Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-03-11

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 11
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
590 head
403 vs last sale 993 288 vs year ago 878 · 32.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
3 vs last sale 77 18 vs year ago 92 · 19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
64 vs last sale 78 11 vs year ago 25 · 44.0%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady-$6.00 lower on a light test, Feeder Heifers not well established, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$8.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality & Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $439.90/cwt on 9 head, down $61.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 28 comparable sales and sits +11.86 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.
Average price
$439.90
61.95 vs prior sale
9 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,416
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
16.03
vs TN average
32.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549439.902,4169thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale9 hd
439.90
TN average15 barns · 458 hd
455.92
−16.03
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
−32.30
This barn, trailing median28 sales
428.03
+11.86
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
BullsLow1,557194.353,02613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,415172.042,43419
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,194159.511,90522
CowsLean 85-90%High979143.141,40113

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$4,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$4,0502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$3,4001thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1750–800783337.54/cwt325.00–350.002,6432
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650623369.24/cwt360.00–380.002,3007
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000960269.98/cwt265.00–275.002,5923
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800755305.03/cwt300.00–310.002,3032
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700686336.25/cwt332.50–345.002,3074
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700687394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,70730
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850820294.89/cwt280.00–310.002,4184
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850832343.50/cwt343.50–343.502,85860
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650629346.27/cwt340.00–355.002,1784
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250230530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2191
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500490410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0091
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650605325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9661
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750710372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,6452
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800778362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,820141
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300278513.17/cwt510.00–520.001,4273
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700695315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1891
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300275510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600558409.98/cwt405.00–415.002,2882
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400360480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7281
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750705290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0451
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415446.20/cwt435.00–450.001,8524
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9271
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1251
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500482406.71/cwt400.00–410.001,9603
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4181
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525382.60/cwt380.00–385.002,0092
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500482394.86/cwt385.00–400.001,9033
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300287471.08/cwt455.00–500.001,3523
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400371417.34/cwt410.00–420.001,5484
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8532
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4562
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350331452.19/cwt435.00–460.001,4974
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250235510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,1991
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900888262.52/cwt260.00–265.002,3312
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575353.39/cwt350.00–360.002,0323
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650645360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3221
BullsSmall 1650–700690295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0361
SteersSmall 1400–450415360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4941
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450422408.36/cwt390.00–425.001,7233
CowsLean 85-90%1,025152.74/cwt150.00–158.001,5664
Bulls1,618180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,9122
CowsLean 85-90%949145.31/cwt144.00–146.001,3794
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,346176.73/cwt172.00–182.002,3799
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199159.66/cwt154.00–165.001,91414
CowsBoner 80-85%1,279149.39/cwt145.00–152.001,9114
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300285460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,477167.82/cwt164.00–170.002,47910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,093169.09/cwt166.00–176.001,8484
Bulls1,473207.83/cwt201.00–219.003,0613
Bulls1,573192.89/cwt187.00–198.003,0348
CowsLean 85-90%966133.73/cwt130.00–136.001,2925
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2454,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420428.21/cwt410.00–450.001,7984
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800780270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1061
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550522382.75/cwt360.00–410.001,9983
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6831
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250205540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1071
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950900265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3851
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900850285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4231
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750705335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3621
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475492.50/cwt485.00–500.002,3392
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570430.69/cwt410.00–440.002,4556
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8501
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4301
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4054,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2154,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318525.71/cwt510.00–560.001,6723
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300290550.11/cwt540.00–560.001,5953
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900870340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,95862
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2154,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550508458.31/cwt455.00–465.002,3283
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5961
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225657.26/cwt650.00–670.001,4793
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600588378.95/cwt365.00–390.002,2285
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750718341.59/cwt335.00–350.002,4533
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400360530.28/cwt510.00–540.001,9093
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450408500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0403
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428455.17/cwt430.00–467.501,94813
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250218599.31/cwt580.00–620.001,3062
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400361471.21/cwt465.00–480.001,7014
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471428.47/cwt410.00–445.002,0185
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650636385.86/cwt375.00–390.002,4546
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950910275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5031
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523428.09/cwt410.00–455.002,2394
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350345520.00/cwt510.00–530.001,7942
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471474.29/cwt450.00–495.002,2347
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530391.60/cwt390.00–395.002,0753
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750713340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4242
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3612
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575369.88/cwt360.00–375.002,1274
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300295570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6821
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418493.29/cwt475.00–505.002,0623

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.