Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. mostly steady to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $464.12/cwt on 27 head, up $8.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 31 comparable sales and sits +24.98 against this barn's trailing median of $439.14.

Average price

$464.12

▲ 8.28 vs prior sale

27 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$50.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.27

vs TN average

−14.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	471.57	2,566	23
Medium and Large 2	578	421.27	2,435	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.30/cwt here — about $131 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

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 sale27 hd

464.12

—

TN average18 barns · 724 hd

471.39

−7.27

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−14.91

This barn, trailing median31 sales

439.14

+24.98

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	1,602	196.04	3,140	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	172.37	2,670	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	168.37	2,179	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	146.25	1,569	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,848	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$3,293	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$2,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	550–600	555	465.88/cwt	455.00–467.50	2,586	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	456.82/cwt	455.00–457.50	2,179	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	463.61/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,994	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,485	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,847.92/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	416.83/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,213	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	423.86/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,611	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,293.27/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,293	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	372.67/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	511.88/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,165	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	367.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,268	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	440.41/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,142	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,663	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	145.39/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,559	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	174.06/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,689	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	162.36/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,614	6
Bulls	—	—	1,490	184.95/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,756	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	190.58/cwt	188.00–193.00	2,659	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	162.00/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,182	9
Bulls	—	—	1,629	197.79/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,222	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,512	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	172.12/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,088	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	421.27/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	395.14/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	407.50/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	464.46/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,522	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	601.29/cwt	601.00–602.50	1,846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	494.39/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,388	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	579.28/cwt	540.00–585.00	2,195	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	397.46/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	405.47/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,380	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	374.22/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,754	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	409.32/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,415	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	484.85/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	518.75/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,236	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	498.70/cwt	490.00–507.50	2,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,757	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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