Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.10/cwt on 24 head, down $3.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −58.73 against this barn's trailing median of $398.82.

Average price

$340.10

▼ 3.35 vs prior sale

24 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$25.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.03

vs TN average

−16.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	346.45	1,939	18thin
Medium and Large 2	538	321.03	1,726	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.42/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.50, low $323.99, median $398.82 across 32 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 sale24 hd

340.10

—

TN average16 barns · 768 hd

337.07

+3.03

National average178 barns · 11,809 hd

356.25

−16.15

This barn, trailing median32 sales

398.82

−58.73

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	1,703	182.07	3,101	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	158.52	2,331	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	149.19	1,769	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	121.75	1,257	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)	1,240	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$2,650	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,926	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	800–850	805	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	305.35/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	341.42/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,963	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,650.17/head	2,150.00–3,600.00	2,650	5
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	692	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,834	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	475	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	317.81/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	167.68/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,569	3
Bulls	—	—	1,408	171.52/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,415	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	151.33/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,833	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	151.65/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,159	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	139.55/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,497	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	401.78/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	319.74/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	598	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	326.18/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,003	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	356.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,061	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	334.07/cwt	334.00–335.00	1,928	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	320.50/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,327	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	345.08/cwt	343.00–350.00	2,229	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	426.43/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,804	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,205	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	355.17/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,840	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	306.06/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	342.03/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	397.41/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	424.05/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	183.65/cwt	181.00–186.00	3,458	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	128.10/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,362	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	115.40/cwt	107.50–121.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	303.31/cwt	302.50–305.00	2,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	346.35/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,338	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,142	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	305.18/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,231	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,709	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,925.59/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,616	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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