Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-02-03

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 3
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
185 head
150 vs last sale 335 363 vs year ago 548 · 66.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
8 vs last sale 101 32 vs year ago 61 · +52.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
22 vs last sale 40 4 vs year ago 22 · 18.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are on a light test due to light offerings and this sale being closed last week because of inclement weather. Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 10.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $423.29/cwt on 8 head, up $9.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits 15.85 against this barn's trailing median of $439.14.
Average price
$423.29
9.42 vs prior sale
8 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,285
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.20
vs TN average
59.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542424.472,3017thin
Medium and Large 2525415.002,1791thin
One grade step is worth $9.47/cwt here — about $122 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
499449399348median 439.1412/1603/0304/2806/2308/18
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 sale8 hd
423.29
TN average5 barns · 60 hd
429.49
−6.20
National average143 barns · 13,122 hd
483.03
−59.74
This barn, trailing median31 sales
439.14
−15.85
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
BullsAverage1,487179.382,66712
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,472175.702,5868thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,263159.882,01921
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,074139.361,49721

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$2,8472thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$2,3853thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,400$2,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)820$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,188$2,6955
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,6601thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1632,502.58/head2,275.00–2,700.002,5032
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900890345.00/cwt345.00–345.003,0715
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500477441.91/cwt440.00–450.002,1085
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560413.02/cwt407.50–415.002,3134
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525398.10/cwt390.00–401.002,0906
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350340495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6831
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6601
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700650390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,847.47/head2,350.00–3,250.002,8472
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28201,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2052,824.07/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8243
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700672328.66/cwt322.50–335.002,2094
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365470.13/cwt465.00–490.001,7165
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8061
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4421
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4002,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0702,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700670355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3791
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2702,385.37/head2,200.00–2,650.002,3853
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2871
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450400425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7002
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8601
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340485.00/cwt460.00–500.001,6493
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0251
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1791
CowsLean 85-90%1,105141.69/cwt134.00–148.001,56611
Bulls1,768186.44/cwt185.00–189.003,2963
CowsLean 85-90%1,061151.12/cwt150.00–153.001,6034
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,491182.77/cwt180.00–190.002,7254
CowsBoner 80-85%1,413181.97/cwt179.00–184.002,5713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202159.22/cwt155.00–169.001,91413
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0651
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,453168.64/cwt162.00–174.002,4504
CowsBoner 80-85%1,330148.36/cwt140.00–152.001,9735
Bulls1,351173.53/cwt166.00–181.002,3448
Bulls1,730205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,5471
CowsLean 85-90%1,026127.26/cwt119.00–130.001,3066
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4181
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9161
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300250445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2101
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475432.50/cwt420.00–445.002,0542
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750700315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2051
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750713322.51/cwt320.00–325.002,2992
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700658360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3692
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650635370.02/cwt367.50–372.502,3502
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1402
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650611364.83/cwt350.00–367.002,2299
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400358570.07/cwt560.00–580.002,0412
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750723355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5673
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850826333.82/cwt330.00–336.002,7576
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250223529.21/cwt495.00–550.001,1804
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335593.68/cwt570.00–605.001,9893
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2931
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450442456.60/cwt445.00–465.002,0183
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650617410.05/cwt405.00–420.002,5304
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600574388.36/cwt385.00–390.002,2293
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363557.52/cwt555.00–560.002,0242
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800792341.68/cwt335.00–342.502,7069
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250229647.38/cwt640.00–670.001,4834
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300269641.98/cwt595.00–670.001,7276
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518439.74/cwt430.00–445.002,2783
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500490415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0344
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600580390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2623
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8563

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.