Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-12-10

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 10
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,108 head
98 vs last sale 1,010 1,108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
37 vs last sale 42 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
43 vs last sale 13 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $5.00-$7.00 higher on a light test, Feeder Heifers $9.00-$12.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $4.00-$9.00 higher, Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower. 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 $384.89/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits 43.14 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.
Average price
$384.89
30 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,150
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$272
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.74
vs TN average
45.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559386.442,15929
Medium and Large 2555340.001,8871thin
One grade step is worth $46.44/cwt here — about $272 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

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 sale30 hd
384.89
TN average14 barns · 325 hd
375.15
+9.74
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−45.74
This barn, trailing median28 sales
428.03
−43.14
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
BullsHigh1,759186.533,28011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,411152.522,15224
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,245144.691,80119
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,024128.711,31811

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,392$3,4003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,257$3,3145
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,454$3,1545
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,6002thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,477$2,6003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)993$2,5502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,340$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)833$1,9502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,215$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,281$3,6638
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,533$3,6239
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,540$2,9973thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800765295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2571
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523367.88/cwt360.00–380.001,9247
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3821
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900870300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6101
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400369424.80/cwt420.00–435.001,5684
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480345.63/cwt330.00–360.001,6595
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9721
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471381.59/cwt365.00–400.001,7978
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750730269.93/cwt260.00–280.001,9702
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750731342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,50464
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed200–250200600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9011
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300273485.14/cwt480.00–490.001,3242
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850830247.82/cwt230.00–265.002,0572
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650641333.77/cwt329.00–340.002,13982
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600576350.46/cwt340.00–360.002,0199
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650636392.77/cwt380.50–395.502,498200
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900871328.44/cwt326.50–329.752,861300
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333422.56/cwt420.00–435.001,4076
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620340.90/cwt335.00–350.002,1145
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600559392.08/cwt387.50–393.002,19218
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574375.60/cwt360.00–385.002,1567
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400384412.47/cwt400.00–420.001,5844
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500469384.01/cwt375.00–395.001,8014
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250228446.46/cwt435.00–460.001,0183
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7042
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450418384.94/cwt375.00–395.001,6092
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0271
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600574316.10/cwt310.00–325.001,8144
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618306.66/cwt300.00–315.001,8953
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350315460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4491
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400379379.13/cwt365.00–390.001,4374
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525335.29/cwt325.00–345.001,7602
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300295415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2241
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350323392.51/cwt385.00–402.501,2683
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300283421.73/cwt405.00–440.001,1932
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450427381.82/cwt375.00–390.001,6303
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800795260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0671
HeifersSmall 1350–400380315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1971
BullsSmall 1400–450435345.92/cwt305.00–385.001,5052
BullsSmall 1200–250225460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530340.05/cwt335.00–345.001,8023
CowsLean 85-90%990100.00/cwt100.00–100.009901
CowsLean 85-90%1,100122.51/cwt120.00–125.001,3482
CowsLean 85-90%1,009133.85/cwt130.00–136.001,3518
Bulls1,937193.34/cwt190.00–200.003,7455
Bulls1,728182.02/cwt180.00–188.003,1455
Bulls1,020175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7851
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,413165.64/cwt161.00–172.002,3403
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,394152.91/cwt150.00–156.002,13214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444146.12/cwt144.00–150.002,1107
CowsBoner 80-85%1,261139.82/cwt135.00–145.001,76310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,221148.87/cwt145.00–153.001,8188
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8871
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350305420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 38301,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 38102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3261
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450420325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3651
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7343
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700658331.25/cwt330.00–332.502,1802
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250223530.51/cwt525.00–535.001,1832
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300250525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,3131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Registered1,5153,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710282.39/cwt275.00–290.002,0054
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Registered1,1302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Registered1,5653,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2603,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Registered1,2573,313.65/head3,100.00–3,600.003,3145
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350309473.99/cwt450.00–485.001,4654
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Registered1,5402,997.40/head2,800.00–3,400.002,9973
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Registered1,2813,663.24/head3,400.00–3,750.003,6638
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550543397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1582
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400363465.99/cwt450.00–472.501,6927
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525354.12/cwt345.00–362.501,85911
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473378.26/cwt362.50–390.001,78918
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2221
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571340.59/cwt335.00–345.001,9454
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700696346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,40841
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700690310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1391
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619320.40/cwt310.00–330.001,98312
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518362.56/cwt360.00–365.001,8782
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700672318.39/cwt305.00–327.502,14014
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363456.42/cwt440.00–475.001,6573
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422420.71/cwt420.00–425.001,7757
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210509.88/cwt505.00–515.001,0712
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500469407.44/cwt400.00–420.001,9116
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400367423.58/cwt417.50–435.001,5556
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800778313.13/cwt305.00–325.002,4363
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Registered1,5243,543.52/head3,100.00–3,900.003,5447
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750733315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3092
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Registered1,3923,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Registered1,4772,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425412.37/cwt405.00–425.001,75313
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318532.40/cwt520.00–545.001,6932
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1753,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1565
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4133,189.39/head3,050.00–3,300.003,1893
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Registered1,3402,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.