Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-12-03

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 3
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,010 head
▲ 245 vs last sale 765▲ 325 vs year ago 685 · +47.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 108▼ 70 vs year ago 112 · −62.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 37▼ 14 vs year ago 27 · −51.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago on 11/19/25, Feeder Steers steady to $5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers mostly steady, Feeder Bulls $8.00-$12.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $4.00-$5.00 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 $355.83/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −59.74 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$355.83
49 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$55.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.63
vs TN average
−73.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548379.552,07828
Medium and Large 2567324.201,83721
One grade step is worth $55.34/cwt here — about $241 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 sale49 hd
355.83
—
TN average12 barns · 443 hd
365.46
−9.63
National average190 barns · 23,426 hd
429.15
−73.32
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−59.74
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—Average1,617183.102,9606thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,356149.782,03113
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,277149.011,9026thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,096130.911,4347thin

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)1,225$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,550$3,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,7001thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,1161
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278466.71/cwt460.00–470.001,2973
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1691
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369419.56/cwt410.00–440.001,5487
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375390.53/cwt380.00–400.001,4642
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415416.64/cwt410.00–420.001,7296
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429385.04/cwt380.00–390.001,6526
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462411.61/cwt395.00–420.001,9023
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510334.13/cwt327.50–345.001,7043
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520396.37/cwt370.00–405.002,06111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,07410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576322.55/cwt300.00–325.001,85818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583359.60/cwt340.00–365.002,0967
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7551
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618345.09/cwt330.00–362.502,13330
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1689323.68/cwt310.00–330.002,23011
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0011
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2714287.43/cwt280.00–290.002,0524
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718315.90/cwt305.00–330.002,2686
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added727360.98/cwt340.00–363.752,624239
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1761313.50/cwt310.00–320.002,38613
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2911
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825311.34/cwt300.00–312.502,56922
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added828347.75/cwt347.75–347.752,87965
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added878326.99/cwt324.00–328.502,871180
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6251
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1988280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,7662
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added998285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,8442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240460.00/cwt455.00–465.001,1042
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275334.64/cwt330.00–340.009202
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278389.37/cwt380.00–400.001,0822
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1781
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1901
Heifers350–400Small 1375340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376372.29/cwt365.00–390.001,40010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378351.24/cwt340.00–360.001,3284
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423336.65/cwt330.00–340.001,4243
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425368.45/cwt360.00–375.001,56612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2464340.52/cwt335.00–342.501,5804
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1491357.93/cwt345.00–367.501,75717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522344.67/cwt340.00–350.001,79913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529318.39/cwt310.00–330.001,6846
Heifers500–550Small 1545315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571324.87/cwt305.00–335.001,85519
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1604317.13/cwt315.00–320.001,9157
Heifers600–650Small 1605265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6031
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635286.64/cwt280.00–290.001,8203
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672294.58/cwt290.00–295.001,98012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added693311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,15533
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735280.29/cwt272.50–290.002,0609
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9241
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1701
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added795310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4651
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1827265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1923
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,1931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1262464.81/cwt450.00–485.001,2183
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5351
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313370.20/cwt365.00–375.001,1592
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319464.97/cwt440.00–485.001,4836
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3122
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381424.87/cwt415.00–440.001,6196
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423400.97/cwt390.00–425.001,6967
Bulls400–450Small 1430260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1181
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433372.46/cwt370.00–375.001,6132
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469398.47/cwt390.00–412.501,8697
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472368.29/cwt365.00–370.001,7383
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517363.99/cwt350.00–370.001,8826
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528318.52/cwt310.00–335.001,6823
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569350.88/cwt335.00–370.001,99710
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583305.11/cwt290.00–315.001,7793
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623312.49/cwt310.00–315.001,9472
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1677303.42/cwt302.50–305.002,0548
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723288.28/cwt280.00–295.002,0843
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1752273.35/cwt265.00–280.002,0563
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,363172.81/cwt168.00–176.002,3552
Bulls——1,668185.65/cwt185.00–187.003,0973
Bulls——1,970196.00/cwt196.00–196.003,8611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030115.52/cwt115.00–116.001,1902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,5471
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,158137.12/cwt136.00–139.001,5883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,7481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260153.42/cwt153.00–154.001,9333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,306149.78/cwt147.00–152.001,9568
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320146.41/cwt146.00–147.001,9332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375142.84/cwt141.00–145.001,9642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477154.41/cwt154.00–155.002,2813
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0652,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.