Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-11-05

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 5
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
▲ 261 vs last sale 264▲ 83 vs year ago 442 · +18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 74▲ 65 vs year ago 45 · +144.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 30▼ 4 vs year ago 27 · −14.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a lighter test last week, Feeder Steers not well established but sold with a steady undertone, Feeder Heifers $6.00-$8.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$7.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $8.00-$10.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality poor to good, Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $354.59/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −60.98 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$354.59
25 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,957
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.01
vs TN average
−64.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552366.982,02715thin
Medium and Large 2551336.001,85310thin
One grade step is worth $30.98/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale25 hd
354.59
—
TN average14 barns · 480 hd
371.60
−17.01
National average195 barns · 36,957 hd
419.10
−64.51
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−60.98
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—Average1,629175.162,8547thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,416144.452,04515
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,209143.781,73927
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,026126.441,29841

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,102$2,1573thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,053$1,9563thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$1,8722thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,094$1,6253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,337$2,2503thin

Every lot

103 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2283394.73/cwt385.00–405.001,1172
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1302426.71/cwt410.00–435.001,2893
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365426.78/cwt425.00–430.001,5583
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420374.64/cwt360.00–390.001,5732
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423411.02/cwt395.00–425.001,7396
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed433412.57/cwt410.00–415.001,7862
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed445445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed460435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484405.66/cwt385.00–425.001,96310
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534365.00/cwt360.00–370.001,9494
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535334.11/cwt315.00–340.001,7876
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559367.70/cwt365.00–375.002,05511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576338.84/cwt330.00–345.001,9524
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619334.07/cwt330.00–360.002,06811
Steers600–650Small 1630310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667321.51/cwt310.00–337.502,1445
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0741
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1171
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735295.07/cwt290.00–300.002,1693
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added743341.13/cwt330.00–342.752,53583
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added760315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3942
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768299.97/cwt290.00–310.002,3042
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1321
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1843285.01/cwt280.00–290.002,4032
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220345.00/cwt345.00–345.007591
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225391.48/cwt385.00–400.008813
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230411.27/cwt400.00–425.009463
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270350.00/cwt350.00–350.009452
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0651
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328374.64/cwt360.00–390.001,2296
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377365.37/cwt350.00–385.001,3778
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4443
Heifers350–400Small 1385340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3091
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3651
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424344.96/cwt340.00–350.001,4637
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428363.80/cwt350.00–375.001,5578
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed460375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7253
Heifers450–500Small 1470327.63/cwt315.00–340.001,5402
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475324.84/cwt315.00–340.001,5434
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1487342.57/cwt340.00–352.501,66828
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6092
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518338.04/cwt335.00–345.001,7518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518326.27/cwt320.00–335.001,6904
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy573290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584324.35/cwt315.00–335.001,89416
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620310.89/cwt300.00–325.001,92810
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632283.32/cwt280.00–285.001,7913
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680301.57/cwt295.00–315.002,0513
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1451
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy770262.52/cwt260.00–265.002,0212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2203422.41/cwt415.00–430.008572
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240379.79/cwt370.00–390.009112
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1263481.67/cwt465.00–500.001,2672
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2267424.06/cwt410.00–430.001,1325
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280355.00/cwt355.00–355.009941
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323421.57/cwt410.00–435.001,3626
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325380.23/cwt365.00–395.001,2363
Bulls350–400Small 1350375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3132
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2071
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378407.74/cwt400.00–430.001,54111
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380368.19/cwt350.00–385.001,3992
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424357.68/cwt345.00–365.001,5174
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431392.55/cwt390.00–400.001,69211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8903
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463392.67/cwt380.00–412.501,8186
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463364.96/cwt345.00–375.001,6903
Bulls450–500Small 1490300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524352.42/cwt340.00–375.001,8474
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524325.67/cwt310.00–335.001,7077
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570327.82/cwt310.00–335.001,86915
Bulls550–600Small 1570280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5961
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616307.44/cwt300.00–310.001,8944
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2693250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7332
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730236.50/cwt220.00–245.001,7263
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8751
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365185.37/cwt185.00–186.002,5302
Bulls——1,735171.07/cwt160.00–175.002,9685
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%963111.94/cwt100.00–116.001,07811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025122.24/cwt120.00–126.001,25312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048135.21/cwt130.00–140.001,41712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101143.86/cwt140.00–151.001,5846
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177138.09/cwt135.00–141.001,6255
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210144.69/cwt140.00–152.001,75121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,280153.01/cwt151.00–155.001,9592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,0731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412145.83/cwt144.00–149.002,0598
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477138.81/cwt135.00–141.002,0505
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0531,955.70/head1,700.00–2,100.001,9563
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0831,687.99/head1,450.00–1,900.001,6882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1022,156.66/head2,050.00–2,300.002,1573
Bred Cows—Small 11,1151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1301,872.01/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8722
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1901,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.