Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-02-02

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 2
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
589 head
64 vs last sale 653 117 vs year ago 706 · 16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
6 vs last sale 85 26 vs year ago 53 · +49.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
20 vs last sale 43 18 vs year ago 45 · +40.0%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.91/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$133.91
130 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$17.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.76
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517137.3371081
Medium and Large 2-3449130.4758538
Medium and Large 3362123.344463thin
Small 1-2529119.636338thin
One grade step is worth $17.70/cwt here — about $77 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 sale130 hd
133.91
TN average10 barns · 2,915 hd
137.67
−3.76
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
BullsLow1,873101.091,8945thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18069.8182426
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37469.4895520
CowsLean 85-90%Low94053.1449916

Every lot, as filed

95 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
HeifersSmall 1-2370121.00/cwt115.00–127.504482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2990112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,1141
HeifersSmall 1-2535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
SteersSmall 1-2335177.50/cwt177.50–177.505952
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3328135.10/cwt132.50–137.504432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710120.44/cwt116.00–125.008552
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3473133.15/cwt130.00–135.006304
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2755118.00/cwt118.00–118.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850110.00/cwt110.00–110.009351
HeifersSmall 1-2485137.50/cwt137.50–137.506671
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3269139.42/cwt132.50–147.503754
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2681125.86/cwt121.00–127.508577
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617129.14/cwt125.00–137.507976
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2334142.39/cwt140.00–147.504765
SteersSmall 1-2468157.95/cwt155.00–161.007392
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy560155.00/cwt155.00–155.008681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421147.37/cwt139.00–155.0062010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480139.67/cwt135.00–150.0067015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526138.18/cwt132.50–147.5072714
SteersMedium and Large 2-3420177.50/cwt177.50–177.507461
SteersMedium and Large 2-3295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005161
SteersMedium and Large 2-3386172.61/cwt160.00–180.006664
SteersMedium and Large 2-3536154.15/cwt150.00–156.508264
SteersMedium and Large 2-3470155.00/cwt155.00–155.007291
SteersMedium and Large 2-3323184.43/cwt170.00–192.505964
SteersMedium and Large 1-2372197.79/cwt177.50–202.507366
SteersSmall 1-2440145.00/cwt145.00–145.006381
SteersSmall 1-2380158.65/cwt155.00–162.506032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2566164.74/cwt152.50–170.0093234
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426177.44/cwt172.50–182.507564
SteersMedium and Large 2-3675127.50/cwt127.50–127.508611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2718140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0053
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462172.06/cwt167.50–177.507955
SteersMedium and Large 1-2610148.00/cwt148.00–148.009031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660145.00/cwt145.00–145.0095710
SteersSmall 1-2500145.00/cwt145.00–145.007251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed345215.00/cwt215.00–215.007423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330200.64/cwt192.50–207.506624
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531168.48/cwt157.50–175.0089516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added701142.50/cwt142.50–142.509995
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed355210.00/cwt210.00–210.007461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472167.99/cwt162.50–172.5079312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2534153.75/cwt150.00–160.008214
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575141.73/cwt135.00–150.0081510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2632135.28/cwt132.50–141.008553
BullsSmall 1-2475157.50/cwt157.50–157.507481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427170.07/cwt165.00–172.507266
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,04560.00/cwt60.00–60.006271
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40379.25/cwt75.00–84.001,1122
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15857.18/cwt53.00–61.006624
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29779.39/cwt74.00–83.001,0306
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14269.37/cwt64.00–74.0079216
CowsLean 85-90%93947.02/cwt45.00–49.004424
CowsLean 85-90%94055.18/cwt52.00–61.0051912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39068.89/cwt64.00–75.0095817
Bulls1,42080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1361
Bulls1,778108.73/cwt106.00–112.001,9332
Bulls2,195104.00/cwt104.00–104.002,2832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,205825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,9411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,126725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,1643
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,240954.79/cwt850.00–1,075.0011,8392
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,065725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,7212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,069781.05/cwt775.00–800.008,3494
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,6101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,060675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,1553
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3910725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,5981
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3920875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3369135.30/cwt130.00–141.004997
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3567122.39/cwt115.00–130.006945
HeifersSmall 1-2565116.27/cwt115.00–117.506572
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3427130.81/cwt125.00–135.005599
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3605120.50/cwt115.00–126.007292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384151.33/cwt140.00–155.005818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569134.92/cwt127.50–141.007688
HeifersMedium and Large 3413116.26/cwt115.00–117.504802
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3526127.49/cwt125.00–130.006714
HeifersMedium and Large 3260137.50/cwt137.50–137.503581
HeifersSmall 1-2440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
HeifersSmall 1-2905100.00/cwt100.00–100.009051
BullsMedium and Large 3430142.50/cwt142.50–142.506131
BullsMedium and Large 2-3445162.50/cwt162.50–162.507231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy520132.50/cwt132.50–132.506891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full400122.50/cwt122.50–122.504901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007661
BullsMedium and Large 2-3460147.50/cwt147.50–147.506791
BullsMedium and Large 2-3610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665131.13/cwt126.00–135.008723
BullsMedium and Large 2-3527139.87/cwt135.00–145.007373
BullsMedium and Large 1-2586161.80/cwt152.50–164.009485
BullsSmall 1-2595125.00/cwt125.00–125.007441

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.