Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 3.00-15.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.63/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −68.51 against this barn's trailing median of $439.14.

Average price

$370.63

42 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$41.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.49

vs TN average

−16.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	375.55	2,006	37
Medium and Large 2	536	334.18	1,790	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.38/cwt here — about $216 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.49, low $362.48, median $439.14 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 sale42 hd

370.63

—

TN average17 barns · 710 hd

381.12

−10.49

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

−16.86

This barn, trailing median31 sales

439.14

−68.51

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	1,563	198.06	3,095	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	176.71	2,711	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	167.03	2,042	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,116	156.76	1,749	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	957	$2,370	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,079	$2,205	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,936	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$3,869	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$3,448	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	977	$2,032	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,001	5
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,835	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	721	320.92/cwt	317.50–325.00	2,314	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	360.50/cwt	350.00–366.00	1,918	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	2,032.16/head	1,575.00–2,500.00	2,032	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	3,448.06/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,448	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	3,869.36/head	3,750.00–4,000.00	3,869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	350.15/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,999	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	316.18/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,976	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	2,370.32/head	2,235.00–2,500.00	2,370	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	2,204.61/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,205	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	381.51/cwt	365.00–383.00	1,850	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,000.57/head	1,750.00–2,275.00	2,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	368.11/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	365.02/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,577	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,936.42/head	1,680.00–2,165.00	1,936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	328.33/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	342.72/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,823	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,835.00/head	1,835.00–1,835.00	1,835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	329.94/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	262.63/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	322.25/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	279.89/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,775	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	170.51/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,501	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	154.97/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,784	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	180.23/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,372	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	164.92/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,987	21
Bulls	—	—	1,423	189.05/cwt	188.00–190.00	2,690	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	195.95/cwt	191.00–203.00	3,008	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Bulls	—	—	1,736	210.23/cwt	205.00–214.00	3,650	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	162.98/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,980	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	154.69/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,675	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	182.22/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,905	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	870	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,436	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	415.56/cwt	412.50–425.00	1,587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	328.46/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	397.54/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	363.69/cwt	350.00–371.00	2,222	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	368.73/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	363.81/cwt	357.50–372.50	2,012	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	429.24/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,747	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	321.69/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	424.51/cwt	417.50–450.00	1,516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	387.63/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,837	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	262.46/cwt	255.00–285.00	2,402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,214	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	340.76/cwt	335.00–344.00	2,266	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	365.86/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,723	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	298.36/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,978	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	331.32/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,915	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	474.62/cwt	465.00–477.50	1,310	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	317.25/cwt	316.00–325.00	2,119	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	376.16/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,426	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	321.67/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	362.05/cwt	361.00–375.00	1,875	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,448	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	300.07/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,091	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	349.86/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,141	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,143	3

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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