Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2024-12-18

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 18
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
338 vs last sale 685 152 vs year ago 499 · 30.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
77 vs last sale 112 57 vs year ago 92 · 62.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
55 vs last sale 27 36 vs year ago 46 · +78.3%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two week ago on 12/4/2024, Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls traded unevenly steady on a lighter test, Feeder Steers under 500lbs traded $10.00-$20.00 higher, while Feeder Steers over 500lbs traded $8.00-$10.00 lower, Feeder Heifers traded steady to $7.00 higher, Feeder Bulls were not well established. Quality Fair to Fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.81/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 147.09 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.
Average price
$248.81
21 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,325
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.86
vs TN average
36.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527253.761,33814thin
Medium and Large 2544238.921,2997thin
One grade step is worth $14.83/cwt here — about $39 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
435398362325median 395.9112/1703/0404/2906/1708/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.87, low $339.02, median $395.91 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale21 hd
248.81
TN average12 barns · 596 hd
260.67
−11.86
National average180 barns · 17,940 hd
284.95
−36.14
This barn, trailing median30 sales
395.91
−147.09
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,482136.442,0237thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,081113.231,2234thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,557110.461,7205thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15699.571,1517thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,066$1,9255
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$1,8755
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,061$1,8634thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)882$1,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,023$1,7556
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,6235
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)790$1,4004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)820$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)695$1,1501thin
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)685$9501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,313$2,0752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)740$1,9504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,019$1,9444thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,077$1,2668
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)854$1,2507
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)906$1,0503thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250245350.00/cwt350.00–350.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
HeifersSmall 1300–350315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500472252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1922
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476266.88/cwt255.00–270.001,2705
HeifersSmall 1250–300270270.00/cwt270.00–270.007291
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650632219.89/cwt210.00–225.001,3903
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400361298.48/cwt290.00–307.501,0784
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517264.16/cwt255.00–270.001,3669
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400370265.00/cwt265.00–265.009811
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4762
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325298.46/cwt295.00–300.009703
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260380.00/cwt380.00–380.009881
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400382271.18/cwt250.00–275.001,0366
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370412.03/cwt395.00–430.001,5252
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520246.24/cwt237.50–252.501,2804
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280285.00/cwt285.00–285.007981
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600556241.29/cwt235.00–245.001,3424
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450443320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4184
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400373305.09/cwt285.00–320.001,1383
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3261
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350310425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3181
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575229.17/cwt227.50–230.001,3183
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423259.54/cwt235.00–265.001,0986
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315370.74/cwt360.00–375.001,1686
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478310.24/cwt295.00–315.001,4834
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300283298.27/cwt280.00–315.008442
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500489327.33/cwt325.00–340.001,6016
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450419334.83/cwt325.00–350.001,4036
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650612290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7756
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750711236.25/cwt230.00–240.001,6804
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572265.46/cwt247.50–275.001,5183
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520293.63/cwt287.50–300.001,5272
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250210420.00/cwt420.00–420.008821
SteersSmall 1250–300270270.00/cwt270.00–270.007291
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300288369.87/cwt365.00–375.001,0652
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4001
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350317331.51/cwt315.00–340.001,0517
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250225375.00/cwt375.00–375.008441
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3071
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0861
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650603252.56/cwt247.50–267.501,5234
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800773180.08/cwt175.00–185.001,3922
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
BullsMedium and Large 1Full650–700670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500450320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4401
CowsLean 85-90%1,100106.40/cwt105.00–108.001,1702
CowsBoner 80-85%1,278116.95/cwt115.00–119.001,4952
CowsLean 85-90%1,17996.84/cwt92.00–102.001,1425
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,653114.05/cwt113.00–115.001,8852
CowsBoner 80-85%883109.51/cwt109.00–110.009672
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,493108.06/cwt105.00–110.001,6133
Bulls1,287141.58/cwt140.00–145.001,8223
Bulls1,629132.58/cwt130.00–135.002,1604
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0611,862.87/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28821,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0001,550.00/head1,525.00–1,575.001,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2301,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0591,566.71/head1,525.00–1,650.001,5674
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0661,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9255
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38981,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6603
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38541,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2507
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-26951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3685950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8755
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-39811,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-39061,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37401,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1481,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,3751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550511278.60/cwt265.00–287.501,4245
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500474291.88/cwt275.00–305.001,38411
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400350345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2081
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800762211.55/cwt200.00–220.001,6123
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750745220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6391
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450405315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2761
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600585262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5361
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435287.88/cwt275.00–315.001,2523
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4702
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500464265.11/cwt255.00–275.001,2304
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0231
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350327273.72/cwt265.00–285.008953
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700668226.28/cwt220.00–235.001,5124
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850832223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,855114

How this sale compares

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.