Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-03-25

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 25
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
879 head
582 vs last sale 297 417 vs year ago 462 · +90.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
3 vs last sale 64 8 vs year ago 53 · +15.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
18 vs last sale 30 59 vs year ago 71 · 83.1%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well established, Feeder Heifers mostly steady, Feeder Bulls unevenly steady, Slaughter Cows steady-$1.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 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 $443.22/cwt on 106 head, down $58.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 28 comparable sales and sits +15.18 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.
Average price
$443.22
58.63 vs prior sale
106 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,538
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.03
vs TN average
34.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1573443.982,543102
Medium and Large 2564423.842,3904thin
One grade step is worth $20.14/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale106 hd
443.22
TN average16 barns · 746 hd
453.24
−10.03
National average173 barns · 11,948 hd
478.09
−34.87
This barn, trailing median28 sales
428.03
+15.18
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
BullsLow1,704199.223,3948thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,498171.832,57419
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,183168.881,99715
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low957148.981,42614

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)1,400$3,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,395$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,505$4,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,312$3,6173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)960$2,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1Value Added800–850814335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,72737
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350311577.03/cwt560.00–590.001,7954
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526403.61/cwt395.00–415.002,12313
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550515435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2401
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800777369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,86766
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419520.60/cwt500.00–540.002,1814
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2353,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500495415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500498487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,4289
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470491.05/cwt485.00–510.002,3084
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750710404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,86870
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5661
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385468.23/cwt455.00–480.001,8033
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500479468.90/cwt460.00–470.002,2469
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600584372.14/cwt365.00–377.502,1737
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3953,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435477.36/cwt465.00–490.002,0772
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585400.17/cwt390.00–410.002,3412
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550543447.51/cwt445.00–450.002,4302
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370442.50/cwt435.00–450.001,6372
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528415.88/cwt400.00–425.002,1965
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350335534.93/cwt530.00–540.001,7922
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2331
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350315502.50/cwt485.00–520.001,5832
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250235590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,3871
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3992
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450424468.62/cwt460.00–495.001,98714
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500493429.92/cwt415.00–445.002,1202
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1461
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380457.27/cwt425.00–465.001,7386
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425429.76/cwt415.00–445.001,8265
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700663334.98/cwt330.00–340.002,2212
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,3921
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328503.72/cwt480.00–525.001,6527
SteersSmall 1350–400380370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4061
BullsSmall 1300–350335420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4071
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550514379.21/cwt350.00–390.001,9496
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500489424.16/cwt400.00–430.002,07418
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0151
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,454165.78/cwt164.00–167.002,4104
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,396177.33/cwt175.00–183.002,4766
CowsBoner 80-85%948157.89/cwt157.00–159.001,4972
CowsBoner 80-85%1,153176.61/cwt172.00–182.502,0366
Bulls1,330177.63/cwt175.00–181.002,3622
Bulls1,953212.86/cwt208.00–216.004,1574
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275165.40/cwt163.00–169.002,1097
Bulls1,578193.52/cwt193.00–194.003,0542
CowsLean 85-90%915125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1441
CowsLean 85-90%960155.88/cwt154.00–159.001,4967
CowsLean 85-90%961144.93/cwt140.00–148.001,3936
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,586170.86/cwt168.00–174.002,7109
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500470390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8331
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500470390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8331
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300250470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1751
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450415380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5771
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300267520.43/cwt500.00–530.001,3904
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4754,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5054,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800763317.04/cwt315.00–325.002,4195
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650634457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,897166
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900885295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6112
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,7921
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400376531.25/cwt510.00–560.001,9985
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800760338.70/cwt335.00–340.002,5744
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250205680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,3941
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550530382.50/cwt380.00–385.002,0272
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350310567.38/cwt560.00–575.001,7592
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250200650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3001
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650612420.74/cwt400.00–425.002,5756
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900878315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7662
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600561432.45/cwt415.00–440.002,4268
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300265620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6431
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950906290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6277
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550531461.40/cwt445.00–490.002,45010
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300265587.45/cwt580.00–600.001,5574
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5871
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474528.60/cwt525.00–540.002,5064
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350321544.86/cwt530.00–570.001,7496
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500459442.12/cwt432.50–470.002,0299
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450410537.41/cwt530.00–545.002,2032
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572418.32/cwt417.50–420.002,3933
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250218616.87/cwt600.00–630.001,3453
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450432463.96/cwt450.00–490.002,00412
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850814303.14/cwt297.50–310.002,4684
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564383.42/cwt375.00–405.002,1625
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400382490.95/cwt475.00–500.001,8756
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700688351.78/cwt340.00–360.002,4203
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372525.95/cwt510.00–535.001,9576
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650604385.39/cwt385.00–390.002,32813
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520458.87/cwt440.00–485.002,3865
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600579443.00/cwt443.00–443.002,56584
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650619366.63/cwt350.00–375.002,2696

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.