Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 650 lbs. steady to 15.00 higher, over 650 lbs. steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $463.62/cwt on 22 head, up $14.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +24.48 against this barn's trailing median of $439.14.

Average price

$463.62

▲ 14.59 vs prior sale

22 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$28.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.42

vs TN average

−11.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	475.14	2,534	13thin
Medium and Large 2	548	446.98	2,449	9thin

One grade step is worth $28.16/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale22 hd

463.62

—

TN average14 barns · 283 hd

455.20

+8.42

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−11.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

439.14

+24.48

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	—	Average	1,692	191.98	3,248	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	162.89	2,083	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,528	162.61	2,485	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	144.86	1,738	3thin

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)	1,223	$2,824	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,890	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1Value Added	600–650	605	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	524.39/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,297	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	494.67/cwt	487.50–500.00	2,538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	670	373.33/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	414.21/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,589	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	576.00/cwt	555.00–590.00	2,172	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	812	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,824.03/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	358.10/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	418.29/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,175	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	378.31/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	419.83/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	441.00/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	918	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	457.97/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,441	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,890.00/head	1,890.00–1,890.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,149	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	144.86/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,738	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	149.88/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,323	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,610	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	161.12/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,502	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	152.77/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,931	5
Bulls	—	—	1,749	194.86/cwt	187.00–201.00	3,408	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	452.98/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,248	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,573	179.64/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,826	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	176.02/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,769	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,123	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	164.45/cwt	158.00–171.00	2,026	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	399.88/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,331	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	345.11/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	450.94/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,912	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	378.73/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	608.95/cwt	595.00–622.50	1,973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	493.74/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	417.09/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	534.65/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	443.88/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	644.88/cwt	635.00–660.00	1,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	595.17/cwt	590.00–600.00	2,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	375.80/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,514	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	514.85/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,162	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	491.05/cwt	485.00–492.50	2,342	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	487.09/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,788	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	473.01/cwt	455.00–477.50	2,422	5

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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