Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $379.81/cwt on 39 head, down $4.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −59.33 against this barn's trailing median of $439.14.

Average price

$379.81

▼ 4.67 vs prior sale

39 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$32.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.67

vs TN average

−19.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	382.03	2,121	36
Small 1	540	360.00	1,944	1thin
Medium and Large 2	515	349.71	1,801	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.32/cwt here — about $320 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.

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 sale39 hd

379.81

—

TN average13 barns · 293 hd

393.49

−13.67

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−19.48

This barn, trailing median31 sales

439.14

−59.33

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	1,828	206.79	3,781	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	177.74	2,676	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	171.09	2,129	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	148.61	1,671	9thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	349.71/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	456.64/cwt	445.00–462.50	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	325.77/cwt	317.50–331.00	2,336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	335.35/cwt	331.00–340.00	1,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	428.78/cwt	425.00–432.50	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	415.37/cwt	370.00–437.50	1,691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	324.29/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,962	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Bulls	—	—	2,073	219.02/cwt	218.00–220.00	4,540	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	148.25/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,730	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	173.23/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,117	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	164.67/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,160	3
Bulls	—	—	1,894	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,884	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	533	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	866	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	337.63/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,296	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	348.21/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,208	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	411.96/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	426.03/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	379.40/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,163	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	376.45/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	356.45/cwt	352.00–362.50	1,850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	332.87/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,937	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	386.17/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,054	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	466.32/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,024	4
Steers	Small 1	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	356.79/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,673	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	190.76/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,884	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	178.07/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,666	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	167.22/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,543	4
Bulls	—	—	1,010	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,929	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,478	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,693	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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