Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-10-13

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 13
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
335 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 349▼ 23 vs year ago 358 · −6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 85▼ 42 vs year ago 97 · −43.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $373.92/cwt on 18 head, up $11.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −59.31 against this barn's trailing median of $433.24.
Average price
$373.92
▲ 11.68 vs prior sale
18 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,987
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.19
vs TN average
−58.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535378.202,02315thin
Medium and Large 2514352.561,8123thin
One grade step is worth $25.64/cwt here — about $211 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale18 hd
373.92
—
TN average15 barns · 462 hd
368.73
+5.19
National average190 barns · 30,929 hd
432.29
−58.37
This barn, trailing median31 sales
433.24
−59.31
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
499447394341median 433.2402/2404/1406/0908/1110/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.49, low $355.40, median $433.24 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,806161.952,9244thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,448137.861,99716
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,183137.531,62721
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,040116.241,20915

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2721
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3421
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305499.84/cwt490.00–510.001,5252
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2074
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2402400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6082
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413432.11/cwt427.50–437.501,78512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2457316.79/cwt300.00–350.001,4483
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462408.78/cwt404.00–410.001,8895
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514352.56/cwt350.00–357.501,8123
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532379.14/cwt375.00–397.502,01714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0991
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9661
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618356.39/cwt350.00–360.002,2027
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668338.50/cwt335.00–342.002,2619
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added708341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,4142
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730321.44/cwt320.00–325.002,34710
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added830322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,6738
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added870310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6978
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added959291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,7914
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1224445.00/cwt445.00–445.009974
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2151
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365342.90/cwt330.00–355.001,2523
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4594
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475373.68/cwt360.00–386.001,77512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1538364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,9584
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585301.59/cwt285.00–310.001,7643
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,02214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9071
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671328.87/cwt312.50–335.002,20710
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720291.25/cwt287.50–295.002,0972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,6465
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2398345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3732
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7634
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5272
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1489366.05/cwt360.00–370.001,7905
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1534363.78/cwt362.50–364.001,9437
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568347.49/cwt345.00–350.001,9742
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2589314.06/cwt312.50–325.001,8508
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627323.09/cwt317.50–335.002,0263
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1661327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,16510
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9872
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9611
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1752287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1622
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1843259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,1833
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,658142.33/cwt140.00–144.002,3602
Bulls——1,953181.57/cwt180.00–183.003,5462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985106.03/cwt102.00–110.001,0444
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060119.95/cwt115.00–125.001,27111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133128.00/cwt125.00–130.001,4504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178136.89/cwt131.00–143.001,61313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248149.13/cwt145.00–154.001,8614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433129.69/cwt128.00–131.001,8583
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,444138.06/cwt133.00–143.001,99411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495149.02/cwt148.00–150.002,2282

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.