Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-06-15

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 15
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
582 head
▼ 287 vs last sale 869▲ 142 vs year ago 440 · +32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 152▲ 27 vs year ago 76 · +35.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 38▼ 12 vs year ago 27 · −44.4%
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 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls on a limited test steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 7.00 lower. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.26/cwt on 180 head.
Average price
$153.26
180 head · 731 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,120
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$41
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 3
$31.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.28
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3541153.5883136
Medium and Large 1-2779153.391,195143
Medium and Large 3645122.507901thin
One grade step is worth $31.08/cwt here — about $41 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 sale180 hd
153.26
—
TN average9 barns · 1,098 hd
159.54
−6.28
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—Average1,560103.471,61412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41383.771,18422
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18578.3392835
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04460.5163219

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$1,1751thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28588.64/cwt86.00–97.001,13911
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15979.67/cwt72.00–85.0092312
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04156.94/cwt49.00–60.0059310
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04864.47/cwt59.00–69.006769
Bulls——1,559104.14/cwt99.00–109.001,6247
Bulls——1,36593.26/cwt92.00–95.001,2733
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11967.53/cwt57.00–75.0075612
Bulls——1,855116.45/cwt112.00–120.002,1602
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38389.23/cwt87.00–91.001,2343
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41882.91/cwt77.00–87.001,17619
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—67090.00/cwt90.00–90.006031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—433176.10/cwt167.50–185.007632
BullsSmall 1-2—620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—470167.70/cwt163.00–172.507882
BullsSmall 1-2—585132.50/cwt132.50–132.507751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—569145.91/cwt140.00–149.008305
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—505152.50/cwt152.50–152.507701
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—438159.02/cwt150.00–160.0069710
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—545141.00/cwt141.00–141.007681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—519163.37/cwt155.00–172.008483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—625147.42/cwt145.00–150.009212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—907147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,33355
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—430165.00/cwt165.00–165.007101
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—489164.69/cwt162.50–165.008058
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—567156.08/cwt150.00–160.0088510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—748157.25/cwt157.25–157.251,17663
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—768148.01/cwt145.00–151.001,1372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—423186.21/cwt185.00–187.507882
SteersMedium and Large 3—645122.50/cwt122.50–122.507901
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—529148.76/cwt145.00–150.007874
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added—546148.00/cwt148.00–148.008088
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—678144.18/cwt137.50–151.009782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—661135.00/cwt135.00–135.0089214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—560142.00/cwt142.00–142.007956
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—476154.92/cwt147.50–159.0073726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—519144.37/cwt137.50–148.007498
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—378177.50/cwt177.50–177.506712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—715142.75/cwt142.50–143.001,0212
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—418138.60/cwt135.00–143.005795
HeifersSmall 1-2—450127.50/cwt127.50–127.505741
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—471152.33/cwt145.00–160.007174
BullsSmall 1-2—485152.50/cwt152.50–152.507401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008282
HeifersSmall 1-2—395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—655125.01/cwt120.00–130.008194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full—600122.50/cwt122.50–122.507351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—715132.50/cwt132.50–132.509471
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—623140.26/cwt137.50–143.008742
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—614128.41/cwt122.50–133.007884
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—569140.71/cwt139.00–142.508015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—528133.71/cwt132.50–135.007062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—428135.82/cwt130.00–142.005812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—621132.73/cwt125.00–137.508246
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—426151.48/cwt142.50–155.006459
HeifersMedium and Large 3—460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 3—435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005871
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—382136.70/cwt135.00–140.005223
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—739120.00/cwt120.00–120.008876
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—775119.00/cwt119.00–119.009221
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—476142.42/cwt137.50–147.506787
HeifersMedium and Large 3—570122.50/cwt122.50–122.506981
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—558134.00/cwt134.00–134.007482
HeifersMedium and Large 3—535122.50/cwt122.50–122.506551
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—608142.17/cwt135.00–147.508643
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—582154.08/cwt150.00–155.0089710
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—518135.75/cwt127.50–142.5070310

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.