Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-03-02

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 2
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
786 head
348 vs last sale 1,134 796 vs year ago 1,582 · 50.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
22 vs last sale 50 7 vs year ago 79 · 8.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
8 vs last sale 33 12 vs year ago 29 · +41.4%
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 and bulls steady. Feeders steady to 3.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy with several thin fleshed feeders. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.39/cwt on 372 head.
Average price
$159.39
372 head · 688 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,096
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$470
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$13.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.89
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3399171.4668328
Small 1-2412167.3169017thin
Medium and Large 3307163.295013thin
Medium and Large 1-2731157.891,153324
One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about −$470 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 sale372 hd
159.39
TN average10 barns · 1,871 hd
167.28
−7.89
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
BullsLow1,52694.491,44214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40072.461,0155thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18972.0185628
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06858.9763016

Every lot, as filed

93 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
SteersMedium and Large 3280157.50/cwt157.50–157.504411
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670134.85/cwt130.00–140.009032
SteersMedium and Large 3320166.19/cwt165.00–167.505322
SteersSmall 1-2376174.84/cwt155.00–195.006574
SteersMedium and Large 2-3272177.32/cwt167.50–187.504823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2723144.97/cwt142.50–147.501,0482
SteersSmall 1-2472162.16/cwt147.50–172.507653
SteersMedium and Large 2-3482166.34/cwt155.00–172.508023
SteersMedium and Large 2-3515157.50/cwt157.50–157.508111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0182
SteersMedium and Large 2-3420172.44/cwt167.50–177.507242
SteersMedium and Large 2-3573155.10/cwt152.50–157.508892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2808120.00/cwt120.00–120.009702
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2616139.27/cwt132.50–142.508587
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2316165.46/cwt157.50–172.505236
SteersMedium and Large 2-3329179.38/cwt160.00–187.505907
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430153.88/cwt147.50–158.0066214
SteersSmall 1-2515157.50/cwt157.50–157.508111
HeifersSmall 1-2518135.84/cwt132.50–139.007043
HeifersSmall 1-2245127.50/cwt127.50–127.503121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520151.88/cwt145.00–156.0079013
SteersMedium and Large 2-3378177.46/cwt172.50–187.506716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed475160.48/cwt160.00–161.007622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2825132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2663164.34/cwt163.00–165.001,0903
SteersMedium and Large 1-2323205.98/cwt200.00–210.006653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3243183.66/cwt175.00–192.504462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572167.39/cwt165.00–174.009577
SteersMedium and Large 1-2769141.95/cwt137.50–147.501,0925
SteersSmall 1-2415167.22/cwt152.50–180.006947
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added633168.75/cwt168.75–168.751,06879
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521172.47/cwt167.50–177.508996
SteersSmall 1-2335165.19/cwt152.50–177.505532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2414192.55/cwt182.50–197.507978
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added835145.96/cwt135.00–146.501,21965
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added737157.10/cwt157.10–157.101,15869
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added877145.25/cwt145.25–145.251,27465
SteersMedium and Large 1-2368202.60/cwt197.50–207.507462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465188.74/cwt182.50–195.008786
BullsMedium and Large 1-2962115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1064
BullsMedium and Large 2-3775128.32/cwt125.00–129.009946
BullsMedium and Large 1-2408184.98/cwt182.50–187.507552
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675142.50/cwt142.50–142.509621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2708135.49/cwt135.00–137.009594
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569164.90/cwt157.50–170.009386
CowsLean 85-90%98348.84/cwt41.00–55.004805
CowsLean 85-90%1,10763.58/cwt59.00–69.0070411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51064.00/cwt64.00–64.009661
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20565.87/cwt58.00–70.0079410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37374.58/cwt72.00–80.001,0244
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29887.55/cwt87.00–88.001,1362
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16573.91/cwt68.00–81.0086116
Bulls1,64586.36/cwt80.00–94.001,4215
Bulls1,580108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,7061
Bulls1,44597.89/cwt92.00–104.001,4158
Bred HeifersSmall 1-2700660.00/cwt660.00–660.004,6201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,220950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,5901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470179.25/cwt175.00–185.008423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2527169.71/cwt167.50–172.508945
BullsMedium and Large 1-2820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
BullsMedium and Large 2-3675134.36/cwt129.00–138.009074
BullsMedium and Large 3590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2619143.36/cwt135.00–152.508875
BullsMedium and Large 2-3511148.72/cwt146.00–157.5076014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572143.86/cwt140.00–146.008238
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2770125.00/cwt125.00–125.009631
BullsMedium and Large 3418147.19/cwt140.00–155.006152
BullsMedium and Large 2-3467172.41/cwt170.00–177.508053
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed415163.77/cwt162.50–165.006804
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2238172.58/cwt170.00–175.004112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3511135.63/cwt130.00–140.006934
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370161.68/cwt152.50–172.5059810
HeifersSmall 1-2285141.21/cwt140.00–142.504022
HeifersSmall 1-2412143.31/cwt142.50–145.005903
HeifersMedium and Large 3417131.60/cwt130.00–135.005493
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3415147.77/cwt145.00–152.506134
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2666133.17/cwt128.00–137.508876
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467153.80/cwt146.00–157.5071813
HeifersSmall 1-2470134.00/cwt134.00–134.006301
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3235165.00/cwt165.00–165.003881
HeifersSmall 1-2605122.50/cwt122.50–122.507411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2282165.27/cwt160.00–170.004669
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3476142.45/cwt135.00–145.006784
HeifersSmall 1-2353148.76/cwt147.50–150.005252
BullsMedium and Large 2-3585151.27/cwt150.00–152.508852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2785127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0011
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3638127.49/cwt125.00–130.008132
HeifersMedium and Large 3465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3578137.59/cwt132.50–143.007952
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3260151.67/cwt140.00–162.503943
BullsMedium and Large 2-3625139.00/cwt139.00–139.008691

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.