Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-06-18

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 18
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
501 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 576▼ 174 vs year ago 675 · −25.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 70▲ 19 vs year ago 69 · +27.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 8▲ 4 vs year ago 20 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers traded $3.00-$5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $4.00-$8.00 lower, Feeder Bulls steady, Slaughter Cows $1.00-$3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls not well established. 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 $355.61/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −59.96 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$355.61
22 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,991
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$369
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.71
vs TN average
−16.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564359.182,02620
Medium and Large 2518319.901,6572thin
One grade step is worth $39.28/cwt here — about $369 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 sale22 hd
355.61
—
TN average15 barns · 599 hd
364.32
−8.71
National average146 barns · 8,317 hd
371.92
−16.31
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−59.96
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—High1,559182.712,8498thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,484161.122,39119
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,160155.601,80529
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,021145.981,49120

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$2,1923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,097$1,9753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,7984thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,005$1,6503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,510$4,3333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,395$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)943$2,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$2,0501thin

Every lot

100 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2541
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318445.12/cwt430.00–460.001,4152
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325370.46/cwt340.00–380.001,2044
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365353.65/cwt335.00–365.001,2913
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375394.73/cwt380.00–410.001,4803
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418406.06/cwt400.00–412.501,6972
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430377.65/cwt360.00–395.001,6244
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Full430320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3761
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4961
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455395.89/cwt380.00–397.501,80111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455328.01/cwt325.00–360.001,49212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4571
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518319.90/cwt300.00–340.001,6572
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523374.83/cwt365.00–390.001,9607
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1596347.98/cwt347.50–352.502,07410
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623307.45/cwt305.00–310.001,9152
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632327.06/cwt325.00–330.002,06716
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added634350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,21910
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676312.29/cwt300.00–335.002,1116
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708295.05/cwt290.00–300.002,0892
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added749310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,32212
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1752275.26/cwt275.00–290.002,07058
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added760293.66/cwt292.50–305.002,23211
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0471
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,0942
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0681
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265335.00/cwt335.00–335.008881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1433
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321347.24/cwt335.00–360.001,1154
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325389.46/cwt375.00–395.001,2666
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369369.85/cwt365.00–385.001,3658
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369333.58/cwt325.00–355.001,2319
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421338.56/cwt325.00–345.001,4257
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425361.25/cwt355.00–370.001,5354
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy455337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,5361
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474321.28/cwt320.00–340.001,52316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1489344.30/cwt340.00–365.001,6849
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518284.84/cwt275.00–290.001,4753
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528323.05/cwt305.00–337.501,70611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6533
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583317.53/cwt310.00–325.001,8514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620305.13/cwt305.00–310.001,89238
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678294.83/cwt290.00–305.001,9993
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1727255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,85447
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775254.18/cwt252.50–255.001,9703
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0831
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1441
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2267425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1353
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323377.78/cwt365.00–395.001,2203
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4951
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365358.10/cwt345.00–380.001,3075
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4991
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1407403.36/cwt400.00–405.001,6423
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412357.81/cwt340.00–385.001,4743
Bulls400–450Small 1420305.06/cwt300.00–310.001,2812
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468342.41/cwt340.00–345.001,6022
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2486310.01/cwt300.00–315.001,5073
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513274.98/cwt270.00–280.001,4112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520319.94/cwt300.00–325.001,6649
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1587300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7613
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628298.34/cwt290.00–300.001,8746
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669282.43/cwt280.00–290.001,8894
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9761
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2763237.38/cwt230.00–245.001,8112
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,468186.13/cwt185.00–188.002,7323
Bulls——1,535174.58/cwt172.00–176.002,6804
Bulls——1,930205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,9571
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%993142.10/cwt137.00–149.001,4117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036152.27/cwt150.00–158.001,57810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038134.08/cwt131.00–136.001,3923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,146163.34/cwt161.00–170.001,8727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160147.70/cwt145.00–150.001,7136
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166155.17/cwt150.00–159.001,80916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473149.84/cwt144.00–156.002,2076
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,479160.84/cwt159.00–165.002,3797
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501172.74/cwt167.00–175.002,5936
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Small 1-29701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0401,576.44/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1032,191.62/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,020.00/head1,700.00–2,300.002,0202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2232,112.68/head1,900.00–2,300.002,1132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38152,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5004,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5304,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001

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.