Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-05-27

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 27
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 216 vs last sale 433▼ 85 vs year ago 302 · −28.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 146▼ 28 vs year ago 82 · −34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 19▼ 1 vs year ago 23 · −4.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable receipts, but tended to sell with a lower undertone, Slaughter Cows steady-$2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00 higher. Quality fair, Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $398.07/cwt on 16 head, down $30.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +14.23 against this barn's trailing median of $383.84.
Average price
$398.07
▼ 30.52 vs prior sale
16 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,204
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$48.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.06
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546422.362,3048thin
Medium and Large 2562373.792,1018thin
One grade step is worth $48.57/cwt here — about $203 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 sale16 hd
398.07
—
TN average10 barns · 120 hd
410.13
−12.06
This barn, trailing median31 sales
383.84
+14.23
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—High1,779214.863,8227thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,485179.622,66711
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,195170.332,03616
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,062156.311,6597thin

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)1,120$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$2,4501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)885$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)815$2,3001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,045$6,1516
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$3,2813thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)940$2,2001thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275569.45/cwt560.00–580.001,5662
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9882
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9741
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473485.16/cwt475.00–495.002,2952
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2561
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505402.52/cwt400.00–405.002,0332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520455.84/cwt455.00–457.502,3703
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3591
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2141
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616382.34/cwt375.00–400.002,3554
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688346.63/cwt335.00–355.002,3853
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5731
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added716370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6494
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5901
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,5601
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added872327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,8568
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3441
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310525.08/cwt520.00–530.001,6282
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5991
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418424.55/cwt410.00–440.001,7752
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433457.12/cwt440.00–475.001,9798
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0002
Heifers450–500Small 1465385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7901
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474438.01/cwt420.00–455.002,0769
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478402.30/cwt395.00–410.001,9232
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528423.93/cwt415.00–430.002,2384
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534398.77/cwt395.00–400.002,1294
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8701
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560401.19/cwt390.00–415.002,2474
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633353.17/cwt340.00–375.002,2363
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy650280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1781
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1213695.18/cwt680.00–710.001,4812
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3223575.51/cwt560.00–590.001,2832
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3258510.10/cwt500.00–520.001,3162
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278604.05/cwt590.00–620.001,6792
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6821
Bulls300–350Small 1300480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6642
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5361
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4971
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368452.85/cwt440.00–480.001,6663
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378520.95/cwt505.00–540.001,9695
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411507.29/cwt495.00–525.002,0854
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418462.62/cwt455.00–475.001,9348
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465347.50/cwt345.00–350.001,6162
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478413.66/cwt390.00–425.001,9773
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482459.95/cwt445.00–475.002,2173
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed535455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,4341
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535422.37/cwt410.00–440.002,2604
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2537380.03/cwt370.00–395.002,0413
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563411.46/cwt400.00–425.002,3173
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577370.04/cwt360.00–385.002,1355
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626376.70/cwt365.00–380.002,3586
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628341.66/cwt335.00–350.002,1463
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2931
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4671
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723305.12/cwt300.00–310.002,2062
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2783267.70/cwt255.00–280.002,0962
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3781
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1421
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3931
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2990185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8321
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,3051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,170190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2231
Bulls——1,834221.00/cwt219.00–225.004,0534
Bulls——1,973215.00/cwt215.00–215.004,2422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%873140.13/cwt135.00–145.001,2232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,044156.02/cwt150.00–165.001,6294
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085156.80/cwt150.00–167.001,7013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195180.53/cwt179.00–182.002,1572
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215171.75/cwt170.00–174.002,0872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256174.02/cwt170.00–178.002,18610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,377186.27/cwt184.00–189.002,5653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,476179.16/cwt175.00–182.002,6446
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,673171.00/cwt170.00–172.002,8612
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Registered1,0456,150.96/head5,200.00–7,400.006,1516
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0873,280.90/head3,100.00–3,500.003,2813
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

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.