Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $279.65/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −119.46 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$279.65

42 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$23.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.96

vs TN average

−24.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	280.76	1,554	40
Medium and Large 2	555	257.50	1,429	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.26/cwt here — about $124 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 sale42 hd

279.65

—

TN average13 barns · 1,258 hd

278.70

+0.96

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−24.99

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−119.46

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	—	Low	1,750	159.43	2,790	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	137.99	2,090	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	130.26	1,635	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	108.37	1,227	13

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)	1,315	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$3,270	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$2,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	286.52/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,917	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	287.81/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,376	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	348.37/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,313	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	343.19/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	272.68/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,573	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	310.95/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,356	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	279.93/cwt	277.50–285.00	2,046	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	356.42/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	298.91/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,904	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	391.59/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	280.14/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	233.15/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,711	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	326.87/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,703	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	354.95/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	257.44/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,982	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	222.47/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	350.24/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	380.51/cwt	372.50–397.50	1,442	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	227.81/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,795	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	111.51/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,327	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	144.06/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,106	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	134.61/cwt	128.00–137.00	2,078	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	128.67/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,621	20
Bulls	—	—	1,584	147.90/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,343	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	303.05/cwt	299.00–320.00	1,779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	347.59/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	382.53/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,599	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	416.83/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	251.64/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,590	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,249.85/head	2,950.00–3,550.00	3,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	333.77/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,852	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	287.37/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,535	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	254.94/cwt	247.50–256.00	1,695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	718	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	371.24/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,596	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	393.61/cwt	380.00–405.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,506	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	98.67/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,006	5
Bulls	—	—	1,837	160.10/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,941	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	120.38/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,464	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	119.31/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,458	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	140.42/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,782	8
Bulls	—	—	1,869	175.70/cwt	174.00–177.00	3,284	4

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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