Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-04-23

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 23
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
647 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 582▲ 306 vs year ago 341 · +89.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 105▲ 9 vs year ago 80 · +11.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 48▼ 13 vs year ago 28 · −46.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $3.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady to $2.00 lower, Feeder Steers $3.00-$6.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$7.00 higher, Feeder Bulls steady. Quality fair to fancy. 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 $355.47/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −60.10 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$355.47
128 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,955
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$319
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$61.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.26
vs TN average
−18.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549361.211,985116
Medium and Large 2556299.941,66612thin
One grade step is worth $61.27/cwt here — about $319 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 sale128 hd
355.47
—
TN average12 barns · 439 hd
358.73
−3.26
National average172 barns · 11,123 hd
374.02
−18.55
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−60.10
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—High1,786170.023,03610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,326146.611,94338
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,091142.741,55725
CowsLean 85-90%High977123.701,20910

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$1,9135
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$1,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$3,0501thin

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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278449.68/cwt445.00–455.001,2502
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1761
Steers250–300Small 1285355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330363.35/cwt345.00–390.001,1994
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340438.41/cwt435.00–440.001,4913
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added360455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6386
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360413.75/cwt400.00–435.001,4907
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2364375.62/cwt350.00–385.001,3677
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3901
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423363.86/cwt340.00–380.001,5393
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424413.91/cwt400.00–435.001,75510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6791
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471387.72/cwt360.00–395.001,82611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478334.95/cwt325.00–345.001,6012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full490310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5191
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added527382.56/cwt381.00–390.002,01636
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy528333.20/cwt325.00–337.501,7593
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531298.27/cwt275.00–310.001,5846
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1543368.63/cwt340.00–375.002,00228
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added571355.28/cwt355.00–357.002,02921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571333.80/cwt320.00–350.001,90628
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580301.61/cwt295.00–315.001,7496
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full600275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626324.58/cwt315.00–345.002,0329
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added628358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,248159
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630296.73/cwt290.00–305.001,8693
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670302.39/cwt297.50–307.502,0262
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2691291.24/cwt290.00–292.502,0124
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727283.41/cwt275.00–295.002,0606
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1381
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245375.00/cwt375.00–375.009191
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255340.00/cwt340.00–340.008671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed275385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0591
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285395.00/cwt390.00–400.001,1262
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319389.67/cwt365.00–395.001,2436
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330353.75/cwt350.00–360.001,1674
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371346.19/cwt330.00–355.001,2847
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373272.05/cwt265.00–280.001,0152
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379379.87/cwt360.00–395.001,44012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410318.67/cwt312.50–325.001,3072
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414369.47/cwt362.50–385.001,53011
Heifers400–450Small 1425275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1691
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added437395.77/cwt395.00–400.001,7306
Heifers450–500Small 1455305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7941
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471370.38/cwt365.00–380.001,74415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481318.25/cwt300.00–330.001,5315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525309.13/cwt305.00–315.001,6233
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526327.63/cwt320.00–335.001,72313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added529337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,78526
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567251.54/cwt245.00–260.001,4263
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571306.56/cwt290.00–320.001,75013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added608297.47/cwt295.00–305.001,8094
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629268.61/cwt265.00–277.501,6909
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6701
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6331
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711252.89/cwt240.00–265.001,7985
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1971
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418372.74/cwt345.00–380.001,5587
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy423445.09/cwt440.00–450.001,8832
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427399.05/cwt395.00–410.001,7046
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473371.13/cwt355.00–375.001,7558
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478322.38/cwt315.00–330.001,5412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510310.35/cwt310.00–312.501,5837
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1534318.31/cwt315.00–335.001,7006
Bulls500–550Small 1540260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4041
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573308.83/cwt300.00–315.001,7706
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615319.84/cwt310.00–330.001,9674
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4881
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623263.46/cwt250.00–290.001,6414
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8951
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673294.74/cwt285.00–305.001,9842
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720280.00/cwt270.00–290.002,0162
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6651
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8151
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915213.73/cwt210.00–217.501,9562
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2950182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,7341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,466164.73/cwt160.00–166.002,4154
Bulls——1,500153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,2951
Bulls——2,099177.65/cwt175.00–185.003,7295
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%922131.11/cwt129.00–133.001,2093
Cows—Lean 85-90%963123.49/cwt121.00–126.001,1895
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,031133.85/cwt130.00–137.001,3805
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,087141.68/cwt138.00–146.001,54013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095113.12/cwt111.00–116.001,2392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140151.07/cwt149.00–155.001,7227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,199153.74/cwt150.00–160.001,84313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,387143.85/cwt140.00–149.001,99522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,9353
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29402,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0672,088.59/head1,950.00–2,350.002,0893
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0901,648.62/head1,550.00–1,750.001,6492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1051,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1903,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501

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.