Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-03-19

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 19
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
663 head
215 vs last sale 878 219 vs year ago 882 · 24.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
43 vs last sale 92 36 vs year ago 85 · 42.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
6 vs last sale 25 15 vs year ago 34 · 44.1%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $3.00-$4.00 lower on a light test, Slaughter Bulls not well established, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Heifers steady to $4.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $323.43/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 104.60 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.
Average price
$323.43
15 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$51.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
20.84
vs TN average
33.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530326.891,73414thin
Medium and Large 2535275.001,4711thin
One grade step is worth $51.89/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale15 hd
323.43
TN average15 barns · 533 hd
344.28
−20.84
National average170 barns · 10,920 hd
357.16
−33.73
This barn, trailing median28 sales
428.03
−104.60
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
BullsLow1,731161.072,7886thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,090135.401,47614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,452133.181,9348thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low996109.621,0929thin

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)1,185$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$2,6182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,218$2,1882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

129 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 2400–450420306.96/cwt290.00–315.001,2893
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400381355.01/cwt340.00–360.001,3534
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300260315.19/cwt310.00–320.008192
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600577273.31/cwt265.00–290.001,5773
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350315282.62/cwt275.00–290.008902
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1691
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400389322.81/cwt305.00–335.001,2565
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250–300250340.00/cwt340.00–340.008501
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550523291.34/cwt287.50–295.001,5242
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600–650640295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8881
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475325.05/cwt310.00–335.001,5443
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550535275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4711
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650628236.68/cwt220.00–245.001,4864
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750745250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8631
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250210370.00/cwt370.00–370.007771
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8231
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700680326.60/cwt326.60–326.602,221143
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615302.70/cwt302.50–305.001,86225
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350323406.98/cwt400.00–415.001,3152
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618280.03/cwt275.00–285.001,7313
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330314.55/cwt305.00–325.001,0382
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400383327.25/cwt315.00–340.001,2532
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650605280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6941
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500485385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8671
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550500360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500470342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,6101
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350300345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0351
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250–300295370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600566291.92/cwt290.00–305.001,65221
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250228339.45/cwt330.00–350.007742
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500472299.02/cwt275.00–310.001,4117
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500462281.50/cwt275.00–285.001,3013
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800777235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8262
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450418319.85/cwt300.00–335.001,3377
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250225280.00/cwt280.00–280.006301
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450410290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1891
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3881
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700660273.78/cwt270.00–277.501,8072
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550514271.18/cwt250.00–285.001,3944
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450440275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2101
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500495250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2381
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350300285.00/cwt285.00–285.008551
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565262.54/cwt260.00–265.001,4832
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750728247.47/cwt240.00–255.001,8022
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400370382.30/cwt375.00–390.001,4152
SteersSmall 1450–500455225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0241
BullsSmall 1550–600555205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1381
BullsSmall 1350–400370280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0361
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300250285.00/cwt285.00–285.007131
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1851,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
HeifersSmall 1400–450445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1351
HeifersSmall 1500–550510262.45/cwt260.00–265.001,3382
HeifersSmall 1450–500475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2352
CowsLean 85-90%92797.77/cwt95.00–102.009063
CowsLean 85-90%1,035122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2631
CowsLean 85-90%1,030114.26/cwt109.00–118.001,1775
BullsLight Weight1,065144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5341
Bulls1,510153.41/cwt150.00–157.002,3162
Bulls1,975173.30/cwt170.00–177.003,4232
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180140.89/cwt138.00–145.001,6637
CowsBoner 80-85%1,004134.97/cwt130.00–137.001,3554
CowsBoner 80-85%995123.18/cwt120.00–125.001,2263
Bulls2,350169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,9721
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,250125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5631
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,450140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0301
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550525255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3391
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500478267.41/cwt250.00–285.001,2782
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2091
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3400–450445215.00/cwt215.00–215.009571
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550505227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1491
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,486133.40/cwt130.00–139.001,9826
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622261.60/cwt245.00–275.001,62710
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568303.80/cwt300.00–307.501,7262
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630317.38/cwt305.00–330.001,9994
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400395315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450443302.49/cwt300.00–305.001,3402
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3400–450440225.00/cwt225.00–225.009901
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650640270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7281
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500495294.18/cwt285.00–300.001,4566
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450438374.33/cwt355.00–377.501,6408
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600555280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5541
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600565340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9211
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280425.18/cwt415.00–435.001,1913
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523325.39/cwt320.00–350.001,70210
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471325.82/cwt310.00–340.001,5357
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700663300.04/cwt290.00–310.001,9892
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550505285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4391
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400380382.05/cwt365.00–395.001,4527
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600576280.03/cwt270.00–290.001,6137
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950911260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,36961
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328381.01/cwt370.00–385.001,2506
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450409415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6976
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600560355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9881
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3602,617.83/head2,475.00–2,775.002,6182
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350320440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4081
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526312.54/cwt290.00–325.001,64412
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550524318.33/cwt305.00–327.501,6688
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450414368.62/cwt355.00–385.001,5268
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900870210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8271
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500465348.82/cwt347.50–350.001,62221
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900890200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7802
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450424327.49/cwt315.00–345.001,38913
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600557316.15/cwt300.00–325.001,76116
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500476359.09/cwt342.50–375.001,7094
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275399.82/cwt390.00–415.001,1003
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550505320.83/cwt320.00–330.001,62012
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476356.80/cwt340.00–370.001,69813
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350317378.01/cwt360.00–385.001,1987
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800755240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8121
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750731262.44/cwt250.00–270.001,9184
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400353402.52/cwt400.00–405.001,4212
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000970200.00/cwt195.00–205.001,9402
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400371401.66/cwt400.00–405.001,4903
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750727234.99/cwt230.00–240.001,7083
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250200380.00/cwt380.00–380.007601
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800766238.10/cwt230.00–245.001,8244
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700690280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9321
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850815215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7521
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300282356.93/cwt345.00–370.001,0075
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720281.15/cwt265.00–290.002,0244
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371346.11/cwt335.00–365.001,2848
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400360400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4401

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.