Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $251.99/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −187.14 against this barn's trailing median of $439.14.

Average price

$251.99

17 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$30.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.00

vs TN average

−42.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	255.59	1,467	15thin
Medium and Large 2	512	225.00	1,152	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.59/cwt here — about $315 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale17 hd

251.99

—

TN average15 barns · 572 hd

255.99

−4.00

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−42.32

This barn, trailing median31 sales

439.14

−187.14

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	1,757	146.25	2,569	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,536	125.79	1,932	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	120.32	1,390	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	98.34	987	14

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,685	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,556	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	129.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,621	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	119.31/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,366	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	89.21/cwt	81.00–95.00	823	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,294	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	113.96/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,855	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	124.03/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,858	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,149	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	106.21/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,145	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	133.45/cwt	129.00–140.00	2,117	9
Bulls	—	—	2,135	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,523	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	149.64/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,888	10
Bulls	—	—	1,335	135.71/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,812	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,684.93/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,685	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,556.14/head	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,556	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	284.85/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,048	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	256.22/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	232.35/cwt	222.00–237.50	1,345	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	271.14/cwt	268.00–277.50	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	226.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	248.74/cwt	245.00–260.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	249.14/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	227.50/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	258.09/cwt	257.50–258.50	1,352	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	211.42/cwt	207.50–214.00	1,488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	211.91/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,199	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	230.70/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,442	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	239.28/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,388	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	758	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	208.74/cwt	207.50–210.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	257.93/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,233	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	216.65/cwt	210.00–235.00	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	236.32/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,612	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	270.69/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,305	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	649	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	259.32/cwt	240.00–277.50	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	241.97/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,510	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	283.71/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	219.61/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	253.53/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,450	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	301.15/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	838	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	228.56/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,671	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	588	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	221.55/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	225.84/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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