Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.13/cwt on 35 head, down $2.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −61.69 against this barn's trailing median of $398.82.

Average price

$337.13

▼ 2.97 vs prior sale

35 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$26.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs TN average

−6.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	346.81	1,956	22
Medium and Large 2	547	320.75	1,756	13thin

One grade step is worth $26.06/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.50, low $323.99, median $398.82 across 32 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 sale35 hd

337.13

—

TN average14 barns · 704 hd

340.63

−3.50

National average134 barns · 8,662 hd

343.55

−6.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

398.82

−61.69

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	1,765	180.85	3,191	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	149.27	2,230	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	146.16	1,881	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	124.64	1,323	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,505	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	550–600	577	309.93/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,041	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	161.61/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,570	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	162.92/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,501	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,770	1
Bulls	—	—	1,811	185.97/cwt	181.00–190.00	3,368	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	424.94/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	345.83/cwt	342.00–346.50	2,383	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	285.84/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,821	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	362.15/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,043	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,155	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	358.98/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	315.48/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,985	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	391.17/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,835	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	323.48/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	387.93/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,052	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	340.75/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,973	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	482.51/cwt	442.50–525.00	1,655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	367.98/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,168	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	325.92/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,347	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	333.00/cwt	323.00–340.00	2,125	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	359.79/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,914	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	416.54/cwt	407.50–425.00	1,995	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	270.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,234	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	459.28/cwt	435.00–505.00	1,754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	427.50/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	386.87/cwt	375.00–391.00	1,838	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	330.03/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	370.96/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,610	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	297.42/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,031	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	119.79/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,166	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	128.27/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,447	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	146.00/cwt	139.00–152.00	2,116	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	136.06/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,984	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	142.44/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,755	9
Bulls	—	—	1,694	171.91/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,912	5

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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