Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, all feeder classes sharply lower due in part to the downturn of the futures market but the slaughter cow/bull market remained steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $219.95/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −179.15 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$219.95

33 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 2

$74.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.09

vs TN average

−25.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	595	235.00	1,398	1thin
Medium and Large 1	539	233.18	1,256	26
Medium and Large 2	562	160.12	899	6thin

One grade step is worth $74.88/cwt here — about $499 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 sale33 hd

219.95

—

TN average18 barns · 1,179 hd

246.04

−26.09

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−25.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−179.15

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	1,486	159.60	2,371	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	142.80	2,059	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	138.61	1,695	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	129.59	1,406	17

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)	1,175	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	222.46/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	644	237.32/cwt	221.00–239.50	1,528	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	541	239.31/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,295	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	232.27/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,226	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	829	222.41/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	683	230.19/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	205.08/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	502	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	168.45/cwt	145.00–180.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	198.97/cwt	145.00–227.50	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	236.69/cwt	235.00–240.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,121	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	165.14/cwt	152.50–170.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	834	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	191.37/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	225.88/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	234.16/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	156.68/cwt	137.50–187.50	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	219.97/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	350	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	849	1
Steers	Small 1	850–900	850	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,466	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,722	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	121.76/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,260	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	132.00/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,452	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	142.80/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,059	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,520	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,878	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	139.53/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,711	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	150.09/cwt	145.00–155.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,262	1
Bulls	—	—	1,893	175.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,321	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	158.96/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,620	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,052	149.67/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	243.81/cwt	235.00–255.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	216.82/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,242	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	267.15/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,141	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	232.45/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,239	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	195.62/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	205.80/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,249	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	270.89/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	229.31/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	208.73/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,376	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	248.40/cwt	245.00–250.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	272.85/cwt	250.00–295.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	285.68/cwt	283.00–287.00	1,406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	233.01/cwt	232.50–235.00	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	216.21/cwt	215.00–220.00	2,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	762	208.91/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	283.77/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	719	215.31/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,548	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	225.06/cwt	222.50–227.50	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	226.54/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,724	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	247.48/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	890	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,513	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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