Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-05-20

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, May 20
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
433 head
8 vs last sale 441 4 vs year ago 429 · +0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
57 vs last sale 89 70 vs year ago 76 · +92.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
6 vs last sale 25 3 vs year ago 16 · +18.8%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle tended to trade steady on a light test this week, Breaker & Boner Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 lower, Lean Slaughter Cows $2.00-$3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.07/cwt on 58 head, up $1.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +14.17 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.
Average price
$410.07
1.43 vs prior sale
58 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,266
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$650
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$103.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.68
vs TN average
8.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554413.672,29353
Medium and Large 2534387.502,0674thin
Medium and Large 3530310.001,6431thin
One grade step is worth $103.67/cwt here — about $650 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

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 sale58 hd
410.07
TN average15 barns · 689 hd
415.76
−5.68
National average175 barns · 12,602 hd
418.26
−8.19
This barn, trailing median30 sales
395.91
+14.17
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
BullsLow1,762205.723,62412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,398175.622,45530
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,091173.801,89552
CowsLean 85-90%Low960161.341,54837

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$3,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,650$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$3,3502thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)680$2,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450417434.95/cwt410.00–450.001,8145
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350310540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6741
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520420.13/cwt405.00–430.002,1853
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3492
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6402
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500463408.67/cwt395.00–420.001,8923
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525402.57/cwt400.00–405.002,1132
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600–650610395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4101
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8701
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650610380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3181
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480461.70/cwt450.00–475.002,2163
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518391.66/cwt385.00–395.002,0293
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0603,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600584377.54/cwt360.00–390.002,2054
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650626368.80/cwt360.00–375.002,3094
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429465.89/cwt460.00–475.001,9996
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500474434.35/cwt420.00–445.002,0598
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450400535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1401
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350337550.93/cwt535.00–570.001,8575
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450402495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9903
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300278634.05/cwt620.00–650.001,7632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6503,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400387500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9353
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500450440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9801
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6911
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2151
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650627344.83/cwt330.00–355.002,1623
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39853,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 2-36802,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350310500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5501
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300295540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5931
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300260540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4041
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250221660.28/cwt640.00–670.001,4594
BullsSmall 1450–500490415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0341
BullsSmall 1Full450–500480320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5361
HeifersSmall 1350–400390415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6191
HeifersSmall 1300–350300380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1401
HeifersSmall 1450–500460375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2802,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bulls1,430188.12/cwt180.00–195.002,6904
CowsLean 85-90%946153.33/cwt150.00–158.001,4518
CowsLean 85-90%828137.26/cwt130.00–142.001,1373
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444174.24/cwt170.00–178.002,51618
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,358166.02/cwt165.00–169.002,2554
Bulls1,961218.94/cwt215.00–224.004,2934
CowsBoner 80-85%1,077182.94/cwt179.00–189.001,97012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,103173.40/cwt166.00–178.001,91332
Bulls1,894210.10/cwt205.00–215.003,9794
CowsLean 85-90%973170.82/cwt169.00–176.001,66212
CowsLean 85-90%984162.95/cwt158.00–168.001,60314
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,315183.53/cwt180.00–191.002,4138
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450440360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5841
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250235460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0811
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500455360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6382
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450400410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,3152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,061161.72/cwt155.00–165.001,7168
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850815310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5271
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500480527.50/cwt527.50–527.502,5321
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450417533.18/cwt515.00–540.002,2236
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500480489.98/cwt480.00–515.002,35210
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800758340.10/cwt330.00–350.002,5782
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550530310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6431
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250210725.71/cwt710.00–740.001,5242
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610390.67/cwt380.00–405.002,3836
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700686386.41/cwt360.00–395.002,65115
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350327576.12/cwt550.00–590.001,8843
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650635405.16/cwt385.00–425.002,57349
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350332600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9925
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600582438.99/cwt425.00–455.002,55511
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572402.70/cwt380.00–410.002,30336
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517436.89/cwt405.00–450.002,25917
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670367.46/cwt365.00–370.002,4622
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,4631
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517454.63/cwt435.00–470.002,3507
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424489.19/cwt480.00–510.002,0746
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374534.93/cwt520.00–540.002,0015
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428472.02/cwt460.00–485.002,02012
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469444.97/cwt425.00–465.002,0878
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300265620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6431
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750732363.58/cwt360.00–375.002,66119
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463465.95/cwt450.00–485.002,15710
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900895300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6851
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619372.39/cwt365.00–375.002,3054
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333545.34/cwt530.00–560.001,8162
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400384488.79/cwt475.00–500.001,8775
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4671
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500475475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2561
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550539475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,5605
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663369.71/cwt365.00–380.002,45119
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710347.54/cwt345.00–350.002,4682
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527442.76/cwt425.00–457.502,33317
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600559429.98/cwt400.00–440.002,40411

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.