Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers weighing 500-550lbs 5.00 higher, 550lbs and above steady-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400lbs to 500lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, heifers 550lbs and above 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady-8.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.14/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$209.14

134 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$6.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.61

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	210.80	1,132	102
Medium and Large 2-3	512	203.86	1,044	32

One grade step is worth $6.94/cwt here — about $89 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale134 hd

209.14

—

TN average15 barns · 3,905 hd

225.75

−16.61

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,807	127.34	2,302	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	114.43	1,719	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	106.09	1,310	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	95.37	1,053	16

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,419	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,268	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,670	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,667	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,492	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc - Fayetteville, 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	207.00/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,201	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	195.02/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,217	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	226.57/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	199.73/cwt	195.00–205.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	196.64/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	218.43/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,055	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	909	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	194.69/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,338	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	210.20/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,087	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	226.83/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,847	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	224.70/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,658	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	229.56/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,467	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,958	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Steers	Small 2-3	—	508	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	236.72/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,356	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	243.54/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,257	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	203.02/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	186.64/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,187	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,057	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,436	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	83.92/cwt	80.00–90.00	933	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,201	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	116.29/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,793	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	106.38/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,413	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	110.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,444	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	104.08/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,257	17
Bulls	—	—	2,048	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,716	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	97.51/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,071	12
Bulls	—	—	1,245	116.21/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,447	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	126.31/cwt	122.00–129.00	2,258	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,631.25/head	1,400.00–1,825.00	1,631	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,418.81/head	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,419	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,149	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	191.89/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,280	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,179	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	243.70/cwt	242.50–245.00	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	223.49/cwt	222.00–227.50	948	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	209.31/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,120	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	229.10/cwt	220.00–235.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,060	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	204.08/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,180	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	210.67/cwt	208.00–216.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	183.30/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	197.50/cwt	190.00–205.00	642	2

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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