Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $254.11/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −185.03 against this barn's trailing median of $439.14.

Average price

$254.11

47 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$28.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.92

vs TN average

−51.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	255.92	1,408	44
Medium and Large 2	590	227.50	1,342	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $66 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale47 hd

254.11

—

TN average13 barns · 357 hd

259.02

−4.92

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−51.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

439.14

−185.03

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	1,654	141.21	2,335	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,511	116.02	1,753	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	110.23	1,418	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	102.12	1,074	16

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1	600–650	621	218.85/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,359	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	225.97/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,096	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	230.17/cwt	220.00–240.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	207.91/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	223.01/cwt	222.00–227.50	1,508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	228.48/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,186	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	884	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,033	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	256.87/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	180.01/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	216.15/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	281.62/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,217	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	216.41/cwt	215.00–217.50	926	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	228.82/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,190	11
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	410	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	912	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	545	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,213	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	628	192.64/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	212.46/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	460	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,001	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	89.68/cwt	81.00–95.00	980	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	107.77/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,113	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	109.33/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,715	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	123.15/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,749	4
Bulls	—	—	1,927	156.69/cwt	156.00–158.00	3,019	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	133.14/cwt	129.00–140.00	2,024	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	232.55/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,116	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	116.17/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,758	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,428	1
Bulls	—	—	1,766	148.42/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,621	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	112.41/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,464	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	103.10/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,302	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	227.50/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	212.14/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,016	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	253.25/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,487	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	228.99/cwt	222.50–234.00	1,660	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	278.07/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,268	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	228.56/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,307	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	219.43/cwt	217.50–226.00	1,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	237.91/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,499	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	315.57/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,180	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	256.68/cwt	250.00–257.50	934	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	193.39/cwt	192.50–196.00	1,570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	325.32/cwt	320.00–330.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	325.71/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,195	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	255.46/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,334	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	247.75/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	243.61/cwt	235.00–247.50	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	283.33/cwt	267.50–292.50	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	291.37/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,206	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,339	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	761	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,792	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	251.19/cwt	247.50–255.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	221.66/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	224.52/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	747	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,561	6

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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