Sale reports / Tennessee / Savannah Livestock Auction / 2026-08-12

Savannah Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Savannah, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 12
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2068
Feeder Cattle receipts
586 head
80 vs last sale 506 320 vs year ago 906 · 35.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
29 vs last sale 44 18 vs year ago 91 · 19.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
10 vs last sale 21 7 vs year ago 18 · 38.9%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleMon Aug 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $6.00-$12.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $7.00-$13.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $13.00-$19.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $8.00-$10.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established but sold with a lower undertone. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $410.51/cwt on 39 head, up $13.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 28 comparable sales and sits 17.53 against this barn's trailing median of $428.03.
Average price
$410.51
13.59 vs prior sale
39 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,162
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$288
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$82.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.45
vs TN average
+8.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525414.722,17537
Medium and Large 2568332.501,8872thin
One grade step is worth $82.22/cwt here — about $288 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale39 hd
410.51
TN average15 barns · 685 hd
413.96
−3.45
National average152 barns · 6,242 hd
401.88
+8.63
This barn, trailing median28 sales
428.03
−17.53
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
BullsAverage1,644190.933,1397thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,424171.522,44211
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,197162.491,94531
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,061136.561,44918

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)1,018$2,5502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,068$2,1472thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,240$3,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$3,6512thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,460$4,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$3,4001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$1,4501thin

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 1550–600563333.01/cwt320.00–340.001,8758
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700659345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2746
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550516362.75/cwt355.00–370.001,8727
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700662308.62/cwt290.00–312.502,0436
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378434.82/cwt415.00–450.001,6444
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350318440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3992
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400350425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4881
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950908325.03/cwt322.50–330.252,951171
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550513432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,21926
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450434490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1275
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518364.42/cwt340.00–370.001,88810
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250225460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400355385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3671
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6381
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800760265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0141
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4604,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7021
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600550260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4301
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800780250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9801
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485370.05/cwt360.00–375.001,7953
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460341.79/cwt330.00–365.001,5723
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0682,146.84/head1,700.00–2,600.002,1472
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700658262.51/cwt260.00–265.001,7272
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8361
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350310435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3491
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350318394.53/cwt375.00–415.001,2552
BullsSmall 1500–550540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
Bred CowsSmall 1-28852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540332.50/cwt330.00–335.001,7962
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5971
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9341
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431353.91/cwt320.00–365.001,5254
HeifersSmall 1400–450425310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3181
CowsLean 85-90%1,048133.55/cwt130.00–136.001,4008
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,584168.16/cwt165.00–170.002,6644
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,332173.44/cwt170.00–175.002,3107
CowsBoner 80-85%1,092143.68/cwt135.00–149.001,5693
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255158.27/cwt150.00–164.001,98614
Bulls1,644190.93/cwt185.00–201.003,1397
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400382405.00/cwt400.00–410.001,5473
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,3003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,161170.73/cwt166.00–175.001,98214
CowsLean 85-90%1,197152.02/cwt150.00–155.001,8203
CowsLean 85-90%999142.50/cwt139.00–144.001,4244
CowsLean 85-90%1,045121.19/cwt115.00–125.001,2663
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650607306.70/cwt300.00–310.001,8623
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250227550.88/cwt520.00–580.001,2503
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-39951,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333407.41/cwt395.00–420.001,3572
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8701
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300255390.00/cwt390.00–390.009951
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300265440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1661
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750740335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4796
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900880260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2881
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3771
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2403,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800766329.25/cwt320.00–335.002,5227
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650605305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8451
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419395.13/cwt375.00–405.001,6569
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0792
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500458397.38/cwt390.00–405.001,8202
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550529380.03/cwt360.00–390.002,0106
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585357.40/cwt350.00–365.002,0914
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424452.21/cwt445.00–465.001,9176
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765271.71/cwt265.00–285.002,0793
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850835290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4221
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2053,651.45/head3,300.00–4,000.003,6512
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718275.17/cwt265.00–285.001,9762
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700674312.08/cwt310.00–325.002,1037
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850814341.64/cwt337.50–346.002,781126
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572342.36/cwt335.00–377.501,95811
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400360440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5841
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623360.05/cwt345.00–365.002,2438
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500452376.66/cwt375.00–380.001,7033
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673310.06/cwt305.00–315.002,0872
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600555390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1651
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400383400.17/cwt390.00–410.001,5333
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,1481
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426417.32/cwt405.00–435.001,7786
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350336471.28/cwt445.00–480.001,5844
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650609367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,2385
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700683345.81/cwt335.00–355.002,36239

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.