Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.43/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −82.68 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$316.43

46 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$27.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.95

vs TN average

−54.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	319.42	1,769	41
Medium and Large 2	570	291.90	1,663	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.52/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale46 hd

316.43

—

TN average7 barns · 518 hd

342.38

−25.95

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−54.02

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−82.68

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	1,747	177.58	3,102	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	151.54	2,290	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	146.05	1,827	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,141	125.98	1,438	20

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	280.69/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,892	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	727	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,345	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	302.69/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,862	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	363.58/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,080	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	406.52/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	343.83/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	314.12/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,812	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	276.30/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,959	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	260.02/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	287.37/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,684	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	150.89/cwt	143.00–156.00	2,263	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	138.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,882	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	157.37/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,038	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	146.82/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,791	32
Bulls	—	—	1,155	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,940	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	179.98/cwt	173.00–185.00	3,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	115.04/cwt	104.00–121.00	1,372	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	138.87/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,566	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	128.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,425	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,193	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	162.06/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	355.18/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	263.58/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	391.60/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	799	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	347.81/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,819	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	376.57/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	323.91/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,681	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	401.01/cwt	390.00–412.50	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	374.70/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,937	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	391.86/cwt	391.00–395.00	1,881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	333.93/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	317.50/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	372.49/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	309.96/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,185	2

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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