Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-08-10

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 10
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
545 head
251 vs last sale 796 59 vs year ago 486 · +12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
28 vs last sale 94 14 vs year ago 52 · +26.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
9 vs last sale 22 6 vs year ago 19 · 31.6%
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 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.06/cwt on 191 head.
Average price
$157.06
191 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$797
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$35.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.28
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513160.23822157
Medium and Large 2-3483143.5269432
Small 1-2475125.005942thin
One grade step is worth $35.23/cwt here — about $228 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 sale191 hd
157.06
TN average8 barns · 1,561 hd
149.78
+7.28
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
BullsAverage1,61299.681,6068thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51982.461,2539thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16277.0089525
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03863.3465720

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$9851thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2363165.65/cwt162.50–177.506019
SteersMedium and Large 2-3530162.50/cwt162.50–162.508611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295167.50/cwt167.50–167.504941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3583135.68/cwt125.00–143.007914
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2336173.01/cwt167.50–180.005818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623139.85/cwt138.00–142.508713
SteersMedium and Large 2-3272173.59/cwt165.00–190.004723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426167.54/cwt162.50–172.507144
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added427168.00/cwt168.00–168.0071711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added562167.00/cwt167.00–167.0093937
SteersMedium and Large 2-3215190.00/cwt190.00–190.004091
SteersMedium and Large 2-3625142.50/cwt142.50–142.508911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2857140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2002
SteersMedium and Large 3565152.50/cwt152.50–152.508621
SteersSmall 1-2525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added615148.86/cwt148.00–150.0091512
SteersMedium and Large 2-3375179.98/cwt172.50–185.006754
SteersMedium and Large 2-3323177.00/cwt165.00–192.505728
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added605175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0597
SteersMedium and Large 2-3415178.80/cwt177.50–180.007422
SteersMedium and Large 3320162.50/cwt162.50–162.505201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3577150.87/cwt147.50–155.008713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2360190.81/cwt187.50–192.506873
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619157.99/cwt147.50–167.509785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462187.25/cwt175.00–190.0086513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529172.04/cwt160.00–175.0091012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670156.95/cwt145.00–160.001,0525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570164.74/cwt157.50–172.509392
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2609
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added723167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,21113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,13811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715145.82/cwt140.00–152.501,0433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2317202.50/cwt202.50–202.506427
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700132.50/cwt132.50–132.509281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471169.16/cwt165.00–172.507976
BullsMedium and Large 1-2830125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430172.50/cwt172.50–172.507421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009597
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715140.45/cwt137.00–144.001,0042
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51981.28/cwt78.00–85.001,2356
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,81073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,3211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37390.74/cwt88.00–93.001,2462
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1841
Bulls1,62399.24/cwt95.00–105.001,6116
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15777.42/cwt73.00–83.0089621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13570.41/cwt65.00–73.007993
CowsLean 85-90%1,03863.34/cwt55.00–73.0065720
Bulls1,27092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1681
Bulls1,885110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,0741
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000985.00/head985.00–985.009851
BullsMedium and Large 2-3468159.48/cwt145.00–165.007465
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618145.41/cwt145.00–147.508996
BullsMedium and Large 2-3858120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0302
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568155.84/cwt152.50–157.508853
BullsMedium and Large 2-3419157.13/cwt155.00–165.006587
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664140.08/cwt133.00–142.509305
HeifersSmall 1-2380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006931
BullsMedium and Large 2-3570145.67/cwt142.50–150.008304
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515162.12/cwt145.00–167.5083510
BullsMedium and Large 3545127.50/cwt127.50–127.506951
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3735115.00/cwt115.00–115.008451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400182.50/cwt182.50–182.507301
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3365153.74/cwt150.00–159.005613
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3508146.23/cwt145.00–147.507432
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3478142.51/cwt135.00–155.006814
BullsMedium and Large 2-3378158.69/cwt157.50–160.006002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468161.13/cwt152.50–166.0075418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2513158.20/cwt147.50–162.5081234
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3417149.69/cwt140.00–162.5062412
HeifersSmall 1-2570105.00/cwt105.00–105.005991
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715131.49/cwt130.00–133.009402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570147.58/cwt137.50–153.0084110
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3340155.00/cwt155.00–155.005271
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3638132.47/cwt130.00–135.008452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951

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.