Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00-25.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.07/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −75.04 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$324.07

41 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$28.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.44

vs TN average

−41.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	325.44	1,778	39
Medium and Large 2	518	297.25	1,540	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.19/cwt here — about $238 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

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 sale41 hd

324.07

—

TN average15 barns · 595 hd

328.51

−4.44

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−41.54

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−75.04

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	—	High	1,754	177.89	3,121	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	154.36	2,286	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	153.70	1,968	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,089	134.22	1,461	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$2,043	4thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	713	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	321.63/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	345.00/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	334.95/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	357.22/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	297.08/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	334.34/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,253	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	839	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	336.91/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,951	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,158	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	402.74/cwt	385.00–412.50	1,732	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,043.16/head	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	387.48/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	165.52/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,431	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	155.16/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,299	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	163.80/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,311	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	144.22/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,895	9
Bulls	—	—	1,910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	181.95/cwt	178.00–186.00	3,339	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	154.79/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,936	32
Bulls	—	—	1,554	165.50/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,572	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	145.31/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,657	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	135.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,446	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	119.74/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,302	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	144.66/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	809	220.02/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	297.25/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,276	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	344.32/cwt	337.50–351.00	2,000	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	379.88/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	440.75/cwt	435.00–442.50	1,648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,518	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	411.56/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	432.72/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	323.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	258.62/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	339.21/cwt	337.50–341.00	2,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	371.18/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,396	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	319.71/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,694	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	378.48/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,195	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	374.50/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	273.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,255	3

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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