Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $3.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady to $2.00 lower, Feeder Steers $3.00-$6.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$7.00 higher, Feeder Bulls steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.47/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −72.56 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.

Average price

$355.47

128 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$61.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.26

vs TN average

−18.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	361.21	1,985	116
Medium and Large 2	556	299.94	1,666	12thin

One grade step is worth $61.27/cwt here — about $319 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.85, low $374.23, median $428.03 across 28 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 sale128 hd

355.47

—

TN average12 barns · 439 hd

358.73

−3.26

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−18.55

This barn, trailing median28 sales

428.03

−72.56

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,786	170.02	3,036	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,326	146.61	1,943	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,091	142.74	1,557	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	977	123.70	1,209	10

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,076	$1,913	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	308.83/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	297.47/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,809	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	2,088.59/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,089	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	296.73/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	399.05/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	355.28/cwt	355.00–357.00	2,029	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,248	159
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	310.35/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,734	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	322.38/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	298.27/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	363.86/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	318.25/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	318.67/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	334.95/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	291.24/cwt	290.00–292.50	2,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	375.62/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,367	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	309.13/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	1,648.62/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	301.61/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	363.35/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	372.74/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	346.19/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,284	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	251.54/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	272.05/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,015	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Steers	Small 1	250–300	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Bulls	—	—	2,099	177.65/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,729	5
Bulls	—	—	1,466	164.73/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,415	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	131.11/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,209	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	123.49/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,189	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	143.85/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,995	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	133.85/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,380	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,935	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,199	153.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,843	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	151.07/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,722	7
Bulls	—	—	1,500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,295	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	141.68/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,540	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	113.12/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	263.46/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	353.75/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	369.47/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,530	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	318.31/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	333.20/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	445.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	379.87/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,440	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	368.63/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,002	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	324.58/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	387.72/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,826	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	413.91/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,755	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	371.13/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	302.39/cwt	297.50–307.50	2,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	449.68/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	438.41/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	333.80/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,906	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	213.73/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	413.75/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	283.41/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,060	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	252.89/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	327.63/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,723	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	268.61/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	389.67/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,243	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,785	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	382.56/cwt	381.00–390.00	2,016	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	370.38/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,744	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	306.56/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,750	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	294.74/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	437	395.77/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	319.84/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,967	4

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

Wed Apr 23, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 647Last week 582Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 105Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 48Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	395.00–410.00	399.05
8	450–500	473	355.00–375.00	371.13
6	500–550	534	315.00–335.00	318.31
6	550–600	573	300.00–315.00	308.83
4	600–650	615	310.00–330.00	319.84
2	650–700	673	285.00–305.00	294.74
2	700–750	720	270.00–290.00	280.00
2	900–950	915	210.00–217.50	213.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
7	400–450	418	345.00–380.00	372.74
2	450–500	478	315.00–330.00	322.38
7	500–550	510	310.00–312.50	310.35
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
4	600–650	623	250.00–290.00	263.46
1	650–700	665	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	950	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	440.00–450.00	445.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	437	395.00–400.00	395.77
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
26	500–550	529	337.50	337.50
4	600–650	608	295.00–305.00	297.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	330	350.00–360.00	353.75
7	350–400	371	330.00–355.00	346.19
2	400–450	410	312.50–325.00	318.67
5	450–500	481	300.00–330.00	318.25
3	500–550	525	305.00–315.00	309.13
3	550–600	567	245.00–260.00	251.54
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	265.00–280.00	272.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	390.00–400.00	395.00
6	300–350	319	365.00–395.00	389.67
12	350–400	379	360.00–395.00	379.87
11	400–450	414	362.50–385.00	369.47
15	450–500	471	365.00–380.00	370.38
13	500–550	526	320.00–335.00	327.63
13	550–600	571	290.00–320.00	306.56
9	600–650	629	265.00–277.50	268.61
5	700–750	711	240.00–265.00	252.89
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	330	345.00–390.00	363.35
7	350–400	364	350.00–385.00	375.62
3	400–450	423	340.00–380.00	363.86
2	450–500	478	325.00–345.00	334.95
6	500–550	531	275.00–310.00	298.27
6	550–600	580	295.00–315.00	301.61
3	600–650	630	290.00–305.00	296.73
4	650–700	691	290.00–292.50	291.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	360	455.00	455.00
36	500–550	527	381.00–390.00	382.56
21	550–600	571	355.00–357.00	355.28
159	600–650	628	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	325.00–337.50	333.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	445.00–455.00	449.68
3	300–350	340	435.00–440.00	438.41
7	350–400	360	400.00–435.00	413.75
10	400–450	424	400.00–435.00	413.91
11	450–500	471	360.00–395.00	387.72
28	500–550	543	340.00–375.00	368.63
28	550–600	571	320.00–350.00	333.80
9	600–650	626	315.00–345.00	324.58
2	650–700	670	297.50–307.50	302.39
6	700–750	727	275.00–295.00	283.41
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	860	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,088.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,648.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	3,050.00	3,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,099	175.00–185.00	177.65
4	—	1,466	160.00–166.00	164.73
1	—	1,500	153.00	153.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	922	129.00–133.00	131.11
5	—	963	121.00–126.00	123.49
2	—	1,095	111.00–116.00	113.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,387	140.00–149.00	143.85
3	—	1,423	136.00	136.00
13	—	1,199	150.00–160.00	153.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	130.00–137.00	133.85
7	—	1,140	149.00–155.00	151.07
13	—	1,087	138.00–146.00	141.68

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

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