Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2022-09-21

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 21
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
571 head
228 vs last sale 799 128 vs year ago 699 · 18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
7 vs last sale 57 23 vs year ago 87 · 26.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
21 vs last sale 40 74 vs year ago 93 · 79.6%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This sale was not reported last week, therefore no trends could be established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.98/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$142.98
161 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$16.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.55
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544144.52787136
Medium and Large 3330142.504702thin
Medium and Large 2-3472136.0064217thin
Small 1-2427127.945466thin
One grade step is worth $16.58/cwt here — about $241 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 sale161 hd
142.98
TN average9 barns · 1,841 hd
149.53
−6.55
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
BullsAverage1,56694.851,48512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53376.361,1717thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24570.6788032
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00556.085648thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,263$1,1982thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$8503thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2367151.71/cwt147.50–155.005576
SteersMedium and Large 1-2230205.00/cwt205.00–205.004721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462171.49/cwt162.50–180.007925
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4458102.50/cwt102.50–102.504693
BullsMedium and Large 1-2416168.40/cwt160.00–177.507019
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3522133.23/cwt130.00–140.006953
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380144.87/cwt140.00–150.005513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523138.92/cwt130.00–152.5072718
HeifersMedium and Large 3425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
HeifersMedium and Large 3235155.00/cwt155.00–155.003641
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added587165.00/cwt165.00–165.009697
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added642148.75/cwt142.50–150.0095520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added668147.50/cwt147.50–147.5098513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added475152.50/cwt152.50–152.507245
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added574157.00/cwt157.00–157.0090114
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
SteersMedium and Large 2-3490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
SteersMedium and Large 2-3280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
SteersMedium and Large 2-3583143.83/cwt140.00–147.508392
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418185.70/cwt172.50–190.0077610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2336207.37/cwt197.50–212.506974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671127.54/cwt125.00–130.008564
SteersMedium and Large 2-3760132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0071
SteersMedium and Large 2-3426163.14/cwt160.00–167.506954
SteersMedium and Large 2-3523151.22/cwt150.00–152.507912
SteersMedium and Large 2-3210177.50/cwt177.50–177.503731
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380172.36/cwt165.00–182.506555
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560157.54/cwt155.00–160.008822
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330174.77/cwt170.00–180.005772
SteersMedium and Large 1-2667153.53/cwt145.00–160.001,02410
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,005130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3071
SteersMedium and Large 2-3635145.00/cwt145.00–145.009211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375186.97/cwt175.00–197.507016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added620165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed353207.50/cwt207.50–207.507324
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added428187.56/cwt182.50–192.508036
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,1431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2633158.21/cwt150.00–160.001,00111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2255185.00/cwt185.00–185.004721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530160.88/cwt155.00–170.0085321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added524175.00/cwt175.00–175.009177
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added662165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0924
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added760155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574138.34/cwt135.00–145.007943
BullsMedium and Large 1-2975102.50/cwt102.50–102.509991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2613138.73/cwt135.00–142.508504
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380172.50/cwt172.50–172.506561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2482155.79/cwt155.00–157.507513
BullsSmall 1-2565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22371.71/cwt68.00–76.0087720
CowsLean 85-90%1,00556.08/cwt45.00–65.005648
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59079.52/cwt79.00–80.001,2642
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51075.10/cwt72.00–78.001,1345
Bulls1,58797.05/cwt95.00–101.001,5407
Bulls1,53691.77/cwt89.00–95.001,4105
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32080.03/cwt79.00–82.001,0564
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26163.38/cwt55.00–68.007998
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,108811.79/head750.00–875.008122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2631,197.77/head1,125.00–1,275.001,1982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,190925.00/head925.00–925.009251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy363143.74/cwt142.50–145.005222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
BullsMedium and Large 2-3633123.78/cwt115.00–132.507842
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720122.50/cwt122.50–122.508822
HeifersSmall 1-2245142.50/cwt142.50–142.503491
HeifersSmall 1-2515122.57/cwt120.00–125.006312
BullsMedium and Large 2-3735117.50/cwt117.50–117.508641
BullsMedium and Large 3420155.00/cwt155.00–155.006511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625130.82/cwt130.00–135.008189
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425150.28/cwt140.00–157.5063913
HeifersSmall 1-2390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005462
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420138.37/cwt135.00–140.005813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562133.85/cwt130.00–140.0075211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471142.50/cwt140.00–150.0067116
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3278147.45/cwt142.50–152.504102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005882
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006621
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465136.37/cwt132.50–140.006342
BullsMedium and Large 2-3477146.66/cwt140.00–155.007003
BullsMedium and Large 2-3516144.97/cwt140.00–150.007486

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.