Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-09-03

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 3
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
555 head
▼ 727 vs last sale 1,282▼ 185 vs year ago 740 · −25.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 114▼ 50 vs year ago 109 · −45.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 24▼ 28 vs year ago 59 · −47.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls steady to $5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $4.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good to strong, with stronger demand for light weight Feeder Cattle this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.60/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 12 of 32 comparable sales and sits −17.34 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$374.60
109 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,024
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$345
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$95.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.57
vs TN average
+3.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538385.022,07087
Medium and Large 2549338.711,86116thin
Small 1544325.051,7695thin
Medium and Large 3595290.001,7261thin
One grade step is worth $95.02/cwt here — about $345 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale109 hd
374.60
—
TN average13 barns · 688 hd
359.03
+15.57
National average145 barns · 7,681 hd
371.51
+3.09
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−17.34
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—Average1,727192.343,32110
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,457168.232,45115
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,154163.541,88818
CowsLean 85-90%Low988152.831,51010

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)1,540$3,1001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,469$2,7605
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$2,3482thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)908$2,3002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,6752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,334$3,3284thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,070$2,5002thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)825$3,0001thin

Every lot

106 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 1Fancy240720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,7281
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy278714.32/cwt700.00–730.001,9862
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374514.71/cwt490.00–520.001,9256
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420425.48/cwt415.00–435.001,7872
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425454.25/cwt440.00–480.001,9313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469444.01/cwt427.50–465.002,0826
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475411.89/cwt400.00–420.001,9565
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515381.01/cwt375.00–390.001,9623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532356.58/cwt350.00–360.001,8973
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added534409.88/cwt400.00–415.002,1899
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564376.58/cwt370.00–385.002,12410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578338.64/cwt335.00–342.501,9572
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added605400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4202
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605335.69/cwt317.50–350.002,0314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1636369.07/cwt350.00–377.002,34715
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2441
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added669360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,40820
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0361
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4572
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added794330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6205
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,0801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy260590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5341
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270532.94/cwt520.00–550.001,4395
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy330520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331417.88/cwt400.00–445.001,3837
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335464.95/cwt450.00–490.001,5589
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376426.68/cwt410.00–460.001,60416
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378359.54/cwt330.00–375.001,3593
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added407450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8326
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414427.31/cwt410.00–440.001,76914
Heifers400–450Small 1415365.00/cwt350.00–380.001,5152
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428380.46/cwt350.00–395.001,62810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469400.67/cwt390.00–410.001,8798
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed472386.50/cwt385.00–390.001,8247
Heifers450–500Small 1478324.76/cwt310.00–340.001,5522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480365.02/cwt355.00–375.001,7525
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517385.31/cwt365.00–395.001,99213
Heifers500–550Small 1525333.43/cwt330.00–340.001,7513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527349.96/cwt320.00–360.001,8449
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added534394.47/cwt394.00–405.002,10659
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy563328.70/cwt325.00–330.001,8514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573354.45/cwt345.00–370.002,03111
Heifers550–600Small 1573312.47/cwt305.00–320.001,7902
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578324.25/cwt315.00–335.001,8747
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610315.04/cwt310.00–320.001,9222
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631343.99/cwt337.50–360.002,17125
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2634321.51/cwt302.50–330.002,03812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added672331.38/cwt330.00–337.502,2279
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674318.34/cwt310.00–330.002,1466
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678292.18/cwt280.00–305.001,9812
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9531
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723297.73/cwt290.00–305.002,1532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268525.70/cwt510.00–540.001,4092
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1831
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325521.77/cwt500.00–545.001,6964
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328461.65/cwt450.00–475.001,5143
Bulls300–350Small 1345410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4151
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369510.00/cwt495.00–520.001,88210
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370459.82/cwt435.00–475.001,7015
Bulls350–400Small 1380315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1971
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423436.86/cwt420.00–455.001,84810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424393.29/cwt370.00–415.001,6684
Bulls400–450Small 1435345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465381.64/cwt350.00–395.001,77511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476411.16/cwt400.00–430.001,9576
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523355.70/cwt350.00–365.001,8606
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523332.09/cwt315.00–340.001,7375
Bulls550–600Small 1555335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8591
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564341.84/cwt340.00–350.001,9288
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576329.22/cwt320.00–340.001,8967
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620332.50/cwt330.00–335.002,0622
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660321.45/cwt315.00–335.002,1227
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2687303.35/cwt300.00–305.002,0843
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730302.52/cwt300.00–307.502,2083
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0021
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1777290.89/cwt287.50–295.002,2603
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1817278.31/cwt275.00–280.002,2743
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,547185.65/cwt185.00–186.002,8723
Bulls——1,729193.58/cwt190.00–196.003,3476
Bulls——2,250205.00/cwt205.00–205.004,6131
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2151
Cows—Lean 85-90%974156.66/cwt155.00–160.001,5267
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,055162.87/cwt159.00–167.001,7188
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080148.36/cwt146.00–151.001,6022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190171.34/cwt167.00–178.002,0396
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300153.19/cwt149.00–156.001,9914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441165.49/cwt160.00–170.002,3857
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,3151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472172.43/cwt170.00–176.002,5387
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38201,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29952,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1551,674.68/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,347.67/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5403,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0251,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1153,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3343,328.21/head3,050.00–3,500.003,3284

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.