Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher with instances of 25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 3.00 higher on breaker cows; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $415.50/cwt on 28 head, up $37.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +16.39 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$415.50

▲ 37.87 vs prior sale

28 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$31.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.96

vs TN average

+4.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	416.63	2,231	27
Medium and Large 2	530	385.00	2,041	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.63/cwt here — about $191 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 sale28 hd

415.50

—

TN average15 barns · 539 hd

388.55

+26.96

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

+4.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

+16.39

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	1,849	207.22	3,831	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	178.46	2,493	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	171.09	2,323	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,148	139.85	1,605	9thin

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)	1,435	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,373	$2,963	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$2,737	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,383	$2,677	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,563	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,760	$4,030	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	250–300	269	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	371.08/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,694	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	395.65/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,433	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,324	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	469.34/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,812	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	423.10/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,044	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	403.37/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	397.48/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	442.49/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	399.92/cwt	390.00–401.00	2,348	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	366.82/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,293	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	329.38/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,345	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,736.96/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,737	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	2,676.76/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	301.17/cwt	295.00–307.50	2,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	427.55/cwt	410.00–437.50	2,424	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	534.60/cwt	505.00–545.00	2,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	410.37/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,191	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	129.11/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,459	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,883	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	150.02/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,763	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	180.36/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,410	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	170.25/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,195	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	184.28/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,703	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,962.77/head	2,625.00–3,200.00	2,963	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	189.62/cwt	187.00–192.00	2,499	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,978	212.83/cwt	210.00–216.00	4,210	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	164.77/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,567	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	159.88/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,760	4,030.00/head	4,030.00–4,030.00	4,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	471.53/cwt	467.50–480.00	2,202	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,563.15/head	2,425.00–2,700.00	2,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	326.25/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	334.94/cwt	334.00–345.00	2,562	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	429.34/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	395.13/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	483.45/cwt	472.50–495.00	2,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	318.75/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	420.42/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,195	21

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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