Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-03-19

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 19
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
663 head
▼ 215 vs last sale 878▼ 219 vs year ago 882 · −24.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 92▼ 36 vs year ago 85 · −42.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 25▼ 15 vs year ago 34 · −44.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $323.43/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −92.13 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$323.43
15 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$51.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.84
vs TN average
−33.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530326.891,73414thin
Medium and Large 2535275.001,4711thin
One grade step is worth $51.89/cwt here — about $263 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale15 hd
323.43
—
TN average15 barns · 533 hd
344.28
−20.84
National average170 barns · 10,920 hd
357.16
−33.73
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−92.13
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
516452389326median 415.5703/0405/0607/0808/2610/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,731161.072,7886thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,090135.401,47614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,452133.181,9348thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low996109.621,0929thin

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)1,185$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$2,6182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,218$2,1882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,6001thin

Every lot

129 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2210370.00/cwt370.00–370.007771
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280425.18/cwt415.00–435.001,1913
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added320440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371401.66/cwt400.00–405.001,4903
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381355.01/cwt340.00–360.001,3534
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added409415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6976
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438374.33/cwt355.00–377.501,6408
Steers450–500Small 1455225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0241
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462281.50/cwt275.00–285.001,3013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476356.80/cwt340.00–370.001,69813
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added485385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8671
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added500360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523325.39/cwt320.00–350.001,70210
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9881
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568303.80/cwt300.00–307.501,7262
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630317.38/cwt305.00–330.001,9994
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7281
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663300.04/cwt290.00–310.001,9892
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8231
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added680326.60/cwt326.60–326.602,221143
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720281.15/cwt265.00–290.002,0244
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2777235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8262
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added911260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,36961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200380.00/cwt380.00–380.007601
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225280.00/cwt280.00–280.006301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228339.45/cwt330.00–350.007742
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250340.00/cwt340.00–340.008501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282356.93/cwt345.00–370.001,0075
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0351
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315282.62/cwt275.00–290.008902
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328381.01/cwt370.00–385.001,2506
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed360400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371346.11/cwt335.00–365.001,2848
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2389322.81/cwt305.00–335.001,2565
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2441
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420306.96/cwt290.00–315.001,2893
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424327.49/cwt315.00–345.001,38913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy443302.49/cwt300.00–305.001,3402
Heifers400–450Small 1445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465348.82/cwt347.50–350.001,62221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471325.82/cwt310.00–340.001,5357
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472299.02/cwt275.00–310.001,4117
Heifers450–500Small 1475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2352
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495294.18/cwt285.00–300.001,4566
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added505320.83/cwt320.00–330.001,62012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4391
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1491
Heifers500–550Small 1510262.45/cwt260.00–265.001,3382
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514271.18/cwt250.00–285.001,3944
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526312.54/cwt290.00–325.001,64412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565262.54/cwt260.00–265.001,4832
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added566291.92/cwt290.00–305.001,65221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576280.03/cwt270.00–290.001,6137
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added605280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6941
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2091
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622261.60/cwt245.00–275.001,62710
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628236.68/cwt220.00–245.001,4864
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1727234.99/cwt230.00–240.001,7083
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766238.10/cwt230.00–245.001,8244
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7521
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7802
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3250285.00/cwt285.00–285.007131
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260315.19/cwt310.00–320.008192
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275399.82/cwt390.00–415.001,1003
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed295370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0921
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3300285.00/cwt285.00–285.008551
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317378.01/cwt360.00–385.001,1987
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed323406.98/cwt400.00–415.001,3152
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330314.55/cwt305.00–325.001,0382
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed353402.52/cwt400.00–405.001,4212
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370382.30/cwt375.00–390.001,4152
Bulls350–400Small 1370280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0361
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380382.05/cwt365.00–395.001,4527
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383327.25/cwt315.00–340.001,2532
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1891
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414368.62/cwt355.00–385.001,5268
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418319.85/cwt300.00–335.001,3377
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,6101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475325.05/cwt310.00–335.001,5443
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476359.09/cwt342.50–375.001,7094
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478267.41/cwt250.00–285.001,2782
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523291.34/cwt287.50–295.001,5242
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524318.33/cwt305.00–327.501,6688
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3391
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy555280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5541
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3881
Bulls550–600Small 1555205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1381
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1557316.15/cwt300.00–325.001,76116
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy565340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577273.31/cwt265.00–290.001,5773
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615302.70/cwt302.50–305.001,86225
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618280.03/cwt275.00–285.001,7313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed640295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660273.78/cwt270.00–277.501,8072
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9321
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728247.47/cwt240.00–255.001,8022
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1731262.44/cwt250.00–270.001,9184
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8121
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8271
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970200.00/cwt195.00–205.001,9402
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445215.00/cwt215.00–215.009571
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440225.00/cwt225.00–225.009901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,065144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5341
Bulls——1,510153.41/cwt150.00–157.002,3162
Bulls——1,975173.30/cwt170.00–177.003,4232
Bulls——2,350169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,9721
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92797.77/cwt95.00–102.009063
Cows—Boner 80-85%995123.18/cwt120.00–125.001,2263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,004134.97/cwt130.00–137.001,3554
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030114.26/cwt109.00–118.001,1775
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180140.89/cwt138.00–145.001,6637
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,250125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,486133.40/cwt130.00–139.001,9826
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,617.83/head2,475.00–2,775.002,6182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1851,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751

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.