Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower, with lean cows being 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.51/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −79.59 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$319.51

53 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$41.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.47

vs TN average

−31.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	326.56	1,870	44
Medium and Large 2	578	285.09	1,647	9thin

One grade step is worth $41.47/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale53 hd

319.51

—

TN average15 barns · 1,221 hd

336.99

−17.47

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−31.06

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−79.59

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	1,754	200.39	3,515	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	172.66	2,578	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	162.35	1,996	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	149.95	1,613	10

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,510	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,550	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$2,278	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,224	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,885	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,875	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,540	$3,030	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,046	$3,132	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$3,051	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$2,129	9
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$2,058	7
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,780	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2	600–650	628	327.62/cwt	317.50–337.50	2,057	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	2,277.98/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,780.00/head	1,780.00–1,780.00	1,780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,224.46/head	1,945.00–2,660.00	2,224	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Steers	Small 1	850–900	875	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,884.75/head	1,700.00–2,020.00	1,885	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	3,327.83/head	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,328	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	3,030.00/head	3,030.00–3,030.00	3,030	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	2,058.44/head	1,690.00–2,300.00	2,058	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	3,101.30/head	3,050.00–3,150.00	3,101	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	2,128.51/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,129	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	318.22/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,935	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	273.36/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	309.24/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,562	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	387.82/cwt	335.00–405.00	1,284	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	366.70/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	328.75/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	148.83/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,590	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	178.63/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,708	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	165.20/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,419	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	163.38/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,967	20
Bulls	—	—	1,698	197.93/cwt	194.00–204.00	3,361	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	154.04/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,901	12
Bulls	—	—	1,448	179.43/cwt	171.00–188.00	2,598	2
Bulls	—	—	1,978	212.72/cwt	207.00–218.00	4,208	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	178.20/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	432.46/cwt	429.00–445.00	1,674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	438.52/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	286.35/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,675	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	283.93/cwt	282.50–285.00	2,348	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	356.43/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,376	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	243.80/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	385.45/cwt	384.00–397.50	1,858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	371.52/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	366.11/cwt	364.00–377.50	2,292	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	450.80/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	330.99/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,333	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	340.38/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,287	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	328.44/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,519	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	425.23/cwt	417.50–427.50	1,811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	292.92/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,971	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	345.24/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,664	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	277.52/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	380.06/cwt	372.50–388.00	2,166	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	395.23/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	380.64/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,014	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	314.92/cwt	314.00–332.50	1,858	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	293.27/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,862	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	299.52/cwt	295.00–301.00	2,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	351.49/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,880	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	356.24/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,500	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,116	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	541	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	351.96/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,144	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	393.01/cwt	392.00–396.00	2,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	462.82/cwt	420.00–476.00	1,319	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	3,016.31/head	2,700.00–3,350.00	3,016	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1

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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