Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-08-19

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 19
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▼ 354 vs last sale 586▼ 598 vs year ago 830 · −72.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 73▼ 5 vs year ago 44 · −11.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 11▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Feeder Heifers steady-7.00 lower. Trends could not be established for Slaughter Bulls, Feeder Steers and Feeder Bulls due to a lack of comparable receipts. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $377.28/cwt on 42 head, down $33.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −38.28 against this barn's trailing median of $415.57.
Average price
$377.28
▼ 33.23 vs prior sale
42 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,073
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.71
vs TN average
−19.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551379.642,09039
Medium and Large 2535346.601,8543thin
One grade step is worth $33.04/cwt here — about $236 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 sale42 hd
377.28
—
TN average16 barns · 300 hd
375.57
+1.71
National average147 barns · 5,729 hd
396.78
−19.50
This barn, trailing median29 sales
415.57
−38.28
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—Average1,526195.882,9895thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,463162.402,3769thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,260161.492,03510
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,175152.421,7914thin

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)1,415$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,5501thin

Every lot

67 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1393433.35/cwt425.00–445.001,7033
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471418.75/cwt410.00–420.001,9728
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526380.13/cwt360.00–392.001,99917
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535346.60/cwt345.00–350.001,8543
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579374.41/cwt350.00–385.002,16819
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679335.52/cwt330.00–340.002,27811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2261
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added690350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4152
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full725304.93/cwt295.00–315.002,2112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763319.98/cwt315.00–325.002,4412
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6001
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5811
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1051
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3261
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372378.45/cwt375.00–385.001,4083
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381395.20/cwt380.00–410.001,5067
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425351.07/cwt330.00–360.001,4924
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429392.04/cwt370.00–405.001,6827
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460352.51/cwt345.00–360.001,6224
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467369.09/cwt355.00–382.501,72420
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added488405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9763
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529351.74/cwt345.00–367.501,8618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533325.14/cwt315.00–335.001,7332
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563337.53/cwt330.00–345.001,9004
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570305.00/cwt295.00–315.001,7392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631319.88/cwt310.00–335.002,0184
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645292.50/cwt290.00–295.001,8872
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662309.16/cwt305.00–315.002,0473
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1661
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1161
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265483.62/cwt465.00–500.001,2823
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2791
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373453.71/cwt450.00–460.001,6924
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421378.84/cwt360.00–395.001,5955
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425432.53/cwt430.00–435.001,8382
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470336.20/cwt320.00–350.001,5804
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474398.65/cwt390.00–420.001,8904
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510364.90/cwt360.00–375.001,8613
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528332.61/cwt325.00–340.001,7562
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555317.57/cwt310.00–325.001,7632
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6391
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9371
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683272.53/cwt265.00–280.001,8612
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2855245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,085173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,8771
Bulls——1,636201.60/cwt190.00–210.003,2984
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175152.42/cwt145.00–156.001,7914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217161.98/cwt159.00–165.001,9717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,275171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,1801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305168.02/cwt167.00–169.002,1932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,382156.88/cwt154.00–160.002,1683
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,475145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,1391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,549163.99/cwt160.00–169.002,5405
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 11,1251,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,4152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,8511

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.