Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers steady-10.00 higher; Feeder heifers steady-10.00 higher; Slaughter cows mostly steady; Slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.72/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$227.72

202 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$14.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

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	644	228.21	1,470	195
Medium and Large 2-3	492	214.05	1,054	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.16/cwt here — about $417 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 sale202 hd

227.72

—

TN average13 barns · 2,608 hd

228.12

−0.39

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	1,723	121.67	2,097	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	110.08	1,581	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	101.49	1,246	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,236	91.71	1,133	21

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)	—	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	243.58/cwt	240.00–245.00	933	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,522	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,217	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	245.81/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	228.83/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	244.50/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,262	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	237.31/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,495	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	208.97/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,285	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	240.10/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,373	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	218.69/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	210.19/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	233.48/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	221.91/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	231.40/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,550	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	234.79/cwt	234.00–237.50	1,134	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	217.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,438	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	236.31/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,009	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,897	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	235.96/cwt	225.00–240.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	222.01/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,354	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	223.36/cwt	220.00–225.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	232.98/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,237	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	226.08/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,302	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,323	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	214.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,124	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	214.14/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,531	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	92.66/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,137	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	105.18/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,448	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	114.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,702	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	93.39/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,022	4
Bulls	—	—	1,428	113.14/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,616	3
Bulls	—	—	1,871	125.94/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,356	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	114.88/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,310	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,269	91.31/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,159	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	101.47/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,259	14

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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