Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher with instances of 25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly 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 $403.69/cwt on 13 head, down $2.41 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 31 comparable sales and sits +4.58 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$403.69

▼ 2.41 vs prior sale

13 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$45.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.50

vs TN average

−12.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	410.72	2,280	11thin
Medium and Large 2	550	365.00	2,008	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.72/cwt here — about $273 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale13 hd

403.69

—

TN average15 barns · 364 hd

394.19

+9.50

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−12.43

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

+4.58

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	1,822	188.33	3,431	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	165.59	2,370	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	161.95	2,076	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	132.94	1,345	6thin

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)	1,263	$3,055	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,388	$2,940	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,855	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,254	$2,807	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$3,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,115	$2,950	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	250–300	260	629.54/cwt	600.00–665.00	1,637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	425.96/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	439.85/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	382.13/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,377	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,681	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,855.13/head	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	439.14/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,099	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,166	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	2,939.62/head	2,550.00–3,250.00	2,940	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	3,055.15/head	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,568	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	392.79/cwt	372.50–410.00	2,290	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	414.77/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	2,807.30/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	164.85/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,318	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,363	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	153.76/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,896	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	172.68/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,267	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	163.05/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,121	8
Bulls	—	—	1,958	196.51/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	171.97/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,666	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	126.87/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,212	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	145.07/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,632	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	175.60/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	691	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,703	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	458.09/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,727	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,085	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	519.80/cwt	512.50–525.00	2,194	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	459.61/cwt	451.00–470.00	1,967	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	513.31/cwt	500.00–517.50	2,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	522.80/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	502.05/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,381	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	591.04/cwt	577.50–605.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	371.30/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	572	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,322	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	416.39/cwt	407.50–422.50	2,228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	342.09/cwt	337.50–343.00	2,473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	490.83/cwt	477.50–505.00	2,572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,439	4

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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