Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-02-11

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 11
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
208 head
340 vs last sale 548 10 vs year ago 198 · +5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
15 vs last sale 61 5 vs year ago 51 · 9.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
7 vs last sale 22 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are on a light test due to lighter offerings this week. Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 450 lbs. 5.00-15.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 3.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.01/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 139.10 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.
Average price
$260.01
21 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,410
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.31
vs TN average
36.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540262.791,41818thin
Medium and Large 2558243.331,3593thin
One grade step is worth $19.46/cwt here — about $60 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
430395360325median 399.1112/1603/0304/2806/2308/18
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 sale21 hd
260.01
TN average17 barns · 967 hd
267.32
−7.31
National average157 barns · 11,394 hd
297.00
−36.99
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.11
−139.10
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,922167.663,2227thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,498140.102,09912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,301135.351,76122
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,118120.491,3477thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$2,0252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,374$1,9014thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$2,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600586257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5065
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295325.00/cwt325.00–325.009591
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950940195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8331
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420279.68/cwt275.00–280.001,17516
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500462284.43/cwt275.00–287.501,3146
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623268.57/cwt265.00–270.001,6739
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3741,901.27/head1,850.00–1,950.001,9014
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350310325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0081
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28952,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575266.81/cwt260.00–270.001,5343
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520242.43/cwt240.00–245.001,2612
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950918160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4692
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450405270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0941
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485262.32/cwt245.00–280.001,2722
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650600225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2181
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2702,025.39/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0252
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465252.42/cwt250.00–255.001,1742
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,531141.65/cwt135.00–144.002,1698
CowsBoner 80-85%1,068125.47/cwt125.00–126.001,3402
CowsLean 85-90%1,061118.69/cwt116.00–120.001,2595
CowsBoner 80-85%1,318135.26/cwt130.00–140.001,78318
Bulls1,655141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,3341
Bulls1,932177.73/cwt174.00–179.003,4343
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475293.25/cwt285.00–297.501,3933
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445127.51/cwt127.00–128.001,8432
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,420146.51/cwt146.00–147.002,0802
Bulls2,000166.48/cwt160.00–170.003,3303
CowsBoner 80-85%1,380146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,0152
CowsLean 85-90%1,260125.00/cwt124.00–126.001,5752
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600584286.98/cwt285.00–290.001,6765
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650603215.03/cwt210.00–220.001,2973
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450416277.26/cwt265.00–295.001,1535
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650611230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4054
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370257.40/cwt250.00–265.009522
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3682
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500482307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,4823
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7572
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417318.26/cwt312.50–323.001,32710
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550529292.17/cwt275.00–295.001,5467
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373324.93/cwt317.50–340.001,2123
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474313.56/cwt312.50–320.001,4867
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618257.51/cwt247.50–260.001,5915
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620242.40/cwt235.00–245.001,5034
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,7165
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700685265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8151
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650618250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5453
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400378288.90/cwt287.50–290.001,0927
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522265.02/cwt260.00–269.001,38313
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350321293.70/cwt292.50–295.009436
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850800235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8801

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.