Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Independence Day Holiday July 4th.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.67/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −147.44 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$251.67

72 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$23.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.34

vs TN average

−17.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	255.63	1,407	60
Medium and Large 2-3	552	231.91	1,281	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.72/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale72 hd

251.67

—

TN average6 barns · 479 hd

259.01

−7.34

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−17.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−147.44

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	1,645	162.45	2,673	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	150.87	2,304	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	137.78	1,751	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	123.71	1,323	15

Every lot, as filed

72 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	521	248.29/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,294	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	281.62/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,352	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	278.28/cwt	272.50–287.50	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	261.32/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,908	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	238.75/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	269.89/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	752	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	304.81/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,332	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	287.68/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,389	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	259.75/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,966	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	266.39/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,787	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	268.43/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,699	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	270.76/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,589	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	274.97/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,449	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	332.48/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	650–700	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	226.92/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	252.50/cwt	242.50–262.50	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	717	242.58/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	251.09/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	238.53/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	240.50/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	220.45/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,384	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	237.43/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,023	190.07/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	329.54/cwt	305.00–357.50	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	225.77/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,307	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	207.31/cwt	192.50–217.50	1,623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	247.28/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,071	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	279.18/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,072	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	257.87/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,336	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	240.45/cwt	232.50–245.50	1,635	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,757	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	247.04/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,435	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	235.05/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	244.03/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	292.50/cwt	277.50–297.50	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	153.11/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,438	4
Bulls	—	—	1,901	173.94/cwt	170.00–178.00	3,307	8
Bulls	—	—	1,122	147.26/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,652	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	157.82/cwt	151.00–163.00	2,522	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	123.72/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,328	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	138.22/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,735	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	152.58/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,171	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	129.45/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,590	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	143.98/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,145	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	155.00/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,401	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,527	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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