Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-12-10

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 10
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,108 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 1,010▲ 1,108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 42▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 13▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $5.00-$7.00 higher on a light test, Feeder Heifers $9.00-$12.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $4.00-$9.00 higher, Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower. 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 $384.89/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 12 of 29 comparable sales and sits −30.67 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$384.89
30 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,150
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$272
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.74
vs TN average
−45.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559386.442,15929
Medium and Large 2555340.001,8871thin
One grade step is worth $46.44/cwt here — about $272 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 sale30 hd
384.89
—
TN average14 barns · 325 hd
375.15
+9.74
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−45.74
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−30.67
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—High1,759186.533,28011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,411152.522,15224
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,245144.691,80119
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,024128.711,31811

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,392$3,4003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,257$3,3145
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,454$3,1545
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,6002thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,477$2,6003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)993$2,5502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,340$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)833$1,9502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,215$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,281$3,6638
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,533$3,6239
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,540$2,9973thin

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed200600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3821
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4491
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318532.40/cwt520.00–545.001,6932
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363456.42/cwt440.00–475.001,6573
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2369424.80/cwt420.00–435.001,5684
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422420.71/cwt420.00–425.001,7757
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469407.44/cwt400.00–420.001,9116
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469384.01/cwt375.00–395.001,8014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518362.56/cwt360.00–365.001,8782
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added543397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1582
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8871
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added559392.08/cwt387.50–393.002,19218
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574375.60/cwt360.00–385.002,1567
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0271
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1565
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added636392.77/cwt380.50–395.502,498200
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1391
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added696346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,40841
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added731342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,50464
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3092
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2571
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778313.13/cwt305.00–325.002,4363
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2870300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6101
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added871328.44/cwt326.50–329.752,861300
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210509.88/cwt505.00–515.001,0712
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228446.46/cwt435.00–460.001,0183
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2221
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283421.73/cwt405.00–440.001,1932
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323392.51/cwt385.00–402.501,2683
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333422.56/cwt420.00–435.001,4076
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367423.58/cwt417.50–435.001,5556
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379379.13/cwt365.00–390.001,4374
Heifers350–400Small 1380315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1971
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418384.94/cwt375.00–395.001,6092
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425412.37/cwt405.00–425.001,75313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473378.26/cwt362.50–390.001,78918
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7042
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525354.12/cwt345.00–362.501,85911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530340.05/cwt335.00–345.001,8023
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571340.59/cwt335.00–345.001,9454
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574316.10/cwt310.00–325.001,8144
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619320.40/cwt310.00–330.001,98312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added641333.77/cwt329.00–340.002,13982
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672318.39/cwt305.00–327.502,14014
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9721
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730269.93/cwt260.00–280.001,9702
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223530.51/cwt525.00–535.001,1832
Bulls200–250Small 1225460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0351
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1250525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,3131
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273485.14/cwt480.00–490.001,3242
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2811
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1309473.99/cwt450.00–485.001,4654
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363465.99/cwt450.00–472.501,6927
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384412.47/cwt400.00–420.001,5844
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3261
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3651
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7343
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427381.82/cwt375.00–390.001,6303
Bulls400–450Small 1435345.92/cwt305.00–385.001,5052
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471381.59/cwt365.00–400.001,7978
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480345.63/cwt330.00–360.001,6595
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523367.88/cwt360.00–380.001,9247
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525335.29/cwt325.00–345.001,7602
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576350.46/cwt340.00–360.002,0199
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618306.66/cwt300.00–315.001,8953
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620340.90/cwt335.00–350.002,1145
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658331.25/cwt330.00–332.502,1802
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710282.39/cwt275.00–290.002,0054
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830247.82/cwt230.00–265.002,0572
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,020175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7851
Bulls——1,728182.02/cwt180.00–188.003,1455
Bulls——1,937193.34/cwt190.00–200.003,7455
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990100.00/cwt100.00–100.009901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009133.85/cwt130.00–136.001,3518
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100122.51/cwt120.00–125.001,3482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221148.87/cwt145.00–153.001,8188
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261139.82/cwt135.00–145.001,76310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0401
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,394152.91/cwt150.00–156.002,13214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413165.64/cwt161.00–172.002,3403
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,444146.12/cwt144.00–150.002,1107
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38301,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered1,1302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1753,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered1,2573,313.65/head3,100.00–3,600.003,3145
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered1,3402,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered1,3923,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4133,189.39/head3,050.00–3,300.003,1893
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered1,4772,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered1,5153,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2603,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Registered1,2813,663.24/head3,400.00–3,750.003,6638
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Registered1,5243,543.52/head3,100.00–3,900.003,5447
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Registered1,5402,997.40/head2,800.00–3,400.002,9973
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Registered1,5653,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002

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.