Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well established, Feeder Heifers steady, Feeder Bulls not well established but sold with a higher undertone, Slaughter Cows $4.00-$7.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.06/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −86.85 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.

Average price

$309.06

36 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$28.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.91

vs TN average

−23.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	310.62	1,711	34
Medium and Large 2	563	282.50	1,589	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.12/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

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 sale36 hd

309.06

—

TN average10 barns · 268 hd

314.97

−5.91

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−23.63

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.91

−86.85

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	—	Low	1,674	174.12	2,915	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,250	155.90	1,949	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,057	152.44	1,612	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	141.76	1,378	17

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,453	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,856	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,448	$3,151	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,371	$2,644	4thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	316.92/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	315.03/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	306.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	325.01/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	320.89/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	365.15/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	303.70/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	362.60/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,378	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,658	3,800.98/head	3,750.00–3,850.00	3,801	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	3,139.96/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,140	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	350.23/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	343.25/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,634	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	3,095.28/head	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,095	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,884.26/head	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,884	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	298.01/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	581	310.85/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	299.94/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	358.02/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	281.24/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	336.87/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,243	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	295.18/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,411	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,450	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	230	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	828	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,118	165.47/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,850	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	155.40/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,009	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	139.04/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,363	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	158.42/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,636	8
Bulls	—	—	1,495	157.70/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,358	3
Bulls	—	—	1,938	191.47/cwt	190.00–193.00	3,711	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	148.94/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,661	6
Bulls	—	—	1,677	178.98/cwt	175.00–181.00	3,001	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	126.30/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,228	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	148.93/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,452	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	138.12/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,334	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	147.68/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,873	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 4	400–450	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	718	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	633	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	722	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	324.32/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	407.27/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	295.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	317.16/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,944	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	343.11/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,781	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	385.65/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	374.58/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,420	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	542	320.23/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,736	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	270.50/cwt	262.50–277.50	2,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	425.11/cwt	415.00–435.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	348.45/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,599	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	329.10/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	302.09/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	308.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	400.05/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	352.54/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	317.50/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,810	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	365.40/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,535	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	382.34/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	285.89/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,761	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	394.69/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	360.05/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	378.33/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,797	3

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 May 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 429Year ago 459

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 76Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 16Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
5	350–400	369	320.00–355.00	336.87
2	400–450	443	290.00–310.00	299.94
7	450–500	479	290.00–330.00	316.92
1	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	585	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	630	270.00–275.00	272.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	415.00–435.00	425.11
2	250–300	295	355.00–365.00	360.00
2	300–350	330	350.00–355.00	352.54
9	350–400	379	360.00–385.00	374.58
11	400–450	420	340.00–375.00	365.40
11	450–500	459	332.50–365.00	348.45
10	500–550	525	300.00–320.00	308.91
7	550–600	569	297.50–310.00	302.09
11	600–650	616	275.00–290.00	285.89
2	650–700	685	280.00–285.00	282.50
2	700–750	700	275.00–280.00	277.50
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	385.00	385.00
10	500–550	542	320.00–322.50	320.23
6	550–600	581	310.00–315.00	310.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	633	250.00–255.00	252.51
2	700–750	718	250.00–255.00	252.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	380	355.00–370.00	362.60
4	400–450	436	342.50–370.00	358.02
2	450–500	478	310.00–320.00	315.03
4	500–550	515	320.00–330.00	325.01
3	550–600	565	300.00–310.00	306.61
2	650–700	655	280.00–282.50	281.24
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	400.00–420.00	407.27
7	400–450	435	390.00–415.00	394.69
3	450–500	475	365.00–385.00	378.33
2	500–550	515	355.00–365.00	360.05
5	550–600	575	320.00–345.00	329.10
8	600–650	631	305.00–330.00	324.32
2	650–700	653	290.00–300.00	295.02
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	775	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	556	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	722	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	360.00–370.00	365.15
2	350–400	373	345.00–355.00	350.23
4	400–450	409	300.00–330.00	320.89
9	450–500	476	320.00–355.00	343.25
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	573	300.00–310.00	303.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	360	390.00–410.00	400.05
9	400–450	421	370.00–400.00	385.65
5	450–500	474	360.00–395.00	382.34
9	500–550	519	330.00–362.50	343.11
12	550–600	570	310.00–325.00	317.50
7	600–650	613	305.00–325.00	317.16
5	650–700	655	290.00–300.00	298.01
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
5	750–800	760	262.50–277.50	270.50
1	900–950	905	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	478	290.00–300.00	295.18
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	470	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	175.00	175.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,658	3,750.00–3,850.00	3,800.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,420	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,139.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,465	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,095.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,884.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	161.00–170.00	165.47
16	—	1,293	153.00–160.00	155.40
6	—	1,268	142.00–151.00	147.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	136.00–143.00	139.04
8	—	1,033	156.00–161.00	158.42
6	—	1,115	145.00–153.00	148.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	125.00–129.00	126.30
9	—	975	145.00–154.00	148.93
5	—	966	131.00–142.00	138.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,495	155.00–164.00	157.70
2	—	1,938	190.00–193.00	191.47
3	—	1,677	175.00–181.00	178.98

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

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