Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-05-28

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 28
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 429▼ 157 vs year ago 459 · −34.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 76▼ 22 vs year ago 104 · −21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 16▲ 4 vs year ago 19 · +21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well established, Feeder Heifers steady, Feeder Bulls not well established but sold with a higher undertone, Slaughter Cows $4.00-$7.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.06/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −82.88 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$309.06
36 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,704
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.91
vs TN average
−23.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551310.621,71134
Medium and Large 2563282.501,5892thin
One grade step is worth $28.12/cwt here — about $122 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 sale36 hd
309.06
—
TN average10 barns · 268 hd
314.97
−5.91
National average127 barns · 6,029 hd
332.69
−23.63
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−82.88
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

32 sales
435392348305median 391.9403/0404/2906/2409/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.87, low $319.18, median $391.94 across 32 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—Low1,674174.122,9158thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,250155.901,94928
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,057152.441,61216
CowsLean 85-90%Low972141.761,37817

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,453$2,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,8563thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,448$3,1519
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,371$2,6444thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1061
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0851
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375407.27/cwt400.00–420.001,5274
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380362.60/cwt355.00–370.001,3782
Steers400–450Small 1425280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1901
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435394.69/cwt390.00–415.001,7177
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436358.02/cwt342.50–370.001,5614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475378.33/cwt365.00–385.001,7973
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478315.03/cwt310.00–320.001,5062
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515360.05/cwt355.00–365.001,8542
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515325.01/cwt320.00–330.001,6744
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added556360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0023
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565306.61/cwt300.00–310.001,7323
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575329.10/cwt320.00–345.001,8925
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631324.32/cwt305.00–330.002,0468
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653295.02/cwt290.00–300.001,9262
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655281.24/cwt280.00–282.501,8422
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added722290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0942
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0581
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228425.11/cwt415.00–435.009692
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295360.00/cwt355.00–365.001,0622
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330352.54/cwt350.00–355.001,1632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369336.87/cwt320.00–355.001,2435
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379374.58/cwt360.00–385.001,4209
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5791
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420365.40/cwt340.00–375.001,53511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443299.94/cwt290.00–310.001,3292
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459348.45/cwt332.50–365.001,59911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479316.92/cwt290.00–330.001,5187
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2961
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525308.91/cwt300.00–320.001,62210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5661
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added542320.23/cwt320.00–322.501,73610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569302.09/cwt297.50–310.001,7197
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added581310.85/cwt310.00–315.001,8066
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6971
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6091
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616285.89/cwt275.00–290.001,76111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630272.48/cwt270.00–275.001,7172
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy633252.51/cwt250.00–255.001,5982
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685282.50/cwt280.00–285.001,9352
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700277.50/cwt275.00–280.001,9432
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy718252.46/cwt250.00–255.001,8132
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1201
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Small 1230360.00/cwt360.00–360.008281
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330365.15/cwt360.00–370.001,2052
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360400.05/cwt390.00–410.001,4403
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373350.23/cwt345.00–355.001,3062
Bulls350–400Small 1395285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1261
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2409320.89/cwt300.00–330.001,3124
Bulls400–450Small 1415360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4941
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421385.65/cwt370.00–400.001,6249
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2461
Bulls450–500Small 1470290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474382.34/cwt360.00–395.001,8125
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476343.25/cwt320.00–355.001,6349
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478295.18/cwt290.00–300.001,4112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519343.11/cwt330.00–362.501,7819
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5341
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Full550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570317.50/cwt310.00–325.001,81012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573303.70/cwt300.00–310.001,7404
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613317.16/cwt305.00–325.001,9447
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655298.01/cwt290.00–300.001,9525
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9251
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760270.50/cwt262.50–277.502,0565
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9681
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1431
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 4440175.00/cwt175.00–175.007701
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0081
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,495157.70/cwt155.00–164.002,3583
Bulls——1,677178.98/cwt175.00–181.003,0013
Bulls——1,938191.47/cwt190.00–193.003,7112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%966138.12/cwt131.00–142.001,3345
Cows—Lean 85-90%972126.30/cwt125.00–129.001,2283
Cows—Lean 85-90%975148.93/cwt145.00–154.001,4529
Cows—Boner 80-85%980139.04/cwt136.00–143.001,3632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,033158.42/cwt156.00–161.001,6368
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115148.94/cwt145.00–153.001,6616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,118165.47/cwt161.00–170.001,8506
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,268147.68/cwt142.00–151.001,8736
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,293155.40/cwt153.00–160.002,00916
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0652,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1501,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3603,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4203,139.96/head3,000.00–3,250.003,1403
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4653,095.28/head2,850.00–3,250.003,0953
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4852,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4902,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,6583,800.98/head3,750.00–3,850.003,8012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,884.26/head1,650.00–2,100.001,8842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,4502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.