Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-01-14

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 14
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,132 head
▲ 185 vs last sale 947▲ 503 vs year ago 629 · +80.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 82▼ 2 vs year ago 69 · −2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 19▼ 16 vs year ago 23 · −69.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $6.00-$11.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $7.00- $12.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $6.00-$10.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $1.00-$3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 lower. Quality good to fancy, Demand good to strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $422.37/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 17 of 29 comparable sales and sits +6.81 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$422.37
71 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,383
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$59.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.41
vs TN average
−49.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561433.182,42958
Medium and Large 2580374.172,17013thin
One grade step is worth $59.01/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale71 hd
422.37
—
TN average15 barns · 459 hd
429.78
−7.41
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−49.61
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
+6.81
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—Low1,755183.753,22511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,455154.042,24218
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,295149.651,93712
CowsLean 85-90%High976142.561,39217

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$3,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,265$2,3501thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9981
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1445485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462460.11/cwt455.00–465.002,1264
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added488468.35/cwt465.00–475.002,2869
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3461
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523434.01/cwt425.00–445.002,2705
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530376.60/cwt365.00–390.001,9963
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560436.29/cwt432.50–445.002,44341
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585418.76/cwt400.00–425.002,45011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595373.44/cwt360.00–390.002,22210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0272
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627386.98/cwt380.00–410.002,42622
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added637430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,739169
Steers600–650Small 1640315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0161
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671360.32/cwt350.00–370.002,41817
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3397
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678333.78/cwt330.00–340.002,2634
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added683382.17/cwt380.00–382.502,61030
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4006
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added714370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,64273
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added767368.68/cwt345.00–375.752,828277
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2768325.05/cwt320.00–330.002,4962
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782337.73/cwt330.00–340.002,64113
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6004
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added833330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7492
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3205490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,0051
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,3121
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,5472
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2287464.56/cwt450.00–485.001,3333
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2691
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320469.25/cwt445.00–480.001,5025
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324501.20/cwt485.00–520.001,6244
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6981
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371428.95/cwt420.00–435.001,5917
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375458.52/cwt440.00–475.001,7197
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420436.60/cwt420.00–465.001,83422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430383.66/cwt360.00–395.001,6504
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478397.91/cwt387.50–415.001,90216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484368.30/cwt360.00–385.001,7836
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517352.27/cwt345.00–365.001,8213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526372.01/cwt365.00–380.001,95716
Heifers550–600Small 1575295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580342.37/cwt335.00–345.001,98611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added588354.44/cwt352.50–365.002,08416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588315.02/cwt310.00–320.001,8522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0741
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610327.48/cwt325.00–330.001,9982
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616340.00/cwt330.00–345.002,09411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673317.00/cwt315.00–320.002,1335
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added685330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,26112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715312.54/cwt300.00–325.002,2354
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added723335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4223
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1801
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2621
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4211
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5281
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4142
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328583.54/cwt540.00–595.001,91412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374556.08/cwt535.00–585.002,0809
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378492.65/cwt485.00–500.001,8622
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420433.01/cwt405.00–445.001,8194
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426475.68/cwt465.00–485.002,0267
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy434515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,2358
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6741
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474451.57/cwt440.00–475.002,1408
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482428.49/cwt405.00–440.002,0656
Bulls450–500Small 1495280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3861
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522416.54/cwt400.00–425.002,1749
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528353.68/cwt335.00–375.001,8674
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6051
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559380.75/cwt365.00–405.002,1286
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580350.03/cwt340.00–355.002,0304
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628340.61/cwt335.00–345.002,1399
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9622
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670292.67/cwt285.00–300.001,9612
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy715350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5031
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2112
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1781296.19/cwt290.00–305.002,3134
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4511
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1950260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4701
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2985220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,355169.54/cwt165.00–175.002,2972
Bulls——1,794185.04/cwt180.00–188.003,3206
Bulls——1,945190.63/cwt190.00–192.003,7083
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%950132.11/cwt125.00–135.001,2554
Cows—Lean 85-90%979144.10/cwt141.00–145.001,4116
Cows—Lean 85-90%989147.22/cwt145.00–150.001,4567
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261146.21/cwt140.00–149.001,8446
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,318161.97/cwt160.00–164.002,1352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,328153.09/cwt150.00–157.002,0336
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345146.28/cwt145.00–150.001,9674
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515155.30/cwt152.00–159.002,35312
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2652,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1403,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501

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.