Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-02-04

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 4
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
336 head
391 vs last sale 727 814 vs year ago 1,150 · 70.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
40 vs last sale 62 56 vs year ago 78 · 71.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
22 vs last sale 37 16 vs year ago 31 · 51.6%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to a lack of comparable receipts, trends could not be established. Quality & Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.58/cwt on 6 head, up $28.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits 16.32 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.
Average price
$379.58
28.42 vs prior sale
6 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,054
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
17.66
vs TN average
51.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537396.672,1303thin
Medium and Large 2545362.501,9763thin
One grade step is worth $34.17/cwt here — about $154 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

30 sales
435398362325median 395.9112/1703/0404/2906/1708/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.87, low $339.02, median $395.91 across 30 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 sale6 hd
379.58
TN average9 barns · 192 hd
397.25
−17.66
National average145 barns · 12,920 hd
431.54
−51.96
This barn, trailing median30 sales
395.91
−16.32
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
BullsHigh2,115197.004,1671thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,480167.012,4724thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,153152.161,7549thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low987138.671,3695thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,193$2,3086
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,123$2,7003thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,522164.01/cwt163.00–165.002,4963
CowsBoner 80-85%1,241153.19/cwt150.00–158.001,9015
Bulls2,115197.00/cwt197.00–197.004,1671
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0191
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468382.54/cwt375.00–390.001,7902
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325381.12/cwt360.00–405.001,2392
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350335411.98/cwt395.00–430.001,3802
CowsBoner 80-85%997146.16/cwt145.00–148.001,4573
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9471
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3533
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900870275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3931
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9582
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3721
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750719353.50/cwt353.50–353.502,54270
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2331
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550526435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2883
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2441
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9261
HeifersSmall 1450–500480370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7761
HeifersSmall 1300–350330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2541
BullsSmall 1450–500490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1952,299.79/head2,250.00–2,350.002,3004
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,355176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,3851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9881
CowsLean 85-90%1,140115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3111
CowsLean 85-90%949144.59/cwt143.00–145.001,3724
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750725372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,7015
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950909315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8634
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0131
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400364439.17/cwt415.00–450.001,5995
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7852
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550508452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,2992
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2831
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350340485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6491
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650616373.59/cwt370.00–375.002,30114
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700695371.97/cwt370.00–377.502,58515
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650629400.61/cwt392.50–405.002,52014
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900862347.75/cwt347.75–347.752,99862
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2021
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400350450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800774332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,5744
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550530382.08/cwt375.00–400.002,0257
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800760358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,72143
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423467.72/cwt455.00–480.001,9782
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700690340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3461
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1882,322.95/head2,300.00–2,350.002,3232
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1451
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,9763
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300265570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5111
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435392.18/cwt375.00–410.001,7064
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0953,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650645335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1611
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600550395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1731
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250210540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1341
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463473.69/cwt462.50–485.002,1932
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750735325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3891
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1661
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450417485.14/cwt475.00–490.002,0233
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500450396.25/cwt390.00–410.001,7834
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550508410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0832
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750740365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7011

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.