Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-12-07

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 7
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,038 head
▼ 299 vs last sale 1,337▲ 31 vs year ago 1,007 · +3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 107▼ 12 vs year ago 82 · −14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 42▼ 28 vs year ago 54 · −51.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs mostly steady, over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls under 600 lbs 1.00 to 7.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.29/cwt on 422 head.
Average price
$165.29
422 head · 620 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$496
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.44
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2650166.121,079363
Medium and Large 2-3441161.2771255
Medium and Large 3340150.005101thin
Small 1-2407143.335833thin
One grade step is worth $22.78/cwt here — about $496 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 sale422 hd
165.29
—
TN average11 barns · 2,535 hd
164.84
+0.44
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—Low1,58289.741,4205thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32069.2291411
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14167.5877134
CowsLean 85-90%Average97356.9955410

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)1,000$6751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)776$7503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,1752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0751thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)830$9251thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)755$7751thin

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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3233165.00/cwt165.00–165.003842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245202.50/cwt202.50–202.504961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318201.62/cwt197.50–210.006413
Steers—Small 1-2320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3331169.35/cwt160.00–187.5056114
Steers—Medium and Large 3340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365202.50/cwt202.50–202.507391
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3372171.74/cwt165.00–180.006397
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374181.79/cwt175.00–190.0068010
Steers—Small 1-2395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412183.70/cwt175.00–187.5075712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413191.75/cwt187.50–195.007923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3431163.87/cwt157.50–172.5070612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469188.37/cwt187.50–192.008835
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3472158.43/cwt155.00–165.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476175.36/cwt167.50–185.008357
Steers—Small 1-2505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511179.06/cwt177.50–183.0091520
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518157.10/cwt142.50–162.508146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524170.98/cwt165.00–177.5089630
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561177.42/cwt170.00–180.0099527
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567147.00/cwt140.00–155.008335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574167.14/cwt160.00–175.0095920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618159.80/cwt155.00–167.5098812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625143.78/cwt142.50–145.008992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631166.93/cwt165.00–170.001,05366
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3672140.00/cwt140.00–140.009413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679151.52/cwt145.00–155.001,02910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685160.55/cwt160.00–162.501,10035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730144.00/cwt135.00–150.001,0515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768152.38/cwt152.00–153.001,17022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775144.10/cwt140.00–150.001,1173
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828146.63/cwt142.50–150.001,2143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added904160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,44657
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2230130.00/cwt130.00–130.002991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3268134.32/cwt130.00–140.003604
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
Heifers—Small 1-2323132.56/cwt130.00–135.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330147.50/cwt147.50–147.504871
Heifers—Small 1-2355152.50/cwt152.50–152.505411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369161.03/cwt152.50–167.505947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370141.16/cwt130.00–147.505224
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420155.47/cwt147.50–162.5065311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423139.32/cwt130.00–147.505896
Heifers—Small 1-2425138.34/cwt130.00–147.505882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427161.59/cwt155.00–165.006905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465126.65/cwt125.00–145.0058912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481163.07/cwt155.00–165.007849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481153.09/cwt147.50–160.0073614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523153.68/cwt152.50–155.0080413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528145.87/cwt137.50–152.5077019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529133.53/cwt125.00–140.007065
Heifers—Small 1-2536132.95/cwt127.50–137.507135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568140.16/cwt132.50–147.5079622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572132.13/cwt127.50–137.507565
Heifers—Small 1-2585115.09/cwt110.00–120.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587150.87/cwt150.00–152.5088618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618138.41/cwt130.00–145.0085524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623124.20/cwt122.50–130.007746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634146.97/cwt142.50–151.0093232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663152.59/cwt145.00–153.001,01243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671134.45/cwt122.50–140.0090213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711130.72/cwt127.50–132.509297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752127.98/cwt121.00–133.009623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759140.43/cwt130.00–143.501,06640
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423177.48/cwt175.00–180.007513
Bulls—Small 1-2425167.50/cwt167.50–167.507121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467168.73/cwt157.50–177.507888
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479155.72/cwt140.00–160.0074610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523152.20/cwt150.00–157.507967
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529136.81/cwt130.00–140.007244
Bulls—Small 1-2540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560149.50/cwt147.50–152.508375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610117.50/cwt117.50–117.507171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623139.12/cwt137.50–142.508673
Bulls—Small 1-2640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665124.14/cwt122.50–127.508263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716124.05/cwt120.00–131.008884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760122.50/cwt122.50–122.509311
Bulls—Small 1-2765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825112.50/cwt112.50–112.509281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2965102.50/cwt102.50–102.509891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1431
Bulls——1,64190.93/cwt85.00–95.001,4924
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82352.73/cwt51.00–55.004342
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01058.06/cwt49.00–67.005868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06658.66/cwt50.00–64.006256
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14968.99/cwt60.00–75.0079326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25876.00/cwt76.00–76.009562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31170.24/cwt65.00–77.0092110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41059.00/cwt59.00–59.008321
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3755775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2830925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3776750.00/head750.00–750.007503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,000675.00/head675.00–675.006751

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.