Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-09-23

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 23
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
285 head
322 vs last sale 607 107 vs year ago 392 · 27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
23 vs last sale 104 57 vs year ago 70 · +81.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
6 vs last sale 15 10 vs year ago 11 · +90.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week on Feeder Cattle are uneven due offerings being of not the best quality. Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 8.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.83/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 96.28 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.
Average price
$302.83
18 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
47.60
vs TN average
63.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562308.911,73613thin
Medium and Large 2527287.001,5115thin
One grade step is worth $21.91/cwt here — about $225 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
430395360325median 399.1112/1603/0304/2806/2308/18
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 sale18 hd
302.83
TN average17 barns · 1,072 hd
350.42
−47.60
National average172 barns · 11,458 hd
365.85
−63.02
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.11
−96.28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,871187.913,51712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,550169.002,62039
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,272160.182,03829
CowsLean 85-90%High1,092138.561,5139thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,392$3,0083thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,4452thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,055$3,0453thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,090$2,9073thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370351.22/cwt320.00–380.001,3002
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0411
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600585387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,2671
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460362.07/cwt355.00–365.001,6667
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750711325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3114
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550537316.37/cwt305.00–320.001,6994
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900885245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1681
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6252
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0553,045.06/head3,000.00–3,075.003,0453
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670312.33/cwt305.00–320.002,0932
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620285.16/cwt280.00–290.001,7684
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,5212
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5151
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4821
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700690280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9323
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573305.60/cwt295.00–310.001,7519
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500458360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6494
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550535390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0871
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650626273.98/cwt265.00–285.001,7155
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550512288.75/cwt285.00–290.001,4784
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700667256.75/cwt250.00–260.001,7133
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0552,444.55/head2,150.00–2,700.002,4452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3923,007.75/head2,700.00–3,175.003,0083
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0902,906.73/head2,850.00–3,025.002,9073
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600552285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5733
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450400355.00/cwt345.00–365.001,4202
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532299.84/cwt295.00–310.001,5953
Bulls1,904190.35/cwt185.00–196.003,6247
Bulls1,673174.81/cwt170.00–179.002,9253
CowsLean 85-90%1,073153.40/cwt148.00–159.001,6463
CowsLean 85-90%1,111139.85/cwt135.00–146.001,5544
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,532166.57/cwt160.00–171.002,55227
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250150.29/cwt149.00–151.001,8793
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,650158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,6071
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,586175.98/cwt172.00–180.002,79111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283169.81/cwt169.00–172.002,1794
Bulls2,055199.02/cwt198.00–200.004,0902
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273159.78/cwt155.00–167.002,03422
CowsLean 85-90%1,083113.71/cwt112.50–115.001,2312
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8361
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525352.57/cwt350.00–355.001,8512
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500495350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7331
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500456291.10/cwt280.00–315.001,3275
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6802
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6381
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620347.54/cwt340.00–350.002,15510
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800782270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1113
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2402
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600595337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500488330.06/cwt322.50–345.001,61112
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665290.89/cwt280.00–310.001,93411
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7811
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700692333.76/cwt330.00–335.002,31011
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750748270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0203
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550510325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6581
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650616323.31/cwt320.00–325.001,9923
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430408.26/cwt395.00–415.001,7563
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300252345.00/cwt345.00–345.008692
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1061
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450432405.89/cwt400.00–415.001,7535
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5151
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572374.87/cwt367.50–382.502,1446
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550512370.23/cwt365.00–380.001,8963
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435329.10/cwt320.00–345.001,4327
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350322346.74/cwt345.00–350.001,1173
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900852237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,0244
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,015200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0301
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900885275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4341

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.