Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.10/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −90.00 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$309.10

66 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.14

vs TN average

−29.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	313.93	1,755	53
Medium and Large 2	540	289.43	1,564	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale66 hd

309.10

—

TN average15 barns · 937 hd

320.25

−11.14

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−29.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−90.00

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	1,736	185.36	3,217	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	163.07	2,613	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	161.25	2,000	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,170	127.00	1,486	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	311.72/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,827	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	344.38/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,639	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	351.81/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	380.76/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	256.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	781	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,484	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	346.67/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	757	236.22/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	832	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	299.15/cwt	270.00–317.50	1,541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,749	4
Steers	Small 1	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	273.87/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	310.08/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	303.49/cwt	287.50–330.00	1,715	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	171.88/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,858	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	162.12/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,596	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	171.94/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,203	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	159.32/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,979	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	149.56/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,720	3
Bulls	—	—	1,606	185.41/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,790	2
Bulls	—	—	1,787	178.44/cwt	171.00–182.00	3,189	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,511	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,445	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	277.99/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	261.51/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	254.89/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	299.49/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	420.53/cwt	405.00–437.50	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	443.45/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	302.79/cwt	299.00–310.00	2,216	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	376.43/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	328.42/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,187	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	333.74/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,096	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	387.65/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,876	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	365.54/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	328.31/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,763	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	447.45/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	259.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	274.66/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,854	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	344.75/cwt	339.00–355.00	1,986	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	302.03/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,743	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	289.97/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,960	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	350.15/cwt	345.00–351.00	1,513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	346.25/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	287.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,791	38

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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