Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-08-26

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 26
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
351 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 232▼ 931 vs year ago 1,282 · −72.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 39▼ 54 vs year ago 114 · −47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 15 vs year ago 24 · −62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Heifers $8.00-$13.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $6.00-$11.00 lower, Feeder Steers/Feeder Bulls/ Slaughter Bulls not well established but sold with a lower undertone. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate to good, with stronger demand for thinner fleshed Feeder Cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.61/cwt on 28 head, down $19.41 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −72.33 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$319.61
▼ 19.41 vs prior sale
28 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.97
vs TN average
−18.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543321.161,74521
Medium and Large 2542314.951,7067thin
One grade step is worth $6.21/cwt here — about $39 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 sale28 hd
319.61
—
TN average14 barns · 696 hd
338.58
−18.97
National average160 barns · 6,296 hd
338.02
−18.41
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−72.33
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—High1,662184.983,0749thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,461153.222,23917
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,243152.181,89118
CowsLean 85-90%High1,098136.321,49711

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,235$2,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$2,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,7001thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,1851
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,3131
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318482.56/cwt480.00–485.001,5352
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420383.35/cwt375.00–390.001,6103
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422361.60/cwt360.00–365.001,5263
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471366.63/cwt360.00–385.001,72715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476345.18/cwt335.00–360.001,6435
Steers500–550Small 1510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520360.38/cwt340.00–365.001,87411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525322.57/cwt320.00–325.001,6932
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568341.56/cwt330.00–350.001,94013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7691
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624337.69/cwt330.00–345.002,10716
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8761
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718321.65/cwt315.00–325.002,30918
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1751310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,32817
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275426.95/cwt420.00–435.001,1742
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323385.00/cwt375.00–395.001,2443
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2924
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361382.02/cwt375.00–390.001,3795
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410397.53/cwt395.00–400.001,6302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424379.24/cwt360.00–390.001,6088
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427334.84/cwt325.00–340.001,4303
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1961
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed441350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5447
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475349.97/cwt330.00–365.001,66218
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4901
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521324.99/cwt310.00–330.001,69310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528294.83/cwt290.00–300.001,5572
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed544325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7684
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7641
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569323.83/cwt320.00–330.001,8439
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6391
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7842
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619318.70/cwt305.00–325.001,97321
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663262.49/cwt260.00–265.001,7402
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675300.30/cwt290.00–310.002,0272
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0357
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0492
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270459.91/cwt455.00–465.001,2422
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318396.10/cwt375.00–415.001,2602
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328442.39/cwt430.00–465.001,4513
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360379.08/cwt365.00–395.001,3655
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed368465.05/cwt460.00–470.001,7113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385426.75/cwt410.00–450.001,6433
Bulls350–400Small 1390350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3651
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410431.69/cwt430.00–435.001,7703
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417391.36/cwt382.50–407.501,6325
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431357.15/cwt335.00–375.001,5395
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467353.34/cwt340.00–370.001,65012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477309.90/cwt295.00–325.001,4783
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517327.30/cwt320.00–340.001,69210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524306.58/cwt295.00–312.501,6065
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5541
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567319.90/cwt310.00–325.001,8146
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618311.39/cwt290.00–315.001,9247
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624273.79/cwt265.00–280.001,7084
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7031
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667279.83/cwt270.00–285.001,8663
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720263.28/cwt260.00–265.001,8963
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8481
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,512184.94/cwt180.00–190.002,7965
Bulls——1,525170.05/cwt165.00–175.002,5932
Bulls——2,173200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,3462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023124.22/cwt122.00–126.001,2713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087146.30/cwt145.00–148.001,5903
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190134.24/cwt131.00–136.001,5974
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201151.18/cwt150.00–154.001,8168
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265143.86/cwt141.00–146.001,8203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281156.88/cwt155.00–160.002,0107
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,368150.20/cwt150.00–151.002,0555
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500154.48/cwt151.00–156.002,31712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-39551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0252,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.