Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. 10.00-15.00 higher, 0ver 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.78/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −160.33 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$238.78

38 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$22.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.23

vs TN average

−19.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	245.31	1,372	27
Medium and Large 2	565	222.76	1,258	11thin

One grade step is worth $22.55/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale38 hd

238.78

—

TN average12 barns · 648 hd

236.55

+2.23

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−19.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−160.33

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	1,749	146.32	2,559	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	126.03	1,820	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	118.41	1,501	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	101.89	1,084	16

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)	1,215	$1,551	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,350	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	192.53/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	332.20/cwt	312.50–347.50	1,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	211.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	233.98/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	244.59/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,516	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	333.43/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,207	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	235.33/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,605	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	246.60/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	289.84/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,333	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	228.77/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	261.88/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	223.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	206.94/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	226.34/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	266.26/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	300.36/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,301	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	233.48/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,352	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	229.12/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,198	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	221.14/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,387	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	256.83/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	106.68/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,191	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	283.66/cwt	277.50–290.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	230.51/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	260.92/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,279	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	254.72/cwt	254.00–257.50	1,108	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	218.49/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	239.86/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,406	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	295.55/cwt	289.00–310.00	1,286	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	221.15/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,274	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	253.23/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,317	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	279.88/cwt	276.50–287.50	1,310	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	258.31/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,348	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	219.52/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,589	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,550.95/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,551	4
Bulls	—	—	2,260	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,661	1
Bulls	—	—	1,508	137.71/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,077	4
Bulls	—	—	1,824	149.45/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,726	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	124.78/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,802	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	106.72/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,218	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	115.47/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,476	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	134.12/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,047	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	113.43/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,120	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	87.31/cwt	80.00–95.00	896	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	129.77/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,700	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	116.50/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,513	11

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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