Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers 2.00-10.00 lower; Feeder heifers sharply lower; Slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.54/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$201.54

171 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$3.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.63

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	201.64	1,155	166
Medium and Large 2-3	536	198.40	1,063	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.24/cwt here — about $92 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 sale171 hd

201.54

—

TN average12 barns · 3,016 hd

219.17

−17.63

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	1,666	119.12	1,984	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	95.42	1,418	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	89.02	1,064	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	82.28	856	37

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)	—	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	238.57/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,143	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	214.81/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,029	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	191.15/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,283	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,375	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	196.63/cwt	183.00–210.00	1,534	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	195.43/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,214	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	210.98/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,540	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	243.64/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,357	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	230.10/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,417	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	208.21/cwt	192.50–224.00	1,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	207.50/cwt	195.00–216.00	1,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	246.22/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	225.38/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	245.64/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,297	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	222.24/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,498	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	233.01/cwt	228.00–234.00	986	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	211.16/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,106	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	204.27/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,242	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	253.79/cwt	252.50–255.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	867	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	76.58/cwt	70.00–79.00	770	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	91.55/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,002	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	94.92/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,366	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	88.47/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,312	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	104.00/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,709	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	85.97/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,027	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,330	1
Bulls	—	—	1,968	125.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,460	9
Bulls	—	—	1,326	112.50/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,492	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	83.44/cwt	80.00–88.00	874	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	92.63/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,101	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	203.75/cwt	202.50–205.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	188.23/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,368	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	231.13/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,079	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	196.54/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,150	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	182.79/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	207.78/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,101	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	209.08/cwt	205.00–215.00	694	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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