Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher but not well tested due to light bull offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.23/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −131.88 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$267.23

61 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$39.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.57

vs TN average

−36.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	269.77	1,513	51
Medium and Large 2	521	256.97	1,339	9thin
Small 1	505	230.00	1,162	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.77/cwt here — about $352 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

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 sale61 hd

267.23

—

TN average11 barns · 789 hd

278.79

−11.57

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−36.80

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−131.88

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	2,165	166.00	3,594	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	139.37	2,065	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	137.42	1,682	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	94.72	954	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	282.41/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,607	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	312.11/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	242.51/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,642	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	335.40/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,097	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	292.97/cwt	287.00–301.00	1,389	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	305.98/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	712	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	224.87/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	259.67/cwt	259.00–262.50	1,317	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	331.23/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	256.34/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,300	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	286.71/cwt	286.00–287.00	1,508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	305.16/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	754	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	208.78/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,509	2
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	630	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,370	1
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	285.01/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,533	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	136.01/cwt	129.00–142.00	2,052	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	148.77/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,105	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	145.11/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,898	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	134.44/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,577	20
Bulls	—	—	2,165	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	281.23/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	94.72/cwt	81.00–103.00	954	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	126.35/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	333.87/cwt	332.50–336.00	1,573	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	269.61/cwt	268.00–273.00	1,925	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	280.84/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,637	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	266.34/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	346.10/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	255.45/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,977	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	351.75/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	330.98/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	261.60/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,520	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	276.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,880	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	249.86/cwt	247.50–250.00	2,061	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	309.19/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,759	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	343.80/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	247.39/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	275.27/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,464	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	364.07/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,161	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	314.17/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	376.29/cwt	367.50–381.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	237.58/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,713	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	328.18/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,234	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	285.42/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	2

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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