Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers under 600lbs 10.00 to 20.00 lower and steers over 600lbs 2.00 to 17.00 higher, feeder heifers on a more limited test 8.00 to 25.00 higher but #2 muscled heifers showing less demand trending 8.00 to 25.00 lower, and bulls 2.00 to 15.0 higher. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.48/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −156.63 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$242.48

42 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$42.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.05

vs TN average

−15.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	252.24	1,350	28
Medium and Large 2	522	233.02	1,217	5thin
Large 1	543	224.49	1,219	4thin
Small 1	530	221.00	1,171	1thin
Medium and Large 3	536	209.38	1,122	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.86/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale42 hd

242.48

—

TN average12 barns · 601 hd

252.54

−10.05

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−15.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−156.63

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	1,565	155.82	2,438	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	142.93	2,204	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	139.89	1,842	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	132.29	1,489	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	134.00	1,502	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,485	118.00	1,752	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$1,526	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	850–900	885	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	288.80/cwt	282.50–295.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	230.21/cwt	225.00–235.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	238.78/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	178.87/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	158.71/cwt	145.00–172.50	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	248.68/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	555	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	283.14/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,036	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	231.71/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	317.16/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	239.96/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	255.01/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,341	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	219.30/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	235.02/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	611	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	219.49/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Small 1	750–800	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	530	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,171	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	477	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,407	3
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	348	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	252.15/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,314	6
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	430	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,086	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	151.30/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,640	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	145.15/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,286	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,502	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	150.52/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,167	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	130.40/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,458	17
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,135	148.25/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,683	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	138.73/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,597	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	129.61/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,743	2
Bulls	—	—	1,696	159.90/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,712	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,493	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,752	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	138.42/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,802	30
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	659	194.32/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,281	7
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	543	224.49/cwt	200.00–232.50	1,219	4
Heifers	Large 1	250–300	250	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	706	1
Steers	Large 1	650–700	667	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,551	3
Bulls	Large 1	800–850	810	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,276	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,224	1
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	542	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	918	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	271.11/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,678	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	281.10/cwt	272.50–287.00	1,585	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	215.84/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	282.91/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,463	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	287.81/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	267.70/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,783	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	251.65/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,210	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	259.41/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,523	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	275.08/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,480	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	247.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,389	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	284.40/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,354	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	308.74/cwt	287.50–314.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	243.16/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,471	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	291.72/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,354	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	261.90/cwt	255.00–263.00	969	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	225.06/cwt	218.00–227.50	1,488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,763	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,525.68/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,526	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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