Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-01-22

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 22
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
351 head
▼ 278 vs last sale 629▼ 684 vs year ago 1,035 · −66.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 69▼ 27 vs year ago 77 · −35.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 23▲ 11 vs year ago 27 · +40.7%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $3.00 higher on a light test, Feeder Steers under 500lbs not well established, over 500 lbs, $4.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Heifers unevenly steady, Feeder Bulls not well established this week. Quality fair to fancy, with Feeder Steers over 500lbs showing better quality. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $306.31/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −109.26 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$306.31
24 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.99
vs TN average
−34.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560315.591,76919thin
Medium and Large 2586271.011,5875thin
One grade step is worth $44.59/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale24 hd
306.31
—
TN average12 barns · 409 hd
313.30
−6.99
National average147 barns · 15,667 hd
340.94
−34.63
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−109.26
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

29 sales
516452389326median 415.5703/0405/0607/0808/2610/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.85, low $339.74, median $415.57 across 29 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—Low1,723154.752,6665thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,272140.681,7895thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,198133.791,60214
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,050116.291,22113

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)835$1,8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)920$1,6251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,5673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$1,4882thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)748$1,2252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)825$2,3092thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,1501thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1181
Steers300–350Small 1315280.00/cwt280.00–280.008821
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330335.08/cwt330.00–340.001,1062
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added340405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368277.14/cwt260.00–295.001,0202
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378346.85/cwt330.00–355.001,3118
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410330.06/cwt325.00–335.001,3532
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5362
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6152
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471298.63/cwt290.00–305.001,4074
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475316.74/cwt310.00–330.001,5053
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528320.43/cwt320.00–322.501,6926
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574311.37/cwt290.00–315.001,78710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8563
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2597272.51/cwt265.00–275.001,6274
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612289.18/cwt287.50–290.001,7703
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6502
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added674284.34/cwt280.00–290.001,9169
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683264.47/cwt260.00–265.001,8069
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2707255.80/cwt252.50–260.001,8093
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712278.35/cwt275.00–285.001,9823
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783221.35/cwt215.00–227.501,7332
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815213.75/cwt212.50–215.001,7422
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860217.50/cwt215.00–220.001,8713
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added911233.50/cwt233.50–233.502,12741
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1978202.47/cwt200.00–205.001,9802
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1Value Added1,101223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,45550
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1250350.00/cwt350.00–350.008751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290290.00/cwt290.00–290.008411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330320.00/cwt315.00–325.001,0562
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340275.00/cwt275.00–275.009351
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372323.68/cwt317.50–335.001,2046
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375302.53/cwt300.00–305.001,1342
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0271
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413308.31/cwt305.00–310.001,2733
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420255.48/cwt245.00–270.001,0733
Heifers400–450Small 1430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added436310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3529
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473248.31/cwt240.00–255.001,1753
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474267.73/cwt260.00–280.001,2694
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added500290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4502
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533263.08/cwt255.00–272.501,4028
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537244.15/cwt240.00–252.501,3113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added561270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5157
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565239.94/cwt235.00–245.001,3563
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583253.13/cwt245.00–265.001,4768
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610266.85/cwt265.00–270.001,62811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633232.35/cwt225.00–240.001,4712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1637248.73/cwt245.00–255.001,5844
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2653235.02/cwt230.00–240.001,5352
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677250.60/cwt250.00–255.001,6978
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement680270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8361
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added680255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7345
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement700255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7851
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717235.01/cwt225.00–240.001,6854
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added740240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7766
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765232.50/cwt230.00–235.001,7792
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Small 1340275.00/cwt275.00–275.009351
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373336.94/cwt325.00–355.001,2573
Bulls350–400Small 1390330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2871
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415323.98/cwt310.00–340.001,3455
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475311.29/cwt300.00–315.001,4794
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3682
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515308.11/cwt295.00–320.001,5873
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565293.68/cwt290.00–297.501,6592
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583257.66/cwt250.00–265.001,5022
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6961
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6451
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6681
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6801
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2955180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,560161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,5121
Bulls——1,595141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,2491
Bulls——1,820157.25/cwt156.00–159.002,8623
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%991109.26/cwt101.00–113.001,0834
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061116.68/cwt114.00–119.001,2385
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096122.82/cwt121.00–125.001,3464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160123.29/cwt122.00–125.001,4302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171130.76/cwt126.00–133.001,5317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250142.23/cwt137.00–148.001,7785
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,260146.08/cwt143.00–149.001,8412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,280137.08/cwt134.00–139.001,7553
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37701,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37801,324.84/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28351,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28252,309.09/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3092
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501

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.