Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-11-19

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 19
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
765 head
102 vs last sale 867 106 vs year ago 659 · +16.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
51 vs last sale 57 43 vs year ago 65 · +66.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
22 vs last sale 15 14 vs year ago 23 · +60.9%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle sold mostly steady, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$5.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established this week. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.16/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 69.75 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.
Average price
$326.16
52 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,775
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$424
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$78.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.35
vs TN average
30.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540335.941,81541
Medium and Large 2563296.831,6729thin
Small 1540257.501,3912thin
One grade step is worth $78.44/cwt here — about $424 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

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 sale52 hd
326.16
TN average17 barns · 982 hd
323.81
+2.35
National average188 barns · 19,415 hd
356.89
−30.73
This barn, trailing median30 sales
395.91
−69.75
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
BullsHigh1,924175.093,3696thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,417144.642,04922
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,158137.921,59827
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,021124.691,27332

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)1,059$1,90410
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,091$1,7947
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,102$1,7333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)992$1,5063thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)870$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)762$1,7673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,320$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,261$2,2475

Every lot, as filed

109 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 2450–500468334.55/cwt330.00–342.501,5666
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335354.85/cwt350.00–360.001,1892
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700663276.68/cwt270.00–280.001,8343
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500488330.15/cwt320.00–340.001,6112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1681,981.13/head1,800.00–2,175.001,9813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1621,978.41/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9783
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468368.66/cwt350.00–372.501,72512
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3431
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9311
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650643282.53/cwt275.00–290.001,8172
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8245
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478333.52/cwt320.00–340.001,5943
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530307.48/cwt305.00–310.001,6302
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424335.01/cwt320.00–350.001,4204
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650612310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,89715
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450442363.32/cwt360.00–370.001,6063
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750740255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8871
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700683254.91/cwt250.00–260.001,7412
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300283378.29/cwt365.00–395.001,0713
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650618318.29/cwt310.00–335.001,9673
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850835300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5052
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250200465.00/cwt465.00–465.009301
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300290425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2331
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478367.39/cwt360.00–387.501,75617
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750705295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0801
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300260410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0661
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450429371.27/cwt350.00–385.001,5934
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7672
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375354.93/cwt350.00–360.001,3312
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350332355.10/cwt345.00–360.001,1793
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300274357.67/cwt340.00–365.009804
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600576292.36/cwt275.00–310.001,6846
HeifersSmall 1350–400380280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0641
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450405275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1141
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450415297.35/cwt285.00–310.001,2342
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500485300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4551
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400382362.38/cwt340.00–370.001,3846
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550538305.77/cwt295.00–312.501,6453
Bred CowsSmall 19351,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
BullsSmall 1350–400360295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0621
HeifersSmall 1300–350320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0881
HeifersSmall 1500–550510265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3521
HeifersSmall 1550–600570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4251
HeifersSmall 1600–650645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7421
BullsSmall 1300–350315325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,128152.01/cwt150.00–154.001,7152
CowsBoner 80-85%1,115142.45/cwt139.00–148.001,58811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197132.35/cwt120.00–138.001,58414
Bulls1,890188.00/cwt188.00–188.003,5531
Bulls1,963177.52/cwt175.00–180.003,4853
Bulls1,883165.00/cwt165.00–165.003,1072
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,477138.08/cwt135.00–142.002,0397
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,160160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8561
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,405146.83/cwt142.00–152.002,06314
CowsLean 85-90%1,054131.69/cwt130.00–136.001,38813
CowsLean 85-90%936112.67/cwt110.00–115.001,0556
CowsLean 85-90%1,049119.38/cwt115.00–125.001,25211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,0471,440.92/head1,350.00–1,500.001,4413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 38701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 36701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 38551,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39921,505.88/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5063
CowsLean 85-90%900144.53/cwt143.00–146.001,3012
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650605354.92/cwt345.00–365.002,1472
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900890316.75/cwt316.75–316.752,819180
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600583310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8073
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550528322.45/cwt320.00–325.001,7036
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550520402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,0931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39641,688.59/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6894
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800758320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4262
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450417408.44/cwt400.00–415.001,7033
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0102,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1452,272.60/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2732
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600558336.13/cwt325.00–345.001,8768
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323385.61/cwt370.00–395.001,2466
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4802,843.33/head2,650.00–3,000.002,8432
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3202,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350305391.69/cwt390.00–395.001,1953
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400380383.25/cwt370.00–390.001,4565
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420388.05/cwt375.00–397.501,6305
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550534348.07/cwt340.00–362.501,8598
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300274385.86/cwt375.00–395.001,0575
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550523318.96/cwt315.00–325.001,6685
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225382.50/cwt380.00–385.008612
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700680287.52/cwt285.00–290.001,9552
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650633319.18/cwt315.00–320.002,0206
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550508353.58/cwt332.50–360.001,79617
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476351.40/cwt340.00–365.001,67323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750737302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,22664
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369379.37/cwt370.00–395.001,4009
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422363.57/cwt350.00–380.001,53412
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573326.54/cwt315.00–345.001,87115
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517364.33/cwt350.00–375.001,8848
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300250470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750717314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,25172
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350313428.78/cwt410.00–440.001,3424
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400351435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5275
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700695310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1551
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565363.33/cwt355.00–370.002,0533
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467396.48/cwt392.50–425.001,85213
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800750265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9881
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450413408.79/cwt400.00–410.001,6888
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620296.61/cwt290.00–310.001,8393
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.