Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, too few comparable receipts to form trends but a higher undertone was noted on feeder steers. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 11.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.92/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −139.19 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$259.92

37 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,418

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$21.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.08

vs TN average

−10.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	266.46	1,451	26
Medium and Large 2-3	548	244.47	1,339	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.99/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale37 hd

259.92

—

TN average10 barns · 482 hd

253.85

+6.08

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−10.67

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−139.19

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	1,492	145.70	2,174	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	129.58	1,722	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	123.90	1,684	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	113.65	1,313	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,675	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2Fancy	650–700	661	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	277.50/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	288.28/cwt	282.00–292.50	1,508	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	244.26/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	920	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	262.92/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	263.44/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	289.74/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,544	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	376.13/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	372.31/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	278.80/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	250.01/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,323	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	441	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,235	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	340.03/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	234.77/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	277.96/cwt	266.00–289.00	1,696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	159.15/cwt	140.00–178.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,192	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	176.04/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	293.30/cwt	280.00–305.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	173.72/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	336.42/cwt	330.00–350.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	240.45/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,395	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	273.22/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,268	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	299.19/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,134	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	222.25/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,396	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	790	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	280.23/cwt	267.00–282.50	1,474	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	218.67/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	224.01/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	254.01/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	375.80/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	475	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	205.60/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	228.32/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	258.01/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,502	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	187.89/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	351.20/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	234.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	292.92/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,368	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,158	141.79/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,642	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	154.24/cwt	146.00–157.00	2,668	4
Bulls	—	—	1,508	138.24/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,085	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	115.83/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,377	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	125.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,806	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,696	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	115.71/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,333	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	129.58/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,722	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	106.00/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,100	2

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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