Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-03-18

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 18
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
297 head
▼ 293 vs last sale 590▼ 366 vs year ago 663 · −55.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 74▲ 15 vs year ago 49 · +30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 14▲ 11 vs year ago 19 · +57.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle tended to trade $6.00-$10.00 higher on light tests, Slaughter Cows $4.00-$5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady-$1.00 lower. Quality fair, Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $446.91/cwt on 36 head, up $52.36 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +63.07 against this barn's trailing median of $383.84.
Average price
$446.91
▲ 52.36 vs prior sale
36 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,423
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$376
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$67.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.22
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542452.542,45533
Medium and Large 2540385.002,0793thin
One grade step is worth $67.54/cwt here — about $376 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale36 hd
446.91
—
TN average14 barns · 269 hd
427.69
+19.22
This barn, trailing median31 sales
383.84
+63.07
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

31 sales
461406352297median 383.8403/0404/2206/2409/0210/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $446.91, low $311.32, median $383.84 across 31 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—Low1,545197.043,04424
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,354171.452,3227thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,083170.421,8467thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average934153.851,43617

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)950$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)898$2,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,080$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)918$3,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,045$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,028$2,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,129$2,2634thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)785$1,2501thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3215540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1611
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225730.00/cwt730.00–730.001,6431
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313500.40/cwt490.00–510.001,5662
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1362584.85/cwt570.00–600.002,1174
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378514.50/cwt490.00–540.001,9452
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411544.93/cwt540.00–560.002,2404
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477505.08/cwt480.00–515.002,4095
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478415.13/cwt410.00–420.001,9842
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485463.21/cwt450.00–475.002,2473
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516473.86/cwt465.00–490.002,4454
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,4571
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558434.98/cwt430.00–440.002,4272
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6143
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634387.16/cwt385.00–387.502,4557
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added663405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,6855
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673376.42/cwt360.00–395.002,5333
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added770352.47/cwt350.00–355.002,71414
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,4191
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2279461.90/cwt440.00–485.001,2896
Heifers250–300Small 1295405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1951
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5981
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350477.50/cwt470.00–485.001,6712
Heifers350–400Small 1390420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395420.00/cwt410.00–430.001,6592
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422424.69/cwt405.00–445.001,7925
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430464.64/cwt450.00–485.001,9985
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467432.30/cwt420.00–440.002,0199
Heifers450–500Small 1485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488396.06/cwt375.00–415.001,9336
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526408.47/cwt400.00–415.002,1497
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0161
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575394.90/cwt390.00–410.002,2716
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612381.90/cwt370.00–390.002,3375
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9691
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660325.04/cwt320.00–330.002,1452
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740325.83/cwt320.00–355.002,4116
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4251
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6651
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added850295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215705.81/cwt670.00–730.001,5173
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230547.10/cwt520.00–570.001,2583
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235630.85/cwt610.00–650.001,4822
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1250675.00/cwt660.00–690.001,6882
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2283574.96/cwt570.00–580.001,6272
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313591.49/cwt570.00–610.001,8513
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318532.52/cwt520.00–550.001,6934
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4102
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378538.52/cwt520.00–555.002,0363
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413458.37/cwt450.00–465.001,8933
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1438494.92/cwt475.00–500.002,1685
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460427.51/cwt420.00–440.001,9674
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1488480.49/cwt460.00–490.002,34512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525385.00/cwt380.00–390.002,0212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531446.64/cwt440.00–460.002,37215
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1552457.46/cwt415.00–460.002,52518
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1951
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615362.46/cwt360.00–365.002,2292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7742
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675360.22/cwt350.00–370.002,4312
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2441
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4051
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,240176.42/cwt171.00–181.002,1882
Bulls——1,468192.83/cwt185.00–200.002,83113
Bulls——1,724207.69/cwt202.00–220.003,5819
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%740131.00/cwt131.00–131.009691
Cows—Lean 85-90%881145.50/cwt140.00–150.001,2825
Cows—Lean 85-90%975159.72/cwt154.00–165.001,55711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,042180.15/cwt178.00–183.001,8773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,102166.17/cwt163.00–169.001,8313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,7711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,313178.12/cwt175.00–183.002,3393
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350167.94/cwt164.00–170.002,2673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,4141
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0453,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,0801,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1652,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1901,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28902,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19453,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19703,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 37851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.