Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-11-16

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 16
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
893 head
▼ 342 vs last sale 1,235▼ 275 vs year ago 1,168 · −23.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
181 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 127▲ 86 vs year ago 95 · +90.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 51▼ 41 vs year ago 74 · −55.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $166.64/cwt on 269 head.
Average price
$166.64
269 head · 618 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,030
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$491
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$17.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.83
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2638167.771,071245
Medium and Large 2-3413158.3765314thin
Medium and Large 3434150.466534thin
Small 1-2385150.425796thin
One grade step is worth $17.36/cwt here — about $491 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 sale269 hd
166.64
—
TN average11 barns · 2,502 hd
162.81
+3.83
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—Low1,56589.971,40812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37672.0899226
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17567.8479777
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03852.6054630

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)1,100$9752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$8382thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$7501thin

Every lot

105 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 1-2245177.50/cwt177.50–177.504351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3255165.00/cwt165.00–165.004211
Steers—Small 1-2260155.00/cwt155.00–155.004031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285172.50/cwt172.50–172.504921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3311168.08/cwt165.00–175.005234
Steers—Small 1-2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Steers—Small 1-2365157.50/cwt157.50–157.505751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370167.45/cwt160.00–177.506204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379187.69/cwt177.50–190.007115
Steers—Medium and Large 3383156.02/cwt155.00–157.005982
Steers—Small 1-2415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418180.34/cwt178.00–183.007546
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442187.26/cwt185.00–188.0082812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3458150.00/cwt150.00–150.006872
Steers—Small 1-2463150.00/cwt150.00–150.006952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468182.50/cwt182.50–182.508543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469171.91/cwt167.50–175.008064
Steers—Medium and Large 3485144.90/cwt140.00–150.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509184.00/cwt184.00–184.0093725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533168.41/cwt160.00–178.008988
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568172.95/cwt172.50–173.0098236
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622151.04/cwt150.00–160.0093910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672146.03/cwt135.00–152.509819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,08216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,05224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,08315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773172.75/cwt172.75–172.751,33565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773139.10/cwt132.50–145.001,0753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220148.89/cwt142.50–155.003282
Heifers—Small 1-2240135.00/cwt135.00–135.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273141.01/cwt132.50–150.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285155.00/cwt155.00–155.004421
Heifers—Small 1-2288131.24/cwt130.00–132.503782
Heifers—Small 1-2323127.73/cwt120.00–132.504133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325132.50/cwt132.50–132.504311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328150.96/cwt147.50–155.004953
Heifers—Small 1-2360130.35/cwt117.50–142.504692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363135.86/cwt130.00–140.004933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383157.50/cwt157.50–157.506032
Heifers—Small 1-2410132.50/cwt132.50–132.505431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416150.93/cwt142.50–157.506288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421136.51/cwt130.00–142.505755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469149.60/cwt142.50–155.0070210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475137.54/cwt130.00–142.506535
Heifers—Small 1-2482129.06/cwt120.00–135.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493157.50/cwt157.50–157.507765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515134.30/cwt132.50–136.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520130.23/cwt122.50–136.006774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528145.31/cwt135.00–152.5076751
Heifers—Small 1-2530131.00/cwt131.00–131.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531157.06/cwt157.00–157.508348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568129.30/cwt126.00–132.507346
Heifers—Small 1-2570121.24/cwt110.00–132.506914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571152.00/cwt152.00–152.008685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581140.32/cwt132.50–150.0081531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full595122.50/cwt122.50–122.507291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628146.00/cwt146.00–146.009177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633135.13/cwt131.00–145.0085526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3638126.74/cwt126.00–127.508092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy640130.25/cwt130.00–131.008344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy665101.00/cwt101.00–101.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681138.00/cwt138.00–138.009403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682133.40/cwt125.00–137.0091019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722130.15/cwt128.00–132.509403
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432170.30/cwt160.00–180.007365
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468161.95/cwt155.00–167.507585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478142.49/cwt140.00–145.006812
Bulls—Small 1-2485142.50/cwt142.50–142.506911
Bulls—Small 1-2500127.50/cwt127.50–127.506381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3508143.69/cwt137.50–145.007308
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530158.05/cwt150.00–162.508389
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3562135.26/cwt130.00–142.507609
Bulls—Small 1-2563126.06/cwt117.50–135.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580143.43/cwt135.00–147.508328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625134.92/cwt130.00–140.0084312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3636130.05/cwt125.00–132.508276
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3663123.37/cwt120.00–125.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667126.70/cwt120.00–130.008453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718123.75/cwt120.00–125.008894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825102.50/cwt102.50–102.508461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,5051
Bulls——1,52885.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2993
Bulls——1,58490.71/cwt84.00–95.001,4378
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02856.55/cwt49.00–63.0058120
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05744.69/cwt41.00–50.0047210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14856.82/cwt48.00–64.0065213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16668.81/cwt63.00–74.0080254
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25776.96/cwt75.00–84.0096710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35677.90/cwt73.00–85.001,0569
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37769.84/cwt66.00–74.0096214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43565.03/cwt63.00–66.009333
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,030750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,145800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285925.00/head925.00–925.009251

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.