Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, it was noted that buyers were less active due in part to a decrease in quality. Feeder steers/bulls 5.00 to 15.00 lower, feeder heifers 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.73/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −167.38 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$231.73

53 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,277

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$1.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

vs TN average

−10.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	232.11	1,295	40
Medium and Large 2	531	230.58	1,224	13thin

One grade step is worth $1.53/cwt here — about $71 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

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 sale53 hd

231.73

—

TN average15 barns · 911 hd

233.78

−2.05

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−10.15

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−167.38

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	1,702	163.30	2,780	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	144.09	2,197	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,327	140.97	1,870	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	128.93	1,512	24
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,173	149.15	1,750	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,337	$1,833	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,585	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,892	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$1,850	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2	700–750	715	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	206.78/cwt	197.50–212.50	1,408	7
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	375	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	230.39/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,203	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	672	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	445	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	238.17/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,119	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	224.16/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,282	3
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	415	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	166.85/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	219.98/cwt	216.00–232.50	1,397	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	233.76/cwt	225.00–235.50	1,339	6
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	495	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,266	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	975	2
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	488	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,469	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,940.76/head	1,725.00–2,050.00	1,941	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,680.62/head	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,681	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	1,833.15/head	1,700.00–1,910.00	1,833	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,232	156.52/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,928	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	150.72/cwt	149.00–152.00	2,464	2
Bulls	—	—	1,953	174.49/cwt	173.00–178.00	3,408	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	163.40/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,892	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,053	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	126.64/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,480	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	119.53/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,428	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,173	149.15/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,750	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	140.46/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,655	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,689	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	140.90/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,915	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	143.39/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,177	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	152.30/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,194	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	216.81/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,429	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,393	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	189.84/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	519	246.50/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,279	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	693	226.44/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,569	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	780	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	228.32/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	235.87/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	212.12/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,627	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	202.77/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	233.21/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	212.03/cwt	200.00–227.50	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	590	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	207.01/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	297.95/cwt	297.50–300.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	682	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	246.39/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,424	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	221.62/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	269.34/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,304	4
Steers	Small 1	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	254.77/cwt	248.00–257.50	1,355	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	234.38/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,455	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	417	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	584	237.29/cwt	236.00–247.50	1,386	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	235.28/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,223	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	221.39/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,348	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	265.94/cwt	250.00–280.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	242.70/cwt	237.50–247.50	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	228.03/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	222.12/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	255.61/cwt	250.00–257.50	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	262.09/cwt	260.00–262.50	904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	221.96/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	220.64/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,066	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	985	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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