Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. 3.00-10.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 10.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.14/cwt on 29 head, down $6.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $439.14.

Average price

$439.14

▼ 6.30 vs prior sale

29 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$44.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.14

vs TN average

−20.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	459.16	2,524	16thin
Medium and Large 2	564	414.49	2,339	13thin

One grade step is worth $44.67/cwt here — about $185 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale29 hd

439.14

—

TN average13 barns · 486 hd

433.00

+6.14

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−20.05

This barn, trailing median31 sales

439.14

+0.00

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	1,673	194.82	3,259	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	175.88	2,666	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	169.56	2,063	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	146.88	1,500	13

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	543.50/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	552.78/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	362.55/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,201	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	406.22/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	537.40/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	490.82/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	465.67/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	454.10/cwt	442.50–465.00	2,548	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	484.53/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,369	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	339.88/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,274	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	461.05/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	426.32/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,059	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	322.57/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	371.83/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,450	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,202	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	426.77/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	411.86/cwt	405.00–412.50	2,158	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	161.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,957	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	148.59/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,425	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	134.96/cwt	122.00–141.00	1,360	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	159.34/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,853	3
Bulls	—	—	1,568	184.57/cwt	177.50–192.50	2,894	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	177.05/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,737	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,461	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	172.18/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,099	12
Bulls	—	—	1,790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,938	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	200.10/cwt	189.00–211.00	3,548	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	185.27/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,692	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	161.00/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	361.32/cwt	357.50–372.50	2,182	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	410.78/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,329	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	360.09/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,190	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	474.87/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	306.87/cwt	280.00–320.00	2,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	403.78/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	382.63/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	411.53/cwt	385.00–422.50	2,337	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	391.07/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	360.38/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	432.93/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,671	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	324.17/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,593	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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