Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-02-04

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 4
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
336 head
▼ 391 vs last sale 727▼ 814 vs year ago 1,150 · −70.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 62▼ 56 vs year ago 78 · −71.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 37▼ 16 vs year ago 31 · −51.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to a lack of comparable receipts, trends could not be established. Quality & Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.58/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −12.35 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$379.58
6 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,054
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.66
vs TN average
−51.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537396.672,1303thin
Medium and Large 2545362.501,9763thin
One grade step is worth $34.17/cwt here — about $154 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 sale6 hd
379.58
—
TN average9 barns · 192 hd
397.25
−17.66
National average145 barns · 12,920 hd
431.54
−51.96
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−12.35
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—High2,115197.004,1671thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,480167.012,4724thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,153152.161,7549thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low987138.671,3695thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,193$2,3086
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,123$2,7003thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417485.14/cwt475.00–490.002,0233
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2331
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0191
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added508452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,2992
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2883
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3533
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9261
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added629400.61/cwt392.50–405.002,52014
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2441
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3461
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added695371.97/cwt370.00–377.502,58515
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added725372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,7015
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7011
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added862347.75/cwt347.75–347.752,99862
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added909315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8634
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325381.12/cwt360.00–405.001,2392
Heifers300–350Small 1330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2541
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6491
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435392.18/cwt375.00–410.001,7064
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450396.25/cwt390.00–410.001,7834
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468382.54/cwt375.00–390.001,7902
Heifers450–500Small 1480370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7761
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0832
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,9763
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2021
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1661
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added616373.59/cwt370.00–375.002,30114
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added719353.50/cwt353.50–353.502,54270
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3891
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added760358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,72143
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,5744
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1341
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335411.98/cwt395.00–430.001,3802
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364439.17/cwt415.00–450.001,5995
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9582
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7852
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423467.72/cwt455.00–480.001,9782
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463473.69/cwt462.50–485.002,1932
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0131
Bulls450–500Small 1490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530382.08/cwt375.00–400.002,0257
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1731
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9881
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1645335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1451
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,115197.00/cwt197.00–197.004,1671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%949144.59/cwt143.00–145.001,3724
Cows—Boner 80-85%997146.16/cwt145.00–148.001,4573
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241153.19/cwt150.00–158.001,9015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,3851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522164.01/cwt163.00–165.002,4963
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1882,322.95/head2,300.00–2,350.002,3232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1952,299.79/head2,250.00–2,350.002,3004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0953,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.