Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.19/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −170.92 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$228.19

35 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$24.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.98

vs TN average

−38.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	231.73	1,295	30
Medium and Large 2	545	206.97	1,128	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.76/cwt here — about $167 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

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 sale35 hd

228.19

—

TN average14 barns · 1,098 hd

239.18

−10.98

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−38.86

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−170.92

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	1,753	139.72	2,450	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	107.84	1,642	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	106.43	1,313	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,158	89.01	1,031	12

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,546	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,407	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	500–550	523	208.29/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	279.77/cwt	265.00–295.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	754	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	230.87/cwt	220.00–242.50	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,394	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	108.17/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,628	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	117.36/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,459	3
Bulls	—	—	2,035	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,053	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	107.45/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,308	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	99.40/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,261	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	130.77/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,273	4
Bulls	—	—	1,726	142.91/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,467	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,564	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	100.38/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,807	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	85.17/cwt	74.00–91.00	968	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	96.69/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	202.50/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	745	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,211	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	202.32/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,544	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	221.27/cwt	217.50–240.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	863	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,933	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,545.80/head	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	245.74/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,487	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,406.66/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,407	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	648	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	744	249.35/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	329.11/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,221	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	241.96/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,386	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,229	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	254.55/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,568	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	223.84/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,381	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	258.86/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,496	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	271.20/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	251.05/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,308	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	266.04/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,266	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	277.91/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	229.77/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,330	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	245.59/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,086	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	962	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	253.54/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	338.73/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	766	238.75/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	246.21/cwt	237.50–260.00	941	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	224.50/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	233.97/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,254	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,166	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	840	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	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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