Savannah Cat Price: One Breed, One Ladder, Ten-to-One Spread
From $12,000 F1s to $1,200 SBTs at the same cattery: named rate cards in three markets, the laws that shape them, and why Australia has no price at all.
Published August 21, 2026 4 min read
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A Savannah has no single price, and any page that gives you one is misleading you in one direction or the other. At the same cattery, an F1 kitten can cost five to ten times an F5 or SBT kitten. The generation IS the price. All figures below were read 17 August 2026 from the named sources' own pages, each market in its own currency.
United States: the full ladder, published
A1 Savannahs (Oklahoma, ) publishes the cleanest ladder in our research. F1 females from $10,000 and males from $12,000; F2 from $5,000; F3 $2,500-8,000; F4 $1,500-5,000; F5 through F7 all $1,200-4,000 (males to $9,000). Its own caveat: quality against the TICA standard moves every figure. Live listings at a second cattery ran an F1 male at $8,500 (a "percentage serval" litter's pair had listed at $20,000 each), F2s at $10,000-12,000, F3s at $4,500-6,000, and F4-F5 pet tiers at $2,500-4,000, with breeder rights priced apart, sometimes far apart ($2,500 pet / $9,000 breeder on one F5 litter).
A specialist site's reference table (F1 $16,000+, F2 $6,000-10,000, F3 $3,000-5,000, SBT $1,500+) tells the same story with different exact numbers. That is the honest state of this market: the ladder is universal, the rungs vary by cattery. Why F1 costs so much is biology plus scarcity. F1 and early-generation males are sterile, litters are small, and the breed's own association prices a breeder's SERVAL setup near $19,000 before a single kitten exists.
United Kingdom: the law prices the market
A live Pets4Homes sample (24 listings, all read) contained NOT ONE F1 or clean F2 kitten, and the site's own copy says why: F1s need a Dangerous Wild Animals licence most owners cannot practically get. What actually sells: F4s £200-1,000, F5s £360-700, F6/F7 SBTs £800-900, topping out at £1,550. The site's own breed guide quotes £850 to "well over £2000" for a well-bred kitten. Four named UK catteries publish no price at all on their own sites. The UK Savannah market is real; it just starts at F3.
Canada: two provinces, two different markets
Alberta Savannahs states its range ($1,400-6,500) AND its constraint in the same breath: Alberta law bars anything earlier than F4, so it breeds F5-F7 SBTs only. In Ontario, where early generations are legal, Savvy Paws (Toronto area) quotes F1s at CA$15,000-25,000. It states its estimates in Canadian dollars explicitly, takes a one-third deposit, and adds GST/HST inside Canada. Same country, different provincial law, different price sheet: the ladder again, drawn by legislation.
Australia: no price, and that is the finding
There is no Australian column on this page, because there is no legal Australian market. The federal government excluded Savannah imports in 2008 (a decision upheld in court in 2012), and Queensland separately lists the breed as a prohibited invasive animal. Any "Australian Savannah" price you meet is grey-market or fiction; we publish neither.
Reading any Savannah price
Ask three questions before comparing figures. Which GENERATION (the five-to-ten-times variable)? Pet or breeder rights (they are priced separately at most US catteries)? And what is bundled (vaccinations, registration, alteration)? And the honest fourth: is this generation even legal where you live? The legal guide answers by jurisdiction.
Three markets on one card (named sources, 17/08/2026)
| Market | The ladder | Shape of the market |
|---|---|---|
| United States | F1 $10,000-20,000 · F2 $5,000-12,000 · F3 $2,500-8,000 · F4-SBT $1,200-5,000 | Full ladders published; pet/breeder rights priced apart |
| United Kingdom | £200-1,550 live, F3 and later ONLY | The DWA licence removes F1/F2 from the open market |
| Canada | Alberta CA$1,400-6,500 (F5+ by law); Ontario F1 CA$15,000-25,000 | Provincial law draws each province's price sheet |
| Australia | No legal market at any generation | 2008 federal exclusion + Queensland prohibition |
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a Savannah cat cost?
By generation, read August 2026: US F1 $10,000-20,000, F2 $5,000-12,000, F3 $2,500-8,000, F4-F7/SBT $1,200-5,000; UK marketplace £200-1,550 (F3 and later only); Canada CA$1,400-6,500 late-generation, F1 CA$15,000-25,000 in provinces where legal.
Why are F1 Savannah cats so expensive?
Sterile early-generation males make F1 litters scarce (fertile F1 females carry the whole line), litters are small, and a breeder's serval setup runs near $19,000 by the breed association's own arithmetic before any kitten exists.
Why are there no F1 Savannahs for sale in the UK?
The Dangerous Wild Animals Act licence: a live 24-listing sample contained none, and the marketplace's own guidance names the licence as the reason. The UK market effectively starts at F3.
Can you buy a Savannah cat in Australia?
No legal market exists: imports were federally excluded in 2008 (court-upheld in 2012) and Queensland bans the breed outright as an invasive animal.
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Our sources
- A1 Savannahs pricing
- Savannah Cat Breed F1 kittens
- F1Hybrids Savannah Cats
- F1 Savannah Kittens
- Savannah Cat Association, why so expensive
- Pets4Homes Savannah listings
- Pets4Homes Savannah breed guide
- Alberta Savannahs
- Savvy Paws buyer's guide
- University of Sydney, on the 2008 import ban
- Business Queensland, Savannah cat prohibited invasive animal
What kittens cost, breed by breed
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