Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trends were uneven, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. 10.00-15.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 450 lbs. 10.00-15.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 10.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. 8.00-15.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.71/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −105.39 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$293.71

52 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$25.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.64

vs TN average

−46.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	304.19	1,686	31
Medium and Large 2	580	278.25	1,614	21

One grade step is worth $25.94/cwt here — about $71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale52 hd

293.71

—

TN average14 barns · 943 hd

335.35

−41.64

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−46.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−105.39

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	1,619	190.34	3,082	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	166.04	2,413	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	160.77	2,000	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	141.25	1,491	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,481	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	325.22/cwt	322.50–329.00	1,568	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	341.75/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	353.73/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	303.74/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	304.44/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,729	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,182	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	314.36/cwt	302.00–327.00	1,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,481.34/head	1,770.00–2,950.00	2,481	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	324.02/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	295.15/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	247.47/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	295.27/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,092	2
Steers	Small 1	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Steers	Small 1	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	165.34/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,444	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,171	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	169.30/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,126	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	161.08/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,010	13
Bulls	—	—	1,690	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,941	1
Bulls	—	—	1,562	190.57/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,977	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	151.75/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,860	8
Bulls	—	—	1,720	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,543	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,419	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	151.94/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,608	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,422	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	171.64/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	299.94/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	282.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	277.91/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,617	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	315.11/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	402.00/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	394.50/cwt	394.50–394.50	1,720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	277.47/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	371.78/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	319.20/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,340	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	316.50/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,162	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	290.42/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	340.32/cwt	339.00–345.00	2,127	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	348.65/cwt	337.50–357.50	2,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	411.37/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	354.66/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	273.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,797	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	398.73/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	312.14/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,410	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	279.85/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	385.82/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	274.06/cwt	272.00–285.00	2,009	13

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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