Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $250.76/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −188.37 against this barn's trailing median of $439.14.

Average price

$250.76

20 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$15.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.96

vs TN average

−18.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	252.29	1,415	18thin
Medium and Large 2	538	237.00	1,274	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.29/cwt here — about $141 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.49, low $362.48, median $439.14 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 sale20 hd

250.76

—

TN average10 barns · 259 hd

249.81

+0.96

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−18.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

439.14

−188.37

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	1,865	164.05	3,059	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	144.05	2,063	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	138.04	1,693	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	116.24	1,208	6thin

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)	1,478	$2,072	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$1,836	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$1,702	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,576	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	950–1000	995	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	215.60/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,717	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	148.29/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,995	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	138.21/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,706	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	129.27/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,428	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	111.11/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,181	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	121.37/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,232	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	148.16/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,107	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	141.21/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,032	13
Bulls	—	—	1,765	152.73/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,696	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,186	1
Bulls	—	—	1,904	165.29/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,147	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	1,701.81/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,702	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	1,835.71/head	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,836	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,478	2,072.04/head	1,925.00–2,200.00	2,072	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,576.16/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	202.92/cwt	202.50–203.00	1,224	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	202.00/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,054	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	251.23/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,196	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	248.33/cwt	245.00–256.00	926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	227.40/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	201.35/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	239.61/cwt	230.00–242.00	889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	232.25/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,080	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	192.23/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	218.05/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	231.86/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,431	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	208.58/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	242.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,032	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	245.72/cwt	242.50–247.00	1,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	747	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	222.13/cwt	212.50–225.50	1,575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	212.92/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	235.98/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,609	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	251.96/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,449	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	253.16/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	262.91/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	241.26/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,496	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	261.23/cwt	260.00–262.50	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	215.26/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,255	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	198.12/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	234.84/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	231.00/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	237.21/cwt	235.00–238.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,712	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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