Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this market two weeks ago, feeder classes such as steers 10.00 to 12.00 lower and heifers/bulls significantly lower. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.81/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$177.81

179 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$508

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

$17.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.09

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	576	178.98	1,031	160
Medium and Large 2-3	509	169.12	862	16thin
Small 1-2	323	161.68	522	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.30/cwt here — about $508 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 sale179 hd

177.81

—

TN average6 barns · 1,634 hd

199.90

−22.09

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	1,853	111.96	2,074	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	93.17	1,366	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	89.99	1,168	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,144	80.07	916	20

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$1,169	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,102	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,050	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,097	$934	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	668	186.14/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,243	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	280	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	637	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	610	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	230.49/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	181.36/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,048	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	540	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,315	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	221.63/cwt	217.50–227.50	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	164.99/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	189.50/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,027	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	219.89/cwt	215.00–225.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	995	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	181.50/cwt	180.00–182.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	194.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	735	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	194.69/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	222.20/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,269	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	170.42/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	182.03/cwt	181.00–192.00	1,303	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	194.59/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,310	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	223.01/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,142	6
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,509	3
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	239.72/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,117	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,302	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	228.37/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	228.16/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,278	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	224.31/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,063	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	228.26/cwt	228.00–230.00	833	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	189.63/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,083	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	214.87/cwt	205.00–222.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	987	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	99.45/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,584	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	91.60/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,314	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	89.42/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,149	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	80.63/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,034	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	100.17/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,385	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,058	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	80.73/cwt	75.00–86.00	932	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	73.25/cwt	72.00–74.00	789	3
Bulls	—	—	1,821	110.85/cwt	108.00–115.00	2,019	10
Bulls	—	—	2,020	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,101	1
Bulls	—	—	1,928	121.47/cwt	120.00–123.00	2,342	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,198	1,014.30/head	975.00–1,050.00	1,014	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	995	792.50/head	750.00–835.00	793	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	938.68/head	860.00–1,010.00	939	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,050	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,068	1,122.54/head	975.00–1,275.00	1,123	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,210.54/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,211	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	1,029.53/head	960.00–1,100.00	1,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	1,166.42/head	1,035.00–1,225.00	1,166	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,230.17/head	1,185.00–1,275.00	1,230	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,003	974.74/head	860.00–1,075.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	229.28/cwt	225.00–230.00	965	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,077	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	818	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	180.06/cwt	177.50–182.50	591	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	161.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	175.09/cwt	173.00–179.00	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	143.59/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,045	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	155.99/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	161.66/cwt	160.00–164.00	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	156.87/cwt	147.50–166.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	175.81/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,160	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,037	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	198.50/cwt	197.50–199.00	929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	190.53/cwt	185.00–191.00	922	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	181.29/cwt	178.00–184.00	948	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	181.93/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,133	12

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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