Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this market last week, feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower, heifers 3.00 to 10.00 higher, and feeder bulls 3.00 to 10.00 lower; however, all value added feeders are still demanding a premium. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.71/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$180.71

108 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$33.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.21

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	537	184.25	990	95
Small 1-2	554	161.14	893	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	628	150.93	948	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.32/cwt here — about $42 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 sale108 hd

180.71

—

TN average11 barns · 2,070 hd

193.92

−13.21

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	1,805	106.73	1,927	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	89.67	1,287	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	86.40	1,162	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,192	75.82	904	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,127	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	198.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	198.18/cwt	198.00–200.00	852	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	204.01/cwt	197.50–212.50	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	188.15/cwt	185.00–190.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	199.55/cwt	190.00–202.50	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	190.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	891	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	226.68/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,394	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	227.42/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	208.36/cwt	197.50–212.00	1,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	188.33/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	185.12/cwt	183.00–187.50	1,140	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	231.72/cwt	230.00–237.50	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	222.63/cwt	217.50–225.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	229.70/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	952	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	97.42/cwt	91.00–104.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	101.43/cwt	97.00–106.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	186.79/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,089	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	227.19/cwt	225.00–227.50	863	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	684	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	74.94/cwt	71.00–79.00	884	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	80.79/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,004	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	99.03/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,228	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	83.86/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,092	16
Bulls	—	—	1,940	110.76/cwt	107.00–115.00	2,149	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	89.53/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,297	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	81.62/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,224	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	833	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	76.33/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,030	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,307	10
Bulls	—	—	2,025	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,147	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,417	97.56/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,382	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,110	1,069.22/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,069	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,007	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	187.07/cwt	185.00–192.50	999	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,229	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	177.86/cwt	170.00–185.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	190.40/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,266	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	164.80/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	186.17/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,255	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	159.15/cwt	150.00–167.50	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	695	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,129	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	650	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	170.99/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	180.00/cwt	170.00–183.00	952	7

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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