Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2025-08-27

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 27
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,282 head
452 vs last sale 830 714 vs year ago 568 · +125.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
70 vs last sale 44 15 vs year ago 99 · +15.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
20 vs last sale 4 7 vs year ago 17 · +41.2%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $4.00-$8.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $6.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $3.00-$7.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$4.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good to strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $385.25/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits 42.78 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.
Average price
$385.25
82 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,212
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$340
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$56.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.31
vs TN average
24.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575390.082,24275
Medium and Large 2570333.571,9017thin
One grade step is worth $56.51/cwt here — about $340 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales
516464412360median 428.0312/1703/0405/0607/0808/19
Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.85, low $374.23, median $428.03 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale82 hd
385.25
TN average15 barns · 931 hd
393.56
−8.31
National average152 barns · 8,476 hd
409.30
−24.05
This barn, trailing median28 sales
428.03
−42.78
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,673195.473,27017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,338167.292,23836
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,128160.531,81038
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,053149.031,56917

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,255$2,2292thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$2,0984thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,5502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,5222thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)920$1,6501thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528342.62/cwt327.50–355.001,8097
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400366376.01/cwt360.00–390.001,37611
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8851
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350338389.96/cwt385.00–395.001,3182
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450443362.60/cwt345.00–380.001,6062
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468363.85/cwt350.00–385.001,7036
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578319.22/cwt310.00–337.501,84515
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568332.13/cwt320.00–340.001,8869
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850810260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1061
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300293390.04/cwt385.00–395.001,1432
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800750295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2131
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620330.08/cwt310.00–340.002,0463
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450436410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7883
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570333.57/cwt320.00–365.001,9017
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700684321.34/cwt310.00–335.002,1984
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475368.01/cwt340.00–385.001,7485
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700685285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9521
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450433382.59/cwt365.00–395.001,65711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2552,228.59/head1,975.00–2,450.002,2292
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378398.66/cwt390.00–410.001,5074
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519335.16/cwt330.00–340.001,7394
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250–300295415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2241
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400383402.52/cwt400.00–405.001,5422
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350300455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3651
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650624356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,22135
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450435445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9363
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450400485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9401
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750746388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,894201
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700662409.93/cwt408.00–411.002,714229
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1722,280.09/head1,875.00–2,550.002,2803
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400386445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7185
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800760262.52/cwt260.00–265.001,9952
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9841
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300277440.69/cwt425.00–460.001,2213
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350328411.83/cwt400.00–425.001,3512
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428374.04/cwt365.00–390.001,60111
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750715263.72/cwt250.00–275.001,8864
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750745280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0861
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950915242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,2191
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800760275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0901
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500476348.20/cwt340.00–365.001,65710
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400375405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5191
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220435.00/cwt435.00–435.009571
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0451,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0101,522.22/head1,275.00–1,700.001,5222
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39201,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550508305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5493
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650621313.05/cwt290.00–325.001,9449
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500490335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6421
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500470310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4571
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7111
HeifersSmall 1550–600560265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4841
HeifersSmall 1350–400375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3131
HeifersSmall 1400–450445320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4241
HeifersSmall 1450–500495355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7571
Bulls2,122210.87/cwt210.00–213.004,4753
Bulls1,655194.98/cwt190.00–200.003,22711
CowsLean 85-90%1,066144.92/cwt140.00–150.001,5454
CowsLean 85-90%1,076155.31/cwt150.00–159.001,67110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,393165.05/cwt162.00–168.002,29915
CowsBoner 80-85%1,149162.12/cwt157.00–166.001,86321
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,226159.22/cwt157.00–161.001,9527
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,334173.72/cwt170.00–180.002,31714
CowsBoner 80-85%1,071152.96/cwt147.00–157.001,63811
Bulls1,288181.89/cwt180.00–185.002,3433
CowsBoner 80-85%1,156168.84/cwt166.00–171.001,9526
CowsLean 85-90%957133.55/cwt130.00–135.001,2783
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450435355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5441
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300295390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1511
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3-4400–450405225.00/cwt225.00–225.009111
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3-4350–400350225.00/cwt225.00–225.007881
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500460320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4721
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4550–600595215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2791
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850831367.50/cwt367.50–367.503,05464
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900865356.75/cwt356.75–356.753,08660
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750735310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2791
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600568331.50/cwt330.00–335.001,8835
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650620325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0152
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400363350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2712
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700693287.51/cwt285.00–290.001,9922
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300285460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3111
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675350.16/cwt340.00–365.002,36412
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650633353.57/cwt345.00–367.502,23811
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4751
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750711328.76/cwt320.00–340.002,3374
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800777330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5642
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423416.39/cwt395.00–435.001,76110
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400390447.50/cwt440.00–455.001,7452
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,010290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,9291
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900880310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7281
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570383.21/cwt365.00–390.002,18420
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550534391.70/cwt375.00–395.002,09218
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800776350.32/cwt346.00–357.502,71826
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600597393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,34637
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350335490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6421
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500462405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8712
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800782300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3464
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4851
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700668340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2716
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500495440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1781
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600567345.31/cwt335.00–357.501,9588
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650614339.71/cwt330.00–355.002,0868
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550503398.72/cwt392.50–405.002,0062
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2521
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250205580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,1891
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373447.30/cwt430.00–465.001,66810
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450410418.94/cwt400.00–430.001,71810
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673321.03/cwt315.00–330.002,1615
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700663306.52/cwt300.00–320.002,0325
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350319461.63/cwt445.00–480.001,4738
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350305413.20/cwt405.00–420.001,2603
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376411.70/cwt400.00–430.001,5485
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650631333.82/cwt330.00–355.002,1069
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750708319.89/cwt310.00–330.002,2652
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519359.36/cwt350.00–375.001,86517
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300268407.89/cwt400.00–415.001,0933
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,040240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4961
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600561348.87/cwt340.00–375.001,95713
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500472396.22/cwt385.00–420.001,87020
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521372.31/cwt355.00–390.001,94023
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500482374.99/cwt365.00–395.001,80719
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430412.56/cwt410.00–420.001,7744
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475430.39/cwt410.00–442.502,0443

How this sale compares

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.