Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

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 8.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.48/cwt on 17 head, down $20.08 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −76.65 against this barn's trailing median of $439.14.

Average price

$362.48

▼ 20.08 vs prior sale

17 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$20.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.72

vs TN average

−25.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	374.61	2,161	7thin
Medium and Large 2	581	353.99	2,056	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.62/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd

362.48

—

TN average13 barns · 274 hd

381.20

−18.72

National average109 barns · 4,104 hd

388.41

−25.93

This barn, trailing median31 sales

439.14

−76.65

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	1,818	200.30	3,641	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	164.96	2,151	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	164.87	2,394	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,133	137.40	1,556	6thin

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)	1,690	$3,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,523	$2,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,550	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$3,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	321.15/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,879	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,523	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,690	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	218.54/cwt	217.00–220.00	4,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	282.67/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	338.75/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	330.50/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,862	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	352.77/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,067	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,551	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	363.39/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	339.16/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	412.61/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	352.56/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,020	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	378.31/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	394.29/cwt	387.50–407.50	1,916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,165	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	374.61/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,161	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,721	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	464.72/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,538	4
Bulls	—	—	1,430	178.28/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,549	3
Bulls	—	—	1,963	207.70/cwt	205.00–211.00	4,077	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	127.75/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,316	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	147.04/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,816	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	164.87/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,394	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	164.96/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,151	6

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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