Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-10-01

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 1
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
694 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 625▲ 262 vs year ago 432 · +60.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 57▲ 5 vs year ago 63 · +7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 13▼ 17 vs year ago 31 · −54.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers & Feeder Heifers steady to $4.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $4.00-$6.00 lower, Slaughter Cows steady to $2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$4.00 lower. Quality average to good, Demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.77/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −47.16 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$344.77
56 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.19
vs TN average
−24.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551347.491,91553
Medium and Large 2573296.831,7013thin
One grade step is worth $50.66/cwt here — about $214 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 sale56 hd
344.77
—
TN average16 barns · 782 hd
339.59
+5.19
National average182 barns · 13,299 hd
368.91
−24.14
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−47.16
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—High1,586179.022,8398thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,348160.912,16918
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,107153.431,69919
CowsLean 85-90%High1,062143.621,52510

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)1,245$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,335$2,8001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,6751thin

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313461.39/cwt450.00–480.001,4446
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350375.00/cwt360.00–390.001,3132
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6793
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390438.57/cwt420.00–447.501,71012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430428.56/cwt415.00–437.501,8435
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430377.94/cwt365.00–390.001,6252
Steers450–500Small 1450380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458375.16/cwt365.00–385.001,7182
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0471
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469412.40/cwt395.00–420.001,9348
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520343.64/cwt330.00–360.001,7874
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added527419.45/cwt417.50–420.002,2119
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533384.85/cwt365.00–387.502,0519
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563382.81/cwt360.00–390.002,1559
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3171
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580344.97/cwt335.00–355.002,0013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635360.04/cwt355.00–365.002,2862
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added646395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,55229
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0955
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712319.91/cwt310.00–325.002,2783
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added736374.50/cwt374.50–374.502,75661
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2266400.38/cwt390.00–420.001,0654
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3287390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1198
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320364.57/cwt350.00–380.001,1674
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323416.49/cwt410.00–420.001,3453
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370383.92/cwt380.00–390.001,4215
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370360.09/cwt350.00–370.001,3323
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415340.57/cwt320.00–355.001,4139
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3181
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428366.05/cwt360.00–390.001,56714
Heifers450–500Small 1460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5181
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467325.49/cwt310.00–340.001,5208
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478356.59/cwt350.00–370.001,70517
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,87413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523345.48/cwt330.00–355.001,80713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573296.83/cwt280.00–310.001,7013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576334.84/cwt317.50–347.501,9298
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added588340.49/cwt340.00–350.002,00219
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612334.23/cwt310.00–340.002,04516
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618291.75/cwt270.00–310.001,8033
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added632369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,33249
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672325.15/cwt310.00–335.002,1856
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement700350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725326.96/cwt320.00–335.002,3705
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0581
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1217521.77/cwt510.00–530.001,1326
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2263453.81/cwt430.00–480.001,1942
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268517.52/cwt510.00–530.001,3874
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3282410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1565
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy320513.02/cwt500.00–520.001,6423
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324415.94/cwt400.00–430.001,3487
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329455.20/cwt440.00–480.001,4985
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333369.76/cwt360.00–380.001,2315
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1551
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379377.48/cwt350.00–395.001,4317
Bulls350–400Small 1380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382419.13/cwt412.50–440.001,6016
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424371.50/cwt350.00–385.001,5757
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3424316.45/cwt310.00–330.001,3424
Bulls400–450Small 1425340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4451
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428393.50/cwt385.00–417.501,6847
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455372.53/cwt355.00–385.001,69520
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472341.45/cwt330.00–350.001,6123
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514306.34/cwt290.00–315.001,5754
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516340.89/cwt330.00–362.501,75926
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564338.04/cwt330.00–345.001,9078
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7612
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1607333.00/cwt320.00–345.002,02113
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619294.36/cwt280.00–310.001,8225
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0157
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683284.91/cwt280.00–290.001,9462
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723287.44/cwt280.00–290.002,0784
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0022
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9803
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2940215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0211
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2985220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,295161.46/cwt157.00–167.002,0912
Bulls——1,658175.52/cwt175.00–176.002,9102
Bulls——1,695189.55/cwt187.00–191.003,2134
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%890131.95/cwt126.00–136.001,1743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,066154.52/cwt150.00–158.001,6478
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068142.09/cwt140.00–144.001,5182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,091164.92/cwt161.00–171.001,7994
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,162151.24/cwt149.00–154.001,7575
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164145.63/cwt137.00–150.001,6957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,333170.78/cwt168.00–173.002,2762
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,339153.48/cwt153.00–155.002,0554
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353161.74/cwt155.00–167.002,18812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2452,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3352,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0701,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.