Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends on Feeder Calves this week are on a light test due to light offerings. Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.12/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −98.99 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$300.12

22 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.46

vs TN average

−16.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	300.12	1,600	22

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

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

300.12

—

TN average16 barns · 834 hd

309.58

−9.46

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−16.43

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−98.99

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	1,715	166.83	2,862	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,495	151.76	2,268	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	146.94	1,857	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	121.70	1,271	10

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)	1,143	$2,577	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$2,425	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	350–400	379	368.79/cwt	345.00–372.50	1,398	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	418.28/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	390.70/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	273.25/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,771	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,577.11/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,577	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	375.36/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	348.67/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,454	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	368.64/cwt	365.50–385.00	1,758	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	418.10/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	307.15/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,606	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,513	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,424.93/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	310.58/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,500	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	418.04/cwt	409.00–422.50	1,643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	310.96/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,157	4
Bulls	—	—	1,975	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,995	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	139.36/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,046	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	150.74/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,318	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,343	2
Bulls	—	—	1,721	168.50/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,900	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	147.01/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,861	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	990	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	154.52/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,987	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	121.70/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,291	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	135.33/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,656	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	156.29/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,294	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	307.66/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	287.44/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	407.01/cwt	390.00–419.00	1,673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	318.32/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	276.21/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	370.16/cwt	355.00–379.00	2,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	367.79/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	339.69/cwt	336.00–372.50	1,749	10

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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