Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-04-22

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 22
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
463 head
6 vs last sale 457 184 vs year ago 647 · 28.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
20 vs last sale 36 33 vs year ago 89 · 37.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
15 vs last sale 25 25 vs year ago 15 · +166.7%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls not well established, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$8.00 higher, Slaughter Cows steady to $2.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality & Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.90/cwt on 35 head, up $5.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 30 comparable sales and sits +13.99 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.
Average price
$409.90
5.24 vs prior sale
35 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,228
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$251
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.75
vs TN average
12.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551415.142,28727
Medium and Large 2519392.202,0368thin
One grade step is worth $22.94/cwt here — about $251 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 sale35 hd
409.90
TN average16 barns · 776 hd
415.65
−5.75
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
−12.27
This barn, trailing median30 sales
395.91
+13.99
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
BullsHigh1,726210.683,6378thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,315178.332,34410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,150175.152,01513
CowsLean 85-90%High985154.141,5199thin

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)1,165$3,6052thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$3,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$2,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,6125
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$2,3444thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)755$2,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,265$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,180$4,3323thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,179$3,8589
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$3,4752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,003$2,2752thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)890$3,5652thin

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
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550535415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2201
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450433461.42/cwt450.00–480.001,9984
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850810315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5521
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485452.47/cwt450.00–455.002,1942
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450416528.97/cwt522.50–535.002,2016
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-28903,565.17/head3,450.00–3,700.003,5652
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270569.26/cwt560.00–580.001,5372
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530377.43/cwt375.00–380.002,0002
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670344.55/cwt330.00–360.002,3082
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed750–800770335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5801
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360521.85/cwt510.00–535.001,8793
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850810290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3491
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3052,606.90/head2,300.00–2,900.002,6072
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2553,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563405.93/cwt390.00–410.002,28515
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550526430.97/cwt410.00–460.002,2679
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1453,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2253,766.33/head3,600.00–3,950.003,7663
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1653,605.47/head3,150.00–3,900.003,6052
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750746330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4626
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280574.73/cwt560.00–590.001,6092
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,035275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,8461
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8151
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450439482.42/cwt465.00–495.002,1184
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600573420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4075
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950940315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1152,612.06/head2,400.00–2,900.002,6125
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2653,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290554.91/cwt550.00–560.001,6092
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400392502.19/cwt485.00–505.001,9697
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700695325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2591
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575386.46/cwt375.00–395.002,2223
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0503,490.87/head3,300.00–3,800.003,4913
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400362474.95/cwt465.00–490.001,7193
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450400410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6401
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750745320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3841
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4641
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800765315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4101
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250200620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,2401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0902,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600555365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0261
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450413466.65/cwt460.00–475.001,9273
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675350.07/cwt340.00–360.002,3632
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328504.43/cwt490.00–520.001,6552
SteersSmall 1300–350340490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6661
SteersSmall 1350–400385530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0411
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550514396.09/cwt395.00–397.502,0367
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478436.59/cwt420.00–450.002,0873
CowsBoner 80-85%1,121172.48/cwt168.00–179.001,9346
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243162.57/cwt160.00–166.002,0212
CowsLean 85-90%1,045169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7661
CowsLean 85-90%1,125163.12/cwt161.00–165.001,8352
CowsBoner 80-85%1,148183.39/cwt182.00–186.002,1055
Bulls1,884224.40/cwt220.00–231.004,2284
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,284183.18/cwt182.00–185.002,3524
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,335175.09/cwt172.00–179.002,3376
Bulls1,615205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,3111
Bulls1,553194.29/cwt190.00–199.003,0173
CowsLean 85-90%868138.51/cwt136.00–141.001,2022
CowsLean 85-90%959153.74/cwt145.00–159.001,4744
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473439.87/cwt425.00–455.002,0815
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650622334.80/cwt320.00–350.002,0823
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350345455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5701
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400370380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4061
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1601,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1852,080.59/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0812
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600583449.18/cwt445.00–465.002,6197
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy1000–10501,000300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4553,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0604,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650609395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4066
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700668411.31/cwt405.00–420.002,74814
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4301
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2404,398.59/head4,150.00–4,600.004,3992
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468479.19/cwt465.00–485.002,2438
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700676366.83/cwt360.00–380.002,4808
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850822305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5077
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550505480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4241
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2634,317.81/head4,250.00–4,400.004,3183
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750728326.59/cwt320.00–330.002,3783
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550533436.88/cwt425.00–455.002,3295
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650614412.81/cwt400.00–435.002,53511
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8271
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570425.87/cwt410.00–435.002,42711
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471466.06/cwt455.00–480.002,1954
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement900–950913321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,9313
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement850–900876321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,81215
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300255626.73/cwt600.00–650.001,5983
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620375.40/cwt365.00–390.002,32712
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500471495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3317
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650615447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,7521
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500488481.62/cwt480.00–490.002,3509
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365533.99/cwt520.00–555.001,9494
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450416492.62/cwt485.00–505.002,0496
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350318552.24/cwt540.00–560.001,7564
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650629372.07/cwt360.00–380.002,3407
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800793320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,53812
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450404521.00/cwt520.00–525.002,1055
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550509431.42/cwt410.00–450.002,1967
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4032
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250228754.84/cwt750.00–760.001,7212
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600564435.62/cwt420.00–450.002,45710
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750730336.22/cwt335.00–340.002,4544
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950945295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7881
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250218647.01/cwt620.00–670.001,4102
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850845315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6621
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750702348.75/cwt345.00–350.002,4484
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700688338.67/cwt330.00–360.002,33015
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900865285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4651
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700650370.00/cwt365.00–375.002,4052
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465467.99/cwt455.00–480.002,1763
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800763348.28/cwt340.00–360.002,6573
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450432494.41/cwt487.50–520.002,13610

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.