Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-01-14

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 14
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,132 head
185 vs last sale 947 503 vs year ago 629 · +80.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
15 vs last sale 82 2 vs year ago 69 · 2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
12 vs last sale 19 16 vs year ago 23 · 69.6%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $6.00-$11.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $7.00- $12.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $6.00-$10.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $1.00-$3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 lower. Quality good to fancy, Demand good to strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $422.37/cwt on 71 head, up $26.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 28 comparable sales and sits 5.66 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.
Average price
$422.37
26.62 vs prior sale
71 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,383
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$59.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.41
vs TN average
49.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561433.182,42958
Medium and Large 2580374.172,17013thin
One grade step is worth $59.01/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale71 hd
422.37
TN average15 barns · 459 hd
429.78
−7.41
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−49.61
This barn, trailing median28 sales
428.03
−5.66
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
BullsLow1,755183.753,22511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,455154.042,24218
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,295149.651,93712
CowsLean 85-90%High976142.561,39217

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)1,140$3,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,265$2,3501thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 2250–300287464.56/cwt450.00–485.001,3333
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600588315.02/cwt310.00–320.001,8522
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400371428.95/cwt420.00–435.001,5917
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530376.60/cwt365.00–390.001,9963
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528353.68/cwt335.00–375.001,8674
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2652,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670292.67/cwt285.00–300.001,9612
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700678333.78/cwt330.00–340.002,2634
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550517352.27/cwt345.00–365.001,8213
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800768325.05/cwt320.00–330.002,4962
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3397
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350330515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600–650610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0741
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350315485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5281
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1951
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000985220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1671
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700685330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,26112
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250225640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4401
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850845290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4511
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550510460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3461
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700683382.17/cwt380.00–382.502,61030
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850833330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7492
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000950260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4701
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500474451.57/cwt440.00–475.002,1408
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374556.08/cwt535.00–585.002,0809
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600588354.44/cwt352.50–365.002,08416
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595373.44/cwt360.00–390.002,22210
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320469.25/cwt445.00–480.001,5025
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430383.66/cwt360.00–395.001,6504
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1801
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0881
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0021
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500484368.30/cwt360.00–385.001,7836
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420433.01/cwt405.00–445.001,8194
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650633310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9622
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378492.65/cwt485.00–500.001,8622
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580350.03/cwt340.00–355.002,0304
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610327.48/cwt325.00–330.001,9982
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0272
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350325435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4142
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550535300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6051
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500465360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6741
BullsSmall 1450–500495280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3861
SteersSmall 1600–650640315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0161
HeifersSmall 1550–600575295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6961
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,345146.28/cwt145.00–150.001,9674
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,318161.97/cwt160.00–164.002,1352
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,515155.30/cwt152.00–159.002,35312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,261146.21/cwt140.00–149.001,8446
CowsBoner 80-85%1,328153.09/cwt150.00–157.002,0336
Bulls1,355169.54/cwt165.00–175.002,2972
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2231
Bulls1,794185.04/cwt180.00–188.003,3206
Bulls1,945190.63/cwt190.00–192.003,7083
CowsLean 85-90%989147.22/cwt145.00–150.001,4567
CowsLean 85-90%979144.10/cwt141.00–145.001,4116
CowsLean 85-90%950132.11/cwt125.00–135.001,2554
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450434515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,2358
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400390450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7551
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4211
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500482428.49/cwt405.00–440.002,0656
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300295430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2691
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250205490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,0051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650637430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,739169
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400350485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6981
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750714370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,64273
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500488468.35/cwt465.00–475.002,2869
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy700–750715350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1403,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500462460.11/cwt455.00–465.002,1264
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700671360.32/cwt350.00–370.002,41817
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800782337.73/cwt330.00–340.002,64113
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585418.76/cwt400.00–425.002,45011
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400360555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9981
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750706340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4006
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6004
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800767368.68/cwt345.00–375.752,828277
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522416.54/cwt400.00–425.002,1749
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2112
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600560436.29/cwt432.50–445.002,44341
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600559380.75/cwt365.00–405.002,1286
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715312.54/cwt300.00–325.002,2354
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628340.61/cwt335.00–345.002,1399
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750723335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4223
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1621
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600580342.37/cwt335.00–345.001,98611
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673317.00/cwt315.00–320.002,1335
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800781296.19/cwt290.00–305.002,3134
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850805290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3351
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350328583.54/cwt540.00–595.001,91412
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324501.20/cwt485.00–520.001,6244
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616340.00/cwt330.00–345.002,09411
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250215610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,3121
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478397.91/cwt387.50–415.001,90216
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426475.68/cwt465.00–485.002,0267
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420436.60/cwt420.00–465.001,83422
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,5472
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800780290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2621
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375458.52/cwt440.00–475.001,7197
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523434.01/cwt425.00–445.002,2705
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650627386.98/cwt380.00–410.002,42622
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526372.01/cwt365.00–380.001,95716
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450445485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1581

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.