Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.11/cwt on 33 head, down $7.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$399.11

▼ 7.81 vs prior sale

33 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$30.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.18

vs TN average

−18.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	406.50	2,262	25
Medium and Large 2	530	376.01	1,994	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.49/cwt here — about $268 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

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 sale33 hd

399.11

—

TN average15 barns · 860 hd

406.28

−7.18

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−18.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

+0.00

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	1,647	198.22	3,265	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	179.09	2,642	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	169.84	2,126	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	138.18	1,432	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,530	$2,917	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$3,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,700	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	578.74/cwt	567.50–585.00	2,089	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	486.74/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,497	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	458.17/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,911	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,699	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	331.61/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,215	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,317	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	2,916.67/head	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	382.18/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	444.89/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	417.42/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	515.91/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,328	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	147.70/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,374	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	123.90/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,481	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	179.09/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,642	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,714	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	3,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	442.58/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,328	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	187.88/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,677	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	167.44/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,051	8
Bulls	—	—	1,721	198.41/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,415	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	465.38/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,257	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	448.11/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,321	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	357.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	498.54/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,373	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	404.56/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	336.25/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	581.24/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,310	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	491.92/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,840	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	311.68/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	512.61/cwt	505.00–517.00	2,209	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	450.65/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,551	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	421.03/cwt	410.00–424.00	2,589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	432.18/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,014	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,154	8

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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