Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-05-21

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 21
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
429 head
▼ 277 vs last sale 706▼ 705 vs year ago 1,134 · −62.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 63▼ 26 vs year ago 102 · −25.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 38▲ 12 vs year ago 4 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Heifers traded $5.00-$7.00 higher on a light test, Slaughter Cows traded $3.00-$6.00 higher. Feeder Steers, Feeder Bulls, and Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality fair to good. Demand good, with stronger demand for weaned 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 $351.32/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −64.24 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$351.32
44 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,976
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$488
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.23
vs TN average
−26.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565356.402,01238
Medium and Large 2564331.281,8684thin
Small 1505305.001,5401thin
Medium and Large 3535285.001,5251thin
One grade step is worth $71.40/cwt here — about $488 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 sale44 hd
351.32
—
TN average14 barns · 555 hd
359.55
−8.23
National average157 barns · 12,981 hd
378.05
−26.73
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−64.24
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—High1,936178.063,4484thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,373149.822,05819
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,184145.641,72423
CowsLean 85-90%High1,035125.481,29815

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$1,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,885$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,312$3,0027
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$2,3501thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200445.00/cwt445.00–445.008901
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228479.73/cwt475.00–485.001,0942
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273442.16/cwt435.00–450.001,2072
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3061
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325355.15/cwt350.00–360.001,1542
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327404.54/cwt390.00–420.001,3233
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0871
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3531
Steers400–450Small 1420325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3651
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,7152
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471345.11/cwt325.00–355.001,6255
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483380.62/cwt370.00–385.001,8389
Steers500–550Small 1505305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522353.69/cwt340.00–360.001,84611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7992
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,08127
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583332.55/cwt330.00–335.001,9392
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1636329.83/cwt325.00–335.002,09841
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added637338.38/cwt337.50–345.002,1558
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690317.19/cwt315.00–317.502,1898
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703294.95/cwt275.00–300.002,0735
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added719335.50/cwt335.50–335.502,41272
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230420.00/cwt420.00–420.009661
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272415.57/cwt400.00–425.001,1305
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283357.39/cwt345.00–370.001,0112
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323332.33/cwt325.00–340.001,0732
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331388.85/cwt385.00–390.001,2874
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383339.90/cwt335.00–345.001,3024
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385366.32/cwt355.00–380.001,4103
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415332.56/cwt330.00–335.001,3802
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438350.49/cwt340.00–365.001,5359
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added457360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6452
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458337.47/cwt330.00–340.001,5468
Heifers450–500Small 1490295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4461
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523321.20/cwt310.00–325.001,68020
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added552325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,79415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy555292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6231
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563312.57/cwt310.00–315.001,76027
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581286.23/cwt275.00–290.001,6634
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4522
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716266.30/cwt260.00–270.001,9078
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325345.15/cwt335.00–355.001,1222
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365350.41/cwt335.00–365.001,2792
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373394.09/cwt380.00–410.001,4702
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428369.80/cwt350.00–380.001,5836
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,4801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472364.99/cwt355.00–385.001,7235
Bulls450–500Small 1480270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2961
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483332.31/cwt320.00–345.001,6052
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520300.00/cwt295.00–305.001,5602
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522332.63/cwt322.50–340.001,7365
Bulls500–550Small 1545260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4171
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568320.98/cwt300.00–335.001,8234
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9831
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5191
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,7883
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7393
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7161
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595145.00/cwt145.00–145.008631
Dairy Steers650–700Medium and Large 3660155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0231
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,690180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,0421
Bulls——1,855165.00/cwt165.00–165.003,0611
Bulls——2,100183.61/cwt182.00–185.003,8562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985114.51/cwt110.00–120.001,1287
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029139.05/cwt134.00–145.001,4315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125135.77/cwt130.00–139.001,5274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160155.77/cwt155.00–157.001,8075
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160128.44/cwt123.00–133.001,4903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209144.84/cwt140.00–149.001,75114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,327157.88/cwt155.00–165.002,0955
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388151.38/cwt148.00–154.002,1017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,392142.49/cwt135.00–145.001,9837
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,8853,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0652,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2752,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3183,180.72/head3,150.00–3,250.003,1813
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3453,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5453,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.