Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady with lean cows being 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $466.41/cwt on 24 head, down $19.08 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 25 of 31 comparable sales and sits +27.27 against this barn's trailing median of $439.14.

Average price

$466.41

▼ 19.08 vs prior sale

24 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$60.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.29

vs TN average

−21.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	473.98	2,567	21
Medium and Large 2	535	413.40	2,212	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.58/cwt here — about $355 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 sale24 hd

466.41

—

TN average15 barns · 504 hd

472.70

−6.29

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−21.14

This barn, trailing median31 sales

439.14

+27.27

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	—	High	1,676	196.28	3,289	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	173.93	2,569	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	160.90	1,941	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,133	141.77	1,607	13

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$3,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	600–650	620	379.92/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	425.70/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,295	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	500.10/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	602.00/cwt	602.00–602.00	2,113	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	450.19/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,152	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	325.50/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	830	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	524.10/cwt	507.50–530.00	2,222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	458.09/cwt	457.50–460.00	1,965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	391.85/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,407	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,966	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,434	2
Bulls	—	—	1,684	194.84/cwt	191.00–200.00	3,281	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,789	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	151.70/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,694	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,160	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	178.59/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,184	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	181.09/cwt	179.00–186.00	2,825	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	171.20/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,467	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	162.02/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,922	12
Bulls	—	—	1,635	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,041	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	153.93/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,903	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	132.21/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,515	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	392.50/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	413.40/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	525.07/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	476.07/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	395.97/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	349.94/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	509.10/cwt	495.00–525.00	2,377	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	600.75/cwt	592.50–605.00	1,970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,394	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	547.79/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,246	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	941	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,011	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	458.21/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	508.29/cwt	507.50–510.00	1,693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	401.75/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,254	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	480.29/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,531	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	491.05/cwt	487.50–500.00	2,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	1000–1050	1,010	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	441.14/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,342	9

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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