Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-12-18

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 18
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
▼ 338 vs last sale 685▼ 152 vs year ago 499 · −30.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 112▼ 57 vs year ago 92 · −62.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 27▲ 36 vs year ago 46 · +78.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two week ago on 12/4/2024, Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls traded unevenly steady on a lighter test, Feeder Steers under 500lbs traded $10.00-$20.00 higher, while Feeder Steers over 500lbs traded $8.00-$10.00 lower, Feeder Heifers traded steady to $7.00 higher, Feeder Bulls were not well established. Quality Fair to Fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.81/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −143.12 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$248.81
21 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,325
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.86
vs TN average
−36.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527253.761,33814thin
Medium and Large 2544238.921,2997thin
One grade step is worth $14.83/cwt here — about $39 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 sale21 hd
248.81
—
TN average12 barns · 596 hd
260.67
−11.86
National average180 barns · 17,940 hd
284.95
−36.14
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−143.12
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—Average1,482136.442,0237thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,081113.231,2234thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,557110.461,7205thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15699.571,1517thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,066$1,9255
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$1,8755
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,061$1,8634thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)882$1,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,023$1,7556
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,6235
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)790$1,4004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)820$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)695$1,1501thin
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)685$9501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,313$2,0752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)740$1,9504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,019$1,9444thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,077$1,2668
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)854$1,2507
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)906$1,0503thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210420.00/cwt420.00–420.008821
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225375.00/cwt375.00–375.008441
Steers250–300Small 1270270.00/cwt270.00–270.007291
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2283298.27/cwt280.00–315.008442
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288369.87/cwt365.00–375.001,0652
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315370.74/cwt360.00–375.001,1686
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317331.51/cwt315.00–340.001,0517
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370412.03/cwt395.00–430.001,5252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370265.00/cwt265.00–265.009811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373305.09/cwt285.00–320.001,1383
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3071
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419334.83/cwt325.00–350.001,4036
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed443320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4184
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478310.24/cwt295.00–315.001,4834
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1489327.33/cwt325.00–340.001,6016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520293.63/cwt287.50–300.001,5272
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4001
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572265.46/cwt247.50–275.001,5183
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7756
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711236.25/cwt230.00–240.001,6804
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245350.00/cwt350.00–350.008581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260380.00/cwt380.00–380.009881
Heifers250–300Small 1270270.00/cwt270.00–270.007291
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280285.00/cwt285.00–285.007981
Heifers300–350Small 1315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325298.46/cwt295.00–300.009703
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327273.72/cwt265.00–285.008953
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361298.48/cwt290.00–307.501,0784
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382271.18/cwt250.00–275.001,0366
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423259.54/cwt235.00–265.001,0986
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435287.88/cwt275.00–315.001,2523
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed472252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1922
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476266.88/cwt255.00–270.001,2705
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517264.16/cwt255.00–270.001,3669
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520246.24/cwt237.50–252.501,2804
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1556241.29/cwt235.00–245.001,3424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575229.17/cwt227.50–230.001,3183
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4762
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632219.89/cwt210.00–225.001,3903
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668226.28/cwt220.00–235.001,5124
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added832223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,855114
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2081
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0861
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2761
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy450320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464265.11/cwt255.00–275.001,2304
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474291.88/cwt275.00–305.001,38411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511278.60/cwt265.00–287.501,4245
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4702
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5361
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603252.56/cwt247.50–267.501,5234
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Full670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6391
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1762211.55/cwt200.00–220.001,6123
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2773180.08/cwt175.00–185.001,3922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,287141.58/cwt140.00–145.001,8223
Bulls——1,629132.58/cwt130.00–135.002,1604
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%883109.51/cwt109.00–110.009672
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100106.40/cwt105.00–108.001,1702
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17996.84/cwt92.00–102.001,1425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278116.95/cwt115.00–119.001,4952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493108.06/cwt105.00–110.001,6133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,653114.05/cwt113.00–115.001,8852
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,3751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28821,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38981,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0591,566.71/head1,525.00–1,650.001,5674
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0611,862.87/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0661,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-37401,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,550.00/head1,525.00–1,575.001,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-38541,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2507
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-39061,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0503
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-39811,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1253
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3505
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

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.