Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, not enough receipts on feeder or bulls steers, but demand was strong. heifers sharply higher. Slaughter cows/bulls 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.39/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$244.39

65 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$21.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.13

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	502	247.73	1,243	55
Medium and Large 2-3	519	226.03	1,172	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.70/cwt here — about $71 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 sale65 hd

244.39

—

TN average9 barns · 2,696 hd

234.26

+10.13

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	1,689	122.93	2,076	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	107.53	1,322	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	106.74	1,531	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	96.49	1,033	15

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	616	220.61/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	252.62/cwt	250.00–255.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	223.39/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	293.24/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	832	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	343.43/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,054	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	305.52/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,302	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	240.85/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	223.34/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	289.95/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,000	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	268.34/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	287.41/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	254.92/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	279.99/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,190	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,245	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	873	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	118.37/cwt	117.50–119.00	1,495	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	105.85/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,189	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,449	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	107.70/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,544	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	95.26/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,007	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,324	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	107.05/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,300	16
Bulls	—	—	1,908	127.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,428	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,030	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	291.65/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,479	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	246.24/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	286.26/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,377	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	236.61/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,240	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	251.58/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	235.61/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,220	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	251.22/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	225.07/cwt	212.50–237.50	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	262.41/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	290.16/cwt	285.00–295.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	231.06/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	276.24/cwt	275.00–280.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	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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