Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-06-11

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 11
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▲ 332 vs last sale 244▲ 156 vs year ago 420 · +37.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 53▲ 1 vs year ago 69 · +1.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 11▲ 7 vs year ago 1 · +700.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well-established last week but sold with a higher undertone, Feeder Heifers under 500lbs not well-established last week but sold with a lower undertone, over 500lbs $2.00-$6.00 higher, Feeder Bulls not well-established last week but sold with a lower undertone, Slaughter Cows $1.00-$3.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$5.00 higher. Quality fair to good, 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 $343.42/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −72.15 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$343.42
55 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,912
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.48
vs TN average
−37.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557345.541,92352
Medium and Large 2562306.611,7223thin
One grade step is worth $38.94/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale55 hd
343.42
—
TN average13 barns · 505 hd
363.90
−20.48
National average158 barns · 9,089 hd
381.01
−37.59
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−72.15
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—High1,767189.733,35211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,329158.402,10515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,143151.561,73316
CowsLean 85-90%High990141.031,39720

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,330$2,9201thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,575$3,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,570$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,4001thin

Every lot

103 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1471
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340429.70/cwt427.50–435.001,46110
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368416.43/cwt405.00–435.001,5323
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full370370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5941
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430402.21/cwt390.00–415.001,7302
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469368.34/cwt365.00–370.001,7286
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470390.34/cwt387.50–395.001,83523
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added516350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8064
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532339.31/cwt325.00–350.001,80513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full560310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7361
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added562355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9955
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570314.91/cwt305.00–325.001,7952
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572347.32/cwt337.50–355.001,98729
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added608344.03/cwt340.00–348.002,09210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613324.38/cwt320.00–327.501,9884
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630307.54/cwt305.00–310.001,9382
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7031
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657320.90/cwt310.00–325.002,10821
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2788253.79/cwt250.00–265.002,0004
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0281
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added861312.75/cwt312.75–312.752,693124
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235422.61/cwt420.00–425.009932
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1253445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1262
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313326.22/cwt310.00–355.001,0213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315407.50/cwt405.00–415.001,2844
Heifers300–350Small 1345315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0871
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364346.32/cwt340.00–350.001,2614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387385.21/cwt375.00–400.001,4915
Heifers350–400Small 1395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added402387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,5587
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2351
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3761
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436371.07/cwt360.00–385.001,6189
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463361.90/cwt357.50–380.001,6768
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added471385.25/cwt385.00–387.501,81510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6731
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added506371.75/cwt371.75–371.751,88156
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528307.91/cwt300.00–315.001,6266
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531334.91/cwt325.00–345.001,77810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565313.12/cwt310.00–320.001,76919
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7841
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added602312.50/cwt310.00–315.001,8816
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy603295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609309.38/cwt300.00–315.001,8848
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2642290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8624
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9506
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7421
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723234.88/cwt230.00–240.001,6982
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733262.47/cwt260.00–265.001,9242
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added821252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,0734
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275465.00/cwt460.00–470.001,2792
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2287426.40/cwt400.00–445.001,2243
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1314446.20/cwt435.00–455.001,4014
Bulls300–350Small 1330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0391
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337371.91/cwt360.00–390.001,2533
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383425.10/cwt420.00–430.001,6282
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2561
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417396.16/cwt385.00–410.001,6525
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430340.99/cwt325.00–360.001,4665
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468346.28/cwt340.00–352.501,6212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478318.45/cwt300.00–330.001,5223
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515335.15/cwt330.00–340.001,7262
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524314.22/cwt310.00–325.001,6476
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568282.51/cwt280.00–285.001,6052
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583297.47/cwt290.00–305.001,7342
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Full640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3441
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8531
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7292
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875209.96/cwt207.50–212.501,8372
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2905187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,140173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,9721
Bulls——1,413178.12/cwt176.00–180.002,5172
Bulls——1,908189.29/cwt185.00–193.003,6123
Bulls——1,949197.98/cwt195.00–206.003,8595
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%967132.42/cwt125.00–137.001,2816
Cows—Lean 85-90%989148.59/cwt145.00–155.001,4706
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009141.82/cwt139.00–144.001,4318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100161.58/cwt158.00–168.001,7774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,132142.54/cwt139.00–149.001,6146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183153.90/cwt152.00–155.001,8216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,223173.17/cwt170.00–176.002,1183
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,344149.48/cwt145.00–155.002,0095
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,364158.45/cwt155.00–163.002,1617
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3853,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,7654,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,920.00/head2,920.00–2,920.002,9201

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.