Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, not enough comparable receipts to form trends but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 13.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.08/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −163.03 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$236.08

27 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$19.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.71

vs TN average

−35.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	242.29	1,350	17thin
Large 1-2	545	237.00	1,292	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	222.67	1,220	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.62/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.50, low $339.43, median $399.11 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

236.08

—

TN average9 barns · 424 hd

243.79

−7.71

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−35.83

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−163.03

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	—	High	1,877	132.43	2,485	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	116.71	1,622	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	111.16	1,322	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	100.03	1,118	16

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)	1,378	$1,663	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,525	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,120	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,588	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	850	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,915	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	687	252.55/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,735	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	592	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,598	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,525.00/head	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	319	292.67/cwt	250.00–325.00	934	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,209	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	407	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,099	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	400–450	445	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	272.07/cwt	250.00–275.00	784	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	241.88/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,125	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	258	318.16/cwt	305.00–325.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	788	217.05/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,331	2
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	300	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	885	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	600–650	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	250–300	265	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	649	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	111.25/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,319	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	103.52/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,304	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,381	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	137.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,556	2
Bulls	—	—	1,928	132.85/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,561	8
Bulls	—	—	1,515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	101.92/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,136	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	90.30/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,019	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,221	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	110.38/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,407	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,841	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	117.20/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,655	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	308.97/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,499	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,317	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	231.32/cwt	227.50–234.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	228.33/cwt	222.50–236.00	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	261.60/cwt	261.50–262.50	1,216	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	351.74/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,133	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	329.55/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,219	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	275.04/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	321.24/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,314	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	263.93/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	346.00/cwt	345.00–350.00	934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	295.63/cwt	292.00–296.00	1,546	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	299.10/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,104	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	290.08/cwt	282.50–300.00	946	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	227.31/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,321	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,516	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,663.38/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	265.06/cwt	262.50–266.00	1,100	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,423	11

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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