Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-05-13

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, May 13
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
112 vs last sale 506 29 vs year ago 365 · +7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
12 vs last sale 139 9 vs year ago 118 · +7.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trends were uneven with Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. 10.00-20.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 10.00-20.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 8.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 higher with instances of 16.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.79/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 79.32 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.
Average price
$319.79
61 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.00
vs TN average
20.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552326.091,79952
Medium and Large 2571283.381,6179thin
One grade step is worth $42.71/cwt here — about $181 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
430395360325median 399.1112/1603/0304/2806/2308/18
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 sale61 hd
319.79
TN average16 barns · 831 hd
322.79
−3.00
National average164 barns · 12,891 hd
339.88
−20.09
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.11
−79.32
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,689179.023,0249thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,425162.272,31343
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,255156.921,97032
CowsLean 85-90%High1,021125.311,27913

Every lot, as filed

68 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700666301.13/cwt290.00–310.002,0064
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567324.30/cwt319.00–330.001,83931
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450405345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3971
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900875215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8813
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468358.30/cwt350.00–362.501,67713
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650631303.92/cwt295.00–312.501,91814
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0832
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650645325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0961
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450413381.53/cwt375.00–385.001,5763
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500462375.89/cwt350.00–382.501,7375
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422380.49/cwt370.00–395.001,6066
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473376.97/cwt365.00–385.001,7833
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550513355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8213
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250238389.95/cwt385.00–395.009282
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650643280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8003
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700673262.17/cwt250.00–275.001,7642
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4631
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8111
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7591
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900873229.97/cwt220.00–240.002,0082
SteersSmall 1500–550515325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6741
HeifersSmall 1450–500495325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6091
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750728300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1842
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009981
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550536338.81/cwt325.00–372.501,8167
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500477326.85/cwt320.00–330.001,5593
BullsSmall 1450–500475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
SteersSmall 1600–650625315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9691
CowsBoner 80-85%1,257142.94/cwt137.00–147.001,7977
CowsBoner 80-85%1,312170.16/cwt164.00–176.002,2329
CowsLean 85-90%1,080146.04/cwt143.00–148.001,5773
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,404168.15/cwt164.00–175.002,36118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223155.59/cwt149.00–162.001,90316
Bulls1,898196.69/cwt194.00–200.003,7332
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,426158.69/cwt153.00–163.002,26323
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,613150.51/cwt150.00–151.002,4282
Bulls1,608166.46/cwt165.00–168.002,6772
Bulls1,638176.97/cwt173.00–181.002,8995
CowsLean 85-90%1,072128.79/cwt121.00–136.001,3816
CowsLean 85-90%900104.55/cwt97.00–116.009414
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6621
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600574280.68/cwt265.00–305.001,6118
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600558328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,8305
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700668275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8373
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450400340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3601
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500461324.94/cwt320.00–330.001,4986
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600563354.39/cwt349.00–362.501,99510
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700664331.78/cwt325.00–335.002,20311
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750702315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2112
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800785280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1981
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566331.66/cwt322.50–347.501,8778
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700652315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0544
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550513396.15/cwt380.00–400.002,03210
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350300425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400381412.83/cwt390.00–425.001,5734
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650612333.52/cwt325.00–337.002,04130
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750722318.33/cwt315.00–320.002,2983
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8282
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375377.61/cwt365.00–387.501,4165
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9501
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500482426.79/cwt420.00–430.002,0577
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275480.78/cwt460.00–495.001,3226
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850824262.43/cwt260.00–270.002,1624
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850815240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9561
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550529328.74/cwt320.00–339.001,73921
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720267.48/cwt265.00–270.001,9262
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350322384.47/cwt360.00–405.001,2386
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419364.45/cwt350.00–367.001,5277

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.