Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, Feeder Bulls traded mostly steady, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 higher on a light test. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.46/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −66.58 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.

Average price

$361.46

43 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$32.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.46

vs TN average

−26.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	367.88	2,015	34
Medium and Large 2	539	337.48	1,820	8thin
Small 1	545	335.00	1,826	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.88/cwt here — about $189 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

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 sale43 hd

361.46

—

TN average16 barns · 538 hd

375.91

−14.46

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

−26.03

This barn, trailing median28 sales

428.03

−66.58

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	—	Average	1,801	199.41	3,591	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	166.16	2,322	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	157.54	1,733	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	145.43	1,514	18

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,221	$2,736	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,560	$4,150	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,300	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	495	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,757	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	490	332.42/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,629	2
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	395.00/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	323.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,810	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	2,736.49/head	2,250.00–3,100.00	2,736	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	379.03/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	695	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	344.05/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,531	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	346.00/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	348.43/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,679	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	667	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,608	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	351.44/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,852	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	337.76/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,587	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	410.83/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	282.68/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	310.08/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	589	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,017	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	302.22/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,575	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	319.90/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	383.23/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	386.70/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	316.61/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	370.53/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	306.59/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	350.13/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,316	4
Steers	Small 1	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	316.18/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	279.63/cwt	265.00–295.00	2,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	366.48/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,176	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	157.82/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,692	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	144.18/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,491	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	127.02/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,280	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	153.42/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,625	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	174.48/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,319	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	153.13/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,691	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	397.56/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,165	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	154.43/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,313	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	164.32/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,320	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	167.96/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,054	3
Bulls	—	—	1,801	199.41/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	318.58/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	362.71/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,937	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	422.73/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	487	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	564	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	325.05/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,872	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	306.22/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	347.54/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	322.45/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	380.04/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,394	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,560	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	414.29/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	306.71/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	388.49/cwt	370.00–398.00	1,628	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	370.85/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,773	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,128	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	348.37/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,153	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	349.62/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,328	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	320.11/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	381.07/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,016	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	392.09/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	416.26/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	752	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,850	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	856	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,915	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	349.22/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,823	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	467	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	376.70/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,755	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	335.95/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,895	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,264	7

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 Aug 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 906Last week 831Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 111Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 33Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	495	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	380.00–410.00	395.00
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	383	385.00–390.00	386.70
3	400–450	428	365.00–395.00	383.23
9	450–500	470	320.00–365.00	337.76
7	500–550	521	290.00–310.00	302.22
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	735	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	338	415.00	415.00
7	350–400	383	390.00–425.00	414.29
10	400–450	425	395.00–412.50	410.83
23	450–500	478	365.00–390.00	370.85
24	500–550	527	325.00–357.50	351.44
9	550–600	576	310.00–335.00	325.05
7	600–650	609	310.00–330.00	318.58
3	650–700	668	300.00–310.00	306.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	280.00	280.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	380	350.00–380.00	370.53
4	400–450	433	360.00–390.00	379.03
3	450–500	482	340.00–360.00	348.43
5	500–550	527	345.00–350.00	346.00
3	550–600	560	320.00–330.00	323.27
4	600–650	614	310.00–330.00	319.90
3	650–700	667	300.00–315.00	306.59
2	700–750	718	265.00–295.00	279.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	467	412.50	412.50
12	500–550	529	375.00–390.00	381.07
7	550–600	583	365.00	365.00
79	650–700	667	391.00	391.00
143	750–800	752	379.00	379.00
123	850–900	856	340.50	340.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	530.00	530.00
3	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
5	350–400	358	445.00	445.00
9	400–450	423	410.00–430.00	422.73
6	450–500	469	375.00–395.00	380.04
11	500–550	534	355.00–375.00	362.71
4	550–600	579	340.00–350.00	347.54
15	600–650	618	330.00–355.00	348.37
13	650–700	666	345.00–350.00	349.62
4	700–750	719	300.00–325.00	306.22
1	750–800	760	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	490	325.00–340.00	332.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	415.00	415.00
2	250–300	293	390.00–405.00	397.56
4	300–350	321	360.00–375.00	366.48
4	350–400	376	340.00–360.00	350.13
14	400–450	445	342.50–365.00	344.05
7	450–500	481	305.00–340.00	316.61
8	500–550	526	310.00–330.00	316.18
2	600–650	613	275.00–280.00	277.49
3	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	770	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
20	550–600	589	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	695	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	338	415.00–417.50	416.26
5	350–400	370	390.00–395.00	392.09
10	400–450	419	370.00–398.00	388.49
24	450–500	466	355.00–387.50	376.70
14	500–550	522	330.00–362.50	349.22
11	550–600	564	325.00–340.00	335.95
3	600–650	615	300.00–315.00	310.08
2	650–700	680	315.00–325.00	320.11
2	700–750	723	275.00–290.00	282.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	487	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	520	320.00–325.00	322.45
4	550–600	564	300.00–320.00	310.00
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	375.00	375.00

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)	4	—	1,221	2,250.00–3,100.00	2,736.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,560	4,150.00	4,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,072	156.00–160.00	157.82
8	—	1,104	150.00–155.00	153.13
3	—	1,223	165.00–175.00	167.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,034	141.00–149.00	144.18
3	—	1,008	126.00–129.00	127.02
8	—	1,059	150.00–156.00	153.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,329	170.00–180.00	174.48
3	—	1,498	150.00–157.00	154.43
17	—	1,412	160.00–169.00	164.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,801	190.00–205.00	199.41

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

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