Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this market two weeks ago, feeders sharply lower with heifers and bulls weighing over 650lbs showing some price recovery of 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 higher and slaughter bulls 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $263.81/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −160.42 against this barn's trailing median of $424.23.

Average price

$263.81

51 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$26.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	266.98	1,446	45
Medium and Large 2-3	528	240.01	1,266	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.97/cwt here — about $179 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

23 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.83, low $336.81, median $424.23 across 23 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 sale51 hd

263.81

—

TN average11 barns · 286 hd

265.21

−1.40

This barn, trailing median23 sales

424.23

−160.42

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	1,771	143.04	2,534	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,552	136.58	2,120	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	132.65	1,769	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,210	116.69	1,412	11

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)	1,097	$1,583	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,104	$1,514	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,486	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,075	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,950	3thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	370	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	132.90/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,760	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	124.38/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,561	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	109.21/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,368	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	118.35/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,420	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	302.44/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	222.27/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,187	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	374	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,178	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,195	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,601	1
Bulls	—	—	1,946	148.06/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,881	5
Bulls	—	—	1,475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,873	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	139.76/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,038	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	134.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,034	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,681	144.21/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,424	4
Steers	Small 1-2	250–300	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	413	217.42/cwt	205.00–230.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	233.32/cwt	212.50–242.50	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	238.54/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,107	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,117	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,023	1,437.41/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,175	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	500–550	507	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	259.08/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	240.04/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,344	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,486.00/head	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,486	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	646	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,188	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	254.50/cwt	253.00–257.50	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	212.18/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	491	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	182.95/cwt	136.00–210.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	228.90/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	270.66/cwt	268.00–272.50	1,702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	351	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,316	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	334.71/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,095	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,564.46/head	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	302.66/cwt	295.00–310.00	969	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	270.11/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	215.40/cwt	207.50–224.00	1,583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	274.60/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,447	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	286.46/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,074	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	279.19/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	228.27/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	225.82/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	236.19/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,351	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	239.00/cwt	226.00–242.50	1,592	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	297.47/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,273	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	258.24/cwt	247.50–259.50	1,237	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	243.68/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,306	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	230.83/cwt	217.50–239.00	1,669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	345.29/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	132.04/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	258.89/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	905	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	296.06/cwt	290.00–296.50	1,415	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	243.44/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,427	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	293.28/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,540	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	241.78/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	260.10/cwt	253.00–267.50	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	234.45/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,475	5

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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