Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well established, Feeder Heifers & Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Slaughter Cows mostly steady, Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.52/cwt on 81 head, up $14.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 28 comparable sales and sits +21.48 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.

Average price

$449.52

▲ 14.73 vs prior sale

81 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$415

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$73.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.15

vs TN average

−31.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	451.34	2,510	79
Medium and Large 2	555	377.50	2,095	2thin

One grade step is worth $73.84/cwt here — about $415 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

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 sale81 hd

449.52

—

TN average15 barns · 532 hd

472.67

−23.15

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−31.50

This barn, trailing median28 sales

428.03

+21.48

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,542	193.61	2,986	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	177.99	2,666	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	177.01	2,062	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	153.68	1,503	20

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,740	$4,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,579	$4,036	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,187	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,740	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	333.31/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	555.23/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	419.58/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	805	372.75/cwt	372.75–372.75	3,001	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	345.36/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,176	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,710	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	787	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,794	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	290	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	437.37/cwt	432.50–445.00	2,476	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	472.26/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	999	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,097	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,513	3,903.64/head	3,300.00–4,400.00	3,904	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	476.34/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	437.34/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	422.20/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	357.31/cwt	325.00–367.50	2,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	447.01/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,114	5
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	380	380.26/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	487.75/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	540	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,917	1
Steers	Small 1	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	176.29/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,729	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	182.34/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,102	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	169.55/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,004	5
Bulls	—	—	1,181	179.16/cwt	171.00–191.00	2,116	5
Bulls	—	—	2,300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	5,060	1
Bulls	—	—	1,804	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	157.27/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,576	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	147.84/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,391	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,307	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	185.33/cwt	185.00–186.00	2,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	433.78/cwt	432.50–435.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	356.54/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	490.93/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,145	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	551.78/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	393.23/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,304	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	389.58/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	494.85/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,296	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	695.00/cwt	680.00–710.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	421.82/cwt	405.00–427.50	2,177	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	384.90/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	569.66/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,398	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	434.65/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,338	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	555.00/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	543.52/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,055	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	403.43/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,360	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	342.36/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,475	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	339.53/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	530.76/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	399.06/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,317	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	462.73/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,152	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	449.95/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	621.39/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	495.20/cwt	485.00–497.50	2,654	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	348.11/cwt	346.50–350.50	2,673	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,713	10

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

Wed Apr 29, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 463Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 56Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 40Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	445	455.00	455.00
5	450–500	473	430.00–465.00	447.01
1	500–550	540	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	630	330.00–360.00	345.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	536	485.00–497.50	495.20
36	550–600	566	432.50–445.00	437.37
10	600–650	631	430.00	430.00
16	750–800	787	355.00	355.00
62	800–850	805	372.75	372.75
4	950–1000	999	310.00	310.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	740.00	740.00
2	350–400	368	560.00–580.00	569.66
10	400–450	437	490.00–500.00	490.93
8	450–500	464	480.00–500.00	494.85
6	500–550	538	430.00–437.50	434.65
10	550–600	586	385.00–420.00	393.23
8	600–650	611	392.50	392.50
1	650–700	670	360.00	360.00
15	700–750	723	335.00–345.00	342.36
5	800–850	810	352.50	352.50
1	850–900	880	305.00	305.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	515.00	515.00
1	450–500	450	520.00	520.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	590.00	590.00
2	350–400	383	480.00–495.00	487.75
3	400–450	438	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	468	432.50–435.00	433.78
2	500–550	528	390.00	390.00
5	550–600	581	325.00–367.50	357.31
3	600–650	610	330.00–335.00	333.31
1	700–750	710	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	580.00	580.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	325	550.00–560.00	555.00
8	350–400	378	530.00–560.00	543.52
4	400–450	426	465.00–480.00	472.26
5	450–500	465	450.00–480.00	462.73
10	500–550	516	405.00–427.50	421.82
10	550–600	585	385.00–410.00	403.43
3	600–650	617	380.00–395.00	384.90
4	650–700	674	375.00–405.00	389.58
2	700–750	723	325.00–355.00	339.53
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	540	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	468	495.00	495.00
110	750–800	768	346.50–350.50	348.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	610.00	610.00
2	250–300	268	530.00–580.00	555.23
1	300–350	330	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	428	410.00–450.00	437.34
2	450–500	475	400.00–440.00	419.58
2	500–550	528	410.00–435.00	422.20
1	550–600	575	385.00	385.00
3	600–650	623	330.00–375.00	356.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	385	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	403	540.00	540.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	680.00–710.00	695.00
4	250–300	285	610.00–660.00	621.39
3	300–350	333	540.00–565.00	551.78
7	350–400	364	520.00–535.00	530.76
2	400–450	435	480.00	480.00
4	450–500	473	460.00–490.00	476.34
3	500–550	523	445.00–455.00	449.95
5	600–650	610	390.00–415.00	399.06
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	730	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	750	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	360.00–400.00	380.26
1	400–450	420	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	385	415.00	415.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,740	4,700.00	4,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,710	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,513	3,300.00–4,400.00	3,903.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,548	171.00–182.00	176.29
3	—	1,280	185.00–186.00	185.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,153	180.00–186.00	182.34
5	—	1,182	165.00–175.00	169.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	172.00	172.00
12	—	1,002	153.00–165.00	157.27
5	—	941	145.00–152.00	147.84
2	—	950	135.00–140.00	137.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,181	171.00–191.00	179.16
1	—	2,300	220.00	220.00
4	—	1,804	200.00–210.00	205.07

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

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