Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 lower with the exception of 500-600 lbs. Steers/Bulls being 8.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.27/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −52.84 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$346.27

49 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$39.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.45

vs TN average

−22.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	349.47	1,959	45
Medium and Large 2	547	310.26	1,696	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.21/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale49 hd

346.27

—

TN average16 barns · 1,111 hd

359.72

−13.45

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−22.07

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−52.84

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	1,611	194.89	3,140	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,514	165.34	2,504	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	161.98	2,062	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,141	141.92	1,619	12

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)	1,483	$2,965	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,641	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,448	$2,577	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$2,450	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$2,010	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$3,084	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,575	$2,800	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	800–850	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	928	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	808	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	338.59/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,123	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	353.42/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,552	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,640.63/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,641	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	3,299.79/head	2,825.00–3,700.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,779.43/head	2,650.00–2,975.00	2,779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	364.93/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,489	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	3,323.83/head	3,225.00–3,400.00	3,324	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483	2,965.04/head	2,750.00–3,150.00	2,965	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,449.56/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	285.09/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	323.16/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	295.33/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	330.30/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	591	397.01/cwt	395.00–397.50	2,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	285.12/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	325.19/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	309.61/cwt	290.00–340.00	2,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,395	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	2,576.89/head	1,800.00–2,925.00	2,577	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,010.00/head	2,010.00–2,010.00	2,010	1
Steers	Small 1	700–750	730	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	650	282.50/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	362.07/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,865	5
Bulls	—	—	1,333	180.11/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,401	4
Bulls	—	—	1,966	207.92/cwt	204.00–214.00	4,088	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	156.83/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,351	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	176.49/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,501	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,545	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,410	1
Bulls	—	—	1,529	194.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,968	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	163.55/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,064	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	130.57/cwt	117.50–137.00	1,404	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	175.36/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,587	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	149.03/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,681	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	153.89/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,917	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	165.60/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,573	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	333.27/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	355.82/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	414.09/cwt	414.00–415.00	2,215	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	331.94/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,168	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,001	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	377.49/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	444	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	322.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	380.25/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,171	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	356.77/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,401	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	331.83/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,227	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	404.72/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,497	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	410.40/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,949	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	355.75/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,238	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	436.17/cwt	415.00–475.00	1,832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	363.17/cwt	362.00–367.50	1,700	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	364.43/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,571	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	402.50/cwt	397.50–407.50	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	521.67/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	407.99/cwt	387.50–430.00	1,289	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	432.59/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	355.30/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,901	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	340.50/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,978	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	331.42/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,055	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	460.54/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	426.98/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,576	15

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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