Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-09-07

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 7
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
799 head
138 vs last sale 661 89 vs year ago 888 · 10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
49 vs last sale 106 31 vs year ago 88 · 35.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
18 vs last sale 22 22 vs year ago 18 · +122.2%
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 steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.58/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$156.58
115 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$19.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.14
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507159.1780780
Medium and Large 2-3432151.3565432
Medium and Large 3290150.004351thin
Small 1-2490140.006862thin
One grade step is worth $19.17/cwt here — about $121 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 sale115 hd
156.58
TN average8 barns · 922 hd
154.44
+2.14
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
BullsAverage1,505104.191,5686thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43585.081,2219thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16980.0793620
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01666.2267311

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)943$7252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,092$1,5654thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,3751thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2427164.37/cwt157.50–172.5070213
HeifersSmall 1-2500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630141.38/cwt141.00–142.508914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561153.79/cwt147.50–162.508638
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410167.50/cwt167.50–167.506871
SteersMedium and Large 2-3475171.87/cwt165.00–175.0081612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0972
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added553175.00/cwt175.00–175.009682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290205.00/cwt205.00–205.005951
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3275162.36/cwt160.00–165.004462
SteersMedium and Large 2-3605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2671161.26/cwt155.00–165.001,0824
SteersMedium and Large 2-3280195.00/cwt195.00–195.005461
SteersMedium and Large 3425165.00/cwt165.00–165.007011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2565172.50/cwt172.50–172.509752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527156.98/cwt150.00–162.5082712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378202.89/cwt197.50–215.007678
SteersMedium and Large 2-3335208.46/cwt200.00–215.006983
SteersMedium and Large 2-3235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
SteersMedium and Large 2-3375189.17/cwt177.50–197.507093
SteersMedium and Large 3300187.50/cwt187.50–187.505631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2485162.71/cwt152.50–168.0078928
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526176.77/cwt172.50–182.5093014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480179.93/cwt175.00–185.008643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2708150.81/cwt145.00–157.501,0683
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425188.49/cwt185.00–195.008013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2823139.99/cwt137.50–142.501,1522
SteersMedium and Large 2-3578150.74/cwt140.00–160.008713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2321212.46/cwt210.00–215.006825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623170.33/cwt167.50–175.001,0618
SteersMedium and Large 1-2228224.73/cwt220.00–230.005122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525185.00/cwt185.00–185.009715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2935142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3528160.00/cwt160.00–160.008452
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,050135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4181
BullsMedium and Large 2-3530158.27/cwt157.50–159.008392
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515166.87/cwt157.50–172.508599
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622147.92/cwt140.00–157.509207
BullsSmall 1-2395175.00/cwt175.00–175.006911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481175.40/cwt172.50–182.508449
BullsSmall 1-2625135.54/cwt130.00–141.008472
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38575.17/cwt74.00–76.001,0412
CowsLean 85-90%94367.46/cwt62.00–74.006367
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39892.31/cwt89.00–94.001,2903
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45481.47/cwt75.00–88.001,1856
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23789.01/cwt88.00–90.001,1013
CowsLean 85-90%1,11259.40/cwt53.00–63.006613
CowsLean 85-90%1,23578.00/cwt78.00–78.009631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12678.94/cwt74.00–85.0088915
Bulls1,528106.03/cwt95.00–114.001,6205
Bulls1,39095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3211
Bred CowsSmall 1-2830625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred CowsSmall 1-2950650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,055825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,420.43/head1,275.00–1,550.001,4202
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,708.81/head1,600.00–1,825.001,7092
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665139.97/cwt137.50–142.509313
BullsMedium and Large 2-3666129.65/cwt120.00–139.008632
BullsMedium and Large 3440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
BullsMedium and Large 2-3642138.34/cwt137.50–140.008883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2566158.33/cwt152.50–165.008967
BullsMedium and Large 2-3474167.46/cwt162.50–172.507949
HeifersSmall 1-2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
BullsMedium and Large 3490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006621
BullsMedium and Large 2-3427167.53/cwt160.00–177.507158
BullsMedium and Large 1-2417189.88/cwt185.00–197.507926
BullsSmall 1-2485167.50/cwt167.50–167.508121
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700127.50/cwt127.50–127.508931
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3480149.12/cwt142.50–157.507166
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3313162.57/cwt160.00–165.005093
HeifersMedium and Large 3290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3523143.99/cwt135.00–152.507539
BullsMedium and Large 2-3571150.98/cwt147.50–152.508625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2870127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2805135.02/cwt132.50–137.501,0872
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3407151.66/cwt150.00–155.006173
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2388164.15/cwt162.50–167.506373
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2303178.72/cwt175.00–182.505422
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3367156.26/cwt140.00–160.005738
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655144.24/cwt142.50–146.009452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added512165.00/cwt165.00–165.008455

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.