Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-02-10

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 10
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
324 head
139 vs last sale 185 116 vs year ago 208 · +55.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
28 vs last sale 93 75 vs year ago 46 · +163.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
2 vs last sale 18 9 vs year ago 29 · 31.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established on feeder calves this week due to light offerings last week. Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.84/cwt on 30 head, up $16.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +4.74 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.
Average price
$403.84
16.30 vs prior sale
30 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,235
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.46
vs TN average
20.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555406.862,25827
Medium and Large 2540376.672,0353thin
One grade step is worth $30.20/cwt here — about $223 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
430395360325median 399.1112/1603/0304/2806/2308/18
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 sale30 hd
403.84
TN average14 barns · 701 hd
397.38
+6.46
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−20.11
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.11
+4.74
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
BullsLow1,758178.243,13310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,580165.232,61033
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,283157.712,02421
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,154137.911,59111

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)1,438$3,1516
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,500$3,1146
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,310$3,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,425$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$3,0501thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375474.54/cwt450.00–490.001,78012
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523418.04/cwt405.00–430.002,18611
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,84510
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675332.37/cwt322.50–337.502,2439
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330475.18/cwt465.00–495.001,5689
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300281607.31/cwt585.00–650.001,7074
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300295511.06/cwt505.00–520.001,5085
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850805305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4551
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500479457.23/cwt455.00–465.002,19011
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700652407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,6573
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360573.56/cwt510.00–585.502,06515
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600577399.18/cwt390.00–410.002,30316
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5003,114.03/head2,850.00–3,400.003,1146
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4383,150.75/head2,500.00–3,450.003,1516
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29203,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3103,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650627359.01/cwt357.50–360.002,2515
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400376418.94/cwt410.00–435.001,5755
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0202
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350300445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3351
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4253,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,278157.56/cwt153.00–163.002,01414
CowsBoner 80-85%1,264147.52/cwt145.00–150.001,8654
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335171.99/cwt169.00–176.002,2963
Bulls1,675170.77/cwt161.00–176.002,8607
Bulls1,530210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,2131
Bulls2,160188.49/cwt186.00–191.004,0712
CowsLean 85-90%1,208141.20/cwt135.00–148.001,7068
CowsLean 85-90%870118.68/cwt112.00–126.001,0332
CowsLean 85-90%1,290150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9351
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,701151.89/cwt145.00–155.002,5844
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,571175.03/cwt173.00–181.002,7506
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,561164.99/cwt157.00–171.002,57523
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250230460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0581
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580401.44/cwt395.00–415.002,3283
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630357.50/cwt355.00–360.002,2522
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515399.85/cwt385.00–415.002,0592
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350305460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4031
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300250550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600578415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3999
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700656393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,5787
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1106
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750714369.94/cwt365.00–377.502,6415
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3364
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3872
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650622414.15/cwt412.50–415.002,5766
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568432.10/cwt425.00–442.502,4546
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705367.48/cwt365.00–370.002,5914
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700682392.45/cwt385.00–395.002,6774
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400374579.90/cwt570.00–585.002,1694
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250215580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,2471
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350313556.38/cwt550.00–570.001,7413
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500462490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2642
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0972
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480431.67/cwt425.00–440.002,07214
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718312.44/cwt310.00–315.002,2436
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550531448.53/cwt447.50–450.002,3827

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.