Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.46/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$229.46

103 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$51.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.77

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	544	235.52	1,281	90
Medium and Large 2-3	657	188.27	1,238	11thin
Small 1-2	558	183.75	1,024	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.77/cwt here — about $256 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 sale103 hd

229.46

—

TN average10 barns · 2,736 hd

251.24

−21.77

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	1,760	131.54	2,315	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,637	112.59	1,843	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	102.39	1,332	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	85.92	973	24

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)	925	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,231	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$2,163	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2	—	615	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	236.26/cwt	235.00–237.50	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	270.53/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,426	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	263.48/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,125	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,257	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	240.52/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	256.34/cwt	255.00–256.50	1,256	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	220.13/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,297	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	208.30/cwt	208.00–212.50	1,379	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	271.37/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,034	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	266.98/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	304.48/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	299.42/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,255	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,298	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	92.60/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,140	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	119.68/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,899	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	88.77/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,032	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	109.75/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,819	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	111.31/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,597	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	103.85/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,351	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	71.69/cwt	64.00–79.00	700	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	128.99/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,373	4
Bulls	—	—	1,523	120.08/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,829	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	139.81/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,514	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,230.58/head	1,175.00–1,280.00	1,231	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	247.28/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,442	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	207.71/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	223.50/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	235.35/cwt	222.50–236.00	1,245	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	287.49/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,383	10

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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