Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2021-10-27

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 27
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
553 head
645 vs last sale 1,198 35 vs year ago 588 · 6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
26 vs last sale 73 5 vs year ago 94 · +5.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
1 vs last sale 55 18 vs year ago 74 · 24.3%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls under 550 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.40/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$126.40
119 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$20.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.03
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484128.2462071
Medium and Large 2-3405126.5551235
Small 1-2441119.705289thin
Medium and Large 3465107.505004thin
One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $120 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 sale119 hd
126.40
TN average10 barns · 2,211 hd
125.37
+1.03
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
BullsAverage1,64288.071,44613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42264.6091912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22861.0074927
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02850.2251612

Every lot, as filed

90 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2317139.14/cwt137.50–145.004416
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3262135.00/cwt135.00–135.003545
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3421123.77/cwt117.50–127.505214
HeifersSmall 1-2418124.90/cwt122.50–127.505222
HeifersSmall 1-2570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725117.48/cwt115.00–120.008522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3590111.25/cwt107.50–115.006562
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3605107.50/cwt107.50–107.506501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy650122.50/cwt122.50–122.507961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy547157.00/cwt157.00–157.008595
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469128.67/cwt125.00–133.0060318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574118.22/cwt110.00–125.006794
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2663119.10/cwt117.50–120.007904
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2601116.12/cwt113.00–120.006984
SteersMedium and Large 2-3428133.04/cwt130.00–145.0056910
SteersSmall 1-2435131.28/cwt130.00–132.505712
SteersSmall 1-2375144.00/cwt137.50–150.005402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full640127.50/cwt127.50–127.508161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2558143.22/cwt140.00–147.007993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521137.97/cwt132.50–150.007194
SteersMedium and Large 2-3376149.13/cwt142.50–155.005617
SteersMedium and Large 2-3473141.79/cwt137.50–148.006714
SteersMedium and Large 2-3315147.11/cwt140.00–158.004633
SteersMedium and Large 2-3718121.28/cwt120.00–122.508712
SteersMedium and Large 3220146.19/cwt145.00–147.503222
SteersMedium and Large 2-3210152.00/cwt152.00–152.003191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320157.59/cwt155.00–160.005043
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665128.73/cwt127.50–130.008562
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378158.90/cwt152.50–165.0060112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2621143.07/cwt132.50–148.008888
SteersMedium and Large 2-3578128.70/cwt125.00–132.507442
SteersMedium and Large 2-3520132.50/cwt132.50–132.506891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471153.15/cwt145.00–160.007218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295162.50/cwt162.50–162.504791
SteersSmall 1-2475137.50/cwt137.50–137.506531
SteersSmall 1-2317146.68/cwt142.50–150.004653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426155.21/cwt147.50–158.006617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2619119.15/cwt117.50–122.507389
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478141.91/cwt135.00–147.506789
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574127.22/cwt122.50–132.507307
BullsMedium and Large 1-2414151.19/cwt145.00–157.506266
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
CowsLean 85-90%1,07544.00/cwt44.00–44.004731
CowsLean 85-90%1,02450.78/cwt46.00–55.0052011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27569.31/cwt65.00–74.008844
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49662.25/cwt60.00–65.009318
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21960.99/cwt57.00–66.0074317
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21254.68/cwt52.00–57.006635
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27267.37/cwt65.00–69.008575
Bulls1,80290.94/cwt79.00–96.001,6398
Bulls1,31380.09/cwt75.00–85.001,0524
Bulls1,67597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,070909.81/cwt825.00–975.009,7353
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,005624.52/cwt575.00–675.006,2766
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,345825.00/cwt825.00–825.0011,0961
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,164895.54/cwt850.00–1,000.0010,4244
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,083701.33/cwt675.00–725.007,5952
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,083651.96/cwt600.00–700.007,0612
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3960750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2995962.24/cwt910.00–1,020.009,5742
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524133.61/cwt130.00–140.0070010
BullsSmall 1-2423135.08/cwt122.50–145.005713
BullsSmall 1-2520112.50/cwt112.50–112.505851
BullsMedium and Large 2-3539122.51/cwt120.00–125.006604
BullsMedium and Large 2-3745107.50/cwt107.50–107.508011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3628114.99/cwt112.50–117.507222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy480100.00/cwt100.00–100.004801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3425138.68/cwt132.50–145.005892
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580118.47/cwt115.00–122.506875
BullsMedium and Large 2-3461132.92/cwt127.50–140.006135
HeifersMedium and Large 3330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3376130.78/cwt127.50–132.5049213
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3473123.77/cwt122.50–126.005855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523128.57/cwt125.00–135.0067214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422130.97/cwt127.50–138.005539
HeifersSmall 1-2362130.82/cwt125.00–135.004743
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3527113.35/cwt112.50–115.005973
HeifersMedium and Large 356592.50/cwt92.50–92.505231
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3225145.00/cwt145.00–145.003261
HeifersMedium and Large 3545102.50/cwt102.50–102.505591
HeifersMedium and Large 3420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
HeifersSmall 1-2535112.50/cwt112.50–112.506021
HeifersSmall 1-2465112.50/cwt112.50–112.505231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380137.42/cwt132.50–142.505227

How this sale compares

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.