Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-06-18

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 18
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
501 head
75 vs last sale 576 174 vs year ago 675 · 25.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
18 vs last sale 70 19 vs year ago 69 · +27.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
16 vs last sale 8 4 vs year ago 20 · +20.0%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers traded $3.00-$5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $4.00-$8.00 lower, Feeder Bulls steady, Slaughter Cows $1.00-$3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $355.61/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 72.42 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.
Average price
$355.61
22 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,991
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$369
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.71
vs TN average
16.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564359.182,02620
Medium and Large 2518319.901,6572thin
One grade step is worth $39.28/cwt here — about $369 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
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 sale22 hd
355.61
TN average15 barns · 599 hd
364.32
−8.71
National average146 barns · 8,317 hd
371.92
−16.31
This barn, trailing median28 sales
428.03
−72.42
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
BullsHigh1,559182.712,8498thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,484161.122,39119
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,160155.601,80529
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,021145.981,49120

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$2,1923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,097$1,9753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,7984thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,005$1,6503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,510$4,3333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,395$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)943$2,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$2,0501thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2350–400369333.58/cwt325.00–355.001,2319
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6533
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500486310.01/cwt300.00–315.001,5073
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600553360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1032,191.62/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1923
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500455328.01/cwt325.00–360.001,49212
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430377.65/cwt360.00–395.001,6244
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325370.46/cwt340.00–380.001,2044
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350321347.24/cwt335.00–360.001,1154
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5004,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1952,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323377.78/cwt365.00–395.001,2203
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550513274.98/cwt270.00–280.001,4112
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5304,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2232,112.68/head1,900.00–2,300.002,1132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,020.00/head1,700.00–2,300.002,0202
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600587300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7613
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325389.46/cwt375.00–395.001,2666
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250228480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,0942
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450407403.36/cwt400.00–405.001,6423
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0702,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620305.13/cwt305.00–310.001,89238
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421338.56/cwt325.00–345.001,4257
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0681
SteersMedium and Large 2Full400–450430320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3761
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518284.84/cwt275.00–290.001,4753
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550518319.90/cwt300.00–340.001,6572
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300267425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1353
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800763237.38/cwt230.00–245.001,8112
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450412357.81/cwt340.00–385.001,4743
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365358.10/cwt345.00–380.001,3075
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300295370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350330315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300265335.00/cwt335.00–335.008881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0401,576.44/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5762
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365353.65/cwt335.00–365.001,2913
BullsSmall 1400–450420305.06/cwt300.00–310.001,2812
Bred CowsSmall 1-28451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsSmall 1-29701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474321.28/cwt320.00–340.001,52316
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166155.17/cwt150.00–159.001,80916
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160147.70/cwt145.00–150.001,7136
CowsLean 85-90%1,038134.08/cwt131.00–136.001,3923
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,473149.84/cwt144.00–156.002,2076
CowsBoner 80-85%1,146163.34/cwt161.00–170.001,8727
Bulls1,930205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,9571
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,501172.74/cwt167.00–175.002,5936
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,479160.84/cwt159.00–165.002,3797
Bulls1,468186.13/cwt185.00–188.002,7323
Bulls1,535174.58/cwt172.00–176.002,6804
CowsLean 85-90%993142.10/cwt137.00–149.001,4117
CowsLean 85-90%1,036152.27/cwt150.00–158.001,57810
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38152,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650623307.45/cwt305.00–310.001,9152
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500470310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4571
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450440340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4961
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400395310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400370315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1661
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4991
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4951
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300260440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500455337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,5361
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650632327.06/cwt325.00–330.002,06716
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650634350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,21910
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450418406.06/cwt400.00–412.501,6972
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800752275.26/cwt275.00–290.002,07058
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900850245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0831
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468342.41/cwt340.00–345.001,6022
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318445.12/cwt430.00–460.001,4152
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750725272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9761
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600583317.53/cwt310.00–325.001,8514
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950930210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9531
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600596347.98/cwt347.50–352.502,07410
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950945230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1741
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628298.34/cwt290.00–300.001,8746
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455395.89/cwt380.00–397.501,80111
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300293390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1433
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523374.83/cwt365.00–390.001,9607
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700676312.29/cwt300.00–335.002,1116
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375394.73/cwt380.00–410.001,4803
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775254.18/cwt252.50–255.001,9703
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000980235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3031
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369369.85/cwt365.00–385.001,3658
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750708295.05/cwt290.00–300.002,0892
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900890230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0471
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250220570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528323.05/cwt305.00–337.501,70611
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700678294.83/cwt290.00–305.001,9993
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520319.94/cwt300.00–325.001,6649
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750749310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,32212
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800760293.66/cwt292.50–305.002,23211
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425361.25/cwt355.00–370.001,5354
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700669282.43/cwt280.00–290.001,8894
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500489344.30/cwt340.00–365.001,6849
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700655345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750727255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,85447

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.