Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-04-01

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 1
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
689 head
190 vs last sale 879 88 vs year ago 601 · +14.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
8 vs last sale 61 52 vs year ago 105 · 49.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
14 vs last sale 12 23 vs year ago 49 · 46.9%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady, Feeder Heifers $3.00-$6.00 lower, Feeder Bulls steady-$5.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $1.00-$3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $1.00-$2.00 higher. Quality good, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $449.28/cwt on 45 head, up $6.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 28 comparable sales and sits +21.25 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.
Average price
$449.28
6.06 vs prior sale
45 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$627
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$83.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
28.70
vs TN average
33.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1583451.142,63044
Medium and Large 2545367.502,0031thin
One grade step is worth $83.64/cwt here — about $627 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale45 hd
449.28
TN average14 barns · 603 hd
477.98
−28.70
National average169 barns · 10,003 hd
483.18
−33.90
This barn, trailing median28 sales
428.03
+21.25
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
BullsHigh1,354209.652,8389thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,428178.282,54515
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,177169.982,00011
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low998146.191,4597thin

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)1,005$3,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$2,8842thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,5502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$2,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)975$2,5132thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,165$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,331$4,1405
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,015$2,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450400435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7401
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0031
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550–600565380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1471
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425476.90/cwt470.00–490.002,0273
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618324.92/cwt310.00–340.002,0083
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333509.65/cwt490.00–520.001,6973
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478439.45/cwt425.00–455.002,1012
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400377501.73/cwt495.00–510.001,8923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750732340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4897
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4203,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2631
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250230590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,3571
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2932,884.14/head2,700.00–3,100.002,8842
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550539470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,5335
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950912329.34/cwt322.00–332.503,00479
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280595.00/cwt580.00–610.001,6662
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000980242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,3771
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600563390.98/cwt390.00–395.002,2015
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400389510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9847
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300260600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5601
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350318554.80/cwt550.00–560.001,7642
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28952,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0053,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900880299.97/cwt295.00–305.002,6403
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417510.97/cwt505.00–525.002,1315
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523442.49/cwt430.00–465.002,3146
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600595455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,70731
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350333443.50/cwt430.00–460.001,4773
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500485400.07/cwt390.00–410.001,9403
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550524381.18/cwt365.00–387.501,9974
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900855315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6931
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500484448.07/cwt440.00–460.002,1696
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400358475.10/cwt460.00–490.001,7012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430395.46/cwt377.50–420.001,7003
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290537.50/cwt520.00–540.001,5598
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3201
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950938275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5802
BullsSmall 1350–400368464.97/cwt460.00–470.001,7112
BullsSmall 1600–650610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0131
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530416.93/cwt410.00–420.002,2104
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373435.68/cwt420.00–450.001,6256
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-36001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,1652,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
HeifersSmall 1450–500465330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5351
HeifersSmall 1350–400360370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3321
BullsSmall 1400–450435415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8051
BullsSmall 1300–350345430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4841
CowsBoner 80-85%1,188166.08/cwt162.00–170.001,9733
CowsLean 85-90%995125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2441
CowsLean 85-90%985148.42/cwt145.00–151.001,4623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,015155.83/cwt154.00–158.001,5822
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225176.64/cwt172.00–180.002,1646
BullsLight Weight1,153213.43/cwt210.00–215.002,4613
CowsLean 85-90%795136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0811
CowsLean 85-90%1,120158.52/cwt154.00–162.001,7752
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,361181.53/cwt180.00–184.002,4717
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,549176.36/cwt172.00–179.002,7327
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,045169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7661
Bulls1,440194.67/cwt189.00–203.002,8033
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250215630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,3551
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3-4500–550511265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3544
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400360420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2752,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bulls1,468220.84/cwt219.00–222.003,2423
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1974,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2503
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550543405.02/cwt400.00–410.002,1992
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000970268.76/cwt267.50–270.002,6072
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850823300.14/cwt295.00–305.002,4702
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623377.57/cwt360.00–395.002,3522
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900885260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3012
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570382.55/cwt375.00–390.002,1814
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420516.47/cwt500.00–540.002,1693
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350340565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,9211
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350315622.50/cwt622.50–622.501,96112
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6454,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,3503,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3251
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725361.69/cwt360.00–365.002,6223
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500469478.86/cwt465.00–495.002,2469
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800773359.01/cwt340.00–368.002,77518
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250228699.56/cwt670.00–730.001,5953
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800766385.10/cwt385.10–385.102,950137
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950912285.82/cwt285.00–287.502,6073
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478477.96/cwt460.00–495.002,2853
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850849315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,67423
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250236631.36/cwt630.00–640.001,4907
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750721315.00/cwt300.00–335.002,2718
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650–700665406.20/cwt400.00–412.502,7012
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550502420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1083
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616368.94/cwt355.00–395.002,2735
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568393.36/cwt390.00–395.002,2343
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522400.81/cwt390.00–415.002,09211
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700658377.53/cwt375.00–380.002,4842
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5011
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360556.85/cwt530.00–570.002,0053
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950943315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9702
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700693339.31/cwt320.00–350.002,35114
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350329501.83/cwt480.00–520.001,6516
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900855325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7791
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300272668.59/cwt660.00–675.001,8193
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400389468.08/cwt460.00–495.001,8215
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420448.79/cwt440.00–455.001,8854
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300260660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,7161
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378532.86/cwt520.00–550.002,0143
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800760325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4701
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270570.83/cwt550.00–595.001,5412
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474435.25/cwt417.50–457.002,06321
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630399.60/cwt397.50–415.002,5178
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570430.84/cwt420.00–445.002,4566

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.