Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-06-17

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 17
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
309 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 412▼ 192 vs year ago 501 · −38.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 51▼ 23 vs year ago 88 · −26.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 25▲ 2 vs year ago 24 · +8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Cattle trends not well established due to a lack of comparable data but tended to trade with a softer to steady undertone, Slaughter Cows & Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$4.00 lower. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.52/cwt on 59 head, up $15.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 32 comparable sales and sits +19.58 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$411.52
▲ 15.22 vs prior sale
59 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,289
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$55.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.44
vs TN average
+0.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554418.992,32051
Medium and Large 2572363.912,0828thin
One grade step is worth $55.08/cwt here — about $239 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 sale59 hd
411.52
—
TN average16 barns · 654 hd
391.08
+20.44
National average169 barns · 9,451 hd
411.50
+0.02
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
+19.58
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—High1,585201.143,18914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,425180.182,56811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,106174.381,92815
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low943148.781,40213

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$3,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$2,7002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$2,6519
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,204$2,3954thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$2,8501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,030$2,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,715$3,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,247$3,5874thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,3641
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8261
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435470.00/cwt460.00–480.002,0452
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2071
Steers450–500Small 1455440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468467.51/cwt455.00–480.002,1888
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475433.72/cwt425.00–440.002,0604
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed510475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,4231
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523436.60/cwt430.00–460.002,2839
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525412.52/cwt410.00–415.002,1662
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568429.26/cwt415.00–445.002,4388
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585388.73/cwt380.00–395.002,2744
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618387.47/cwt375.00–405.002,39510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635362.56/cwt355.00–370.002,3022
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660355.04/cwt350.00–360.002,3432
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663378.70/cwt370.00–390.002,5114
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added699380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6564
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725350.18/cwt342.50–360.002,5396
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed760345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6221
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775329.94/cwt325.00–335.002,5572
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278517.99/cwt500.00–535.001,4403
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322490.06/cwt480.00–510.001,5785
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334467.42/cwt460.00–480.001,5614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372468.39/cwt460.00–485.001,7427
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374423.56/cwt410.00–435.001,5844
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3400375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8492
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429440.35/cwt430.00–455.001,88911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430423.71/cwt420.00–425.001,8224
Heifers400–450Small 1430340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added461452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,0865
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468370.13/cwt365.00–375.001,7322
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476419.14/cwt400.00–435.001,99519
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517394.94/cwt390.00–405.002,0423
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518377.56/cwt375.00–380.001,9562
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555424.50/cwt424.50–424.502,35641
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573392.35/cwt375.00–405.002,2486
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590359.36/cwt330.00–365.002,1206
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609369.97/cwt360.00–385.002,2534
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy618337.43/cwt335.00–340.002,0852
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723332.73/cwt325.00–340.002,4062
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223577.31/cwt570.00–590.001,2873
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2511
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329529.43/cwt510.00–560.001,7424
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0891
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360502.91/cwt485.00–515.001,81010
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368473.37/cwt455.00–485.001,7423
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415413.04/cwt390.00–435.001,7142
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428473.22/cwt455.00–490.002,0259
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1486449.14/cwt435.00–455.002,1836
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532371.77/cwt365.00–375.001,9783
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533416.42/cwt400.00–435.002,2204
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1554410.05/cwt390.00–420.002,2724
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9981
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621369.13/cwt360.00–375.002,2925
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2629329.03/cwt325.00–330.002,0705
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3432
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2111
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2571
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2951
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3801
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3361
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5031
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2925235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,392191.05/cwt185.00–197.002,6598
Bulls——1,753209.76/cwt200.00–216.003,6773
Bulls——1,933219.43/cwt217.00–225.004,2423
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%844144.72/cwt139.00–149.001,2214
Cows—Lean 85-90%943169.99/cwt167.00–173.001,6032
Cows—Lean 85-90%945133.20/cwt130.00–135.001,2593
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039153.93/cwt150.00–157.001,5994
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,094178.40/cwt175.00–182.501,9527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,116170.86/cwt165.00–175.001,9078
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,376177.26/cwt174.00–179.002,4397
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,511185.30/cwt182.00–189.002,8004
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1232,622.16/head2,550.00–2,700.002,6222
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,3704,552.55/head4,100.00–5,100.004,5532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7153,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29353,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2042,395.43/head2,200.00–2,600.002,3954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2252,600.75/head2,550.00–2,650.002,6013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,902.18/head2,800.00–3,100.002,9025

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.