Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. 10.00-20.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 8.00-15.00 lower with instances with instances of 22.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.84/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −89.27 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$309.84

49 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$20.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.64

vs TN average

−24.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	310.25	1,734	48
Medium and Large 2	590	290.00	1,711	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.25/cwt here — about $23 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale49 hd

309.84

—

TN average14 barns · 714 hd

321.48

−11.64

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−24.42

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−89.27

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	1,693	185.24	3,135	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	157.51	2,201	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	157.31	2,031	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,110	134.56	1,494	14

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,526	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,440	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$2,404	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$3,150	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$2,695	5

Every lot, as filed

81 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	250–300	281	431.40/cwt	422.50–437.50	1,212	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,060	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	230.03/cwt	225.00–235.00	2,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	370.54/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,604	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	300.59/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,900	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,875.57/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	380.20/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	347.50/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,599	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,526.38/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	322.66/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,425.10/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	335.63/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	341.95/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	273.14/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,691	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	2,403.83/head	2,325.00–2,450.00	2,404	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,750.20/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	286.16/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	322.50/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Small 1	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	339.15/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,240	4
Bulls	—	—	2,028	208.26/cwt	205.00–212.00	4,224	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	186.43/cwt	180.00–193.00	3,039	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	142.76/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,603	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	131.51/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,455	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	159.18/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,198	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	143.14/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,804	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	149.07/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,135	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	167.74/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,368	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	168.75/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,280	6
Bulls	—	—	1,573	167.90/cwt	155.00–174.00	2,641	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	157.42/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,017	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	264.71/cwt	235.00–295.00	2,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	369.38/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	357.45/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	243.36/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,125	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	385.12/cwt	365.00–392.00	1,660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	379.38/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	928	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,218	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	364.90/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	308.07/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,642	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	352.33/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,163	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	312.26/cwt	295.00–318.00	1,820	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	386.23/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,445	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	383.87/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,259	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	327.46/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	415.87/cwt	402.50–430.00	1,368	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	239.97/cwt	235.00–245.00	2,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	370.74/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,939	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	240.83/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	318.87/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,293	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	291.30/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,984	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	266.66/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	366.47/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	408.07/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	335.84/cwt	334.00–340.00	2,243	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	323.28/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,839	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	286.71/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	343.87/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,627	20

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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