Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $431.60/cwt on 49 head, down $1.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −7.54 against this barn's trailing median of $439.14.

Average price

$431.60

▼ 1.64 vs prior sale

49 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$26.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.23

vs TN average

−7.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	433.22	2,305	46
Medium and Large 2	527	406.67	2,142	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.56/cwt here — about $163 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 sale49 hd

431.60

—

TN average15 barns · 737 hd

440.82

−9.23

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−7.55

This barn, trailing median31 sales

439.14

−7.54

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	1,838	211.68	3,891	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,550	181.78	2,818	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,369	176.02	2,409	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	147.31	1,583	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$3,400	1thin

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	200–250	240	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	337.65/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,458	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	419.12/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,406	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	456.98/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	434.64/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,221	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	345.02/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,039	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	421.22/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,997	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	539.61/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	708	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	426.75/cwt	422.50–432.50	1,780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	381.24/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,215	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	421.28/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,031	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,317	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	338.54/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,251	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	396.24/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,132	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	376.38/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,556	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	293.31/cwt	285.00–296.00	2,596	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	178.36/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,310	4
Bulls	—	—	1,938	224.29/cwt	223.00–226.00	4,347	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	167.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,305	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.50	3,087	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	180.93/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,821	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	164.35/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,169	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,415	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	358.72/cwt	330.00–366.00	2,378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	351.72/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,212	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	385.99/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,424	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	344.24/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	374.13/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	404.92/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	336.26/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,566	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,347	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,139	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	344.17/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,967	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	134.14/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,242	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,565	1
Bulls	—	—	1,772	203.27/cwt	197.00–207.00	3,602	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,795	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,550.21/head	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,964	9

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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