Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers mostly steady; Feeder heifers mostly steady; Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.41/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$212.41

185 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$25.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.40

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	524	220.99	1,159	123
Medium and Large 2-3	546	195.40	1,066	62

One grade step is worth $25.59/cwt here — about $93 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 sale185 hd

212.41

—

TN average12 barns · 3,169 hd

223.82

−11.40

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	1,583	117.69	1,863	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	105.75	1,571	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	98.85	1,182	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	87.59	931	26

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,088	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	226.54/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,187	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	200.92/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,268	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	854	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	206.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	228.90/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,108	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	235.31/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,042	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	223.90/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,274	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	215.07/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	245.05/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	233.75/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	236.17/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,372	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	231.20/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	237.10/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,453	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	245.66/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	229.46/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,570	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	203.08/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,074	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,029	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	249.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	946	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	189.29/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,380	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,281	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	232.57/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,016	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	104.83/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,544	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,380	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	113.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,790	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	103.16/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,290	30
Bulls	—	—	1,880	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,463	1
Bulls	—	—	1,707	122.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,096	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	83.67/cwt	72.00–89.00	872	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	93.86/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,029	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	94.55/cwt	82.00–99.00	1,079	30
Bulls	—	—	1,488	113.61/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,691	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,325	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	186.74/cwt	180.00–197.50	988	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,358	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	227.35/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,626	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	195.14/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,134	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,224	3

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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