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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls uneven with bulls under 500 lbs. being 5.00-15.00 higher, 500-650 lbs. being 5.00-15.00 lower, and over being 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady but not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.21/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −77.89 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$321.21

29 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$16.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

vs TN average

−42.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	321.79	1,765	28
Medium and Large 2	545	305.00	1,662	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.79/cwt here — about $102 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 sale29 hd

321.21

—

TN average15 barns · 665 hd

324.69

−3.47

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−42.75

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−77.89

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	1,801	171.14	3,083	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	150.82	2,244	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	146.37	1,921	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	127.67	1,421	9thin

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)	1,515	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,388	$1,863	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	500–550	528	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,104	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	395.96/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,877	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,850	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	310.55/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	368.74/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,951	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	435.66/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,821	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	1,863.29/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,863	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	297.49/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	361.56/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	301.70/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	392.38/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	355.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	380.11/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	316.99/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,138	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	161.96/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,324	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	146.03/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,897	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	130.35/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,506	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	142.54/cwt	142.00–143.00	2,024	2
Bulls	—	—	1,887	167.03/cwt	160.00–172.00	3,152	3
Bulls	—	—	1,673	177.30/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	319.97/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,305	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	152.20/cwt	146.00–157.00	2,281	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	133.02/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,696	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	113.48/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,106	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	380.22/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,205	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	428.49/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,992	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	309.82/cwt	285.00–317.00	2,042	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	313.41/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	346.93/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	322.50/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	443.84/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	429.70/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	328.88/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	323.61/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,854	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	320.22/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,688	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	350.26/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,618	8

How this sale compares

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