Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-11-12

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 12
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
867 head
342 vs last sale 525 166 vs year ago 701 · +23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
53 vs last sale 110 8 vs year ago 65 · 12.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
8 vs last sale 23 2 vs year ago 13 · +15.4%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well-established last week but sold with a higher undertone, Feeder Heifers mostly steady, Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls not well-established. Quality good to fancy, Demand good to strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $367.16/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 60.87 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.
Average price
$367.16
28 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,057
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$423
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$56.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.18
vs TN average
57.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565375.232,12024
Medium and Large 2533318.781,6974thin
One grade step is worth $56.45/cwt here — about $423 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale28 hd
367.16
TN average12 barns · 272 hd
363.98
+3.18
National average177 barns · 31,012 hd
424.87
−57.71
This barn, trailing median28 sales
428.03
−60.87
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
BullsAverage1,592173.702,7659thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,567147.762,31611
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,223146.241,78914
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,112128.821,43213

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,094$2,1176
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$2,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)987$2,0433thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1500–550520332.84/cwt322.50–342.501,73124
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850821338.75/cwt338.75–338.752,78165
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900868333.70/cwt332.50–335.002,897117
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700657325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1352
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650625330.69/cwt330.00–340.002,06714
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0021
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400392378.34/cwt360.00–395.001,4833
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270358.52/cwt340.00–380.009682
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573331.21/cwt325.00–340.001,8984
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600594354.99/cwt350.00–365.002,10912
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750709318.12/cwt300.00–330.002,25511
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750713340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4244
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29721,778.73/head1,500.00–1,950.001,7793
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0002,015.00/head1,700.00–2,300.002,0152
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300281437.73/cwt430.00–450.001,2304
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700656308.94/cwt290.00–312.502,0277
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement600–650615355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1837
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519309.87/cwt300.00–320.001,6085
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2711
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415330.24/cwt310.00–340.001,3703
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620283.64/cwt275.00–290.001,7594
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420319.52/cwt310.00–350.001,3424
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500470419.69/cwt405.00–427.501,9737
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350344378.31/cwt365.00–385.001,3013
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000960240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3041
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700695290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0161
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6852
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6371
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480319.79/cwt310.00–330.001,5352
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600578298.36/cwt290.00–305.001,7253
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7282
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523314.48/cwt310.00–315.001,64510
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525326.70/cwt310.00–340.001,7153
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8551
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350335372.01/cwt355.00–385.001,2463
HeifersSmall 1600–650630275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7331
HeifersSmall 1300–350325335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0891
BullsSmall 1350–400375360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5021
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650608325.19/cwt310.00–340.001,9772
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500477325.85/cwt310.00–340.001,5545
HeifersSmall 1450–500495320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5841
HeifersSmall 1350–400358261.63/cwt245.00–280.009373
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281140.02/cwt134.00–142.001,7947
CowsLean 85-90%1,223133.67/cwt130.00–135.001,6355
CowsLean 85-90%1,035115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1902
CowsLean 85-90%980122.83/cwt120.00–125.001,2044
Bulls1,775182.65/cwt178.00–190.003,2425
Bulls1,363162.52/cwt151.00–170.002,2154
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550535280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4981
CowsLean 85-90%1,175142.49/cwt142.00–143.001,6742
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,614144.83/cwt143.00–146.002,3385
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,528150.21/cwt148.00–152.002,2956
CowsBoner 80-85%1,145160.55/cwt156.00–164.001,8383
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180146.40/cwt142.00–149.001,7284
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450410410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6811
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300263354.87/cwt350.00–360.009333
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335354.93/cwt350.00–360.001,1892
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650627303.67/cwt285.00–310.001,9044
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600588286.71/cwt280.00–290.001,6863
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450435305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3271
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380404.91/cwt400.00–410.001,5393
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2152,454.66/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4553
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0552,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500490335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6421
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19602,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350334425.60/cwt405.00–437.501,4225
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333412.56/cwt405.00–420.001,3742
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550513337.43/cwt325.00–350.001,7316
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950905280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5341
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750727264.99/cwt260.00–275.001,9263
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650613297.06/cwt290.00–305.001,8215
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy800–850835290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4221
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428383.88/cwt375.00–385.001,6439
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418356.63/cwt345.00–365.001,49112
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373416.80/cwt400.00–430.001,5555
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335363.33/cwt360.00–370.001,2173
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280396.61/cwt390.00–400.001,1113
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850827310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5642
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800783284.95/cwt280.00–290.002,2312
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235426.97/cwt415.00–440.001,0032
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700658323.86/cwt320.00–335.002,1318
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400363361.22/cwt360.00–365.001,3114
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600580321.35/cwt315.00–330.001,86417
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450435370.03/cwt360.00–385.001,6107
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650636310.10/cwt300.00–330.001,97215
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460378.98/cwt360.00–387.501,7437
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950937318.12/cwt314.00–319.502,981223
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650629356.05/cwt355.00–360.002,24014
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550538388.95/cwt375.00–400.002,0939
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500484375.11/cwt370.00–400.001,8166
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550516350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,80614
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250200560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723299.84/cwt295.00–305.002,1682
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700670346.57/cwt340.00–360.002,3223
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550530415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2003
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900885275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4341
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474355.37/cwt345.00–362.001,68412

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.