Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 10.00-20.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 30.00-40.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 25.00-35.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $334.97/cwt on 9 head, down $27.51 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −107.31 against this barn's trailing median of $442.29.

Average price

$334.97

▼ 27.51 vs prior sale

9 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$41.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.93

vs TN average

−36.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	344.25	1,943	7thin
Medium and Large 2	565	302.50	1,709	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.75/cwt here — about $233 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.49, low $355.40, median $442.29 across 30 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 sale9 hd

334.97

—

TN average17 barns · 409 hd

368.90

−33.93

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−36.03

This barn, trailing median30 sales

442.29

−107.31

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	1,987	203.33	4,040	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	164.26	2,674	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	154.20	1,893	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	132.91	1,452	7thin

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)	1,365	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,478	$2,431	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$2,298	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,016	$2,969	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$3,525	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,220	$2,500	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	167.82/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,583	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	155.37/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,874	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	138.72/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,556	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	118.37/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,207	2
Bulls	—	—	2,125	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,250	1
Bulls	—	—	2,080	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	319.64/cwt	301.00–322.50	1,892	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	423.28/cwt	417.50–440.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	263.14/cwt	262.50–265.00	2,260	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,298.32/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	314.03/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,085	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	323.70/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	302.50/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,990	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	347.82/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,468	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	378.85/cwt	367.50–382.50	1,671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	272.51/cwt	265.00–277.50	2,237	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	391.88/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	317.15/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	326.01/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	326.92/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,867	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	276.02/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	344.96/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,966	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	356.17/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	305.63/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,146	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	329.75/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,058	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	310.74/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,908	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	304.52/cwt	287.50–317.50	2,217	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	240.04/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	279.96/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	3,524.72/head	3,100.00–3,885.00	3,525	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,478	2,431.22/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	285.26/cwt	281.00–297.50	1,743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	160.51/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,979	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	147.89/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,807	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	2,969.40/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,969	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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