Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers sharply higher; Feeder heifers steady-5.00 higher; Slaughter cows steady-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.75/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$208.75

192 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$9.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.58

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	560	209.91	1,176	169
Medium and Large 2-3	567	200.21	1,134	23

One grade step is worth $9.70/cwt here — about $41 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 sale192 hd

208.75

—

TN average11 barns · 2,031 hd

225.33

−16.58

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	1,702	127.33	2,167	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	108.91	1,551	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	106.08	1,342	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	94.95	990	23

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	377	221.26/cwt	221.00–223.00	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	234.67/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,520	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	237.58/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	225.25/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	233.97/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	207.55/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,096	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,203	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	206.18/cwt	202.50–208.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	236.21/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	244.53/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,399	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	217.75/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	246.45/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	236.52/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,485	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	250.31/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,196	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	221.32/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	254.91/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,053	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	972	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	232.59/cwt	230.00–233.00	995	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,192	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	225.59/cwt	218.00–226.50	1,342	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,501	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	117.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,612	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	106.08/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,348	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	97.42/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,114	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	116.16/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,637	4
Bulls	—	—	1,850	132.50/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,451	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	107.65/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,536	23
Bulls	—	—	1,405	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	80.27/cwt	70.00–89.00	775	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,188	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	97.04/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,016	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	200.24/cwt	192.00–211.00	1,254	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	226.54/cwt	222.50–232.50	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	694	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	193.23/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,210	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	210.37/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,086	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	220.98/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,039	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	221.63/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,070	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	196.63/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,406	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	224.27/cwt	222.50–226.00	953	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	200.33/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,310	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,378	4

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.

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