Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the July 4th Independence Day Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.94/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −89.17 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$309.94

51 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$55.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.77

vs TN average

−31.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	320.90	1,746	41
Medium and Large 2	575	265.00	1,524	10thin

One grade step is worth $55.90/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale51 hd

309.94

—

TN average8 barns · 438 hd

328.71

−18.77

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−31.59

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−89.17

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	—	Low	1,814	195.96	3,555	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	164.92	2,502	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	161.09	1,988	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	141.40	1,629	9thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$2,657	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,069	$2,339	8

Every lot, as filed

63 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	700–750	705	320.13/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	324.08/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,692	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	400.77/cwt	397.50–406.00	1,739	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,040.95/head	2,850.00–3,325.00	3,041	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	2,288.15/head	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,288	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	2,561.08/head	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	327.26/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,222	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	375.01/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,841	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,645	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	316.40/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,819	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,503	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,612.50/head	2,425.00–2,775.00	2,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	352.68/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,351	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,274.44/head	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,274	2
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,555	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,754	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,487	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	153.58/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,786	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	139.90/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,600	6
Bulls	—	—	1,413	175.52/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,480	2
Bulls	—	—	1,921	206.30/cwt	201.00–215.00	3,963	4
Bulls	—	—	1,908	195.85/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	371.26/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,945	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	372.83/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,402	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	283.76/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	289.66/cwt	287.50–307.00	1,770	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	307.39/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,817	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	320.87/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	408.01/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,489	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	356.66/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,097	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	382.45/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	272.48/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	455.20/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	326.12/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,585	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	297.36/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,635	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,894	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	152.99/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,788	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	162.04/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,995	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	171.68/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,694	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	153.58/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,242	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	164.30/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,471	7

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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