Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-07-23

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 23
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
299 head
▼ 183 vs last sale 482▼ 225 vs year ago 524 · −42.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 47▼ 22 vs year ago 67 · −32.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 6▲ 43 vs year ago 31 · +138.7%
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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 $5.00-$8.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $3.00-$7.00 higher, Slaughter Cows mostly steady, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 higher. Quality 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 $324.85/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −67.09 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$324.85
26 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.89
vs TN average
−15.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545331.431,80620
Medium and Large 2549302.921,6626thin
One grade step is worth $28.51/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale26 hd
324.85
—
TN average14 barns · 835 hd
337.74
−12.89
National average146 barns · 6,788 hd
340.18
−15.33
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−67.09
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—Average1,833190.083,48410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,336159.062,12516
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,222150.761,84210
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,004142.881,4344thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,259$3,70118
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,327$3,5005
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,372$3,28610
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$3,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,495$3,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,329$2,7876
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,382$2,6005
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,385$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,242$2,5004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,490$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,240$3,7502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,7005
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)985$2,1052thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,675$5,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)2,095$4,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,275$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,186$2,7754thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed235450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0581
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240421.56/cwt420.00–425.001,0123
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360382.50/cwt370.00–395.001,3772
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373412.99/cwt400.00–430.001,5403
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3400330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420373.27/cwt370.00–375.001,5683
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428391.33/cwt380.00–400.001,6756
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453406.45/cwt405.00–410.001,8417
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460386.93/cwt375.00–400.001,7804
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6831
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517353.99/cwt345.00–375.001,8308
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522334.23/cwt320.00–340.001,7457
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added526382.26/cwt375.00–395.002,01110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572367.98/cwt367.50–375.002,10515
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619347.53/cwt335.00–357.502,1514
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added630360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2687
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9321
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added672343.34/cwt342.50–345.002,3073
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2266
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9111
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added741315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3345
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200505.00/cwt480.00–530.001,0102
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235414.36/cwt400.00–430.009742
Heifers250–300Small 1255315.00/cwt315.00–315.008031
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263366.30/cwt350.00–385.009633
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278409.32/cwt395.00–425.001,1382
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1523
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1482
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2358318.53/cwt310.00–330.001,1403
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369368.05/cwt360.00–385.001,3585
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1361
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423328.44/cwt310.00–340.001,3896
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439367.90/cwt347.50–375.001,61518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469351.51/cwt340.00–365.001,64910
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470326.74/cwt320.00–335.001,5364
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy512315.85/cwt315.00–317.501,6173
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521340.62/cwt322.50–355.001,7755
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528310.66/cwt305.00–315.001,6404
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563335.05/cwt320.00–345.001,8868
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy568312.50/cwt310.00–315.001,7753
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590287.44/cwt280.00–295.001,6962
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7241
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615318.17/cwt300.00–330.001,95713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2643262.51/cwt260.00–265.001,6882
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6381
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1082
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added687315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1644
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220447.33/cwt445.00–450.009842
Bulls300–350Small 1320330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322416.61/cwt410.00–425.001,3413
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345365.00/cwt355.00–375.001,2592
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360340.00/cwt320.00–360.001,2242
Bulls350–400Small 1365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1681
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375382.93/cwt375.00–390.001,4365
Bulls400–450Small 1400300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433383.02/cwt360.00–395.001,6583
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443322.57/cwt310.00–335.001,4292
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464383.17/cwt372.50–395.001,7784
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2493346.17/cwt330.00–362.501,7072
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526368.64/cwt355.00–390.001,9395
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6431
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566336.72/cwt325.00–350.001,9066
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8431
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1121
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725269.90/cwt265.00–275.001,9572
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9131
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,6372
Bulls——1,744188.66/cwt185.00–192.003,2904
Bulls——1,967201.72/cwt197.00–205.003,9683
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,520181.00/cwt181.00–181.004,5611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965137.23/cwt135.00–139.001,3242
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043148.52/cwt148.00–149.001,5492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118146.86/cwt140.00–150.001,6423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,234152.98/cwt151.00–155.001,8886
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266152.43/cwt150.00–155.001,9307
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,382159.42/cwt157.00–161.002,2035
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412165.99/cwt162.00–170.002,3445
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,6755,700.00/head5,700.00–5,700.005,7001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy2,0954,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0403,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,1953,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2032,372.58/head1,900.00–2,800.002,3733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2423,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2422,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2723,701.89/head3,600.00–3,800.003,70210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,3273,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,3822,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,4013,629.59/head3,600.00–3,650.003,6307
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4183,051.85/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,5303,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29852,104.82/head2,050.00–2,150.002,1052
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7005
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2403,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,6954,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001

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.