Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale from two weeks ago, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-20.00 higher with instances of 25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-12.00 higher with instances of 18.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.56/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −165.55 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$233.56

47 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$21.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.99

vs TN average

−49.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	234.92	1,298	44
Medium and Large 2	515	213.64	1,100	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.28/cwt here — about $198 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 sale47 hd

233.56

—

TN average8 barns · 390 hd

244.55

−10.99

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−49.76

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−165.55

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	—	Average	1,758	136.96	2,407	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	115.52	1,598	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	108.40	1,315	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	89.31	962	7thin

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)	1,015	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,394	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	247.23/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,174	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	804	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	223.66/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,617	2
Bulls	—	—	2,003	144.12/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,887	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	135.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,305	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	108.22/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,294	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	118.74/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,655	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	99.00/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,109	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	119.36/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	272.40/cwt	252.50–285.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	735	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,305	1
Heifers	Small 1	750–800	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	1
Steers	Small 1	750–800	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	213.64/cwt	195.00–227.50	1,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	212	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	226.91/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	291.25/cwt	280.00–302.50	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	296.36/cwt	294.00–317.50	1,254	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	279.87/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	256.60/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	241.71/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,252	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,534	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	231.05/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	238.25/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	340.60/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	304.73/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	264.63/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,016	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	225.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,400	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	299.19/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	308.39/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	752	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,921	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	248.29/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	212.74/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	291.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,384	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	291.87/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,381	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	335.93/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	225.28/cwt	222.50–229.00	1,507	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	268.78/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	902	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	248.33/cwt	240.00–252.50	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	228.72/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,336	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	242.06/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,842	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,397	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	115.58/cwt	106.00–117.50	1,585	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	100.07/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,174	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	85.00/cwt	80.00–87.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	196.66/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	259.38/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,115	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	283.74/cwt	282.50–285.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	251.64/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	279.26/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	249.99/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,706	5

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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