Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 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 $296.81/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −102.29 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$296.81

16 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$33.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs TN average

−17.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	298.94	1,631	15thin
Medium and Large 2	540	265.00	1,431	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.94/cwt here — about $200 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 sale16 hd

296.81

—

TN average14 barns · 602 hd

296.95

−0.14

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−17.77

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−102.29

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	1,705	167.47	2,854	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,501	143.79	2,158	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	137.60	1,693	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	115.29	1,178	19

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)	1,180	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	500–550	543	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	299.44/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	532	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	424.87/cwt	412.50–432.50	1,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	330.78/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,578	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	284.99/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	391.99/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	272.40/cwt	269.00–282.50	1,678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	253.28/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	357.41/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,707	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	127.87/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,624	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	116.92/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,181	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	145.95/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,887	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	104.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,051	5
Bulls	—	—	1,988	153.87/cwt	151.00–157.00	3,059	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	166.52/cwt	161.00–172.00	2,786	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	136.93/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,664	21
Bulls	—	—	1,610	179.37/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,888	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	127.13/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,388	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,176	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	149.15/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,339	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	142.56/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,054	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	256.09/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	321.85/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	249.92/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	362.53/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	294.96/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,006	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	367.29/cwt	352.50–378.00	1,921	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	318.39/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	369.00/cwt	358.00–380.00	1,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	253.38/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	333.15/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	336.20/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	273.75/cwt	270.00–277.50	2,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,478	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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