Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.19/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −168.92 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$230.19

44 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$26.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.12

vs TN average

−14.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	231.98	1,298	38
Medium and Large 2	521	221.59	1,154	5thin
Medium and Large 3	510	205.00	1,046	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.98/cwt here — about $253 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 sale44 hd

230.19

—

TN average13 barns · 609 hd

238.31

−8.12

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−14.22

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−168.92

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	1,518	162.38	2,465	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	144.78	2,046	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	137.97	1,737	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	114.39	1,159	7thin

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)	1,252	$1,927	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$1,881	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,750	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2	600–650	635	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	246.67/cwt	245.00–250.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	219.23/cwt	212.50–228.00	1,486	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	278.35/cwt	262.50–292.50	1,049	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	153.77/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,165	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	142.02/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,010	13
Bulls	—	—	1,667	165.96/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,767	9
Bulls	—	—	1,203	153.80/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	242.23/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,046	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	616	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,423	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	102.17/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,032	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	119.28/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,209	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	140.88/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,823	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	131.67/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,558	6
Bulls	—	—	1,750	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,028	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,880.72/head	1,775.00–1,975.00	1,881	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,750.22/head	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,926.53/head	1,300.00–2,325.00	1,927	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	255.73/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,343	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	214.93/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	237.68/cwt	230.00–245.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	246.84/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,424	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	228.64/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	219.77/cwt	212.50–227.00	1,343	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	234.79/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	265.76/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,525	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	247.16/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	261.49/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	270.35/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,260	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	240.58/cwt	232.50–242.00	1,140	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1050–1100	1,085	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	228.76/cwt	227.50–230.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	267.29/cwt	265.00–275.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	229.19/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,341	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	262.37/cwt	255.00–267.50	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	232.61/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,226	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	247.00/cwt	242.50–253.00	968	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	208.73/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	268.49/cwt	262.00–277.50	1,412	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	223.73/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	201.23/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	186.04/cwt	172.50–200.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,934	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	207.51/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	221.59/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	240.70/cwt	235.00–262.50	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	283.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,250	5
Steers	Small 1	350–400	380	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	274.38/cwt	269.00–287.50	1,309	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	213.26/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,614	3

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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