Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-10-26

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 26
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
508 head
▼ 226 vs last sale 734▼ 45 vs year ago 553 · −8.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 130▼ 8 vs year ago 99 · −8.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 50▲ 4 vs year ago 56 · +7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Bulls mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances 15.00 higher. Quality poor to good. 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 $137.27/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$137.27
102 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.31
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2505139.5870480
Small 1-2424130.125519thin
Medium and Large 2-3459128.0258713thin
One grade step is worth $11.55/cwt here — about $117 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 sale102 hd
137.27
—
TN average10 barns · 2,236 hd
141.58
−4.31
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—Low1,68387.831,4788thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40360.2584514
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17657.3367437
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02149.2150214

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,265$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$8694thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$8132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$7482thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,182$1,0253thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290152.00/cwt152.00–152.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3318167.30/cwt162.50–172.505322
Steers—Small 1-2333151.55/cwt142.50–162.505053
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3371161.56/cwt150.00–172.505995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384184.75/cwt177.50–187.507098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385197.50/cwt197.50–197.507601
Steers—Small 1-2385162.38/cwt152.50–172.006252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405187.50/cwt187.50–187.507591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418176.14/cwt172.00–182.507366
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3431159.23/cwt152.00–167.506864
Steers—Small 1-2440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455152.50/cwt152.50–152.506941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458170.75/cwt165.00–180.007823
Steers—Small 1-2460162.50/cwt162.50–162.507481
Steers—Small 1-2505152.50/cwt152.50–152.507701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529163.64/cwt157.50–167.508668
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540155.00/cwt155.00–155.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575155.00/cwt150.00–160.008914
Steers—Small 1-2610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660124.96/cwt120.00–130.008252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720132.50/cwt132.50–132.509541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Heifers—Small 1-2333138.80/cwt137.50–140.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340152.57/cwt147.50–155.005193
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366145.41/cwt140.00–152.505327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373133.91/cwt130.00–142.504993
Heifers—Small 1-2408133.77/cwt132.50–135.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417128.38/cwt125.00–130.005353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420154.00/cwt154.00–154.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430146.77/cwt142.50–151.0063111
Heifers—Small 1-2473128.74/cwt127.50–130.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475138.91/cwt130.00–145.0066014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007401
Heifers—Small 1-2510129.25/cwt126.00–132.506592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527125.85/cwt120.00–132.506633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529137.58/cwt132.50–142.5072819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555126.19/cwt120.00–132.507002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563136.81/cwt130.00–143.0077016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605117.50/cwt117.50–117.507111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617131.65/cwt130.00–133.008123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673127.16/cwt125.00–129.008563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775125.00/cwt125.00–125.009692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415155.00/cwt155.00–155.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428164.89/cwt162.50–170.007063
Bulls—Small 1-2445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
Bulls—Small 1-2450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465150.10/cwt140.00–157.506986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470165.89/cwt157.50–172.507803
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473137.41/cwt135.00–140.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505127.50/cwt127.50–127.506441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533155.00/cwt155.00–155.008262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560157.49/cwt152.50–160.008825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577128.47/cwt125.00–132.507415
Bulls—Small 1-2585147.50/cwt147.50–147.508631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618141.14/cwt135.00–147.508724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Bulls—Small 1-2630117.50/cwt117.50–117.507401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682127.50/cwt125.00–130.008703
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42779.47/cwt75.00–85.001,1343
Bulls——1,57789.51/cwt85.00–93.001,4123
Bulls——2,22597.84/cwt95.00–100.002,1772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00550.75/cwt48.00–54.0051011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07843.57/cwt41.00–45.004703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14951.42/cwt42.00–56.0059112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16959.19/cwt54.00–63.0069221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22353.57/cwt53.00–54.006552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29065.30/cwt63.00–68.008424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40960.76/cwt58.00–65.0085611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,1531
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,030850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,112.77/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3920625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3930650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,010725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285916.63/head775.00–975.009173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335975.00/head975.00–975.009751

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.