Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-04-09

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 9
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
297 head
▼ 304 vs last sale 601▼ 59 vs year ago 356 · −16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 105▼ 3 vs year ago 96 · −3.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 49▼ 25 vs year ago 35 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$3.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady to $1.00 lower. Feeder Steers & Feeder Heifers steady, Feeder Bulls not well established this week. Quality good. 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 $278.95/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −112.99 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$278.95
38 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,545
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$657
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$109.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.55
vs TN average
−37.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556289.621,61130
Medium and Large 2547247.331,3537thin
Small 1530180.009541thin
One grade step is worth $109.62/cwt here — about $657 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale38 hd
278.95
—
TN average14 barns · 448 hd
299.50
−20.55
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−37.60
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−112.99
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—Average1,767166.212,93614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,317142.421,87629
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,117137.601,53736
CowsLean 85-90%Average897115.281,0347thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,0501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,235$3,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$3,1501thin

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,0403
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1961
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2308375.12/cwt370.00–380.001,1552
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355255.00/cwt255.00–255.009051
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369419.54/cwt400.00–430.001,54813
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385375.09/cwt370.00–380.001,4443
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added392435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7052
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3652
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422390.66/cwt375.00–410.001,6495
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added433420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8193
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465384.95/cwt380.00–390.001,7902
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added480390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8726
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480345.12/cwt330.00–355.001,6573
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508356.29/cwt335.00–365.001,8107
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521317.37/cwt300.00–325.001,6534
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added523370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9354
Steers500–550Small 1535250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540257.66/cwt240.00–275.001,3912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565295.93/cwt275.00–305.001,6725
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573323.94/cwt310.00–345.001,8568
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added575355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0411
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3841
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622318.44/cwt300.00–330.001,9817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630280.00/cwt270.00–290.001,7642
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,9341
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1581
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723279.08/cwt270.00–287.502,0183
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1793249.97/cwt240.00–260.001,9822
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230410.00/cwt410.00–410.009431
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed240395.00/cwt395.00–395.009481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added311420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3064
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333356.65/cwt350.00–365.001,1883
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364368.85/cwt350.00–385.001,34316
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388320.91/cwt305.00–345.001,2456
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426334.00/cwt320.00–360.001,4234
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added430365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,57010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430299.88/cwt275.00–310.001,2898
Heifers450–500Small 1470260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473297.24/cwt290.00–310.001,4067
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473272.15/cwt260.00–275.001,2875
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added485340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6492
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526255.19/cwt240.00–265.001,3424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529284.18/cwt275.00–300.001,5037
Heifers500–550Small 1530180.00/cwt180.00–180.009541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added570310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7671
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571287.34/cwt270.00–295.001,64119
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575236.84/cwt230.00–250.001,3623
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1637258.31/cwt250.00–265.001,6453
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670224.96/cwt220.00–230.001,5072
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713224.91/cwt220.00–230.001,6042
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6701
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1808212.57/cwt205.00–220.001,7182
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5681
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8332
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250355.00/cwt355.00–355.008881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1362373.23/cwt360.00–385.001,3513
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375351.69/cwt350.00–355.001,3193
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3441
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422383.99/cwt375.00–395.001,6205
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1456373.75/cwt345.00–385.001,7044
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481325.01/cwt310.00–340.001,5634
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Full485270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3101
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519314.86/cwt310.00–325.001,6344
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4821
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555311.71/cwt300.00–325.001,7303
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8812
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Medium 3580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
Dairy Heifers850–900Medium 3850165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4031
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Medium 3625185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,140156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,7781
Bulls——1,700157.38/cwt155.00–160.002,6754
Bulls——1,761168.06/cwt165.00–172.002,9606
Bulls——2,075177.67/cwt175.00–183.003,6873
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%755108.00/cwt108.00–108.008151
Cows—Lean 85-90%868121.19/cwt120.00–124.001,0523
Cows—Lean 85-90%973111.80/cwt110.00–116.001,0883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,070134.90/cwt130.00–139.001,44317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151142.05/cwt140.00–145.001,63517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233122.72/cwt120.00–125.001,5132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,292139.24/cwt136.00–142.001,7999
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,324145.57/cwt144.00–149.001,92718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365128.43/cwt127.00–130.001,7532
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2353,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2903,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501

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.