Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, feeder steers 500lbs and up 2.00 to 10.00 higher and heifers/bulls sharply higher. Slaughter cows/bulls 3.00 to 10.00 higher with the exception of lean cows 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.81/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −148.30 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$250.81

17 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$15.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.41

vs TN average

−25.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	253.98	1,449	13thin
Large 1-2	545	243.00	1,324	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	563	238.01	1,340	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale17 hd

250.81

—

TN average12 barns · 577 hd

251.22

−0.41

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−25.36

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−148.30

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	1,658	135.90	2,253	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	120.75	1,759	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	119.88	1,519	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	104.24	1,090	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,153	130.03	1,499	2thin

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)	1,825	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,310	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,569	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	990	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,735	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,413	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	264.06/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,413	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	246.60/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,435	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	238.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,632	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,309	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	282.05/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,233	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	258.29/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	301.36/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,453	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,569.22/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	320	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	550–600	563	238.01/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,340	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	1,727.06/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Fancy	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,124	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	600–650	611	259.30/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,584	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Steers	Small 1-2	850–900	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	875	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	106.05/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,461	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	116.97/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,059	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	97.88/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,153	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,499	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	135.90/cwt	129.00–140.00	2,253	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	295.34/cwt	282.50–305.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,324	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	120.75/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,759	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	121.74/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,511	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	400	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	271.71/cwt	269.00–282.50	1,312	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	290.91/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,079	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	350.99/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	239.51/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	990	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	358.58/cwt	345.00–365.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	278.58/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	291.46/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,699	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	219.85/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	200.61/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	258.71/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,513	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	296.51/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	238.68/cwt	236.00–239.50	1,492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	293.58/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,374	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	202.01/cwt	199.00–203.00	1,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	294.44/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,293	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,271	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,589	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	277.37/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	315.23/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	220.13/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,484	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	310.96/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,169	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,373	16

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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