Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-09-02

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 2
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 225 vs last sale 351▼ 429 vs year ago 555 · −77.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 60▼ 28 vs year ago 59 · −47.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 9▼ 26 vs year ago 31 · −83.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to a lack of comparable data, trends could not be established. Quality fair to good, 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 $311.32/cwt on 24 head, down $7.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −72.52 against this barn's trailing median of $383.84.
Average price
$311.32
▼ 7.11 vs prior sale
24 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$395
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$53.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.49
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541318.081,72020
Medium and Large 2544281.691,5313thin
Small 1500265.001,3251thin
One grade step is worth $53.08/cwt here — about $395 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale24 hd
311.32
—
TN average14 barns · 325 hd
319.81
−8.49
This barn, trailing median31 sales
383.84
−72.52
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—Average1,360180.002,4481thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,454150.522,1894thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,219142.851,74211
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,010125.241,26412

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$3,1462thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,240$2,7001thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475342.24/cwt330.00–355.001,6262
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4731
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515345.79/cwt310.00–365.001,7813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1587346.55/cwt330.00–355.002,0346
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2176
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777298.39/cwt295.00–300.002,3183
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230375.00/cwt375.00–375.008631
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325435.49/cwt415.00–450.001,4153
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3571
Heifers300–350Small 1343357.45/cwt350.00–365.001,2262
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5171
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1495341.01/cwt335.00–342.501,68810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521339.36/cwt315.00–345.001,7687
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6471
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575310.04/cwt305.00–315.001,7832
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4641
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8361
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683299.93/cwt280.00–320.002,0492
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1952
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275477.09/cwt455.00–500.001,3122
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330417.50/cwt405.00–430.001,3782
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370442.53/cwt440.00–445.001,6372
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1403436.63/cwt425.00–445.001,7603
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437371.85/cwt360.00–385.001,6253
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474346.33/cwt340.00–365.001,6424
Bulls500–550Small 1500265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526324.74/cwt310.00–345.001,70812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533292.54/cwt285.00–300.001,5592
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563308.08/cwt290.00–320.001,7348
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4691
Bulls600–650Small 1615240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4531
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630271.67/cwt255.00–285.001,7123
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673259.84/cwt240.00–275.001,7493
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713254.96/cwt245.00–265.001,8182
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7941
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,360180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,4481
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%982113.40/cwt110.00–115.001,1143
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016123.95/cwt120.00–125.001,2594
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021133.38/cwt130.00–135.001,3625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209144.60/cwt140.00–148.001,7489
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,7082
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,454150.52/cwt146.00–155.002,1894
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29553,146.34/head3,100.00–3,200.003,1462
Bred Cows—Small 2-31,0851,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.