Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $414.41/cwt on 20 head, up $7.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 31 comparable sales and sits +15.31 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$414.41

▲ 7.46 vs prior sale

20 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs TN average

−9.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	415.17	2,283	19thin
Medium and Large 2	505	400.00	2,020	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale20 hd

414.41

—

TN average14 barns · 488 hd

409.03

+5.38

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−9.66

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

+15.31

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	1,803	195.00	3,516	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	170.33	2,538	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	161.73	2,031	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	139.94	1,491	15

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)	1,415	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$2,596	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$2,580	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$2,468	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,545	$2,054	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$3,200	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,354	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	310.02/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	607.50/cwt	607.50–607.50	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	469.50/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,085	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	2,579.57/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	426.94/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,233	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	503.71/cwt	500.00–507.50	1,884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	480.14/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	2,053.56/head	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,054	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,595.79/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,468.15/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	371.75/cwt	355.00–430.00	1,810	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	139.24/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,436	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	126.87/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,292	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,832	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,597	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	194.29/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,437	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	157.98/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,153	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	182.41/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,815	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	169.44/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,569	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	165.44/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,042	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	151.82/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,972	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	507.45/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,421	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	472.21/cwt	450.00–476.00	2,248	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	491.64/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	618.18/cwt	607.50–621.00	1,923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	405.63/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	359.93/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	421.46/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,584	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,444	1

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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