Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2024-10-29

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 29
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
533 head
114 vs last sale 419 216 vs year ago 317 · +68.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
11 vs last sale 117 6 vs year ago 112 · 5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
24 vs last sale 3 18 vs year ago 9 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-9.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 4.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 4.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 6.00 lower with heifers weighing 500-550 lbs. being 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.92/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 167.19 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.
Average price
$231.92
44 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,287
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$36.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.04
vs TN average
28.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555238.991,32733
Medium and Large 2550212.491,1699thin
Small 1570202.521,1542thin
One grade step is worth $36.47/cwt here — about $173 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
430395360325median 399.1112/1603/0304/2806/2308/18
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 sale44 hd
231.92
TN average14 barns · 1,029 hd
232.96
−1.04
National average194 barns · 26,693 hd
260.46
−28.54
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.11
−167.19
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,542148.222,28521
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,487127.371,89420
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,271122.021,55131
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,110106.671,18418

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$1,5751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,5092thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,120$3,0253thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495126.21/cwt122.00–132.001,88716
Bulls1,359135.01/cwt129.00–142.001,8357
Bulls1,714149.50/cwt146.00–153.002,5626
Bulls1,572158.83/cwt158.00–159.002,4978
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,412136.02/cwt135.00–137.001,9213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,585120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9021
CowsLean 85-90%1,109106.50/cwt101.00–112.001,18113
CowsLean 85-90%1,200118.00/cwt116.00–120.001,4163
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800798168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3412
HeifersSmall 1350–400390207.50/cwt207.50–207.508091
HeifersSmall 1550–600570202.52/cwt200.00–205.001,1542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650635192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2221
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450413217.56/cwt210.00–227.508998
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600589209.97/cwt202.50–212.501,2374
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1444
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500450265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1931
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550520269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,3994
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340227.50/cwt227.50–227.507741
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600579217.78/cwt211.00–220.001,2614
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475221.33/cwt217.50–225.001,0512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,508.51/head1,300.00–1,675.001,5092
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850828200.12/cwt197.50–201.001,6574
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1203,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0253
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2041
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450402275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1063
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467243.13/cwt235.00–247.501,13528
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800782189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4782
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950940181.22/cwt175.00–187.501,7032
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650609212.51/cwt207.50–217.501,2949
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,040175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8201
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700651205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,33510
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750744235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7484
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700693246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7059
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750732205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5015
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600579230.39/cwt224.00–240.001,33418
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800772228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,76035
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500486282.73/cwt275.00–284.001,3747
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4764
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800782192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5052
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750718220.03/cwt215.00–225.001,5804
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750717202.84/cwt202.50–203.001,4543
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700666235.64/cwt233.00–236.001,56914
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450407242.50/cwt242.50–242.509875
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700671207.04/cwt202.50–210.001,3895
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600561226.46/cwt220.00–229.001,2709
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250245312.50/cwt312.50–312.507661
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550536257.03/cwt250.00–260.001,3786
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335287.46/cwt280.00–293.009636
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650627225.80/cwt224.00–228.001,41615
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2131
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800760217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6531
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600563250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4083
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400381227.50/cwt225.00–235.008677
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468294.13/cwt285.00–300.001,3777
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518249.15/cwt240.00–250.001,29112
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578259.16/cwt255.00–262.501,49812
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325242.50/cwt242.50–242.507881
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600581265.33/cwt265.00–266.001,5426
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550538239.12/cwt237.50–243.001,2868
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424295.07/cwt290.00–299.001,25114
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400382312.30/cwt295.00–320.001,1936
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500463264.15/cwt257.50–267.501,2233
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0592
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000960140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3441
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550519214.51/cwt205.00–220.001,1135
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800750185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3881
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550538217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1704
CowsLean 85-90%98390.74/cwt87.00–94.008922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,287125.70/cwt120.00–130.001,61820
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,6822
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238111.39/cwt107.00–117.001,3799

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.