Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this market last week with a much heavier test, feeder steers 300 to 400lbs sharply higher, steers ranging 450 to 550lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower, feeder heifers 400 to 600lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher, not enough comparable receipts on feeder bulls. Slaughter cows/bulls 4.00 to 9.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.57/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$231.57

232 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$23.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.60

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	514	233.86	1,202	209
Medium and Large 2-3	525	210.82	1,107	23

One grade step is worth $23.03/cwt here — about $94 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 sale232 hd

231.57

—

TN average11 barns · 4,235 hd

230.97

+0.60

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	1,674	117.81	1,972	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	102.22	1,343	98
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	100.01	1,457	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	91.61	1,075	23
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,240	119.26	1,479	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,150	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	281.53/cwt	280.00–287.50	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	580	217.00/cwt	216.00–217.50	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	243.43/cwt	235.00–244.50	1,164	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	235.04/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	207.20/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	236.80/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	228.32/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,345	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	206.63/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	888	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	263.75/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,290	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	333.16/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	183.31/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	282.59/cwt	270.00–285.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	259.75/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,475	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	237.17/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	261.24/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	771	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	344.47/cwt	325.00–350.00	975	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	730	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	266.11/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	415	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	303.05/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	280.90/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	266.97/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	244.50/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	239.14/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	262.68/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	230.12/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	311.61/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,303	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	953	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,020	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	241.50/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,420	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	262.51/cwt	254.00–263.00	1,378	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	760	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	825	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,469	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	107.73/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,549	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	105.90/cwt	105.50–107.00	1,437	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	90.86/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,073	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	92.96/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,427	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,093	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	99.95/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,450	43
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,240	119.26/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,479	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	99.12/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,238	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	90.94/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,254	6
Bulls	—	—	1,737	120.49/cwt	116.00–125.00	2,093	10
Bulls	—	—	1,673	109.50/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,832	4
Bulls	—	—	1,947	129.50/cwt	128.00–132.00	2,521	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,193	108.25/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,291	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,345	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	295.59/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,259	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	274.54/cwt	273.50–278.00	1,310	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	208.00/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	218.84/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	264.15/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	249.97/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,070	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	213.44/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	176.18/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,187	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	247.99/cwt	245.00–255.00	903	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	236.10/cwt	230.00–242.50	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	237.20/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,245	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	175.24/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,465	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	262.99/cwt	252.50–275.00	831	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	201.03/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	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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