Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-03-26

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 26
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
462 head
201 vs last sale 663 3 vs year ago 465 · 0.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
4 vs last sale 49 1 vs year ago 52 · +1.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
52 vs last sale 19 49 vs year ago 22 · +222.7%
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 steady, Feeder Steers $6.00-$9.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $4.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $4.00-$7.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.12/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 105.78 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.
Average price
$290.12
44 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,563
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$334
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$55.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.58
vs TN average
31.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535300.441,60830
Medium and Large 2549269.791,48013thin
Small 1520245.001,2741thin
One grade step is worth $55.44/cwt here — about $334 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

30 sales
435398362325median 395.9112/1703/0404/2906/1708/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.87, low $339.02, median $395.91 across 30 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 sale44 hd
290.12
TN average13 barns · 759 hd
301.70
−11.58
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−31.62
This barn, trailing median30 sales
395.91
−105.78
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
BullsLow1,738161.542,8085thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,333141.101,88015
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,191130.261,55115
CowsLean 85-90%High1,028112.521,15711

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,3002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,377$2,2173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$1,91610
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$1,6582thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,082$1,6225
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)900$1,4501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,265$3,5752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,406$3,55425
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,340$2,35311

Every lot, as filed

123 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 2800–850810220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7821
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4241
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300270315.00/cwt315.00–315.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600574265.31/cwt250.00–277.501,5236
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425349.53/cwt340.00–360.001,4862
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4402
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350322415.05/cwt395.00–425.001,3363
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426308.15/cwt300.00–315.001,3135
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650633280.12/cwt270.00–290.001,7732
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800773222.44/cwt220.00–225.001,7192
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400365357.57/cwt355.00–360.001,3052
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550510320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6321
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5311
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550508291.62/cwt285.00–295.001,4813
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375367.97/cwt350.00–385.001,3802
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600560300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6003,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9503
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000980190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8621
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600572288.45/cwt275.00–300.001,6503
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250–300265365.00/cwt365.00–365.009671
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4782,606.35/head2,250.00–2,900.002,6062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2653,575.00/head3,400.00–3,750.003,5752
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550526317.48/cwt310.00–330.001,6704
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2062,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0504
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750740255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8871
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450440412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8151
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550527273.63/cwt265.00–285.001,4427
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650635248.41/cwt240.00–255.001,5773
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290335.00/cwt335.00–335.009721
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475302.50/cwt285.00–315.001,43718
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0821,621.83/head1,450.00–1,700.001,6225
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373340.13/cwt325.00–350.001,2693
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670234.85/cwt230.00–240.001,5732
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300263339.90/cwt330.00–350.008942
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,3402,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470335.18/cwt325.00–345.001,5755
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300290310.00/cwt310.00–310.008991
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325325.00/cwt315.00–335.001,0562
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3091
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500475315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4961
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,3001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
HeifersSmall 1400–450425280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1321,826.51/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8276
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,4352,223.05/head1,850.00–2,400.002,2233
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,3552,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500483274.92/cwt260.00–290.001,3282
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650645250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6131
BullsSmall 1600–650630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3862
SteersSmall 1450–500460195.00/cwt195.00–195.008971
HeifersSmall 1500–550520245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2741
Bulls1,628147.32/cwt145.00–150.002,3982
Bulls1,833169.04/cwt168.00–170.003,0992
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,225134.98/cwt134.00–136.001,6543
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,303140.33/cwt138.00–143.001,8288
CowsLean 85-90%1,080120.91/cwt120.00–122.001,3062
Bulls1,770175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,0981
CowsBoner 80-85%1,153122.97/cwt120.00–128.001,4186
CowsLean 85-90%883102.58/cwt100.00–105.009062
CowsBoner 80-85%1,217131.90/cwt130.00–136.001,6056
CowsLean 85-90%1,055112.97/cwt110.00–119.001,1927
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215141.56/cwt138.00–146.001,7203
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,473147.22/cwt145.00–151.002,1694
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650628207.71/cwt200.00–215.001,3042
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500485275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3341
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2451,658.43/head1,550.00–1,750.001,6582
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350345375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2941
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450415320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3281
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400355360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2781
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415408.51/cwt400.00–420.001,6953
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400380415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5771
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full700–750735210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600585260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5212
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450443304.97/cwt300.00–310.001,3512
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285384.47/cwt370.00–400.001,0962
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467371.95/cwt350.00–385.001,73712
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750729277.04/cwt250.00–285.002,0205
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300268475.33/cwt470.00–480.001,2742
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570332.97/cwt320.00–350.001,8987
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900858205.01/cwt200.00–210.001,7592
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800785230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8061
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000970200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9401
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700672280.00/cwt275.00–285.001,8824
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613326.88/cwt305.00–337.502,0049
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000975214.90/cwt210.00–220.002,0952
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377386.52/cwt375.00–395.001,4575
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750743250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8587
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450418344.82/cwt330.00–360.001,4413
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2272,395.60/head2,200.00–2,450.002,3965
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4363,659.70/head3,450.00–3,900.003,66014
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450411398.24/cwt395.00–405.001,6373
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700667252.95/cwt240.00–265.001,68713
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950930210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618310.32/cwt290.00–325.001,9187
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850802250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0054
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573293.77/cwt285.00–310.001,6839
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600569315.36/cwt305.00–335.001,79410
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800783232.38/cwt225.00–240.001,8202
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2713,331.46/head3,300.00–3,350.003,3317
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518354.08/cwt345.00–360.001,8346
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350328415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3612
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417337.74/cwt320.00–355.001,40818
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675278.13/cwt275.00–280.001,8774
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323368.86/cwt355.00–395.001,1919
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450408365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4892
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718226.68/cwt220.00–240.001,6283
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470366.98/cwt360.00–380.001,72511
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625276.17/cwt260.00–292.501,72615
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550512307.85/cwt292.50–317.501,57619
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235410.00/cwt410.00–410.009641
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700677310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0992
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471328.84/cwt312.50–340.001,54922
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374372.10/cwt355.00–390.001,39213
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350322470.83/cwt445.00–490.001,5163
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400374410.11/cwt395.00–430.001,5345
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550526350.97/cwt330.00–360.001,8468

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.