Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers steady-5.00 higher; Feeder heifers sharply higher; Slaughter cows steady-10.00 lower; Slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.64/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$212.64

72 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,237

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$42.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.17

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	582	213.82	1,244	70
Medium and Large 2-3	578	171.25	989	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.57/cwt here — about $255 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 sale72 hd

212.64

—

TN average12 barns · 2,095 hd

210.46

+2.17

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	1,829	115.39	2,110	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,484	90.25	1,339	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	84.73	1,035	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	77.18	833	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2	—	523	257.54/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	190.74/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,249	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	209.11/cwt	207.50–212.50	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	247.08/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,216	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	173.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	242.95/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	444	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	193.41/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,302	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	228.38/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,208	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,701	113.23/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,926	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	85.38/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,048	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	84.42/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,200	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	75.10/cwt	69.00–79.00	810	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	82.92/cwt	81.00–85.00	900	5
Bulls	—	—	2,063	117.49/cwt	112.00–121.00	2,424	5
Bulls	—	—	1,550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	91.54/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,193	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	92.29/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,411	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,516	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	76.73/cwt	71.00–79.00	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,330	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	238.24/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	247.56/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	230.00/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	189.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,272	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,192	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	213.47/cwt	210.00–220.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,224	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	228.65/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,114	10

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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