Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower on a light test due to fewer offering last week; Feeder Heifers steady to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.82/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −95.28 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$303.82

77 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$24.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.92

vs TN average

−17.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	304.14	1,679	76
Small 1	535	280.00	1,498	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.14/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale77 hd

303.82

—

TN average14 barns · 858 hd

299.91

+3.92

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−17.92

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−95.28

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	1,679	176.94	2,971	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	146.92	2,199	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	141.49	1,738	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	115.67	1,261	11

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)	985	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,008	$1,515	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,567	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,214	$2,382	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	327.23/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,528	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	289.04/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,659	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	360.86/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,368	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	241.69/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,989	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	258.08/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,866	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	316.95/cwt	307.50–327.50	1,677	22
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	329.79/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,425	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	361.65/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,157	7
Heifers	Small 1	900–950	945	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	309.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	358.42/cwt	355.00–360.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	342.38/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	330.55/cwt	329.00–340.00	1,993	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	313.57/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,145	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	374.94/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,995	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	364.84/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,127	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	340.26/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,997	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	383.92/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	378.09/cwt	372.00–395.00	1,769	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	414.47/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,558	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	409.09/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,474	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	286.89/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,120	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	839	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,215	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	287.03/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,081	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	382.74/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,462	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	362.86/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,535	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	361.27/cwt	361.00–365.00	1,741	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	117.72/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,324	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,184	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	153.03/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,220	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	144.34/cwt	137.00–149.00	2,180	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	140.15/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,679	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	103.68/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,003	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	127.48/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,495	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	131.04/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,672	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	152.69/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,994	8
Bulls	—	—	2,058	190.44/cwt	188.00–193.00	3,919	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	175.93/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,875	7
Bulls	—	—	1,235	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,939	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,514.52/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,515	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	2,351.23/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,351	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,711.35/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,711	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,139.68/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,140	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	316.89/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,686	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	300.01/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,827	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	265.95/cwt	262.50–272.50	2,032	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	319.21/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	336.25/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	219.97/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	301.21/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	271.91/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	274.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	229.92/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	372.50/cwt	365.00–380.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1

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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