Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 650 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower, over 650 lbs. 3.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 7.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $208.72/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −190.38 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$208.72

28 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$34.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.65

vs TN average

−31.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	213.72	1,206	24
Medium and Large 2	534	178.75	955	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.97/cwt here — about $252 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 sale28 hd

208.72

—

TN average15 barns · 849 hd

224.38

−15.65

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−31.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−190.38

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	—	High	2,012	151.52	3,048	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	115.45	1,505	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	115.23	1,720	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	100.86	1,112	4thin

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	973	$1,315	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$2,150	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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	116.64/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,702	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	107.70/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,382	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	124.54/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,716	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	115.73/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,503	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	796	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	105.81/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,230	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	108.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,778	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,693	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	157.38/cwt	156.00–159.00	3,061	2
Bulls	—	—	2,078	145.66/cwt	143.00–148.00	3,027	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,314.73/head	1,025.00–1,625.00	1,315	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	279.63/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,071	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	279.23/cwt	267.50–280.50	1,206	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	216.53/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,455	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	212.19/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,016	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	210.08/cwt	205.00–215.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	214.92/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,339	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	212.10/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	239.81/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,408	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	236.02/cwt	235.00–247.50	878	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	197.25/cwt	192.00–199.50	1,452	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	204.56/cwt	197.00–212.00	1,350	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	213.97/cwt	207.50–216.00	1,237	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	230.64/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	260.59/cwt	250.00–272.50	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	183.31/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	215.12/cwt	200.00–230.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	652	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	213.22/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,145	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	202.04/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,281	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	236.73/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,472	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	268.66/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,263	2
Steers	Small 1	700–750	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	230.13/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	251.21/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	248.45/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,431	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,710	1
Steers	Small 1	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	222.08/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,730	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	233.70/cwt	227.50–237.00	1,190	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	230.85/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	262.28/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	226.90/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,563	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	258.32/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	195.04/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	223.13/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,080	10

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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