Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available at this time for feeder cattle but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 2.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.95/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$196.95

66 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$29.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

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	505	201.89	1,021	55
Small 1-2	305	175.00	534	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	495	172.00	851	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.89/cwt here — about $169 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 sale66 hd

196.95

—

TN average11 barns · 1,340 hd

200.89

−3.94

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	1,457	113.73	1,657	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	91.78	1,314	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	89.71	1,157	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	80.25	825	13

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)	785	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$690	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,444	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	222.52/cwt	217.50–223.00	1,055	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	238.00/cwt	230.00–245.00	923	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	225.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	492	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	226.27/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	235.56/cwt	220.00–250.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,135	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	205.14/cwt	200.00–210.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	213.48/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,411	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	192.38/cwt	190.00–197.50	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	212.17/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,320	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	92.12/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,379	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,497	94.07/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,408	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	88.26/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,077	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	78.45/cwt	74.00–82.00	801	10
Bulls	—	—	1,568	112.70/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,767	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	85.64/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,032	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	86.26/cwt	85.00–88.00	908	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,093	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,060	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,113	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	220.90/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,146	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	177.39/cwt	155.00–200.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	193.91/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	214.25/cwt	205.00–220.00	906	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	208.00/cwt	205.00–215.00	813	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	209.50/cwt	207.50–212.50	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,086	1

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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