Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, too few comparable receipts on feeder steers, heifers weighing up to 550lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher and over 550lbs 3.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls weighing less than 550lbs trending 2.00 to 6.00 higher with insufficient receipts on heavier feeder bulls. Slaughter cows steady to 8.00 lower, bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.38/cwt on 209 head.

Average price

$241.38

209 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$69.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.44

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	556	257.16	1,429	23
Medium and Large 1-2	707	241.74	1,708	165
Large 1-2	671	231.75	1,556	16thin
Small 1-2	759	188.00	1,427	5thin

One grade step is worth $69.16/cwt here — about $2 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 sale209 hd

241.38

—

TN average9 barns · 2,196 hd

266.82

−25.44

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	1,503	122.63	1,844	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,512	106.88	1,616	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,324	99.31	1,315	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	89.15	928	22

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)	1,090	$1,354	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,184	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,099	$1,160	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,108	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	232.36/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,571	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	206.00/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	264.22/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	532	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	293.71/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,128	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	242.91/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,297	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	716	226.47/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	250.74/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,555	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	220.33/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	214.02/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	206.47/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,536	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	265.25/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,562	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	239.35/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,371	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	752	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	466	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	254.30/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,093	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	184.53/cwt	183.00–187.50	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	352.65/cwt	345.00–375.00	945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	237.30/cwt	223.00–238.50	1,815	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	603	239.02/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	241.20/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	251.61/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	392	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,254	2
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	378	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	455	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	947	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,894	3
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,501	6
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	759	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	287.89/cwt	272.50–304.00	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	886	222.53/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,972	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,735	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	273.78/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	256.92/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,351	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	705	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,344	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,274	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Fancy	—	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	588	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,470	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,529	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	107.56/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,622	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	105.34/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,464	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	97.89/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,281	17
Bulls	—	—	1,720	129.11/cwt	123.00–134.00	2,221	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	91.24/cwt	85.00–95.00	950	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	79.74/cwt	79.00–80.00	828	4
Bulls	—	—	1,502	117.85/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,770	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,125	114.88/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,292	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,067	1,072.77/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,073	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,043	1,163.55/head	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,164	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 1-2	—	1,132	1,418.88/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,419	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	996	1,256.06/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,256	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,287.84/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,006	1,131.99/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,132	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,103	1,205.18/head	1,125.00–1,285.00	1,205	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	955	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	950	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	224.60/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,467	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	288.19/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,219	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	770	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	206.91/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,370	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,285	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	271.55/cwt	270.00–275.00	760	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	607	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	749	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	259.40/cwt	258.00–259.50	1,243	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	913	149.37/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,364	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	275.64/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	236.48/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,339	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	239.37/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	172.24/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,307	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,617	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	209.98/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	220.77/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,378	8

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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