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Savannah Livestock Auction

Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 6

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

423 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 535▲ 88 vs year ago 335 · +26.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 67▲ 26 vs year ago 57 · +45.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 7 vs year ago 13 · +53.8%

Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well established this week, Feeder Heifers & Feeder Bulls mostly steady on a light test, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $467.93/cwt on 35 head, up $18.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 29 comparable sales and sits +52.36 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.

Average price

$467.93

▲ 18.41 vs prior sale

35 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$41.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs TN average

−19.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	471.49	2,551	32
Medium and Large 2	537	429.97	2,309	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.52/cwt here — about $242 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 sale35 hd

467.93

—

TN average15 barns · 670 hd

473.72

−5.79

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−19.62

This barn, trailing median29 sales

415.57

+52.36

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,673	214.57	3,590	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	177.44	2,503	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	171.76	2,014	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	155.56	1,611	18

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,582	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,194	$2,510	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$3,300	1thin

Every lot

90 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	645.08/cwt	640.00–650.00	2,097	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	585.07/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,989	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	355	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,917	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	525.07/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,969	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,204	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	540.62/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,249	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	499.73/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,114	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	425	482.04/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,049	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	509.04/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,418	7
Steers	450–500	Small 1	480	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,256	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,277	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	437.46/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,244	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	481.52/cwt	467.50–495.00	2,542	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	454.77/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,560	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,428	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	432.46/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,638	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,665	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,641	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	807	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	3,087	121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,519	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,400	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	553.51/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,865	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	503.44/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,878	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	375	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,988	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	523.48/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,984	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	474.80/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,970	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	500.44/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,117	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	468.07/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,209	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	431.40/cwt	427.50–447.50	2,312	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,133	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,352	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	388.11/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,212	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	392.48/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,390	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,393	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,906	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	257	659.87/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,696	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,709	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,174	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	546.68/cwt	530.00–575.00	2,050	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	528.59/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,024	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	503.84/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,131	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	464.91/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,036	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	456.69/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,092	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	486.10/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,265	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	477	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,433	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	505	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,399	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	433.96/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,261	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	373.29/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,986	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	389.52/cwt	375.00–402.50	2,240	6
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,583	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	389.84/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,398	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,512	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,583	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	306.29/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,634	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,595	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,730	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,446	205.03/cwt	203.00–210.00	2,965	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	222.20/cwt	215.00–230.00	4,122	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,222	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	156.45/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,569	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,013	156.57/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,586	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	164.18/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,717	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	145.18/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,556	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	167.52/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,920	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	177.03/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,151	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,364	183.58/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,504	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	168.21/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,352	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	175.55/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,545	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	2,222.87/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,223	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	2,509.90/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,510	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

Wed May 6, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 535Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 67Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	640.00–680.00	659.87
1	300–350	345	630.00	630.00
4	350–400	375	530.00–575.00	546.68
6	400–450	423	490.00–520.00	503.84
4	450–500	466	475.00–495.00	486.10
7	500–550	521	425.00–450.00	433.96
6	550–600	575	375.00–402.50	389.52
3	600–650	615	375.00–405.00	389.84
1	650–700	665	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	700	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	773	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	820	315.00	315.00
2	850–900	860	302.50–310.00	306.29
1	900–950	910	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	383	520.00–545.00	528.59
2	400–450	438	460.00–470.00	464.91
3	450–500	458	450.00–460.00	456.69
3	500–550	532	360.00–400.00	373.29
1	750–800	770	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	840	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	865	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	510.00	510.00
1	500–550	505	475.00	475.00
1	600–650	615	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	250	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	337	530.00–570.00	553.51
7	350–400	379	510.00–540.00	523.48
9	400–450	423	490.00–515.00	500.44
3	450–500	472	460.00–480.00	468.07
15	500–550	536	427.50–447.50	431.40
3	550–600	570	380.00–405.00	388.11
4	600–650	609	385.00–395.00	392.48
1	700–750	725	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	985	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	373	500.00–510.00	503.44
3	400–450	415	455.00–490.00	474.80
4	450–500	495	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	540	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	755	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	550–600	560	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	425	460.00–510.00	482.04
1	650–700	650	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	580.00–590.00	585.07
2	350–400	375	520.00–530.00	525.07
2	400–450	423	485.00–515.00	499.73
1	450–500	495	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	513	435.00–440.00	437.46
1	550–600	585	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	640.00–650.00	645.08
1	350–400	380	580.00	580.00
5	400–450	416	525.00–550.00	540.62
7	450–500	475	500.00–525.00	509.04
20	500–550	528	467.50–495.00	481.52
12	550–600	563	445.00–462.50	454.77
2	600–650	610	430.00–435.00	432.46
14	650–700	652	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
121	800–850	807	382.50	382.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,520	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,194	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,509.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,222.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,385	3,900.00	3,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,855	215.00–230.00	222.20
4	—	1,446	203.00–210.00	205.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	135.00	135.00
5	—	1,072	144.00–148.00	145.18
8	—	1,046	161.00–167.00	164.18
4	—	1,003	155.00–158.00	156.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,398	167.00–169.00	168.21
10	—	1,364	181.00–186.00	183.58
13	—	1,450	170.00–179.00	175.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	156.00–157.00	156.57
13	—	1,215	171.00–183.00	177.03
9	—	1,146	165.00–169.00	167.52

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.