Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends will resume next week for this market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.39/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$208.39

110 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$29.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	438	212.00	929	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	211.30	1,144	96
Large 1-2	694	188.00	1,305	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	489	182.07	890	7thin

One grade step is worth $29.93/cwt here — about $39 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 sale110 hd

208.39

—

TN average12 barns · 2,587 hd

212.30

−3.90

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	1,790	106.27	1,902	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	89.79	1,355	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	87.14	1,116	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	80.30	913	15

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)	950	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$1,160	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	Large 1-2	—	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	223.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	184.73/cwt	160.00–210.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	217.61/cwt	215.00–220.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,202	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	223.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	210.22/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	207.76/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,217	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	215.56/cwt	208.00–219.00	1,673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	217.63/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,249	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	245.66/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	198.00/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	244.00/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,291	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	188.81/cwt	185.00–192.50	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	244.48/cwt	230.00–250.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	244.50/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	247.25/cwt	239.00–248.50	1,503	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,366	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	229.67/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	236.43/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	231.99/cwt	216.00–236.00	1,596	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	215.54/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,608	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	229.47/cwt	222.50–240.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	244.72/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,035	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	235.35/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,113	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	215.51/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	212.27/cwt	210.00–215.00	898	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	185.49/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	237.72/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,153	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,259	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	438	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	602	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	244.51/cwt	242.00–248.00	917	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,169	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,028	1,069.22/head	900.00–1,225.00	1,069	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	980	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,230	93.91/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,155	2
Bulls	—	—	1,947	113.88/cwt	111.00–117.00	2,217	5
Bulls	—	—	1,902	101.81/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,936	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,176	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	82.29/cwt	80.00–86.00	948	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	72.32/cwt	70.00–76.00	781	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	87.95/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,100	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	90.77/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,373	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	77.13/cwt	75.00–80.00	912	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,610	97.27/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,566	2

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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