Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-09-09

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 9
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
171 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 126▼ 399 vs year ago 570 · −70.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 31▼ 76 vs year ago 92 · −82.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 48 vs year ago 50 · −96.0%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to a lack of comparable data. Quality fair, Demand fair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.10/cwt on 18 head, down $2.05 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −73.41 against this barn's trailing median of $395.51.
Average price
$322.10
▼ 2.05 vs prior sale
18 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$285
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$36.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.87
vs TN average
−15.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540326.511,76415thin
Medium and Large 2553305.001,6852thin
Small 1510290.001,4791thin
One grade step is worth $36.51/cwt here — about $285 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
435392348305median 395.5102/1104/0105/2708/0509/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.87, low $319.18, median $395.51 across 31 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 sale18 hd
322.10
—
TN average11 barns · 208 hd
329.96
−7.87
National average138 barns · 5,113 hd
337.79
−15.69
This barn, trailing median31 sales
395.51
−73.41
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
Bulls—Average1,518176.912,6854thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,273149.651,9063thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,363145.921,9897thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average955126.001,2031thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$2,7001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)770$2,9001thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1350–400368461.18/cwt440.00–495.001,6973
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715268.73/cwt267.50–270.001,9212
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400355360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350329507.53/cwt490.00–520.001,6704
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630292.50/cwt290.00–295.001,8432
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600553360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9915
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500479377.36/cwt360.00–400.001,8084
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850820270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2141
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6521
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8631
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550500315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380412.50/cwt410.00–415.001,5682
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580292.69/cwt285.00–300.001,6982
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 2-3—7702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660277.50/cwt275.00–280.001,8322
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450427383.13/cwt370.00–390.001,6363
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550533337.68/cwt330.00–345.001,8002
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650605267.40/cwt255.00–280.001,6182
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750745275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0491
HeifersSmall 1500–550510290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4791
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3111
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485364.95/cwt360.00–370.001,7702
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428325.44/cwt310.00–340.001,3932
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900880275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4201
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7171
HeifersSmall 1250–300260310.00/cwt310.00–310.008061
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,303150.49/cwt150.00–151.001,9612
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,387144.09/cwt139.00–146.001,9995
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,260161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,0291
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,280143.98/cwt139.00–150.001,8432
Bulls——1,618185.09/cwt180.00–189.002,9952
Bulls——1,418168.73/cwt160.00–175.002,3932
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800772278.23/cwt270.00–285.002,1483
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425357.32/cwt350.00–365.001,5194
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700695275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9111
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8631
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370402.20/cwt395.00–410.001,4882
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6742
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600590335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9771
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300255580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,4791
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618318.86/cwt310.00–327.501,9712
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250230475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,0931
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2012
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850845275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3241
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600580315.09/cwt310.00–320.001,8282
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426425.48/cwt410.00–455.001,8137
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700696330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,29712
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350313460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4402
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520358.40/cwt350.00–365.001,8643
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650627336.18/cwt330.00–340.002,1088
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467401.23/cwt380.00–415.001,8743
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600576318.60/cwt300.00–325.001,8357
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450425465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9761
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550509333.44/cwt330.00–337.501,6978
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500475290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3781
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650645265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7091
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550528336.65/cwt315.00–342.501,7786
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement800–850841295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4815
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700660291.29/cwt285.00–300.001,9234
CowsLean 85-90%—955126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2031
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300265390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0341
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500467349.60/cwt340.00–360.001,63311
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350345366.67/cwt340.00–395.001,2653
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800750280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500493334.97/cwt330.00–340.001,6512

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.