Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.54/cwt on 29 head, down $5.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits −0.57 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$398.54

▼ 5.30 vs prior sale

29 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$38.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

vs TN average

−30.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	410.63	2,293	20
Medium and Large 2	569	371.69	2,115	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.94/cwt here — about $178 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 sale29 hd

398.54

—

TN average15 barns · 658 hd

401.19

−2.65

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−30.63

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−0.57

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	1,861	182.79	3,403	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	171.41	2,627	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	161.48	2,047	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	126.27	1,353	10

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)	1,365	$2,873	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,865	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,394	$2,735	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$3,000	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	492.44/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	338.68/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	420.24/cwt	420.00–422.50	2,219	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	541	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	469.17/cwt	467.50–485.00	1,623	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	428.65/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,032	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	877	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	782	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	490.90/cwt	490.00–491.00	2,381	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	446.20/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	512.60/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,440	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,394	2,735.47/head	2,250.00–3,100.00	2,735	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,872.62/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,873	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,865.05/head	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	364.30/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,124	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	503.33/cwt	485.00–530.00	1,631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	440.13/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	455.78/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,612	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	413.36/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,013	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	167.21/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,685	6
Bulls	—	—	1,819	176.77/cwt	166.00–184.00	3,215	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	151.65/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,855	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	176.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,548	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	174.18/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,369	6
Bulls	—	—	1,918	190.82/cwt	187.00–196.00	3,660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	340.43/cwt	320.00–380.00	2,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	156.29/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,908	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	115.92/cwt	112.50–120.00	1,199	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	136.61/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	452.49/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	499.18/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	397.55/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	341.00/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	657	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	577.02/cwt	565.00–590.00	2,112	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	457.61/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	364.96/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,255	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	482.58/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	497.01/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	604.98/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	426.88/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	407.44/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,693	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	561.18/cwt	550.00–572.50	2,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	506.07/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	457.28/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	456.76/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,727	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	401.01/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,362	10

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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