Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-09-17

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 17
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
682 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 570▼ 22 vs year ago 704 · −3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 92▼ 6 vs year ago 67 · −9.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 50▼ 2 vs year ago 24 · −8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $2.00-$4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$8.00 lower, Feeder Bulls not well established but sold with a weaker undertone, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$3.00 lower. Quality fair to average, Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $370.75/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −44.82 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$370.75
22 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,032
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$545
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$65.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.30
vs TN average
−33.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564385.672,17711thin
Medium and Large 2534359.411,91910thin
Small 1510320.001,6321thin
One grade step is worth $65.67/cwt here — about $545 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 sale22 hd
370.75
—
TN average15 barns · 494 hd
376.05
−5.30
National average165 barns · 10,728 hd
404.64
−33.89
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−44.82
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—Low1,574181.592,8599thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,410165.282,33011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,185158.471,87813
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,039135.821,41116

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$2,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)951$2,3125
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)800$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)893$1,8542thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,415$2,7001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)905$2,8001thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215510.00/cwt500.00–520.001,0972
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3235460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0811
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0371
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4851
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358528.81/cwt515.00–540.001,8934
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3368405.30/cwt400.00–420.001,4924
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370459.56/cwt440.00–470.001,7004
Steers350–400Small 1390410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5991
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423367.57/cwt350.00–390.001,5555
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431406.96/cwt400.00–445.001,7546
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1461425.05/cwt415.00–428.001,95912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473364.94/cwt340.00–375.001,72617
Steers450–500Small 1475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5351
Steers500–550Small 1510320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519363.02/cwt340.00–375.001,8848
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523414.08/cwt405.00–422.502,1663
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580375.01/cwt370.00–380.002,1758
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2593344.98/cwt340.00–350.002,0462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613363.81/cwt340.00–375.002,23014
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632321.69/cwt315.00–335.002,0336
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655309.96/cwt305.00–315.002,0302
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662346.85/cwt345.00–347.502,2964
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714326.02/cwt320.00–330.002,3285
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9661
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5111
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added833350.50/cwt350.50–350.502,920186
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0581
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225390.00/cwt390.00–390.008781
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287436.57/cwt420.00–460.001,2533
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320408.33/cwt385.00–425.001,3073
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369400.36/cwt390.00–415.001,47710
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376377.16/cwt360.00–390.001,41811
Heifers350–400Small 1385362.50/cwt350.00–375.001,3962
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2091
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413385.89/cwt370.00–405.001,5948
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437349.75/cwt330.00–365.001,52819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3641
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469349.01/cwt340.00–380.001,63716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486325.93/cwt310.00–330.001,5846
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518333.77/cwt325.00–340.001,72932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528301.25/cwt280.00–315.001,5915
Heifers500–550Small 1545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9254
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566329.95/cwt320.00–345.001,86815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571310.27/cwt290.00–320.001,7728
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8151
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609316.54/cwt310.00–325.001,9285
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618286.66/cwt280.00–290.001,7723
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670316.35/cwt310.00–325.002,1204
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685277.32/cwt265.00–290.001,9002
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713244.98/cwt240.00–250.001,7472
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1331
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836317.75/cwt317.75–317.752,65661
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,0901
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1250540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,3501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1761
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328542.94/cwt530.00–560.001,7813
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332425.10/cwt410.00–450.001,4113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364454.86/cwt440.00–480.001,6564
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372366.44/cwt365.00–375.001,3637
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425380.79/cwt375.00–385.001,6186
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469327.21/cwt310.00–345.001,5357
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476370.16/cwt362.50–385.001,7628
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Full483320.16/cwt310.00–330.001,5462
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521338.51/cwt330.00–360.001,7647
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525305.88/cwt290.00–310.001,6065
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568294.93/cwt290.00–300.001,6752
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580281.91/cwt260.00–290.001,6355
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621267.55/cwt250.00–290.001,6614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628308.84/cwt300.00–320.001,9404
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0151
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2658293.32/cwt280.00–300.001,9303
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8631
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9851
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2858239.99/cwt235.00–245.002,0592
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2985227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,340168.25/cwt161.00–176.002,2553
Bulls——1,611185.32/cwt180.00–188.002,9865
Bulls——2,095203.00/cwt203.00–203.004,2531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%978124.80/cwt116.00–128.001,2215
Cows—Lean 85-90%988152.28/cwt150.00–154.001,5052
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074134.24/cwt130.00–139.001,4426
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103146.38/cwt144.00–149.001,6153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,141157.30/cwt155.00–160.001,7954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164166.41/cwt164.00–171.001,9374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237153.06/cwt151.00–154.001,8935
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,376162.55/cwt160.00–166.002,2375
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405172.32/cwt170.00–176.002,4214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,3782
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,4152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28952,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Small 19102,068.50/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0132,676.91/head2,650.00–2,700.002,6772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2703,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28931,854.06/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8542
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19052,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.