Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week with a much heavier test, feeder steers unevenly steady, heifers/bulls 3.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows/bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.16/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −143.97 against this barn's trailing median of $439.14.

Average price

$295.16

72 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$72.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

vs TN average

−14.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	300.24	1,645	64
Medium and Large 2-3	559	258.55	1,444	6thin
Large 1-2	590	258.00	1,522	1thin
Small 1-2	555	227.50	1,263	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.74/cwt here — about $383 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.49, low $362.48, median $439.14 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 sale72 hd

295.16

—

TN average11 barns · 549 hd

292.46

+2.70

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

−14.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

439.14

−143.97

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	1,508	145.74	2,198	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	135.77	2,006	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	135.70	1,648	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,131	124.37	1,407	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	99.74	1,167	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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$1,613	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	600–650	623	277.41/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	625	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	620	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	730	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	259.67/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	257.42/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	400	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,110	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	573	240.98/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,381	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,522	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	135.32/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,658	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	121.09/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,336	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	99.74/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,167	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	145.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,726	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	133.50/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,623	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	285.70/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	392.23/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	214.99/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	250.95/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,471	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	338.43/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	304.41/cwt	302.00–307.50	1,595	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	236.59/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	309.76/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	239.60/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,500	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	292.46/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,091	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	230.95/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,531	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	268.22/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,250	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	276.82/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,154	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	295.83/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,742	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	365.06/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	367.53/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	296.55/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,806	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	260.73/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,379	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	276.23/cwt	262.50–288.00	1,472	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	252.27/cwt	248.00–253.00	1,652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	266.71/cwt	266.50–267.00	1,936	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	267.86/cwt	260.00–275.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	287.54/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	314.24/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,317	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,613.41/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	275.49/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	308.54/cwt	275.00–342.50	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	253.31/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	260.94/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	450–500	486	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,293	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	700–750	700	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,694	1
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,263	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,180	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	257.40/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,557	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	125.92/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,020	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,280	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	137.50/cwt	129.00–148.00	1,979	14
Bulls	—	—	2,385	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,959	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	146.30/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,279	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,251	140.25/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,154	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	275.96/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	263.25/cwt	263.00–264.00	2,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	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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