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Savannah Livestock Auction

Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 5

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

649 head

▼ 580 vs last sale 1,229▲ 19 vs year ago 630 · +3.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 63▼ 43 vs year ago 92 · −46.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 26▼ 37 vs year ago 57 · −64.9%

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 $2.00-$6.00 lower, Feeder Heifers steady. Feeder Steers, Feeder Bulls, and Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good to strong for Feeder Cattle. Demand moderate for Slaughter Cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $338.77/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −76.80 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.

Average price

$338.77

73 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$714

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$125.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.34

vs TN average

−10.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	340.49	1,811	72
Small 1	510	215.00	1,097	1thin

One grade step is worth $125.49/cwt here — about $714 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale73 hd

338.77

—

TN average15 barns · 962 hd

333.43

+5.34

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−10.51

This barn, trailing median29 sales

415.57

−76.80

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.85, low $339.74, median $415.57 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,478	144.37	2,133	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	137.46	1,937	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	127.40	1,491	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	113.47	1,212	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,999	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$1,634	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$3,500	1thin

Every lot

86 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	461	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,650	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	337.66/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,631	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	340.87/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,807	69
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,928	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,124	227
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	738	275.52/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,033	89
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	853	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,005	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	838	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	290.19/cwt	285.00–295.00	937	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	405	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	992	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	313.06/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,324	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	275.99/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,167	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	303.94/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,422	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	285.04/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,351	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	496	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,525	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,607	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	292.78/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,546	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	259.82/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,382	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	271.78/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,552	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	225.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,299	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	261.04/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,598	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	662	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,688	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	229.96/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,617	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	752	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,692	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,539	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,548	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	367.67/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,206	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	344.69/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,286	3
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	393	257.45/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,012	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	331.65/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,403	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	284.95/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,311	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	314.90/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,480	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	298.89/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,551	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	273.51/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,455	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,432	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	227.56/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,543	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	232.44/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,681	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	131.15/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,489	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	157.59/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,868	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,143	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	107.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,148	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	139.61/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,508	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	116.21/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,276	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	122.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,383	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	129.24/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,595	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,276	142.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,824	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	128.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,854	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	138.39/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,070	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	1,551.50/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,552	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,998.82/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,999	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

Wed Mar 5, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 1,229Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 63Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 26Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	328	360.00–375.00	367.67
3	350–400	373	325.00–355.00	344.69
3	400–450	423	330.00–335.00	331.65
6	450–500	470	300.00–335.00	314.90
5	500–550	519	290.00–325.00	298.89
1	600–650	645	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	678	225.00–230.00	227.56
2	700–750	723	230.00–235.00	232.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
3	450–500	460	270.00–300.00	284.95
3	500–550	532	265.00–285.00	273.51
2	550–600	565	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	603	235.00–240.00	237.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	250.00–265.00	257.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	496	307.50	307.50
30	500–550	515	312.00	312.00
20	650–700	662	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	752	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	285.00–295.00	290.19
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	423	270.00–285.00	275.99
7	450–500	474	275.00–295.00	285.04
3	500–550	532	250.00–277.50	259.82
3	550–600	577	220.00–230.00	225.06
2	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	810	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	405	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	335.00	335.00
5	400–450	423	310.00–315.00	313.06
10	450–500	468	290.00–315.00	303.94
17	500–550	528	282.50–307.50	292.78
4	550–600	571	265.00–280.00	271.78
6	600–650	612	250.00–272.50	261.04
2	700–750	703	220.00–240.00	229.96
1	850–900	860	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	461	358.00	358.00
69	500–550	530	335.00–355.00	340.87
2	550–600	567	340.00	340.00
227	600–650	635	334.50	334.50
89	700–750	738	265.00–280.00	275.52
9	850–900	853	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	605	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	510	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	250	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	405	365.00	365.00
7	450–500	483	320.00–355.00	337.66
1	550–600	590	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	680	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,998.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,551.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	137.50–141.00	139.61
7	—	1,234	126.00–136.00	129.24
7	—	1,133	120.00–126.00	122.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	105.00–110.00	107.30
1	—	945	121.00	121.00
4	—	1,098	113.00–119.00	116.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,276	140.00–146.00	142.97
5	—	1,496	135.00–141.00	138.39
3	—	1,442	125.00–130.00	128.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	130.00–132.50	131.15
2	—	1,820	156.00–160.00	157.59

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.