Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-06-25

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 25
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
189 head
▼ 312 vs last sale 501▼ 415 vs year ago 604 · −68.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 88▼ 151 vs year ago 199 · −75.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 24▼ 79 vs year ago 95 · −83.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle & Slaughter Bulls not well established this week, but sold with a weaker undertone, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 lower. 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 $307.60/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −84.33 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$307.60
21 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$19
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.27
vs TN average
−28.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539308.671,66319thin
Medium and Large 2553297.501,6442thin
One grade step is worth $11.17/cwt here — about $19 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 sale21 hd
307.60
—
TN average12 barns · 434 hd
316.87
−9.27
National average145 barns · 7,340 hd
335.91
−28.31
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−84.33
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—Average2,067195.254,0353thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,460158.022,3078thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,118154.721,73017
CowsLean 85-90%High1,033137.641,42211

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)1,065$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,072$2,6224thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,5003thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6631
Steers350–400Small 1350330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1551
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6001
Steers400–450Small 1445310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518347.44/cwt345.00–350.001,8004
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576340.10/cwt325.00–345.001,9594
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7981
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1177
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7161
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675314.99/cwt310.00–320.002,1266
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2051
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9581
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210365.00/cwt365.00–365.007671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250367.50/cwt365.00–370.009192
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1681
Heifers300–350Small 1320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1339374.97/cwt370.00–380.001,2715
Heifers350–400Small 1350320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390350.13/cwt340.00–360.001,3662
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424340.58/cwt330.00–355.001,4446
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427370.09/cwt360.00–375.001,5807
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467359.79/cwt345.00–370.001,6803
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495317.50/cwt315.00–320.001,5722
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513321.81/cwt310.00–340.001,6518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy522301.63/cwt300.00–305.001,5753
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567306.78/cwt300.00–315.001,7393
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy573292.99/cwt290.00–295.001,6795
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8302
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618268.42/cwt260.00–280.001,6593
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1219518.97/cwt510.00–530.001,1374
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1307496.58/cwt480.00–505.001,5253
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3462
Bulls300–350Small 1335330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1061
Bulls350–400Small 1365310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367385.18/cwt370.00–395.001,4143
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375411.91/cwt400.00–420.001,5456
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5771
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1407388.20/cwt380.00–405.001,5803
Bulls400–450Small 1420325.15/cwt280.00–350.001,3664
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440372.41/cwt365.00–380.001,6392
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6184
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515313.30/cwt310.00–315.001,6133
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1590260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5341
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6121
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1638281.26/cwt280.00–282.501,7942
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8201
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5411
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8931
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,9061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,915198.87/cwt198.00–200.003,8082
Bulls——2,370188.00/cwt188.00–188.004,4561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%943136.72/cwt135.00–139.001,2894
Cows—Boner 80-85%983164.30/cwt162.50–165.001,6153
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035145.42/cwt143.00–148.001,5054
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142154.79/cwt151.00–158.001,76811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,152128.48/cwt126.00–130.001,4803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165144.90/cwt140.00–148.001,6883
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363157.33/cwt156.00–159.002,1442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487154.31/cwt153.00–155.002,2953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498162.18/cwt160.00–166.002,4293
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1072,829.59/head2,650.00–3,050.002,8303
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003

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.