Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder heifers 5.00-9.00 lower; No comparison on feeder bulls due to lack of supply; Slaughter cows 1.00-5.00 lower. Number of cattle and quality of cattle are down this week due to extensive heat.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.25/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$199.25

117 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$10.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.97

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	573	200.87	1,151	99
Medium and Large 2-3	519	190.38	987	18thin

One grade step is worth $10.49/cwt here — about $164 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 sale117 hd

199.25

—

TN average12 barns · 1,849 hd

223.23

−23.97

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	—	Low	1,637	120.53	1,973	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	106.89	1,523	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	102.60	1,253	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	87.14	990	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,585	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,494	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,352	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	—	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin

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	—	530	203.75/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,080	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	189.99/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	748	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	203.71/cwt	200.00–207.50	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	192.66/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,295	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	199.27/cwt	199.00–202.50	1,180	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	237.59/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	242.48/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	240.96/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	207.76/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	214.24/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	206.33/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,372	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	947	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,035	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	83.59/cwt	70.00–93.00	976	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,113	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	94.05/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,004	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	110.95/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,568	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	101.42/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,233	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	113.22/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,432	3
Bulls	—	—	1,406	116.07/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,632	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	105.26/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,504	5
Bulls	—	—	2,290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,977	1
Bulls	—	—	1,704	122.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,090	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,351.71/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,352	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
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 1-2	—	1,263	1,491.48/head	1,375.00–1,585.00	1,491	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,190	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	752	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,204	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	224.68/cwt	215.00–235.00	697	2
Bulls	Small 2-3	—	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,062	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	210.09/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,122	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	298	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	937	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	188.33/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,060	6

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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