Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-07-30

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 30
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
684 head
▲ 385 vs last sale 299▼ 10 vs year ago 694 · −1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 45▼ 62 vs year ago 95 · −65.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 74▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $6.00-$8.00 higher on a light test last week, Feeder Heifers mostly steady, Feeder Bulls steady to $3.00 higher on a light test, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 higher on a light test, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 higher. Quality good to fancy, Demand good to strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $353.78/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −61.79 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$353.78
41 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,003
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$310
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.82
vs TN average
−27.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1571358.862,04935
Medium and Large 2537324.111,7396thin
One grade step is worth $34.75/cwt here — about $310 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale41 hd
353.78
—
TN average12 barns · 423 hd
368.59
−14.82
National average143 barns · 4,821 hd
381.68
−27.90
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−61.79
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—Average1,471190.902,8099thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,499158.682,3799thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,175157.671,8535thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average957147.361,4115thin

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)1,200$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,2003thin

Every lot

99 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 1240480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1521
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283451.95/cwt440.00–465.001,2792
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328429.66/cwt415.00–445.001,4094
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2387413.34/cwt410.00–415.001,6003
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7431
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468408.32/cwt400.00–415.001,9116
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5191
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521321.16/cwt310.00–330.001,6734
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530373.75/cwt355.00–390.001,9818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8742
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583355.39/cwt350.00–365.002,07226
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added608351.67/cwt350.00–352.502,13812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628339.48/cwt330.00–350.002,1325
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660335.08/cwt330.00–340.002,2122
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9141
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added677380.50/cwt380.50–380.502,576145
Steers700–750Small 1705290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0491
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1141
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2952
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added784354.75/cwt354.75–354.752,781128
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added818339.27/cwt335.50–343.002,775119
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4722
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added870277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,41412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225435.00/cwt435.00–435.009791
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240355.00/cwt355.00–355.008521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1258415.29/cwt405.00–425.001,0712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320362.34/cwt360.00–365.001,1592
Heifers300–350Small 1340310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0541
Heifers350–400Small 1350260.00/cwt260.00–260.009101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363295.52/cwt280.00–310.001,0732
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376351.25/cwt340.00–360.001,3214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390333.33/cwt330.00–340.001,3003
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428355.06/cwt345.00–365.001,5204
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy428335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4342
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469343.90/cwt335.00–352.501,6139
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added471375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7664
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475321.67/cwt315.00–325.001,5283
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6472
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525344.20/cwt325.00–355.001,8075
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525282.71/cwt275.00–290.001,4842
Heifers500–550Small 1540235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567345.88/cwt335.00–360.001,9615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585311.26/cwt310.00–312.501,8212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7551
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added660317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0962
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664283.77/cwt280.00–285.001,8844
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8591
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1751
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1601
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2813240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9513
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1940232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,1861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0351
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280429.91/cwt425.00–435.001,2042
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed280410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325416.54/cwt410.00–435.001,3544
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327372.55/cwt350.00–395.001,2183
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2362339.82/cwt330.00–360.001,2303
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374416.04/cwt390.00–435.001,5564
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419391.77/cwt375.00–400.001,6425
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430324.94/cwt310.00–330.001,3974
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Full440340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4961
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462350.11/cwt330.00–360.001,6185
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469385.70/cwt370.00–400.001,8096
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530358.18/cwt345.00–367.501,8987
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538333.77/cwt330.00–337.501,7962
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2961
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571312.47/cwt310.00–315.001,7844
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy580342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9871
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623316.30/cwt300.00–335.001,9713
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8421
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8671
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735302.60/cwt295.00–310.002,2242
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1091
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1064
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9471
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0021
Beef/Dairy Steers850–900Medium and Large 3865235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,193175.95/cwt172.50–179.002,0992
Bulls——1,490212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,1591
Bulls——1,561192.37/cwt184.00–196.003,0036
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%922151.35/cwt150.00–153.001,3953
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010141.37/cwt136.00–149.001,4282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075162.10/cwt161.00–163.001,7432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242154.72/cwt151.00–157.001,9223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495160.98/cwt160.00–163.002,4074
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503156.84/cwt154.00–158.002,3575
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2003

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.