Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-05-14

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 14
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
706 head
▲ 371 vs last sale 335▲ 110 vs year ago 596 · +18.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 57▼ 51 vs year ago 114 · −44.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 13▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers traded $4.00-$9.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $4.00-$7.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $3.00-$8.00 lower, Slaughter Cows steady-$2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to 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 $353.83/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −61.74 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$353.83
91 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,939
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$884
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$166.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.35
vs TN average
−30.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549361.901,98678
Medium and Large 2537319.601,71511thin
Medium and Large 3585260.001,5211thin
Small 1565195.001,1021thin
One grade step is worth $166.90/cwt here — about $884 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 sale91 hd
353.83
—
TN average13 barns · 404 hd
362.18
−8.35
National average159 barns · 12,107 hd
384.60
−30.77
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−61.74
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—High1,531168.832,5847thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,370146.422,00619
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,133145.571,64922
CowsLean 85-90%High960126.041,2105thin

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)1,003$2,7012thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$2,3176
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$2,3132thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,310$1,9502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)918$1,9002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,080$1,5033thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)815$2,1501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)960$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,348$2,6252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,8501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)995$2,1501thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Small 1310355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332419.85/cwt410.00–430.001,3943
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372418.14/cwt415.00–425.001,5553
Steers350–400Small 1385305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1741
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435410.77/cwt405.00–420.001,7873
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470387.30/cwt375.00–395.001,8206
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full473347.53/cwt342.50–352.501,6442
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added477407.35/cwt400.00–415.001,9434
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520389.98/cwt375.00–400.002,02819
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524327.85/cwt315.00–340.001,7187
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526363.48/cwt345.00–380.001,91217
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2559305.16/cwt295.00–315.001,7064
Steers550–600Small 1565195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1021
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added571359.40/cwt355.00–375.002,05226
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571330.92/cwt325.00–350.001,89016
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full615290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7841
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622324.04/cwt315.00–335.002,01619
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added633334.11/cwt330.00–347.502,11554
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640309.59/cwt305.00–310.001,98112
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added671324.43/cwt320.00–335.002,17722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671317.50/cwt310.00–325.002,1306
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8652
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added718315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2623
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added844282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,38064
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0871
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283362.43/cwt355.00–370.001,0262
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323357.44/cwt350.00–365.001,1552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1343377.52/cwt375.00–380.001,2952
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added346380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3153
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full360330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362378.46/cwt370.00–385.001,3703
Heifers350–400Small 1373290.20/cwt280.00–300.001,0822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383338.28/cwt330.00–345.001,2963
Heifers400–450Small 1420280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1761
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421349.07/cwt340.00–360.001,4705
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427365.88/cwt355.00–385.001,5629
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full445310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3801
Heifers450–500Small 1Full475257.82/cwt250.00–265.001,2252
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478328.91/cwt320.00–345.001,5725
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482315.48/cwt315.00–317.501,5215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added486343.47/cwt342.50–347.501,6695
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4281
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added526324.15/cwt320.00–325.001,70518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527315.11/cwt305.00–320.001,66120
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full545265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4441
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added569303.72/cwt300.00–310.001,72812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574294.56/cwt290.00–300.001,6916
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588277.47/cwt275.00–280.001,6322
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617293.65/cwt285.00–295.001,81211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added638302.02/cwt300.00–305.001,9275
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6641
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5721
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658272.55/cwt260.00–285.001,7932
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added677299.96/cwt295.00–305.002,0314
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2687250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7185
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added734300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,20257
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0761
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy760250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9001
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added826262.75/cwt262.75–262.752,17065
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377421.02/cwt415.00–430.001,5875
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378387.45/cwt385.00–390.001,4652
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421353.98/cwt335.00–365.001,4905
Bulls400–450Small 1423297.40/cwt280.00–315.001,2582
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428397.93/cwt385.00–410.001,7035
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Full445335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462372.89/cwt360.00–390.001,7235
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478346.70/cwt335.00–355.001,6579
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy500370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518313.03/cwt310.00–315.001,6215
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521339.99/cwt325.00–355.001,7714
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3911
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1586304.25/cwt300.00–322.501,78311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6431
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635303.68/cwt297.50–315.001,9284
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1657294.19/cwt285.00–302.501,9333
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673266.81/cwt260.00–275.001,7963
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8591
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733278.44/cwt270.00–282.502,0413
Bulls700–750Small 1735235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7271
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1828247.52/cwt240.00–255.002,0492
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,338155.91/cwt150.00–168.002,0863
Bulls——1,615171.57/cwt170.00–174.002,7712
Bulls——1,735185.47/cwt180.00–191.003,2182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%835121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0101
Cows—Lean 85-90%900110.00/cwt110.00–110.009901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022133.06/cwt132.00–135.001,3603
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,063135.31/cwt130.00–139.001,4384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,144144.70/cwt140.00–148.001,65511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155152.80/cwt149.00–157.001,7657
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360147.31/cwt145.00–151.002,00311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363140.22/cwt135.00–143.001,9116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448160.09/cwt155.00–165.002,3182
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29602,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29352,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39751,380.00/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0032,701.37/head2,650.00–2,750.002,7012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1542,399.91/head2,150.00–2,600.002,4005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1851,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2551,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,3502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28152,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29402,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1551,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.