Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-10-06

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 6
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
349 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 327▼ 64 vs year ago 413 · −15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 67▼ 79 vs year ago 164 · −48.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 10 vs year ago 19 · −52.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.47/cwt on 29 head, down $0.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −54.05 against this barn's trailing median of $390.53.
Average price
$336.47
▼ 0.66 vs prior sale
29 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,838
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$427
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$65.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.64
vs TN average
−31.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551349.921,92923
Medium and Large 2527284.921,5026thin
One grade step is worth $65.00/cwt here — about $427 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale29 hd
336.47
—
TN average16 barns · 614 hd
335.83
+0.64
National average187 barns · 16,614 hd
367.91
−31.44
This barn, trailing median34 sales
390.53
−54.05
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
430390350310median 390.5302/2404/2106/2308/2510/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.50, low $323.99, median $390.53 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,895178.003,3736thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,515144.842,19416
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,233136.801,68718
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,176117.331,38015

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$2,1004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,375$1,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288422.61/cwt410.00–435.001,2172
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473412.72/cwt400.00–420.001,9526
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518382.30/cwt377.50–387.501,9809
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573365.48/cwt360.00–370.002,0948
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575320.97/cwt320.00–325.001,8465
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628346.80/cwt340.00–355.002,1786
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635307.07/cwt285.00–330.001,9509
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669302.56/cwt300.00–305.002,0244
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683323.70/cwt315.00–344.002,21110
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3103
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710288.75/cwt282.50–295.002,0502
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1769301.96/cwt297.50–305.002,3225
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3511
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1898285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5593
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1341
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1394425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6755
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432372.30/cwt367.50–385.001,60810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438345.09/cwt335.00–350.001,5113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484376.49/cwt365.00–378.001,8228
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5931
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512302.38/cwt285.00–320.001,5484
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520358.03/cwt350.00–360.001,8629
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3952
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569329.42/cwt320.00–345.001,8747
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added574360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0667
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600318.00/cwt310.00–320.001,9085
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added613340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0843
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629285.04/cwt275.00–290.001,7934
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661311.85/cwt300.00–315.002,06111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723255.36/cwt240.00–270.001,8462
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730305.77/cwt300.00–320.002,23211
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8291
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1918262.39/cwt255.00–267.502,4095
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,002245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4553
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380434.61/cwt430.00–450.001,6524
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8287
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475351.70/cwt350.00–355.001,6713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482403.21/cwt402.00–415.001,94310
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8463
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524368.23/cwt360.00–370.001,93010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585325.07/cwt310.00–330.001,90212
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2593297.53/cwt290.00–305.001,7642
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8483
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,610166.45/cwt161.00–172.002,6802
Bulls——1,997180.70/cwt176.00–185.003,6093
Bulls——2,160193.00/cwt193.00–193.004,1691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,136111.63/cwt102.00–118.001,2689
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213131.72/cwt128.00–135.001,5989
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,237125.88/cwt121.00–131.001,5576
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248138.98/cwt136.00–142.001,7348
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,3261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499145.42/cwt140.00–153.002,18012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,602137.14/cwt135.00–138.002,1973
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,099.55/head1,700.00–2,550.002,1004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.