Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.48/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −76.63 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$322.48

23 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$40.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.51

vs TN average

−25.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	331.22	1,774	18thin
Medium and Large 2	527	291.03	1,535	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.18/cwt here — about $239 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

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 sale23 hd

322.48

—

TN average14 barns · 586 hd

343.99

−21.51

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−25.02

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−76.63

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	1,974	195.88	3,867	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	171.40	2,584	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	169.94	2,223	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	143.72	1,570	7thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,685	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,315	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,232	$2,386	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,157	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$3,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	330.05/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	429.35/cwt	425.00–432.50	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	331.96/cwt	329.00–336.00	1,753	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	248.57/cwt	235.00–275.00	2,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	2,385.85/head	1,945.00–2,775.00	2,386	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,685	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	327.50/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	386.33/cwt	377.50–392.50	1,827	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,156.60/head	1,970.00–2,335.00	2,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	182.20/cwt	176.00–189.00	2,496	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	176.92/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,671	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,085	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	168.07/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,550	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	136.18/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,314	2
Bulls	—	—	1,974	195.88/cwt	189.00–201.00	3,867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	167.80/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,118	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	140.99/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,485	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	157.91/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,103	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	155.37/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	315.87/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,977	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	285.04/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	332.58/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	371.91/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	359.29/cwt	345.00–372.50	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	437.69/cwt	420.00–467.50	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	304.82/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	450.59/cwt	442.50–455.00	1,730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	358.30/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	375.06/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	354.54/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	400.86/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	368.49/cwt	360.00–378.00	2,089	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	322.50/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	391.78/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,818	5

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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