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Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 15
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
569 head
98 vs last sale 667 77 vs year ago 492 · +15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
11 vs last sale 78 13 vs year ago 76 · +17.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
38 vs last sale 60 5 vs year ago 27 · 18.5%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well-established last week but sold with a higher undertone, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$8.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $9.00-$11.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$3.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $378.71/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits 49.32 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.
Average price
$378.71
18 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,039
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.15
vs TN average
90.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542385.922,09013thin
Medium and Large 2530359.981,9085thin
One grade step is worth $25.94/cwt here — about $182 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.

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 sale18 hd
378.71
TN average15 barns · 363 hd
377.56
+1.15
National average176 barns · 29,227 hd
469.04
−90.33
This barn, trailing median28 sales
428.03
−49.32
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
BullsHigh1,638186.903,06216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,480165.142,44418
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,197157.961,89015
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,004144.931,45424

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)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$2,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,7522thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)935$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,305$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,380$3,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 2550–600575323.54/cwt310.00–335.001,8607
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400383365.09/cwt355.00–375.001,3983
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526330.57/cwt320.00–350.001,7399
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490378.76/cwt375.00–385.001,8564
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530359.98/cwt340.00–375.001,9085
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400350430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29152,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700671316.10/cwt310.00–325.002,1214
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431372.29/cwt350.00–385.001,60511
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0131
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328349.20/cwt335.00–365.001,1452
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500483348.20/cwt330.00–372.501,6828
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700669290.51/cwt275.00–300.001,9448
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850805280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2541
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1781
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800760315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3941
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3701
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300272509.75/cwt500.00–520.001,3873
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325482.08/cwt470.00–490.001,5674
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0301,752.18/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7522
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418405.91/cwt390.00–430.001,69712
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850815292.48/cwt290.00–295.002,3842
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550524355.98/cwt340.00–375.001,86515
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623317.41/cwt315.00–320.001,9772
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550531335.67/cwt330.00–345.001,7827
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250210420.00/cwt420.00–420.008821
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800795305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750726291.27/cwt290.00–295.002,1154
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450424362.48/cwt340.00–380.001,5374
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400372413.36/cwt410.00–415.001,5383
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578326.59/cwt320.00–335.001,8886
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800765271.83/cwt260.00–285.002,0793
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650617320.89/cwt305.00–330.001,9803
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250240430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0321
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000950240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2801
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500470310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4571
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450405330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3371
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400385320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2321
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473360.37/cwt350.00–365.001,7058
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300275490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3481
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350340370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2581
HeifersSmall 1500–550515280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4421
HeifersSmall 1250–300285390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1121
BullsSmall 1450–500450340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5301
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750708287.46/cwt275.00–300.002,0352
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950940235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2091
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550530290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5371
BullsSmall 1500–550540305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6471
HeifersSmall 1450–500490314.85/cwt300.00–330.001,5432
HeifersSmall 1400–450420310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3021
HeifersSmall 1300–350340345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1731
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,671156.02/cwt155.00–159.002,6074
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,496163.77/cwt159.00–167.002,4507
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251158.60/cwt155.00–166.001,9849
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166151.72/cwt150.00–153.001,7694
Bulls1,650192.86/cwt190.00–196.003,1828
Bulls1,669185.60/cwt182.00–188.003,0985
CowsBoner 80-85%1,013167.56/cwt166.00–169.001,6972
Bulls1,555173.17/cwt169.00–175.002,6933
CowsLean 85-90%888131.37/cwt131.00–132.001,1673
CowsLean 85-90%965140.93/cwt138.00–143.001,3606
CowsLean 85-90%1,042149.24/cwt145.00–156.001,55515
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,355171.73/cwt168.00–179.002,3277
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650605285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7241
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3861
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,0401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400385375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4441
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450420330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3861
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0902,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19052,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250237550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3043
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600573365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0914
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600585360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1061
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300260540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800783328.44/cwt310.00–332.502,57211
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650638390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4885
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600570372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,1231
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3053,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850811315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5554
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650611353.78/cwt340.00–370.002,1624
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3803,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5841
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700668332.40/cwt325.00–347.502,2204
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800772295.97/cwt287.50–305.002,2855
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500450445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0031
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700666320.61/cwt310.00–345.002,1357
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000955227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,1731
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463392.16/cwt385.00–405.001,81615
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650641331.43/cwt330.00–345.002,12417
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400385444.74/cwt425.00–455.001,7123
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750730355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5921
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900865361.50/cwt361.50–361.503,12760
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement650–700681370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5205
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566347.70/cwt330.00–365.001,96814
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210470.00/cwt470.00–470.009871
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300284447.36/cwt440.00–455.001,2714
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380415.52/cwt400.00–425.001,5798
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480370.65/cwt362.50–382.501,77914
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550512360.45/cwt352.50–372.501,84610
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421418.74/cwt400.00–435.001,7636
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477408.85/cwt390.00–430.001,9506
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700662350.79/cwt340.00–362.502,32210
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750733297.52/cwt295.00–300.002,1813
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718329.74/cwt315.00–345.002,3684
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650617338.85/cwt330.00–350.002,0919
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550511393.25/cwt380.00–410.002,0106
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565382.91/cwt380.00–392.502,1636
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900875320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335415.15/cwt405.00–425.001,3912
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450413406.17/cwt392.50–420.001,6776
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600577351.05/cwt340.00–357.502,02615
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750721332.61/cwt325.00–345.002,39829

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.