cwt110.00–112.507432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705122.50/cwt122.50–122.508641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3753110.02/cwt105.00–115.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy765105.00/cwt105.00–105.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2888102.50/cwt102.50–102.509103
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47481.85/cwt76.00–85.001,2067
Bulls——1,51891.19/cwt85.00–95.001,38417
Bulls——2,05098.00/cwt98.00–98.002,0091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02652.56/cwt49.00–57.0053913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07647.21/cwt42.00–50.005087
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21162.54/cwt57.00–67.0075727
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25055.00/cwt55.00–55.006881
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25255.63/cwt48.00–58.0069611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25469.50/cwt67.00–71.008724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26049.00/cwt49.00–49.006171
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35040.00/cwt40.00–40.005401
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39570.54/cwt67.00–74.009842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44163.70/cwt60.00–67.0091815
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,020775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,123858.52/head725.00–1,000.008592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,222883.08/head850.00–925.008833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,445875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2875975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3920900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3970675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27351,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200950.00/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.