Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.94/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −97.17 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$301.94

35 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$26.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

vs TN average

−19.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	305.68	1,680	30
Medium and Large 2	540	279.51	1,510	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.17/cwt here — about $171 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 sale35 hd

301.94

—

TN average15 barns · 662 hd

307.69

−5.75

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−19.24

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−97.17

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	1,729	170.41	2,946	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	148.74	2,195	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	143.35	1,791	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,175	129.75	1,525	6thin

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)	1,388	$2,184	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,849	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	750–800	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	347.58/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	434.44/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,164	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,848.79/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,849	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	2,183.51/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,184	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	430.00/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	294.10/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,732	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	306.21/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	368.78/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,151	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	336.65/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	295.13/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,396	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	315.92/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	1
Steers	Small 1	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	608	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,455	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	144.86/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,228	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	131.75/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,461	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	154.92/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,034	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	144.01/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,848	18
Bulls	—	—	1,870	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,590	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	170.17/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,917	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	134.96/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,667	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	124.53/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,389	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	152.62/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,157	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	439.52/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	330.94/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,042	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	326.15/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,888	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	316.47/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	373.11/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,175	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	377.90/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,829	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	298.40/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,886	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	329.62/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,195	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	401.63/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,747	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	348.65/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,485	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	412.72/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	299.99/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,127	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	312.38/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,646	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	329.70/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,550	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	359.34/cwt	359.00–360.00	1,883	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	377.24/cwt	369.50–392.50	1,822	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	342.13/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,314	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	248.30/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,813	3

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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