Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers and Bulls under 450 lbs. 5.00 to 17.00 higher, over 450 lbs. mostly steady. Feeder Heifers unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.29/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −90.82 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$308.29

22 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$36.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.59

vs TN average

−13.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	316.61	1,703	17thin
Medium and Large 2	570	279.99	1,595	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.61/cwt here — about $108 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 sale22 hd

308.29

—

TN average12 barns · 693 hd

310.88

−2.59

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−13.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−90.82

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	1,711	172.75	2,955	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	148.91	2,288	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	146.01	1,833	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	120.58	1,326	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$3,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	833	245.14/cwt	237.50–249.00	2,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	325.24/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	489	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	289.97/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	390.52/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	373.98/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,402	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	431.32/cwt	426.00–437.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	429.18/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	890	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	407.91/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	369.07/cwt	357.00–374.00	1,975	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	316.24/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	351.76/cwt	340.00–359.00	2,016	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	417.32/cwt	403.00–424.00	1,728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	320.18/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	753	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,244	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	456	409.44/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,867	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	366.49/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,788	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	157.24/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,450	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	120.58/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,326	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,124	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	146.78/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,243	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	153.63/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,970	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	143.63/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,791	16
Bulls	—	—	1,618	159.33/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,578	3
Bulls	—	—	1,734	176.11/cwt	163.00–183.00	3,054	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	279.93/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	313.28/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	353.47/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	272.49/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	332.54/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	323.27/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	312.46/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,490	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	346.59/cwt	345.00–350.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	283.85/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	235.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	373.26/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	650–700	685	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	261.31/cwt	247.50–276.00	1,889	4

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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