Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 20.00-25.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 lower with instances of 30.00 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 $356.43/cwt on 21 head, down $34.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −42.68 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$356.43

▼ 34.42 vs prior sale

21 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.54

vs TN average

−19.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	362.50	1,970	18thin
Medium and Large 2	559	320.00	1,789	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $181 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.50, low $339.43, median $399.11 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 sale21 hd

356.43

—

TN average15 barns · 731 hd

370.97

−14.54

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−19.38

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−42.68

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	—	Average	1,584	199.26	3,156	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	176.36	2,660	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	174.73	2,096	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	147.67	1,536	18

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,395	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	850–900	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	427.56/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	387.15/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,226	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	408.39/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,744	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	336.02/cwt	332.50–343.00	2,426	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	367.81/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,975	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	368.70/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,301	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	275.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	310.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,037	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	328.31/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,990	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	296.01/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	413.34/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	320.28/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	276.63/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,581	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,667	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	155.31/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,684	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	140.59/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,424	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	165.37/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,781	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	188.50/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,375	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	200.68/cwt	198.00–205.00	3,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	469.07/cwt	452.50–487.50	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	487.50/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	352.98/cwt	345.00–358.00	2,386	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	360.24/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	456.57/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	402.28/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	307.51/cwt	280.00–325.00	2,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	298.40/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	427.38/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,022	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,395.32/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	324.03/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	396.97/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	373.84/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,672	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	175.80/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,157	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	181.90/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,594	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	169.71/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	461.47/cwt	450.00–482.50	1,998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	427.67/cwt	427.50–430.00	2,049	14

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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