Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed the past two week in observance of the Holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $397.80/cwt on 50 head, up $1.80 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −41.33 against this barn's trailing median of $439.14.

Average price

$397.80

▲ 1.80 vs prior sale

50 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,226

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$37.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs TN average

−68.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	406.75	2,253	38
Medium and Large 2	577	369.49	2,133	12thin

One grade step is worth $37.26/cwt here — about $121 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.49, low $362.48, median $439.14 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 sale50 hd

397.80

—

TN average10 barns · 444 hd

403.84

−6.03

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−68.53

This barn, trailing median31 sales

439.14

−41.33

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	1,836	178.32	3,274	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	158.47	2,281	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	154.49	1,959	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	129.51	1,425	20

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)	1,380	$2,758	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$2,350	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$2,986	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$3,373	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,284	$2,866	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,300	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,615	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	350–400	378	496.71/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,878	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	482.43/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	762	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	902	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	425.06/cwt	415.00–427.50	2,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	385.98/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,864	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	832	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	411.48/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,152	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	365.47/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,478	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	395.26/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,067	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	320.60/cwt	318.00–330.00	2,824	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	327.64/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,192	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,282	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	345.91/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	306.25/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	371.26/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,161	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	343.74/cwt	342.50–352.50	2,159	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	355.83/cwt	355.00–356.00	2,608	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	170.01/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,348	5
Bulls	—	—	1,883	171.96/cwt	163.00–181.00	3,238	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	143.35/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	574	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,290	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	423.68/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	758	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,196	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	3,287.24/head	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,287	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	860	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	457.72/cwt	450.00–459.00	1,950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,181	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,615.00/head	1,580.00–1,650.00	1,615	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,758.15/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	712	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	451.84/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,146	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	3,502.68/head	3,200.00–3,750.00	3,503	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,797.29/head	2,500.00–3,025.00	2,797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	426.33/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,985.81/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,299.70/head	2,180.00–2,350.00	2,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	312.79/cwt	280.00–345.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	353.81/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	387.65/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,668	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	153.52/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,933	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	115.91/cwt	108.00–125.00	1,142	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	145.46/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,561	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	135.26/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,595	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	168.05/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,596	2
Bulls	—	—	1,779	185.96/cwt	183.00–189.00	3,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	309.77/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,240	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	395.00/cwt	392.50–397.50	2,287	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	379.60/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,376	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	355.64/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,860	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	351.39/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,038	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	408.69/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,757	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	157.27/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,243	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	336.75/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,280	3

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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