Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-06-03

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 3
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
651 head
434 vs last sale 217 407 vs year ago 244 · +166.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
7 vs last sale 54 6 vs year ago 53 · 11.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
10 vs last sale 22 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle not well-established last week but tended to sell with a lower undertone, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$5.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality good to fancy, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $415.57/cwt on 46 head, down $29.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits 12.47 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.
Average price
$415.57
29.67 vs prior sale
46 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,377
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$417
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
22.90
vs TN average
43.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1573416.472,38645
Medium and Large 2525375.001,9691thin
One grade step is worth $41.47/cwt here — about $417 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
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 sale46 hd
415.57
TN average15 barns · 688 hd
438.46
−22.90
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
−43.62
This barn, trailing median28 sales
428.03
−12.47
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
BullsLow1,628203.913,3219thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,414176.632,49812
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,106171.021,89110
CowsLean 85-90%High1,004158.981,59612

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)975$2,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,166$2,8364thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$2,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)925$1,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350321531.17/cwt510.00–540.001,7057
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700697360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5095
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600550455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,5032
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400391455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,77935
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469433.91/cwt420.00–440.002,03515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450445440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9584
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550515405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0864
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750700350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1252,714.00/head2,650.00–2,800.002,7143
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650612362.51/cwt360.00–365.002,2193
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450412483.06/cwt465.00–495.001,9903
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950910235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1391
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450435440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9141
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350326485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,58111
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473425.14/cwt415.00–430.002,0113
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478392.96/cwt375.00–410.001,8782
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568380.11/cwt375.00–385.002,1592
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450422404.03/cwt375.00–415.001,7054
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29752,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1061
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9691
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480411.93/cwt410.00–415.001,9779
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290525.09/cwt520.00–530.001,5232
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450428461.17/cwt445.00–475.001,9744
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3-4500–5505201,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1901
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390493.73/cwt490.00–495.001,9264
HeifersSmall 1650–700660290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9141
HeifersSmall 1300–350300370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1101
HeifersSmall 1450–500480350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6801
BullsSmall 1250–300295360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0621
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600590365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1541
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700695295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0501
BullsSmall 1400–450403392.30/cwt360.00–425.001,5812
CowsLean 85-90%1,089166.76/cwt165.00–168.001,8164
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,320166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,1911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,097175.21/cwt175.00–176.001,9225
CowsBoner 80-85%1,115166.83/cwt161.00–172.001,8605
Bulls1,329189.53/cwt185.00–194.002,5194
Bulls1,868215.42/cwt215.00–216.004,0245
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378420.10/cwt415.00–425.001,5882
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3-4400–4504441,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3754
CowsLean 85-90%991158.04/cwt155.00–162.001,5665
CowsLean 85-90%912150.19/cwt148.00–153.001,3703
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,473184.38/cwt182.00–188.002,7163
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,404175.05/cwt170.00–178.002,4588
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950900310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7901
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400360500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8001
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3-4350–4003801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400370410.54/cwt400.00–420.001,5192
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300260480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2481
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700663343.70/cwt340.00–350.002,2794
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950940275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5851
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650624405.74/cwt392.50–409.002,53253
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580414.23/cwt412.00–427.502,40337
SteersMedium and Large 1Full450–500480390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8721
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750723366.14/cwt352.50–370.002,647143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2903,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850800322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,5801
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6431
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300265610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,6171
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300295550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6231
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463439.50/cwt420.00–460.002,0356
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350327553.52/cwt550.00–560.001,8103
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400358519.58/cwt500.00–540.001,8602
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650645362.57/cwt350.00–363.002,33983
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550540404.10/cwt395.00–407.502,18218
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500471465.53/cwt455.00–485.002,19311
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550537417.42/cwt400.00–435.002,2426
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566388.73/cwt370.00–400.002,20010
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423442.90/cwt425.00–455.001,8735
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665329.85/cwt320.00–350.002,1943
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3601
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350338476.70/cwt475.00–480.001,6113
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374470.88/cwt465.00–475.001,76112
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650603380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2913
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600563402.48/cwt390.00–415.002,2664
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,4061
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278515.05/cwt510.00–520.001,4322
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450406505.99/cwt500.00–530.002,0545
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400368529.02/cwt510.00–540.001,9476
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527430.79/cwt420.00–445.002,27012

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.