Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-01-07

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 7
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
947 head
735 vs last sale 212 710 vs year ago 237 · +299.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
38 vs last sale 44 36 vs year ago 46 · +78.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
1 vs last sale 20 11 vs year ago 8 · +137.5%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to Christmas Holiday closures, trends could not be established; All classes of cattle tended to sell with a higher undertone. Quality good, Demand strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $395.75/cwt on 22 head, down $9.46 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 28 comparable sales and sits 32.28 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.
Average price
$395.75
9.46 vs prior sale
22 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,181
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$312
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$66.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.09
vs TN average
70.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548407.872,23618thin
Medium and Large 2564341.221,9244thin
One grade step is worth $66.65/cwt here — about $312 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale22 hd
395.75
TN average14 barns · 673 hd
406.84
−11.09
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−70.58
This barn, trailing median28 sales
428.03
−32.28
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
BullsAverage1,564186.012,90914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,462154.392,25819
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,137152.201,73017
CowsLean 85-90%High1,087143.971,56512

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$2,2503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,080$1,8252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)945$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,1501thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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 2550–600570320.86/cwt310.00–335.001,8296
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7881
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620323.17/cwt310.00–330.002,0043
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800769260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9994
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374402.42/cwt390.00–415.001,5056
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450433384.91/cwt380.00–390.001,6672
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250200410.00/cwt410.00–410.008201
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350313550.08/cwt540.00–560.001,7222
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700674317.41/cwt290.00–330.002,1396
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750735267.60/cwt260.00–275.001,9672
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650621302.48/cwt290.00–310.001,8786
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450434374.23/cwt360.00–380.001,6247
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700655306.25/cwt305.00–307.502,0062
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470358.30/cwt345.00–365.001,6846
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27801,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600577344.96/cwt330.00–355.001,9903
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415387.77/cwt380.00–395.001,6092
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750730297.65/cwt290.00–305.002,1732
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6791
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950920280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5761
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450420385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6171
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7331
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250223641.46/cwt610.00–680.001,4302
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280653.10/cwt650.00–660.001,8293
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400379439.12/cwt410.00–470.001,6649
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500466387.49/cwt375.00–395.001,8064
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350325525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7061
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550523384.33/cwt382.50–390.002,0104
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500460425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9553
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527335.61/cwt320.00–350.001,7696
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350338439.25/cwt425.00–460.001,4855
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250–300275510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600595290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7261
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550527320.94/cwt310.00–335.001,6915
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250240540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2961
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400370360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3321
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300265510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3521
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500475322.11/cwt310.00–335.001,5302
BullsSmall 1550–600590325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9181
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2261
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500455310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,0401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 38702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
HeifersSmall 1450–500460335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5411
HeifersSmall 1500–550510290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4791
HeifersSmall 1650–700695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
HeifersSmall 1250–300270340.00/cwt340.00–340.009181
HeifersSmall 1300–350315341.19/cwt315.00–370.001,0752
HeifersSmall 1600–650620295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8291
BullsSmall 1500–550535310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6591
BullsSmall 1450–500455320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4561
BullsSmall 1400–450405370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4991
SteersSmall 1600–650600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8601
SteersSmall 1350–400390415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6191
CowsBoner 80-85%1,175145.54/cwt140.00–149.001,7105
CowsBoner 80-85%1,102158.28/cwt155.00–165.001,7445
CowsLean 85-90%1,133148.53/cwt145.00–151.001,6837
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,538148.46/cwt145.00–150.002,2835
CowsBoner 80-85%1,134152.62/cwt150.00–156.001,7317
Bulls1,592185.57/cwt180.00–190.002,9546
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,418159.82/cwt154.00–162.002,2666
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448154.03/cwt152.00–159.002,2308
Bulls1,886200.74/cwt198.00–206.003,7864
Bulls1,199171.95/cwt164.00–175.002,0624
CowsLean 85-90%1,088131.57/cwt130.00–133.001,4312
CowsLean 85-90%978141.58/cwt138.00–143.001,3853
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350305340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39201,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,1302,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250245345.00/cwt345.00–345.008451
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400358356.12/cwt350.00–362.501,2752
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450412338.44/cwt330.00–345.001,3943
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700677355.62/cwt340.00–365.002,40824
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650621434.00/cwt434.00–434.002,695160
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421454.93/cwt445.00–460.001,9157
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550515415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1371
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465454.78/cwt445.00–475.002,1153
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400355559.72/cwt540.00–580.001,9872
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850823322.43/cwt315.00–330.002,6542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2653,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600577343.63/cwt335.00–365.001,98316
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650635364.38/cwt355.00–375.002,3149
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715306.62/cwt300.00–310.002,1923
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715324.32/cwt310.00–330.002,3197
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800778330.04/cwt320.00–335.002,56813
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7051
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900870310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6971
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600577383.78/cwt370.00–405.002,2147
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650637334.16/cwt320.00–350.002,12910
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350310520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6121
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476386.71/cwt370.00–407.501,84120
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374438.60/cwt425.00–455.001,64013
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700678319.15/cwt310.00–325.002,16412
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350321480.78/cwt470.00–500.001,5434
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800760290.07/cwt280.00–300.002,2052
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300282558.11/cwt540.00–600.001,5743
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425403.56/cwt390.00–430.001,71513
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250205619.76/cwt610.00–630.001,2712
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522364.65/cwt345.00–375.001,90330
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530423.20/cwt405.00–435.002,24311
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250231768.00/cwt750.00–790.001,7744
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2111
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950900300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650627320.66/cwt315.00–330.002,01111
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600562353.22/cwt345.00–360.001,98510
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850809323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,61356
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800798355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,83366
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850825280.03/cwt265.00–290.002,3103
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300262725.92/cwt680.00–750.001,9023
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750723354.09/cwt340.00–367.502,56017
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522379.45/cwt360.00–400.001,98113
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700668320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1389
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900875336.66/cwt329.00–338.002,94672
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470445.38/cwt435.00–455.002,0939
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350305611.27/cwt600.00–640.001,86411
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370525.52/cwt510.00–540.001,9449
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650610338.87/cwt335.00–340.002,0679
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700669341.95/cwt340.00–345.002,2888
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8812
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700650385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5032
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500489394.02/cwt370.00–410.001,9275

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.