Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $315.77/cwt on 19 head, down $0.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −107.29 against this barn's trailing median of $423.06.

Average price

$315.77

▼ 0.95 vs prior sale

19 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$21.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.44

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	316.92	1,750	18thin
Medium and Large 2	500	295.00	1,475	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.92/cwt here — about $275 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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.83, low $315.77, median $423.06 across 25 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 sale19 hd

315.77

—

TN average13 barns · 319 hd

320.21

−4.44

This barn, trailing median25 sales

423.06

−107.29

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	1,866	192.74	3,597	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	171.07	2,437	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	162.94	2,108	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	137.12	1,515	12

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	176.98/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,552	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	186.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,559	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	142.84/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,717	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,643	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	127.69/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,264	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	171.56/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	320.91/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,701	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	308.50/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,036	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	310.66/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	2,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	301.57/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	266.61/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	328.85/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	324.48/cwt	312.50–330.00	2,219	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	360.22/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,125	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	362.57/cwt	355.00–370.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	347.76/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,174	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	356.30/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	376.57/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	268.33/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	235.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	265.01/cwt	257.50–270.00	2,067	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	257.70/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,696	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	160.36/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,064	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	162.21/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,268	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	196.09/cwt	192.00–206.00	3,614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,587	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	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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