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

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 9
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
171 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 126▼ 399 vs year ago 570 · −70.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 31▼ 76 vs year ago 92 · −82.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 48 vs year ago 50 · −96.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to a lack of comparable data. Quality fair, Demand fair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.10/cwt on 18 head, down $2.05 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −69.84 against this barn's trailing median of $391.94.
Average price
$322.10
▼ 2.05 vs prior sale
18 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$285
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$36.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.87
vs TN average
−15.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540326.511,76415thin
Medium and Large 2553305.001,6852thin
Small 1510290.001,4791thin
One grade step is worth $36.51/cwt here — about $285 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 sale18 hd
322.10
—
TN average11 barns · 208 hd
329.96
−7.87
National average138 barns · 5,113 hd
337.79
−15.69
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.94
−69.84
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—Average1,518176.912,6854thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,273149.651,9063thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,363145.921,9897thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average955126.001,2031thin

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)1,015$2,7001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)770$2,9001thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467401.23/cwt380.00–415.001,8743
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485364.95/cwt360.00–370.001,7702
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520358.40/cwt350.00–365.001,8643
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533337.68/cwt330.00–345.001,8002
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9915
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9771
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627336.18/cwt330.00–340.002,1088
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660277.50/cwt275.00–280.001,8322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added696330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,29712
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2012
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0491
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2880275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,0931
Heifers250–300Small 1260310.00/cwt310.00–310.008061
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345366.67/cwt340.00–395.001,2653
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2781
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370402.20/cwt395.00–410.001,4882
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425357.32/cwt350.00–365.001,5194
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428325.44/cwt310.00–340.001,3932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6742
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3781
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2493334.97/cwt330.00–340.001,6512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509333.44/cwt330.00–337.501,6978
Heifers500–550Small 1510290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4791
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576318.60/cwt300.00–325.001,8357
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618318.86/cwt310.00–327.501,9712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7091
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660291.29/cwt285.00–300.001,9234
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1001
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1772278.23/cwt270.00–285.002,1483
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2141
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Replacement841295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4815
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,4791
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0341
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329507.53/cwt490.00–520.001,6704
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368461.18/cwt440.00–495.001,6973
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380412.50/cwt410.00–415.001,5682
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9761
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426425.48/cwt410.00–455.001,8137
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427383.13/cwt370.00–390.001,6363
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467349.60/cwt340.00–360.001,63311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479377.36/cwt360.00–400.001,8084
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528336.65/cwt315.00–342.501,7786
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580315.09/cwt310.00–320.001,8282
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580292.69/cwt285.00–300.001,6982
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605267.40/cwt255.00–280.001,6182
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630292.50/cwt290.00–295.001,8432
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9111
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715268.73/cwt267.50–270.001,9212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,418168.73/cwt160.00–175.002,3932
Bulls——1,618185.09/cwt180.00–189.002,9952
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,0291
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280143.98/cwt139.00–150.001,8432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,303150.49/cwt150.00–151.001,9612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,387144.09/cwt139.00–146.001,9995
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 2-37702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.