Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-05-13

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 13
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
441 head
18 vs last sale 423 265 vs year ago 706 · 37.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
6 vs last sale 83 26 vs year ago 63 · +41.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
5 vs last sale 20 13 vs year ago 38 · 34.2%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well established, Feeder Heifers steady-$6.00 lower, Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls not well established last week. Quality average to good, Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $408.65/cwt on 39 head, down $12.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 30 comparable sales and sits +12.74 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.
Average price
$408.65
12.22 vs prior sale
39 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,242
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$307
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$74.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.64
vs TN average
8.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545419.932,29130
Medium and Large 2557374.292,0858thin
Medium and Large 3575345.001,9841thin
One grade step is worth $74.93/cwt here — about $307 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 sale39 hd
408.65
TN average15 barns · 539 hd
403.00
+5.64
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
−8.46
This barn, trailing median30 sales
395.91
+12.74
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
BullsAverage1,573207.603,26514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,285182.712,34717
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,189176.702,10232
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,007156.741,57920

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)1,078$2,5437
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)915$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)665$1,8001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,278$6,2157
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$3,2001thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 1600–650620413.66/cwt405.00–420.002,5657
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700679380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5805
BullsMedium and Large 11,2856,301.75/head5,600.00–7,000.006,3024
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300268617.38/cwt600.00–630.001,6554
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750743355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,63842
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-38102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,1102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400360519.44/cwt500.00–540.001,8702
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580374.87/cwt360.00–390.002,1742
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650618383.11/cwt360.00–395.002,3683
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600572374.51/cwt365.00–387.502,1425
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250225630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4181
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600582378.42/cwt370.00–385.002,2023
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500472448.00/cwt425.00–465.002,1156
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2782
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650600330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9801
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424470.91/cwt465.00–482.501,9976
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700684337.62/cwt320.00–355.002,3096
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300278583.83/cwt560.00–600.001,6233
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500474455.80/cwt445.00–475.002,16012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1532,699.57/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7003
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320535.97/cwt530.00–540.001,7155
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500488427.46/cwt425.00–430.002,0862
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400376466.10/cwt450.00–480.001,7535
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429469.81/cwt450.00–485.002,0155
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650613360.00/cwt355.00–365.002,2074
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350324561.68/cwt550.00–580.001,8207
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement1000–10501,005280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,8142
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550527409.92/cwt400.00–415.002,1603
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350345520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7941
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377546.86/cwt540.00–550.002,0623
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6201
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550510447.52/cwt445.00–460.002,2826
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550532373.92/cwt350.00–385.001,9893
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750745345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5701
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450400455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8201
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500479411.62/cwt390.00–425.001,9724
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450430425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0212,424.79/head2,000.00–2,650.002,4254
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550529409.27/cwt400.00–412.502,1657
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750730320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3361
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250235500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-36651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450440425.11/cwt415.00–435.001,8702
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350310430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3331
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0653,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300283546.35/cwt520.00–560.001,5463
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350313515.12/cwt500.00–520.001,6124
HeifersSmall 1350–400385355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3671
SteersSmall 1400–450400380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5201
BullsSmall 1400–450428385.20/cwt380.00–390.001,6492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
BullsSmall 1300–350335460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5414
HeifersSmall 1300–350335490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6421
CowsLean 85-90%1,072158.30/cwt155.00–161.001,6977
CowsLean 85-90%978139.34/cwt135.00–143.001,3632
CowsLean 85-90%965151.88/cwt150.00–153.001,4665
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193175.40/cwt170.00–181.002,09314
Bulls1,529211.65/cwt205.00–218.003,2364
Bulls1,389188.87/cwt185.00–194.002,6235
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,343175.38/cwt173.00–177.002,3553
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230165.19/cwt161.00–169.002,0326
CowsBoner 80-85%1,165183.97/cwt182.00–190.002,14312
Bulls1,791223.09/cwt218.00–230.003,9965
CowsLean 85-90%977164.78/cwt162.00–168.001,6106
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,295187.08/cwt184.00–192.002,4236
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600575345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9841
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350310490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5191
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500490380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8621
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400383445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7042
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350300460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3801
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,255182.18/cwt178.00–183.002,2868
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550529441.89/cwt440.00–442.502,33812
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700663360.03/cwt355.00–365.002,3873
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300250650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,6251
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500450520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3403
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500495480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3761
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400377441.68/cwt440.00–445.001,6653
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850830320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6561
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600576432.47/cwt430.00–435.002,49112
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428477.06/cwt475.00–485.002,0425
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650605425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5711
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6951
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750700382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,6781
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450416492.48/cwt485.00–500.002,0494
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375465.76/cwt450.00–480.001,7475
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500460440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0241
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650613397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,4374
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450411514.80/cwt500.00–535.002,1168
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700660372.53/cwt365.00–377.502,4593
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600574394.97/cwt390.00–412.502,2679
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250235760.00/cwt760.00–760.001,7861
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700662413.75/cwt410.00–415.002,7394
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775319.90/cwt315.00–325.002,4792
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522431.05/cwt415.00–440.002,2505
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000980275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6951
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400372511.46/cwt500.00–535.001,9033
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750730339.15/cwt335.00–342.502,4763
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467476.40/cwt465.00–490.002,2257
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521430.51/cwt410.00–445.002,2438
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800795310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4651
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715338.98/cwt330.00–355.002,4243
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250215650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3981
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850805310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4961
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571404.30/cwt390.00–410.002,30916
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850815312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,5471
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365560.64/cwt540.00–580.002,0463
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500491471.09/cwt470.00–480.002,3139
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,3487,700.19/head7,600.00–7,800.007,7002
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350329536.40/cwt525.00–550.001,7657
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225760.00/cwt760.00–760.001,7101
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650624377.19/cwt362.50–392.502,3548
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350312580.64/cwt560.00–610.001,8123

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.