Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $364.27/cwt on 36 head, down $6.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −34.84 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$364.27

▼ 6.25 vs prior sale

36 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$14.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.64

vs TN average

−2.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	365.10	2,065	34
Medium and Large 2	525	350.14	1,838	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $227 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 sale36 hd

364.27

—

TN average18 barns · 1,027 hd

376.91

−12.64

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

−2.42

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−34.84

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	1,537	192.41	2,957	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,338	167.45	2,241	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	166.75	2,600	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	144.38	1,620	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,593	$3,076	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,661	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,424	$2,541	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,870	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	650–700	662	334.37/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,214	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	360.97/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,104	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	493.08/cwt	477.50–497.00	1,864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	450.80/cwt	440.00–452.50	1,898	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	355.04/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	376.58/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	423.83/cwt	423.00–425.00	1,822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	385.13/cwt	381.00–390.00	2,060	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	434.54/cwt	432.50–437.50	2,047	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	405.62/cwt	402.50–412.50	1,910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	383.27/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,208	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	350.14/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,996	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,870.00/head	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,593	3,075.82/head	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	344.13/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,309	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	157.82/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,172	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	169.04/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,571	6
Bulls	—	—	1,395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,930	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	171.61/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,214	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	2,660.95/head	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	353.55/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	413.73/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,002	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,424	2,540.87/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,103	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	186.69/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,164	3
Bulls	—	—	1,205	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,314	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	138.59/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,376	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	146.04/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,693	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	156.42/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,492	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,100	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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