Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-10-08

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 8
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
667 head
27 vs last sale 694 215 vs year ago 452 · +47.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
10 vs last sale 68 13 vs year ago 65 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
46 vs last sale 14 29 vs year ago 31 · +93.5%
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, Feeder Heifers $6.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$8.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$4.00 higher. Quality poor to fancy, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $374.70/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits 53.33 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.
Average price
$374.70
26 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,032
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$461
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.09
vs TN average
71.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545391.922,13517thin
Medium and Large 2541344.321,8618thin
Medium and Large 3515325.001,6741thin
One grade step is worth $66.92/cwt here — about $461 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale26 hd
374.70
TN average14 barns · 362 hd
375.79
−1.09
National average181 barns · 23,254 hd
445.85
−71.15
This barn, trailing median28 sales
428.03
−53.33
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
BullsHigh1,849188.293,48113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,330166.332,21314
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,171161.021,88525
CowsLean 85-90%Average975153.221,49415

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,390$3,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$2,56216
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$2,5102thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,109$2,1403thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)763$2,2552thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,525$4,1001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,005$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,335$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,078$3,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$2,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,325$2,3382thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,280$3,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 17632,255.41/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2552
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,2803,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3853,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3153,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3353,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600569365.09/cwt360.00–370.002,0774
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850835310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5891
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500495405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1133,178.74/head2,900.00–3,400.003,1793
BullsMedium and Large 11,5254,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750708299.89/cwt290.00–310.002,1232
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350332354.55/cwt340.00–365.001,1779
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800782250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9551
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523347.43/cwt330.00–375.001,8176
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0321
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375364.70/cwt345.00–375.001,3684
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,4052,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1912,526.83/head2,100.00–2,800.002,52711
BullsMedium and Large 21,0052,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450416367.07/cwt360.00–385.001,5275
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2232,209.61/head2,100.00–2,300.002,2102
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623308.61/cwt290.00–320.001,9234
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573303.46/cwt290.00–310.001,7395
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350325385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2512
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515335.85/cwt325.00–345.001,7306
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600593334.98/cwt330.00–340.001,9862
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1632,509.68/head2,200.00–2,800.002,5102
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,3802,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900865358.00/cwt358.00–358.003,097120
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550534373.82/cwt372.50–374.001,9968
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400373428.06/cwt425.00–430.001,59710
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450433358.37/cwt350.00–365.001,5523
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380383.78/cwt370.00–400.001,4584
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700650372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,4213
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270439.44/cwt430.00–450.001,1862
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350321410.93/cwt400.00–420.001,3195
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900865222.63/cwt215.00–230.001,9262
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500483380.42/cwt370.00–387.501,8376
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3682
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850810275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2281
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530318.36/cwt310.00–325.001,6873
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500467354.98/cwt345.00–365.001,6587
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420355.90/cwt350.00–370.001,4955
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400360395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4221
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700680305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0741
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700690310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1391
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550515325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6741
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2261
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300283380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0752
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700695310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1551
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550510290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4791
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000995237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,3631
HeifersSmall 1450–500450330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4851
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250228455.77/cwt440.00–480.001,0393
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570312.44/cwt310.00–315.001,7813
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350328412.67/cwt405.00–420.001,3542
SteersMedium and Large 3700–750715260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8591
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
BullsSmall 1750–800755240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8121
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 18402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
HeifersSmall 1350–400375310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,165169.48/cwt166.00–173.001,9746
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166160.86/cwt157.00–166.001,87612
CowsLean 85-90%968150.80/cwt146.00–155.001,4608
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,370171.26/cwt169.00–175.002,3464
CowsBoner 80-85%1,184154.03/cwt151.00–156.001,8247
Bulls1,917193.66/cwt190.00–200.003,7128
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,300166.34/cwt164.00–169.002,1628
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,373156.45/cwt155.00–158.002,1482
Bulls1,675183.73/cwt181.00–185.003,0773
Bulls1,835173.62/cwt171.00–176.003,1862
CowsLean 85-90%850134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1391
CowsLean 85-90%1,006159.65/cwt156.00–163.001,6066
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450445320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4241
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500480310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4881
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400350360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 38802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,0431,826.38/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8262
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,2702,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750700333.75/cwt322.50–345.002,3362
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0621
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement550–600575375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1567
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450428407.73/cwt400.00–410.001,7459
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500497425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1124
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400351460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6153
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300285460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3111
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550524373.49/cwt350.00–385.001,95717
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566346.64/cwt335.00–350.001,96212
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400384403.49/cwt395.00–415.001,54911
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700667331.82/cwt325.00–345.002,21311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0133
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750710365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,59247
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600575375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1563
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400388417.20/cwt405.00–445.001,61912
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250215460.00/cwt460.00–460.009891
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450437404.15/cwt385.00–410.001,76621
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8457
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650633330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0895
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428385.05/cwt370.00–390.001,6488
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469383.07/cwt367.50–390.001,79714
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250223520.22/cwt500.00–540.001,1602
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000975235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2911
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300295515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5191
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530355.96/cwt340.00–365.001,88717
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569341.02/cwt322.50–357.501,94019
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550526407.73/cwt385.00–412.502,14510
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850800275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3101
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750713310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2103
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650621345.13/cwt335.00–365.002,1439
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450440400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7601
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330429.32/cwt415.00–445.001,4172
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950920247.47/cwt245.00–250.002,2772
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650627350.74/cwt335.00–361.002,1994
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350338455.46/cwt450.00–465.001,5398
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3903,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501

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.