Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-04-30

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 30
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
726 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 647▲ 351 vs year ago 375 · +93.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 89▲ 21 vs year ago 64 · +32.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 15▲ 18 vs year ago 7 · +257.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded steady to $2.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$5.00 higher, Feeder Steers mostly steady, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$8.00 lower, Feeder Bulls steady to $4.00 higher. 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 $358.05/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −57.52 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$358.05
47 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,944
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$176
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.39
vs TN average
−16.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543367.021,99234
Medium and Large 2543334.571,81613thin
One grade step is worth $32.45/cwt here — about $176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale47 hd
358.05
—
TN average14 barns · 510 hd
356.65
+1.39
National average176 barns · 11,859 hd
374.43
−16.38
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−57.52
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—Low1,529178.102,72329
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,333146.801,95719
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,073139.851,50118
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,010122.111,2339thin

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)1,356$2,5214thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$2,2243thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)715$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$2,9752thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)905$1,8001thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0411
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added260515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,3391
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2267410.03/cwt405.00–415.001,0953
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268463.35/cwt450.00–480.001,2423
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318445.60/cwt435.00–450.001,4178
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed320480.16/cwt475.00–485.001,5372
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2337419.17/cwt417.50–420.001,4139
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365385.14/cwt375.00–395.001,4062
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370415.00/cwt405.00–425.001,5362
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431406.23/cwt390.00–425.001,75125
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435375.04/cwt365.00–385.001,6313
Steers400–450Small 1440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4021
Steers450–500Small 1450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6562
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483377.51/cwt375.00–380.001,82313
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added504395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9916
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518348.59/cwt335.00–355.001,8064
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533368.58/cwt365.00–382.501,96511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2554328.34/cwt315.00–330.001,8199
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563356.14/cwt340.00–365.002,00517
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665310.54/cwt300.00–320.002,06517
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8701
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added836274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,291106
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added969254.50/cwt254.50–254.502,46656
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205465.00/cwt465.00–465.009531
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0071
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2041
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317351.64/cwt340.00–365.001,1155
Heifers300–350Small 1325345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1211
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326387.47/cwt375.00–400.001,2636
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added330420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3861
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added374405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5158
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380348.51/cwt340.00–360.001,3243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387383.53/cwt365.00–400.001,4847
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416303.06/cwt290.00–315.001,2616
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420381.25/cwt377.50–385.001,6014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430361.20/cwt340.00–375.001,55312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added462367.58/cwt360.00–375.001,69810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477329.28/cwt320.00–342.501,57116
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478310.15/cwt290.00–320.001,4837
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525288.11/cwt275.00–305.001,5134
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534316.93/cwt300.00–325.001,69214
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574305.17/cwt290.00–315.001,75213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578276.08/cwt260.00–290.001,5969
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added603315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8993
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5991
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621294.33/cwt275.00–305.001,8286
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added660295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,94712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678235.74/cwt220.00–247.501,5983
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1693273.63/cwt250.00–275.001,89649
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700276.25/cwt270.00–282.501,9342
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,9192
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7481
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added797264.75/cwt264.75–264.752,11062
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6801
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8171
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Small 1295265.00/cwt265.00–265.007821
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366421.73/cwt402.50–445.001,5449
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379372.77/cwt355.00–395.001,4137
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417395.10/cwt390.00–400.001,6485
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423368.66/cwt360.00–385.001,5593
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8491
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy470385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478361.53/cwt345.00–375.001,7284
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483325.55/cwt310.00–340.001,5725
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518308.45/cwt300.00–317.501,5982
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519343.71/cwt325.00–355.001,78411
Bulls500–550Small 1540255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3771
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569334.52/cwt320.00–345.001,90310
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583305.13/cwt300.00–310.001,7794
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9832
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623260.20/cwt250.00–270.001,6212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed640290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8561
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660301.21/cwt297.50–310.001,9884
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8952
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1703284.15/cwt280.00–292.501,9983
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755256.16/cwt242.50–270.001,9342
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1827242.48/cwt235.00–257.502,0053
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8281
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1853247.50/cwt242.50–252.502,1113
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2910190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7291
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1918221.87/cwt210.00–237.502,0374
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960226.24/cwt225.00–227.502,1722
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,360174.86/cwt169.00–179.002,37813
Bulls——1,654186.05/cwt180.00–200.003,07713
Bulls——1,717157.65/cwt155.00–161.002,7073
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%872115.44/cwt111.00–118.001,0073
Cows—Lean 85-90%995130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,053133.73/cwt131.00–136.001,4086
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075139.46/cwt138.00–140.001,4996
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,091146.36/cwt145.00–151.001,5976
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095124.53/cwt122.00–126.001,3645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,304143.07/cwt140.00–148.001,8667
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,8151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353149.97/cwt148.00–154.002,02911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39252,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,223.56/head2,050.00–2,300.002,2243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3562,520.69/head2,300.00–2,725.002,5214
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6153,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-37151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Heifers—Small 1-28001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.