Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established on feeder cattle due to light offerings last week, Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.44/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −129.70 against this barn's trailing median of $439.14.

Average price

$309.44

15 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.95

vs TN average

−31.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	309.44	1,649	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.49, low $362.48, median $439.14 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 sale15 hd

309.44

—

TN average11 barns · 78 hd

299.49

+9.95

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

−31.77

This barn, trailing median31 sales

439.14

−129.70

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	1,772	161.24	2,857	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	144.48	2,353	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	139.63	1,725	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	118.90	1,250	8thin

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)	1,168	$2,232	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,358	$1,977	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$2,479	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	140.76/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,323	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,483	152.55/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,262	4
Bulls	—	—	2,003	168.19/cwt	162.00–174.00	3,369	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,478.73/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,479	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,231.75/head	1,950.00–2,425.00	2,232	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,976.78/head	1,900.00–2,075.00	1,977	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	247.45/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	321.67/cwt	320.00–325.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	323.72/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	273.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,755	3
Steers	Small 1	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	329.97/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	831	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,044	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	743	256.32/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,904	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	315.55/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	251.86/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,456	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	301.23/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	286.29/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,225	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	235.57/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	148.21/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,382	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	139.73/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,761	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,528	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	147.51/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,664	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,270	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	316.46/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	317.74/cwt	312.50–320.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,778	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,587	3

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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