Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-07-16

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 16
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
482 head
▼ 241 vs last sale 723▼ 58 vs year ago 540 · −10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 96▼ 90 vs year ago 137 · −65.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 15▼ 69 vs year ago 75 · −92.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well established this week, Feeder Heifers $2.00-$5.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $4.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.33/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −77.61 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$314.33
61 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,705
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$336
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$58.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.55
vs TN average
−24.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543318.181,72750
Medium and Large 2540300.521,62310thin
Small 1535260.001,3911thin
One grade step is worth $58.18/cwt here — about $336 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale61 hd
314.33
—
TN average16 barns · 1,016 hd
319.88
−5.55
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
−24.41
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−77.61
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—Low1,374182.752,5107thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,410156.302,20414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,084154.961,6809thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,031143.121,47611

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,1501thin

Every lot

101 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 2235425.00/cwt425.00–425.009991
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413416.18/cwt412.50–420.001,7192
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427376.66/cwt375.00–380.001,6083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458372.38/cwt365.00–380.001,7062
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473340.16/cwt330.00–350.001,6092
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5191
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519344.65/cwt330.00–365.001,7899
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6121
Steers500–550Small 1530290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5371
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561353.77/cwt330.00–362.501,98521
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567291.72/cwt280.00–300.001,6543
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5471
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609331.13/cwt325.00–350.002,01711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628317.51/cwt315.00–320.001,9942
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8531
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy662291.69/cwt290.00–295.001,9313
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670314.51/cwt300.00–330.002,1075
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721294.98/cwt290.00–305.002,1276
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2727273.49/cwt260.00–280.001,9883
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2803253.74/cwt250.00–257.502,0382
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1232460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0672
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275384.18/cwt370.00–400.001,0562
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0221
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317341.68/cwt335.00–350.001,0833
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2401
Heifers300–350Small 1340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373323.94/cwt305.00–330.001,2085
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376356.36/cwt345.00–370.001,3404
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416321.44/cwt310.00–345.001,33714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420354.83/cwt340.00–362.501,49011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473320.01/cwt310.00–325.001,5145
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474340.90/cwt335.00–357.501,61613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480326.60/cwt320.00–330.001,5683
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519324.97/cwt310.00–337.501,68724
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521296.82/cwt280.00–310.001,5466
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5692
Heifers500–550Small 1535260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567314.74/cwt305.00–320.001,78521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569306.08/cwt295.00–310.001,7424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy578300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7343
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620304.89/cwt290.00–315.001,89014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632278.34/cwt275.00–280.001,7593
Heifers600–650Small 1645180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added647354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,29076
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2653254.94/cwt240.00–270.001,6652
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671287.99/cwt280.00–300.001,9325
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728242.71/cwt230.00–255.001,7672
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740270.00/cwt265.00–275.001,9982
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9381
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0351
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open985237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,3391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235415.00/cwt415.00–415.009751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275417.12/cwt405.00–430.001,1473
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290342.20/cwt325.00–360.009922
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Full305395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1631
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315383.23/cwt375.00–395.001,2073
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322418.03/cwt410.00–435.001,3463
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363355.28/cwt340.00–365.001,2905
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381407.09/cwt390.00–420.001,5517
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419340.76/cwt325.00–350.001,4286
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424379.94/cwt370.00–405.001,6117
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3641
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462351.56/cwt340.00–370.001,6249
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482317.44/cwt300.00–330.001,5306
Bulls450–500Small 1495310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5351
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523331.93/cwt320.00–345.001,73615
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528307.32/cwt300.00–315.001,6232
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560277.54/cwt275.00–280.001,5542
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572322.56/cwt310.00–335.001,84521
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610307.90/cwt295.00–315.001,8785
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6881
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Full645280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8061
Bulls700–750Small 1710175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2431
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2724245.58/cwt235.00–255.001,7784
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768267.48/cwt260.00–275.002,0542
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0401
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9671
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,140164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,8701
Bulls——1,188176.23/cwt172.00–181.002,0942
Bulls——1,480187.39/cwt185.00–190.002,7732
Bulls——1,570194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,0462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975152.04/cwt150.00–154.001,4824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048129.80/cwt125.00–135.001,3604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,058150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,065154.11/cwt153.00–157.001,6415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158162.06/cwt160.00–165.001,8772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,402148.81/cwt145.00–155.002,0863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,404157.38/cwt155.00–160.002,21010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,5121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2251,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.