Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-04-15

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 15
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
457 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 333▼ 125 vs year ago 582 · −21.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 55▼ 69 vs year ago 105 · −65.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 22▼ 23 vs year ago 48 · −47.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable receipts last week, Slaughter Cattle tended to trade with a higher undertone. 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 $460.10/cwt on 62 head, down $3.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 29 comparable sales and sits +44.54 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$460.10
▼ 3.02 vs prior sale
62 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,537
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$506
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$112.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.62
vs TN average
−28.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551472.862,60551
Medium and Large 2529435.062,3016thin
Medium and Large 2-3583360.002,0995thin
One grade step is worth $112.86/cwt here — about $506 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 sale62 hd
460.10
—
TN average17 barns · 672 hd
477.73
−17.62
National average180 barns · 13,019 hd
488.35
−28.25
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
+44.54
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—Average1,654207.353,4297thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,432178.062,55013
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,075173.021,8598thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,011169.391,7134thin

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)1,175$3,0737
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,227$2,7885
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)895$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,473$4,2252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,218$3,1752thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4581
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,7282
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8851
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370521.55/cwt505.00–540.001,9302
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383568.87/cwt555.00–595.002,1796
Steers350–400Small 1388459.81/cwt450.00–470.001,7842
Steers400–450Small 1405390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1422
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added429510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1887
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471490.20/cwt485.00–510.002,3095
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486439.96/cwt430.00–450.002,1385
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added505509.02/cwt505.00–515.002,5715
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529435.06/cwt410.00–450.002,3016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533481.77/cwt455.00–495.002,56814
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565470.85/cwt457.50–477.502,66022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568446.75/cwt440.00–457.502,53810
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0995
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added611408.91/cwt407.50–415.002,49811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628388.95/cwt385.00–400.002,44311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675380.11/cwt375.00–385.002,5662
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added757365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,76360
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1213648.12/cwt620.00–670.001,3805
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2041
Heifers200–250Small 1245530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2991
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270550.12/cwt540.00–560.001,4853
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4822
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315474.76/cwt460.00–490.001,4952
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319511.19/cwt500.00–530.001,6317
Heifers300–350Small 1345410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4151
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added355530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8821
Heifers350–400Small 1373439.87/cwt420.00–460.001,6412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378447.15/cwt430.00–465.001,6902
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385497.66/cwt485.00–510.001,9162
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2406454.41/cwt447.50–460.001,8454
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1685
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430484.07/cwt472.50–505.002,0827
Heifers400–450Small 1430420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8061
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462467.84/cwt450.00–485.002,16112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478439.92/cwt435.00–445.002,1032
Heifers450–500Small 1490330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6171
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528396.05/cwt390.00–397.502,0915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534412.96/cwt400.00–422.502,20511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1041
Heifers550–600Small 1550372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,0491
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1651
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added568415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3572
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added600390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3405
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624384.99/cwt380.00–387.502,4023
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672370.92/cwt362.50–380.002,4933
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2751
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added790356.47/cwt355.00–360.002,81610
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4891
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1871
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added812346.41/cwt340.00–351.002,81319
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,6371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7361
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,0481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328534.73/cwt530.00–540.001,7542
Bulls300–350Small 1335460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371534.85/cwt525.00–540.001,9845
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378464.90/cwt450.00–480.001,7572
Bulls350–400Small 1390440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7161
Bulls400–450Small 1415410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421509.73/cwt490.00–540.002,1465
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2439457.71/cwt430.00–475.002,0094
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5841
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2981
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472467.34/cwt450.00–485.002,2068
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478412.46/cwt410.00–415.001,9722
Bulls500–550Small 1500375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1503461.71/cwt450.00–485.002,3223
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2536426.44/cwt410.00–430.002,2867
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9981
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569377.13/cwt370.00–385.002,1467
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620386.63/cwt385.00–387.502,3973
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1281
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3271
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy720310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2321
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,392197.51/cwt195.00–200.002,7493
Bulls——1,850214.73/cwt207.00–225.003,9734
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%870178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,010162.84/cwt161.00–165.001,6452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,013182.98/cwt182.00–184.001,8542
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058166.52/cwt163.00–169.001,7623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138173.12/cwt168.00–179.001,9704
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,332185.32/cwt184.00–188.002,4683
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,462175.88/cwt170.00–181.002,57110
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28952,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1092,732.24/head2,400.00–2,900.002,7324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2102,660.12/head2,300.00–2,900.002,6604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2623,527.81/head3,300.00–3,650.003,5283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2153,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2203,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7254,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001

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.