Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-06-11

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 11
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
332 vs last sale 244 156 vs year ago 420 · +37.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
17 vs last sale 53 1 vs year ago 69 · +1.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
3 vs last sale 11 7 vs year ago 1 · +700.0%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well-established last week but sold with a higher undertone, Feeder Heifers under 500lbs not well-established last week but sold with a lower undertone, over 500lbs $2.00-$6.00 higher, Feeder Bulls not well-established last week but sold with a lower undertone, Slaughter Cows $1.00-$3.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$5.00 higher. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $343.42/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 84.61 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.
Average price
$343.42
55 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,912
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
20.48
vs TN average
37.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557345.541,92352
Medium and Large 2562306.611,7223thin
One grade step is worth $38.94/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales
516464412360median 428.0312/1703/0405/0607/0808/19
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 sale55 hd
343.42
TN average13 barns · 505 hd
363.90
−20.48
National average158 barns · 9,089 hd
381.01
−37.59
This barn, trailing median28 sales
428.03
−84.61
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
BullsHigh1,767189.733,35211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,329158.402,10515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,143151.561,73316
CowsLean 85-90%High990141.031,39720

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)1,330$2,9201thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,575$3,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,570$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,4001thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5811
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430340.99/cwt325.00–360.001,4665
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478318.45/cwt300.00–330.001,5223
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1401
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630307.54/cwt305.00–310.001,9382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,7654,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
BullsMedium and Large 2Full600–650640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3441
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7292
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800788253.79/cwt250.00–265.002,0004
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900875209.96/cwt207.50–212.501,8372
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600565313.12/cwt310.00–320.001,76919
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550506371.75/cwt371.75–371.751,88156
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850845240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0281
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3853,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600583297.47/cwt290.00–305.001,7342
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650602312.50/cwt310.00–315.001,8816
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850821252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,0734
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900861312.75/cwt312.75–312.752,693124
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550524314.22/cwt310.00–325.001,6476
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450402387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,5587
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8292
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350314446.20/cwt435.00–455.001,4014
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568282.51/cwt280.00–285.001,6052
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500469368.34/cwt365.00–370.001,7286
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750723234.88/cwt230.00–240.001,6982
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350310370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1471
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570314.91/cwt305.00–325.001,7952
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400364346.32/cwt340.00–350.001,2614
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350337371.91/cwt360.00–390.001,2533
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5941
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450405305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2351
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650642290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8624
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350313326.22/cwt310.00–355.001,0213
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250235422.61/cwt420.00–425.009932
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300287426.40/cwt400.00–445.001,2243
HeifersSmall 1350–400395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
HeifersSmall 1300–350345315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500485345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6731
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950905187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6971
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5021
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7031
BullsSmall 1300–350330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
Bulls1,949197.98/cwt195.00–206.003,8595
BullsLight Weight1,140173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,9721
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,364158.45/cwt155.00–163.002,1617
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,223173.17/cwt170.00–176.002,1183
CowsLean 85-90%989148.59/cwt145.00–155.001,4706
Bulls1,908189.29/cwt185.00–193.003,6123
CowsBoner 80-85%1,100161.58/cwt158.00–168.001,7774
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,344149.48/cwt145.00–155.002,0095
Bulls1,413178.12/cwt176.00–180.002,5172
CowsBoner 80-85%1,132142.54/cwt139.00–149.001,6146
CowsLean 85-90%967132.42/cwt125.00–137.001,2816
CowsBoner 80-85%1,183153.90/cwt152.00–155.001,8216
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350335310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0391
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3761
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528307.91/cwt300.00–315.001,6266
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450405310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2561
CowsLean 85-90%1,009141.82/cwt139.00–144.001,4318
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613324.38/cwt320.00–327.501,9884
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470390.34/cwt387.50–395.001,83523
SteersMedium and Large 1Full550–600560310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7361
SteersMedium and Large 1Full350–400370370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3691
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650603295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7792
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500470280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3161
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700657320.90/cwt310.00–325.002,10821
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700670260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7421
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450440370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6281
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000950245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3281
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572347.32/cwt337.50–355.001,98729
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550532339.31/cwt325.00–350.001,80513
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463361.90/cwt357.50–380.001,6768
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400383425.10/cwt420.00–430.001,6282
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650608344.03/cwt340.00–348.002,09210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3302,920.00/head2,920.00–2,920.002,9201
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600562355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9955
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8531
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750733262.47/cwt260.00–265.001,9242
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500471385.25/cwt385.00–387.501,81510
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417396.16/cwt385.00–410.001,6525
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9506
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2751
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450436371.07/cwt360.00–385.001,6189
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400368416.43/cwt405.00–435.001,5323
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515335.15/cwt330.00–340.001,7262
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275465.00/cwt460.00–470.001,2792
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400350440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5401
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650609309.38/cwt300.00–315.001,8848
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2021
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600585305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7841
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300253445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1262
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400387385.21/cwt375.00–400.001,4915
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468346.28/cwt340.00–352.501,6212
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550531334.91/cwt325.00–345.001,77810
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340429.70/cwt427.50–435.001,46110
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315407.50/cwt405.00–415.001,2844
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430402.21/cwt390.00–415.001,7302
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550516350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8064

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.