Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-09-25

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 25
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
731 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 704▲ 120 vs year ago 611 · +19.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 67▼ 11 vs year ago 96 · −11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 24▲ 6 vs year ago 35 · +17.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows & Slaughter Bulls traded $4.00-8.00 lower, Feeder Steers steady to $5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 500lbs $5.00-$12.00 lower, over 500lbs steady to $5.00 higher, Feeder Bulls under 600lbs $2.00-$5.00 lower, over 600lbs not well established. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.79/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −164.15 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$227.79
106 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,247
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.19
vs TN average
−12.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548230.631,26488
Small 1505225.001,1361thin
Medium and Large 2548214.061,17216thin
Medium and Large 3550200.001,1001thin
One grade step is worth $30.63/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale106 hd
227.79
—
TN average13 barns · 868 hd
224.59
+3.19
National average173 barns · 10,203 hd
240.09
−12.30
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−164.15
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
435392348305median 391.9403/0404/2906/2409/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.87, low $319.18, median $391.94 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,811149.832,7137thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,400112.551,57610
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,272112.111,42632
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08895.471,03919

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)1,045$1,7502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,240$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,7452thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$1,1252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)775$1,2751thin

Every lot

113 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1233325.00/cwt325.00–325.007572
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240295.00/cwt285.00–305.007082
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278340.63/cwt330.00–350.009472
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314312.91/cwt300.00–325.009835
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376266.10/cwt260.00–275.001,0014
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384305.65/cwt290.00–315.001,1748
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425282.46/cwt275.00–290.001,2004
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430262.56/cwt260.00–265.001,1292
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1601
Steers450–500Small 1480230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1041
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485265.14/cwt255.00–275.001,28618
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3371
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525255.68/cwt240.00–265.001,3423
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527235.71/cwt230.00–245.001,2426
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added532263.45/cwt260.00–266.001,40216
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added558252.86/cwt252.50–255.001,4117
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572246.12/cwt240.00–252.501,40815
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2892
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623221.17/cwt215.00–230.001,3784
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626246.52/cwt230.00–247.501,54318
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668224.21/cwt220.00–230.001,4983
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671242.75/cwt235.00–248.001,6295
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added685244.92/cwt242.50–245.001,67830
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6982
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added788237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,87263
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225365.00/cwt365.00–365.008211
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233251.64/cwt245.00–255.005863
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263288.16/cwt285.00–295.007583
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321261.65/cwt250.00–275.008405
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328237.48/cwt225.00–250.007796
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360260.38/cwt250.00–265.0093711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380240.04/cwt230.00–250.009126
Heifers350–400Small 1395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421243.63/cwt235.00–255.001,02621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422217.65/cwt210.00–225.009186
Heifers450–500Small 1465215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475231.66/cwt225.00–240.001,10024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475224.95/cwt215.00–230.001,0695
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
Heifers500–550Small 1505225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1361
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512229.56/cwt220.00–235.001,17523
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added514242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,24616
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527216.69/cwt200.00–225.001,1429
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added572230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,31617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574210.68/cwt205.00–215.001,2097
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579226.68/cwt220.00–230.001,31230
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0981
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613227.26/cwt215.00–235.001,3939
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615209.39/cwt200.00–215.001,2884
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662224.90/cwt210.00–230.001,4899
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670187.27/cwt175.00–200.001,2554
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,54053
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715210.10/cwt195.00–225.001,5022
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725166.61/cwt150.00–175.001,2083
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773193.86/cwt190.00–197.501,4992
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4761
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4201
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1868194.60/cwt175.00–215.001,6892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370270.00/cwt270.00–270.009991
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421245.23/cwt225.00–255.001,0325
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427268.73/cwt265.00–280.001,1478
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465200.00/cwt200.00–200.009301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472249.87/cwt240.00–265.001,17911
Bulls450–500Small 1488230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1222
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488214.97/cwt210.00–220.001,0492
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520229.89/cwt225.00–235.001,1954
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522209.99/cwt200.00–220.001,0968
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565224.37/cwt220.00–228.001,26822
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2081
Bulls550–600Small 1575207.52/cwt205.00–210.001,1932
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3608185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1252
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613208.29/cwt200.00–215.001,2776
Bulls600–650Small 1625195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2191
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630220.02/cwt215.00–230.001,38610
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667204.16/cwt200.00–207.501,3623
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1677212.46/cwt210.00–215.001,4383
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3651
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768180.03/cwt170.00–190.001,3832
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5301
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2808164.98/cwt160.00–170.001,3332
Bulls800–850Small 1830170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,705143.57/cwt142.00–145.002,4482
Bulls——1,808148.81/cwt145.00–150.002,6903
Bulls——1,920157.62/cwt155.00–160.003,0262
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1405
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08992.06/cwt85.00–100.001,00314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198119.48/cwt118.00–121.001,4314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277106.71/cwt105.00–111.001,3637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285112.50/cwt109.00–119.001,44621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6081
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,386114.09/cwt110.00–117.001,5816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448106.99/cwt100.00–110.001,5493
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Small 2-38801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Small 2-39751,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,745.22/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 2-37751,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

This sale against other markets

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.