Name: Savannah Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Heifers $8.00-$13.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $6.00-$11.00 lower, Feeder Steers/Feeder Bulls/ Slaughter Bulls not well established but sold with a lower undertone. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate to good, with stronger demand for thinner fleshed Feeder Cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.61/cwt on 28 head, down $19.41 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −76.30 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.

Average price

$319.61

▼ 19.41 vs prior sale

28 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.97

vs TN average

−18.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	321.16	1,745	21
Medium and Large 2	542	314.95	1,706	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.21/cwt here — about $39 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.87, low $319.61, 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 sale28 hd

319.61

—

TN average14 barns · 696 hd

338.58

−18.97

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−18.41

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.91

−76.30

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,662	184.98	3,074	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	153.22	2,239	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	152.18	1,891	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,098	136.32	1,497	11

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	431.69/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	368	465.05/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	459.91/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	385.00/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	353.34/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,650	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	357.15/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	379.08/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	273.79/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	391.36/cwt	382.50–407.50	1,632	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	279.83/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	345.18/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	361.60/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	322.57/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	544	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	334.84/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	309.90/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	441	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	306.58/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	294.83/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	955	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	396.10/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,260	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	143.86/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,820	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	156.88/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,010	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	146.30/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,590	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	151.18/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,816	8
Bulls	—	—	2,173	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,346	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	150.20/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,055	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	154.48/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,317	12
Bulls	—	—	1,512	184.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,796	5
Bulls	—	—	1,525	170.05/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,593	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	124.22/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,271	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	134.24/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	482.56/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	321.65/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,309	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	366.63/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,727	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	397.53/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	426.75/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	383.35/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,328	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	442.39/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	426.95/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	318.70/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,973	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	341.56/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,940	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	324.99/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,693	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	360.38/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,874	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	379.24/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,035	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	382.02/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	337.69/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,107	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	300.30/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	327.30/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,692	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	311.39/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,924	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	319.90/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	349.97/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,662	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	263.28/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	323.83/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,843	9

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

Wed Aug 26, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 232Year ago 1,282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 39Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	460.00–470.00	465.05
3	400–450	410	430.00–435.00	431.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	270	455.00–465.00	459.91
3	300–350	328	430.00–465.00	442.39
3	350–400	385	410.00–450.00	426.75
5	400–450	417	382.50–407.50	391.36
12	450–500	467	340.00–370.00	353.34
10	500–550	517	320.00–340.00	327.30
6	550–600	567	310.00–325.00	319.90
7	600–650	618	290.00–315.00	311.39
3	650–700	667	270.00–285.00	279.83
3	700–750	720	260.00–265.00	263.28
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	840	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	375.00–415.00	396.10
5	350–400	360	365.00–395.00	379.08
5	400–450	431	335.00–375.00	357.15
3	450–500	477	295.00–325.00	309.90
5	500–550	524	295.00–312.50	306.58
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
4	600–650	624	265.00–280.00	273.79
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	420.00–435.00	426.95
3	300–350	323	375.00–395.00	385.00
5	350–400	361	375.00–390.00	382.02
8	400–450	424	360.00–390.00	379.24
18	450–500	475	330.00–365.00	349.97
10	500–550	521	310.00–330.00	324.99
9	550–600	569	320.00–330.00	323.83
21	600–650	619	305.00–325.00	318.70
2	650–700	675	290.00–310.00	300.30
7	700–750	714	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	441	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	544	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	395	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	427	325.00–340.00	334.84
2	500–550	528	290.00–300.00	294.83
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	663	260.00–265.00	262.49
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	395.00–400.00	397.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	422	360.00–365.00	361.60
5	450–500	476	335.00–360.00	345.18
2	500–550	525	320.00–325.00	322.57
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	515.00	515.00
1	250–300	255	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	318	480.00–485.00	482.56
3	400–450	420	375.00–390.00	383.35
15	450–500	471	360.00–385.00	366.63
11	500–550	520	340.00–365.00	360.38
13	550–600	568	330.00–350.00	341.56
16	600–650	624	330.00–345.00	337.69
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
18	700–750	718	315.00–325.00	321.65
17	750–800	751	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	141.00–146.00	143.86
7	—	1,281	155.00–160.00	156.88
8	—	1,201	150.00–154.00	151.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,087	145.00–148.00	146.30
3	—	1,023	122.00–126.00	124.22
4	—	1,190	131.00–136.00	134.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,368	150.00–151.00	150.20
12	—	1,500	151.00–156.00	154.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,173	200.00	200.00
5	—	1,512	180.00–190.00	184.94
2	—	1,525	165.00–175.00	170.05

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Savannah Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Hardin County Stockyard - Savannah, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle