Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.15/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −98.96 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$300.15

16 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$51.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.25

vs TN average

−29.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	306.59	1,718	14thin
Medium and Large 2	590	255.04	1,505	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.55/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

300.15

—

TN average15 barns · 503 hd

309.40

−9.25

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−29.80

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−98.96

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	—	Average	1,597	165.77	2,647	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	151.64	2,201	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	149.68	1,857	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	117.50	1,305	7thin

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)	1,295	$2,359	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,193	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,035	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	236.65/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	323.48/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,575	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	250.98/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	480.28/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	299.71/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,750	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	322.48/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,012	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	371.34/cwt	365.00–378.00	1,441	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,035.00/head	2,035.00–2,035.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	372.61/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	392.21/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	334.84/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,071	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	147.78/cwt	142.00–154.00	2,195	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	157.50/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,981	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	149.15/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,790	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	135.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,772	10
Bulls	—	—	1,640	173.42/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,844	4
Bulls	—	—	1,554	158.13/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,457	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	950	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,995	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	121.78/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,398	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	100.59/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,053	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	138.58/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,619	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	140.24/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,080	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	158.80/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,236	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,359.12/head	2,300.00–2,425.00	2,359	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	255.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	291.29/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	359.66/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	425.85/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	364.96/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	284.63/cwt	284.00–285.00	2,180	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	309.95/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,235	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	296.36/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	322.75/cwt	315.00–331.00	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	299.97/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	329.63/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,100	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	371.31/cwt	342.50–380.00	2,079	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	399.79/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	474.44/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,542	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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