Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder cattle were not well established but a higher undertone was noted; Slaughter cows mostly steady; Slaughter bulls not well established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.97/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$217.97

117 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$12.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

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	581	218.84	1,272	109
Medium and Large 2-3	476	206.13	982	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.71/cwt here — about $290 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

217.97

—

TN average12 barns · 2,013 hd

220.03

−2.05

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	—	Average	1,987	130.44	2,592	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	108.86	1,597	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	104.15	1,353	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	94.11	1,026	33

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,380	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,069	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,838	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	522	221.78/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,158	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	228.95/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,083	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	237.28/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	207.61/cwt	205.00–210.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	234.69/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	715	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	228.55/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	225.16/cwt	222.50–225.50	1,342	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	210.98/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,420	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	197.73/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,432	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	231.86/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,352	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	236.05/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,244	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	236.13/cwt	232.50–238.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,713	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	233.35/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,559	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,280	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	231.36/cwt	222.00–238.00	993	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	242.03/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,145	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	219.80/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,158	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	191.48/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,457	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	96.18/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,082	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	106.40/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,496	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	113.78/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,809	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	104.67/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,370	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	87.65/cwt	85.00–90.00	860	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	89.44/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,042	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	126.03/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,262	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	133.38/cwt	132.00–136.00	2,821	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	111.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,491	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,775.00–2,075.00	1,875	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,191.67/head	2,150.00–2,225.00	2,192	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	229.16/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,412	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	248	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	226.21/cwt	220.00–232.50	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	199.94/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	202.34/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,273	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	2

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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