Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-09-10

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 10
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
15 vs last sale 555 161 vs year ago 731 · 22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
33 vs last sale 59 12 vs year ago 80 · +15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
19 vs last sale 31 24 vs year ago 74 · 32.4%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold mostly steady, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$7.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $6.00-$8.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$6.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $4.00-$7.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.53/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits 48.38 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.
Average price
$347.53
51 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,944
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$465
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$64.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.53
vs TN average
20.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564354.892,00240
Medium and Large 2543323.861,76010thin
Small 1530290.001,5371thin
One grade step is worth $64.89/cwt here — about $465 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
435398362325median 395.9112/1703/0404/2906/1708/19
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 sale51 hd
347.53
TN average15 barns · 1,063 hd
355.06
−7.53
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−20.81
This barn, trailing median30 sales
395.91
−48.38
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
BullsLow1,743187.503,26816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,422160.652,28427
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,167151.601,76818
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,028142.321,46317

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)1,233$3,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,069$2,8305
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,181$2,79012
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,5313thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$2,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,139$2,1214thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$1,7752thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,300$3,5502thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)905$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$3,5173thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378436.01/cwt420.00–470.001,6485
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615294.96/cwt290.00–300.001,8144
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670297.43/cwt280.00–310.001,9934
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400377375.78/cwt360.00–395.001,4175
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450421382.42/cwt375.00–390.001,6104
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750703292.51/cwt290.00–295.002,0562
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650628335.02/cwt330.00–340.002,1042
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330474.66/cwt450.00–520.001,5664
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850825312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,5781
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450420392.47/cwt390.00–395.001,6482
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250–300275420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1551
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400395410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6201
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750715265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8951
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650608303.42/cwt290.00–310.001,8453
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600582353.07/cwt340.00–370.002,0555
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1792,580.17/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5804
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,530.83/head2,200.00–2,650.002,5313
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700664293.79/cwt290.00–297.501,9514
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250–300263545.24/cwt540.00–550.001,4342
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0692,830.35/head2,800.00–2,850.002,8305
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523352.25/cwt330.00–370.001,8429
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1122,227.74/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2283
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900885240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1241
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600586358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,09812
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300266644.90/cwt600.00–670.001,7157
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250215640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,3761
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250220523.98/cwt510.00–540.001,1532
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350329382.56/cwt365.00–405.001,2599
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500477361.82/cwt355.00–365.001,7263
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400388402.94/cwt380.00–425.001,5632
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450421363.38/cwt340.00–375.001,53013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570316.58/cwt297.50–327.501,8053
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800750245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8381
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500469354.41/cwt330.00–375.001,6628
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400363381.44/cwt365.00–395.001,38511
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300278367.97/cwt360.00–375.001,0232
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450445340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5131
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300288478.41/cwt470.00–490.001,3783
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600565307.57/cwt305.00–310.001,7382
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550532326.98/cwt310.00–345.001,7407
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428365.82/cwt350.00–385.001,5666
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
HeifersSmall 1450–500475325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5441
BullsMedium and Large 2-39051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38851,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500476343.71/cwt310.00–355.001,6369
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519331.95/cwt310.00–350.001,7237
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600575310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7831
SteersSmall 1500–550505310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5661
HeifersSmall 1500–550530290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5371
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,369161.55/cwt158.00–165.002,21217
Bulls1,388169.56/cwt160.00–175.002,3533
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500169.57/cwt166.00–175.002,5443
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,517154.66/cwt150.00–157.002,3467
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210156.38/cwt153.00–161.001,8929
Bulls1,777188.75/cwt185.00–194.003,3549
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300293380.34/cwt340.00–420.001,1142
CowsBoner 80-85%1,123146.81/cwt140.00–151.001,6499
CowsLean 85-90%1,103144.14/cwt140.00–145.001,5905
CowsLean 85-90%931130.33/cwt120.00–136.001,2136
CowsLean 85-90%1,062152.78/cwt150.00–155.001,6236
Bulls1,933198.13/cwt195.00–200.003,8304
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700650352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,2912
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400380340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2921
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350320410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3121
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250210480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,0081
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2282,100.54/head1,900.00–2,300.002,1013
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550523292.39/cwt290.00–295.001,5292
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515395.46/cwt385.00–410.002,03714
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400370490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1543,371.49/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3715
SteersMedium and Large 1Full500–550540350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8901
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600555310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7211
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550545330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7991
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2203,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600580360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0553,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3303,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650619380.90/cwt375.00–395.002,35828
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363507.14/cwt480.00–525.001,8414
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373409.38/cwt400.00–415.001,5279
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3154,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573386.43/cwt375.00–392.502,2149
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700681344.49/cwt320.00–355.002,3468
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650632352.12/cwt335.00–360.002,2255
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900895265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3721
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350300550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6501
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850820253.65/cwt242.50–277.502,0804
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480394.17/cwt382.50–410.001,89214
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900868325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,82159
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550510420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1422
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600571333.35/cwt320.00–345.001,9036
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3003,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5502
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1321
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350321433.14/cwt420.00–455.001,3907
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750715345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4671
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770293.50/cwt287.50–295.002,2605
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318642.47/cwt590.00–660.002,0436
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650619325.45/cwt320.00–342.502,0154
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527369.91/cwt360.00–380.001,9493
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520369.13/cwt350.00–377.501,9199
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450427406.77/cwt380.00–415.001,7376
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663323.48/cwt315.00–335.002,1453
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300264465.26/cwt450.00–470.001,2284
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700666313.68/cwt300.00–325.002,0898
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467400.75/cwt390.00–410.001,87210
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950900320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8801
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450416406.08/cwt390.00–415.001,6897
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0791
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750718323.38/cwt320.00–325.002,3223
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469378.96/cwt365.00–395.001,77718
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4481
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450418403.05/cwt390.00–415.001,6853
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715311.59/cwt300.00–325.002,2283
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850835320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6721
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600574349.25/cwt330.00–352.502,00517

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.