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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this market last week, feeder steers/heifers 10.00 to 12.00 higher and feeder bulls sharply higher. 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 $189.52/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$189.52

100 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$524

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

$8.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.69

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	553	190.02	1,050	92
Small 1-2	392	188.33	738	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	290	181.06	526	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.95/cwt here — about $524 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 sale100 hd

189.52

—

TN average10 barns · 1,847 hd

190.21

−0.69

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	1,646	109.03	1,795	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	90.05	1,288	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	88.11	1,095	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,187	77.55	921	18

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)	1,280	$1,454	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,343	$1,233	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,038	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$985	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,473	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	661	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,210	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	177.57/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,302	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	908	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,095	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	695	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	196.97/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	223.70/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	215.43/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,413	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	201.75/cwt	197.50–206.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	244.11/cwt	235.00–250.00	823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	191.53/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	144.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	224.22/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,428	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	187.89/cwt	180.00–200.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	186.49/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	234.39/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,315	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	227.24/cwt	224.00–232.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	224.87/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,165	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,267	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	190.69/cwt	182.50–202.50	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	984	2
Bulls	Small 2-3	—	805	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,002	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	90.05/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,288	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	95.03/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,043	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	88.46/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,111	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	731	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,322	85.60/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,132	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	966	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	76.51/cwt	73.00–82.00	892	14
Bulls	—	—	1,736	111.95/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,943	8
Bulls	—	—	1,622	104.44/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,694	3
Bulls	—	—	1,950	121.68/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,373	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,127	93.19/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,050	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,454.09/head	1,385.00–1,510.00	1,454	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,233.36/head	1,135.00–1,325.00	1,233	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,472.74/head	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,041	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,112	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	974	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	194.43/cwt	194.00–200.00	844	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	192.94/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,381	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,129	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	188.83/cwt	180.00–195.00	534	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	201.28/cwt	200.00–202.50	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	187.25/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,114	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	210.22/cwt	199.00–212.00	1,022	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	199.16/cwt	199.00–200.00	755	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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