Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers and bull sharply higher, not enough comparable receipts on heifers but demand was slightly lower. Slaughter cows/bulls 3.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.35/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −146.76 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$252.35

32 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$36.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.12

vs TN average

−24.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	268.18	1,445	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	559	232.00	1,296	14thin

One grade step is worth $36.18/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale32 hd

252.35

—

TN average10 barns · 833 hd

261.47

−9.12

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−24.87

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−146.76

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	—	Low	1,636	137.17	2,244	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	127.14	1,897	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	123.56	1,572	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	106.71	1,235	10

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,745	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,727	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,400	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,900	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	550–600	575	272.90/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,569	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	358	375.59/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,345	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	362	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,267	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	12
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	252.74/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	476	297.81/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,418	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	350–400	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	671	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	227.54/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,429	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,745	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	212.72/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	250.07/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	832	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	550–600	560	257.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	257.50/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	206.59/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Small 2-3	400–450	422	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	224.14/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,282	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	135.54/cwt	134.00–137.00	2,010	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	134.53/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,894	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	118.62/cwt	107.00–129.00	1,904	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,048	1
Bulls	—	—	1,674	139.72/cwt	134.00–147.00	2,339	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,125	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,474	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	122.89/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,534	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	113.08/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,451	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	93.23/cwt	92.50–94.00	1,070	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,476	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	108.81/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,249	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	125.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,877	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	338.37/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	692	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	336.52/cwt	330.00–345.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,511	2
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	357.91/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	238.57/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	293.33/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,519	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	241.53/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	340.10/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	304	364.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	330.38/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,044	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,726.60/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	273.15/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,467	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	327.60/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	331.78/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,257	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	315	383.28/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,207	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	258.32/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	254	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,266	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	298.88/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	261.96/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,763	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	247.46/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	318.41/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,369	3

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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