Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-06-17

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 17
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
309 head
103 vs last sale 412 192 vs year ago 501 · 38.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
14 vs last sale 51 23 vs year ago 88 · 26.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
1 vs last sale 25 2 vs year ago 24 · +8.3%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Cattle trends not well established due to a lack of comparable data but tended to trade with a softer to steady undertone, Slaughter Cows & Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$4.00 lower. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.52/cwt on 59 head, up $15.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +15.61 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.
Average price
$411.52
15.22 vs prior sale
59 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,289
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$55.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.44
vs TN average
+0.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554418.992,32051
Medium and Large 2572363.912,0828thin
One grade step is worth $55.08/cwt here — about $239 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale59 hd
411.52
TN average16 barns · 654 hd
391.08
+20.44
National average169 barns · 9,451 hd
411.50
+0.02
This barn, trailing median30 sales
395.91
+15.61
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
BullsHigh1,585201.143,18914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,425180.182,56811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,106174.381,92815
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low943148.781,40213

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$3,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$2,7002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$2,6519
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,204$2,3954thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$2,8501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,030$2,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,715$3,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,247$3,5874thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2900–950925235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1741
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350334467.42/cwt460.00–480.001,5614
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660355.04/cwt350.00–360.002,3432
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475433.72/cwt425.00–440.002,0604
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,902.18/head2,800.00–3,100.002,9025
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2042,395.43/head2,200.00–2,600.002,3954
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360502.91/cwt485.00–515.001,81010
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415413.04/cwt390.00–435.001,7142
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9981
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5131
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1232,622.16/head2,550.00–2,700.002,6222
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600555424.50/cwt424.50–424.502,35641
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,7153,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29353,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700699380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6564
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3432
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350329529.43/cwt510.00–560.001,7424
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550510475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,4231
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250223577.31/cwt570.00–590.001,2873
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed750–800760345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6221
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2111
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468370.13/cwt365.00–375.001,7322
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635362.56/cwt355.00–370.002,3022
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400368473.37/cwt455.00–485.001,7423
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450425435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8492
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525412.52/cwt410.00–415.002,1662
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8261
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532371.77/cwt365.00–375.001,9783
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350305410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2252,600.75/head2,550.00–2,650.002,6013
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585388.73/cwt380.00–395.002,2744
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518377.56/cwt375.00–380.001,9562
SteersSmall 1450–500455440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0021
HeifersSmall 1400–450430340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4621
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430423.71/cwt420.00–425.001,8224
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650629329.03/cwt325.00–330.002,0705
CowsLean 85-90%945133.20/cwt130.00–135.001,2593
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,511185.30/cwt182.00–189.002,8004
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,376177.26/cwt174.00–179.002,4397
CowsBoner 80-85%1,116170.86/cwt165.00–175.001,9078
CowsBoner 80-85%1,094178.40/cwt175.00–182.501,9527
Bulls1,933219.43/cwt217.00–225.004,2423
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600590359.36/cwt330.00–365.002,1206
Bulls1,392191.05/cwt185.00–197.002,6598
Bulls1,753209.76/cwt200.00–216.003,6773
CowsLean 85-90%844144.72/cwt139.00–149.001,2214
CowsLean 85-90%943169.99/cwt167.00–173.001,6032
CowsLean 85-90%1,039153.93/cwt150.00–157.001,5994
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850835285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374423.56/cwt410.00–435.001,5844
Bred CowsMedium and Large 38351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350315420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3231
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450400375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350330330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0891
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568429.26/cwt415.00–445.002,4388
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725350.18/cwt342.50–360.002,5396
BullsMedium and Large 11,3704,552.55/head4,100.00–5,100.004,5532
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650618337.43/cwt335.00–340.002,0852
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523436.60/cwt430.00–460.002,2839
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900865270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3361
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650609369.97/cwt360.00–385.002,2534
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278517.99/cwt500.00–535.001,4403
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435470.00/cwt460.00–480.002,0452
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2951
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750740305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2571
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5931
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700690355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476419.14/cwt400.00–435.001,99519
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7341
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618387.47/cwt375.00–405.002,39510
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468467.51/cwt455.00–480.002,1888
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775329.94/cwt325.00–335.002,5572
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517394.94/cwt390.00–405.002,0423
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400372468.39/cwt460.00–485.001,7427
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573392.35/cwt375.00–405.002,2486
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700663378.70/cwt370.00–390.002,5114
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950910275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5031
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850805290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3351
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723332.73/cwt325.00–340.002,4062
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500486449.14/cwt435.00–455.002,1836
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650621369.13/cwt360.00–375.002,2925
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250220620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,3641
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600554410.05/cwt390.00–420.002,2724
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350322490.06/cwt480.00–510.001,5785
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500455485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2071
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550500425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1251
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450428473.22/cwt455.00–490.002,0259
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429440.35/cwt430.00–455.001,88911
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550533416.42/cwt400.00–435.002,2204
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500461452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,0865

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.