Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends on feeder calves are on a light test this week due to lighter offerings. Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.49/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −129.62 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$269.49

18 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$13.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.83

vs TN average

−34.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	273.14	1,542	13thin
Medium and Large 2	521	259.99	1,355	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.15/cwt here — about $187 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

269.49

—

TN average14 barns · 866 hd

276.32

−6.83

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−34.93

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−129.62

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	1,898	164.53	3,122	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,556	132.57	2,062	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	126.70	1,636	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	105.28	1,183	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,907	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,255	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,033	$1,585	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,329	$2,309	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$2,309	5

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	111.34/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,243	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,881	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	132.00/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,043	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	119.30/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,516	7
Bulls	—	—	2,048	172.97/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,542	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	139.46/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,263	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	131.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,707	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	97.21/cwt	92.50–103.00	1,101	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	164.28/cwt	156.00–169.00	3,143	8
Bulls	—	—	1,535	148.68/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,282	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,463.97/head	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,464	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,584.50/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,585	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	2,286.30/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,286	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,907.34/head	1,680.00–2,100.00	1,907	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	2,084.00/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	259.99/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,355	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	313.17/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	278.96/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	274.08/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	317.34/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,342	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	281.37/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	349.79/cwt	343.00–357.50	1,315	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	260.02/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	283.95/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,481	2
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	634	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,997	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	331.68/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	217.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	249.01/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	226.55/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	292.58/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	872	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,945	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,420	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,519	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,468	2

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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