Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.11/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −167.00 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$232.11

43 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$17.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

vs TN average

−27.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	235.00	1,234	1thin
Medium and Large 1	549	234.92	1,291	35
Medium and Large 2	542	217.65	1,180	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.35/cwt here — about $53 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale43 hd

232.11

—

TN average15 barns · 908 hd

233.40

−1.29

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−27.52

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−167.00

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	1,808	148.08	2,677	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,502	127.01	1,908	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	123.39	1,523	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	102.56	1,150	14

Every lot, as filed

72 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	108.35/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,212	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	93.39/cwt	81.00–100.00	1,053	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	117.48/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,813	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	133.26/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,858	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	125.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,941	14
Bulls	—	—	1,393	131.11/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,826	2
Bulls	—	—	1,993	162.08/cwt	160.00–164.00	3,230	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	145.39/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	283.80/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	229.45/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	233.03/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,237	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	278.22/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,297	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	201.34/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	218.15/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	319.47/cwt	310.00–330.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	266.50/cwt	257.50–271.00	1,439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	248.99/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	243.73/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,348	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	214.18/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	270.22/cwt	257.50–273.00	1,538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	240.22/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,605	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	276.28/cwt	272.50–280.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	300.72/cwt	290.00–312.50	962	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	242.04/cwt	237.50–246.00	1,503	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	229.86/cwt	227.50–231.00	1,655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	176.33/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	231.36/cwt	222.50–237.50	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	218.32/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	224.09/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	229.23/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	217.15/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	208.76/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	237.49/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	745	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	135.16/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,748	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	122.66/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,461	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	112.82/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,409	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	229.17/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,400	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	249.49/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	212.35/cwt	211.00–217.50	1,429	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	231.16/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,348	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	202.45/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	288.74/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	236.12/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,266	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	232.61/cwt	222.50–238.00	1,338	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	222.67/cwt	217.50–226.00	1,381	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	255.09/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	265.89/cwt	255.00–277.50	824	4
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	415	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	253.24/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	250.79/cwt	245.00–255.00	935	3

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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