Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-05-07

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 7
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
335 head
▼ 391 vs last sale 726▼ 89 vs year ago 424 · −21.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 85▼ 28 vs year ago 85 · −32.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 25▲ 0 vs year ago 13 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$4.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $3.00-$7.00 higher with instances of $20.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Feeder Bulls not well established this week but sold with a higher undertone. Quality fair to good, Demand good. Stronger demand for weaned, black hided Feeder Cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $354.51/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −61.06 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$354.51
42 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,955
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$517
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$89.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.96
vs TN average
−24.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553377.232,08425
Medium and Large 2551325.571,79215thin
Small 1545287.501,5672thin
One grade step is worth $89.73/cwt here — about $517 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 sale42 hd
354.51
—
TN average14 barns · 593 hd
364.47
−9.96
National average168 barns · 13,508 hd
378.79
−24.28
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−61.06
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—High1,686178.483,00810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,376148.552,04419
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,106143.761,59016
CowsLean 85-90%High990130.001,2871thin

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)1,510$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,415$3,4501thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285424.82/cwt415.00–435.001,2112
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327441.40/cwt430.00–450.001,4433
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added353470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6593
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355434.79/cwt420.00–450.001,5442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425389.89/cwt385.00–395.001,6575
Steers450–500Small 1465305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4181
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475417.61/cwt415.00–420.001,9842
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488359.92/cwt345.00–375.001,7562
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added498430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,14115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1503380.02/cwt375.00–385.001,9124
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full515325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6741
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518423.82/cwt417.50–430.002,1956
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8981
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523336.80/cwt320.00–345.001,7616
Steers500–550Small 1540255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3771
Steers550–600Small 1550320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575309.68/cwt290.00–325.001,7817
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579344.79/cwt335.00–365.001,9965
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added587368.76/cwt368.00–375.002,1659
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added614359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,2048
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615311.75/cwt305.00–320.001,9173
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621341.18/cwt335.00–355.002,1194
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673314.13/cwt300.00–325.002,11410
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,0381
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723271.73/cwt265.00–285.001,9653
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9251
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758276.65/cwt275.00–280.002,0973
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316385.02/cwt380.00–390.001,2174
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1701
Heifers350–400Small 1360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1161
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367390.81/cwt385.00–400.001,4346
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415414.38/cwt412.50–415.001,72012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426348.83/cwt335.00–365.001,4864
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430384.11/cwt375.00–400.001,6527
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464375.89/cwt365.00–380.001,7446
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470343.26/cwt340.00–345.001,6133
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479331.23/cwt320.00–345.001,5874
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511354.87/cwt340.00–370.001,8134
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517321.31/cwt305.00–335.001,6618
Heifers500–550Small 1535272.52/cwt270.00–275.001,4582
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560323.53/cwt323.00–330.001,81213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573287.53/cwt280.00–295.001,6482
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574313.07/cwt300.00–325.001,7978
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616293.04/cwt290.00–295.001,8055
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added661297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,9663
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667276.87/cwt260.00–295.001,8475
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712256.01/cwt240.00–260.001,8235
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Small 1335305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0221
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383384.97/cwt380.00–390.001,4742
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7841
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422355.12/cwt340.00–370.001,4993
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428298.22/cwt280.00–315.001,2762
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480391.70/cwt390.00–395.001,8803
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482328.81/cwt310.00–355.001,5853
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521322.27/cwt300.00–335.001,6795
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558318.73/cwt315.00–322.501,7792
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574298.69/cwt295.00–310.001,7144
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611307.54/cwt305.00–315.001,8794
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2641285.67/cwt270.00–292.501,8314
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669283.92/cwt275.00–292.501,8995
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1717280.90/cwt275.00–290.002,0143
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728252.54/cwt250.00–255.001,8382
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765261.25/cwt255.00–267.501,9992
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775236.71/cwt235.00–240.001,8353
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1822237.52/cwt235.00–247.501,9525
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,0581
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1938231.26/cwt227.50–235.002,1692
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1972221.46/cwt215.00–232.502,1537
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,561173.40/cwt170.00–175.002,7075
Bulls——1,809188.19/cwt183.00–195.003,4044
Bulls——1,815165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,9951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,083135.90/cwt134.00–138.001,4724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103151.49/cwt150.00–153.001,6715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,121142.72/cwt140.00–145.001,6007
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,364146.94/cwt142.00–150.002,0049
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,369152.39/cwt150.00–155.002,0868
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460140.42/cwt140.00–141.002,0502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4153,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5102,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.