Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-03-12

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 12
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
878 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 649▲ 109 vs year ago 769 · +14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 49▲ 19 vs year ago 73 · +26.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 7 vs year ago 18 · +38.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $1.00-$3.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $4.00-$8.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls, Feeder Steers and Feeder Bulls not well established last week but sold with a higher undertone. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good to strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.51/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −79.42 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$312.51
124 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$327
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$61.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.51
vs TN average
−2.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554316.321,752116
Small 1505275.001,3891thin
Medium and Large 2559254.751,4257thin
One grade step is worth $61.57/cwt here — about $327 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale124 hd
312.51
—
TN average15 barns · 847 hd
295.00
+17.51
National average179 barns · 17,787 hd
314.96
−2.45
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−79.42
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

32 sales
435392348305median 391.9403/0404/2906/2409/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.87, low $319.18, median $391.94 across 32 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,876164.253,08212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,453140.222,03735
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,214135.411,64424
CowsLean 85-90%Average931113.341,05513

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,258$2,5872thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)770$1,4882thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)770$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,9001thin

Every lot

120 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225419.33/cwt410.00–430.009432
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275402.55/cwt400.00–405.001,1072
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280355.00/cwt355.00–355.009942
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed295440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2981
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added330460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5183
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340402.39/cwt395.00–410.001,3682
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373398.44/cwt395.00–400.001,4863
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376354.01/cwt335.00–365.001,3317
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added387425.98/cwt425.00–435.001,64910
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416388.03/cwt380.00–400.001,6145
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5871
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462360.80/cwt350.00–370.001,6676
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533348.32/cwt330.00–352.501,85713
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added540374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,02090
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added563339.33/cwt337.50–352.501,9108
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575322.50/cwt315.00–330.001,8544
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5771
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6031
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added629318.58/cwt315.00–330.002,0044
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added668320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,13877
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9779
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8421
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8131
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,9431
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added790246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,9437
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,9481
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2911182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6635
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263336.00/cwt305.00–345.008846
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282377.69/cwt355.00–395.001,0653
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320287.27/cwt280.00–295.009192
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327346.69/cwt330.00–365.001,1346
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed353382.48/cwt380.00–385.001,3502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371344.28/cwt335.00–360.001,2779
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added372375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,39510
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381317.22/cwt310.00–320.001,2097
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3261
Heifers400–450Small 1405255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0331
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422320.33/cwt307.50–330.001,35219
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428289.39/cwt275.00–305.001,2392
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed434316.27/cwt315.00–320.001,3734
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435262.50/cwt260.00–265.001,1422
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3731
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added454355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,61226
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470321.37/cwt310.00–340.001,5107
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472272.96/cwt260.00–290.001,2885
Heifers500–550Small 1505275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3891
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7344
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521302.85/cwt287.50–310.001,57827
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530264.72/cwt255.00–275.001,4032
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added566321.50/cwt321.50–321.501,82081
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571278.69/cwt275.00–287.501,5914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571250.76/cwt240.00–260.001,4325
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added605278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,6827
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618261.48/cwt250.00–277.501,6163
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627232.85/cwt225.00–240.001,4607
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630238.78/cwt237.50–240.001,5042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2653228.74/cwt225.00–232.501,4942
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670260.94/cwt245.00–265.001,7485
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added676269.50/cwt269.50–269.501,82267
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6202
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added752261.50/cwt261.50–261.501,96666
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820215.03/cwt212.50–217.501,7632
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278369.95/cwt355.00–395.001,0285
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2282334.88/cwt315.00–345.009443
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy290415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2041
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315285.00/cwt285.00–285.008981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322386.74/cwt370.00–400.001,2453
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368346.04/cwt325.00–365.001,2734
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381382.46/cwt380.00–390.001,4574
Bulls350–400Small 1395305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2051
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415335.17/cwt315.00–345.001,3914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430361.85/cwt345.00–377.501,5569
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5271
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430282.41/cwt275.00–290.001,2142
Bulls400–450Small 1435275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1961
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469318.26/cwt305.00–330.001,49310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474340.77/cwt325.00–357.501,6157
Bulls450–500Small 1480262.45/cwt260.00–265.001,2602
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3971
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed523309.94/cwt305.00–315.001,6213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524338.13/cwt330.00–350.001,7728
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529276.07/cwt260.00–295.001,4609
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565300.35/cwt290.00–315.001,69710
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583256.28/cwt255.00–257.501,4942
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Full585275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6091
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626291.79/cwt280.00–300.001,8274
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658276.26/cwt260.00–290.001,8184
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682245.55/cwt230.00–257.501,6755
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728250.54/cwt245.00–260.001,8244
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2729240.09/cwt235.00–247.501,7504
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,8941
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,375148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,0351
Bulls——1,676165.40/cwt159.00–169.002,7724
Bulls——2,051174.60/cwt171.00–180.003,5814
Bulls——2,077154.32/cwt151.00–156.003,2053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%905106.24/cwt103.00–108.009613
Cows—Lean 85-90%929114.97/cwt111.00–118.001,0689
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168130.87/cwt128.00–135.001,52910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243144.37/cwt139.00–149.001,79510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255124.38/cwt121.00–127.001,5614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,368141.17/cwt138.00–144.001,93113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428143.58/cwt141.00–150.002,05012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593134.96/cwt131.00–138.002,15010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27701,487.74/head1,450.00–1,525.001,4882
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-37701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,587.18/head2,575.00–2,600.002,5872
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.