Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-01-05

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 5
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
565 head
37 vs last sale 528 258 vs year ago 823 · 31.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
3 vs last sale 82 24 vs year ago 109 · 22.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
3 vs last sale 38 3 vs year ago 38 · +7.9%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the two week Christmas and New Years holiday layoff, no trends could be established. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.83/cwt on 235 head.
Average price
$143.83
235 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$718
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$27.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.06
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508147.33748195
Medium and Large 2-3458128.5858932
Small 1-2469119.665618thin
One grade step is worth $27.67/cwt here — about $187 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 sale235 hd
143.83
TN average7 barns · 1,524 hd
140.77
+3.06
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
BullsHigh1,81493.501,6969thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40365.0291216
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18864.1076238
CowsLean 85-90%Low88549.234363thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
SteersSmall 1-2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2467153.37/cwt150.00–157.507163
HeifersSmall 1-2468126.15/cwt122.50–130.005902
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3285135.00/cwt135.00–135.003851
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3515126.67/cwt122.50–130.006523
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3583122.48/cwt120.00–125.007145
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2727125.84/cwt125.00–127.509153
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3225135.00/cwt135.00–135.003041
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3623118.70/cwt117.50–120.007402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630125.97/cwt120.00–132.507945
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527167.96/cwt165.00–172.508855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523138.61/cwt132.50–142.5072513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750127.50/cwt127.50–127.509563
HeifersSmall 1-2540114.17/cwt110.00–120.006173
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3725102.50/cwt102.50–102.507431
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3476129.05/cwt125.00–130.006145
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2830117.50/cwt117.50–117.509751
SteersMedium and Large 2-3383161.66/cwt160.00–162.506193
SteersMedium and Large 2-3520132.48/cwt130.00–135.006892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473138.58/cwt132.50–142.5065512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420143.54/cwt135.00–147.506037
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added427166.00/cwt166.00–166.0070930
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added315162.50/cwt162.50–162.5051219
SteersSmall 1-2435165.00/cwt165.00–165.007181
SteersMedium and Large 2-3240160.00/cwt160.00–160.003841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added527151.50/cwt151.50–151.5079867
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added589137.50/cwt137.50–137.508105
SteersMedium and Large 2-3685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
SteersMedium and Large 2-3432161.72/cwt160.00–165.006993
SteersMedium and Large 2-3340162.43/cwt157.50–167.505522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473165.32/cwt160.00–172.5078212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added870115.84/cwt115.00–117.501,0083
SteersSmall 1-2535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008031
SteersMedium and Large 2-3277169.64/cwt162.50–177.504703
SteersMedium and Large 1-2855132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680143.34/cwt132.50–146.0097512
SteersMedium and Large 2-3608132.50/cwt132.50–132.508062
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576159.32/cwt152.50–165.009184
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385181.94/cwt177.50–192.507004
SteersMedium and Large 1-2733142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added641150.00/cwt150.00–150.009623
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550152.50/cwt152.50–152.508391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added798154.84/cwt145.00–155.501,23663
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added839142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1965
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635147.50/cwt147.50–147.509371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325184.85/cwt175.00–195.006013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426168.13/cwt160.00–175.007164
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670124.85/cwt120.00–130.008362
BullsSmall 1-2435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
BullsMedium and Large 2-3426151.85/cwt150.00–152.506474
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523146.82/cwt137.50–157.507684
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600137.50/cwt137.50–137.508251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2410172.50/cwt172.50–172.507071
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,15855.90/cwt51.00–60.006472
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41072.34/cwt70.00–74.001,0203
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44664.68/cwt60.00–69.0093511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17451.32/cwt48.00–57.006024
CowsLean 85-90%82546.84/cwt45.00–49.003862
CowsLean 85-90%1,00554.00/cwt54.00–54.005431
Bulls2,06999.71/cwt96.00–104.002,0634
Bulls1,58685.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3481
Bulls1,61689.42/cwt86.00–93.001,4454
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24271.94/cwt68.00–78.0089310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16862.96/cwt56.00–68.0073524
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,9601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3820750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,160725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,4101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2851,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,8141
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2860850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,3101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2998825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,2342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,280930.27/cwt875.00–975.0011,9072
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2980925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,0651
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0831,161.13/cwt1,110.00–1,200.0012,5752
BullsMedium and Large 11,5101,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0022,6501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3385152.50/cwt152.50–152.505871
BullsMedium and Large 2-3567129.28/cwt127.50–130.007337
BullsMedium and Large 2-3621121.89/cwt115.00–125.007574
BullsSmall 1-2470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
BullsMedium and Large 2-3705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295142.50/cwt142.50–142.504201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571134.22/cwt127.50–142.5076611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2363144.22/cwt140.00–147.505243
HeifersSmall 1-2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
HeifersSmall 1-2425122.50/cwt122.50–122.505211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3333136.92/cwt130.00–145.004565
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675119.01/cwt116.00–125.0080310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330142.50/cwt142.50–142.504701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3363132.59/cwt122.50–140.004813
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3430130.78/cwt125.00–135.005626

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.