Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.93/cwt on 18 head, down $5.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +8.82 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$407.93

▼ 5.20 vs prior sale

18 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$15.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.73

vs TN average

+0.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	410.48	2,238	15thin
Medium and Large 2	530	395.19	2,095	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.29/cwt here — about $143 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 sale18 hd

407.93

—

TN average13 barns · 413 hd

401.20

+6.73

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

+0.49

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

+8.82

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	1,690	199.28	3,367	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	175.62	2,669	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	165.84	2,129	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,186	143.33	1,700	7thin

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)	1,175	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,008	$2,904	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$3,226	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	350–400	390	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	615.80/cwt	595.00–635.00	1,927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,717	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	178.72/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,763	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	165.98/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,481	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	157.37/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,036	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	132.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,429	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,221	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	214	659.76/cwt	600.00–697.50	1,412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	395.19/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	516.66/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,263	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	419.81/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	428.79/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	319.96/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,169	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,722	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	194.55/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,759	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	169.25/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,094	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,956	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	144.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,780	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	215.70/cwt	212.00–220.00	3,408	2
Bulls	—	—	1,924	204.66/cwt	196.00–210.00	3,938	4
Bulls	—	—	1,330	172.11/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,118	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	2,903.60/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,904	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,225.84/head	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,226	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	397.97/cwt	380.00–417.50	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,627	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	465.74/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,366	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	433.98/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	361.88/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	348.72/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	362.56/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	427.46/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,240	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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