Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-10-20

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 20
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
354 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 335▲ 1 vs year ago 353 · +0.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 55▼ 47 vs year ago 130 · −36.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 13▲ 10 vs year ago 14 · +71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $349.00/cwt on 19 head, up $10.54 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 28 comparable sales and sits −39.23 against this barn's trailing median of $388.23.
Average price
$349.00
▲ 10.54 vs prior sale
19 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.13
vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533358.601,91012thin
Medium and Large 2557332.551,8537thin
One grade step is worth $26.05/cwt here — about $58 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale19 hd
349.00
—
TN average14 barns · 455 hd
343.87
+5.13
This barn, trailing median28 sales
388.23
−39.23
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

28 sales
467412357302median 388.2303/0305/0507/1409/1510/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.83, low $315.77, median $388.23 across 28 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—Average1,794167.032,9969thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528138.112,11010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,243127.791,58815
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,121110.301,2379thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,410$3,1102thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,7962thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)810$1,7001thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273497.16/cwt490.00–505.001,3572
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5342
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7571
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7185
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1495415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0541
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540372.78/cwt370.00–387.502,0136
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580357.52/cwt355.00–360.002,0742
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0061
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621341.07/cwt337.50–345.002,1185
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662347.44/cwt342.50–349.002,3008
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2701320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2434
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725339.00/cwt338.00–341.002,4583
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,5352
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,270205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,6041
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 11,330207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,75310
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275439.64/cwt430.00–450.001,2092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375377.20/cwt370.00–385.001,4154
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415337.67/cwt320.00–350.001,4013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6802
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,5644
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480373.28/cwt370.00–375.001,7923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531344.68/cwt340.00–357.501,8309
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540330.02/cwt327.50–335.001,7823
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8081
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586325.19/cwt325.00–327.501,90613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612325.00/cwt317.50–337.501,9895
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653327.51/cwt315.00–330.002,1397
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1742302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2454
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367450.58/cwt345.00–487.501,65411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414414.99/cwt409.00–417.001,7184
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433373.62/cwt370.00–390.001,6187
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473378.02/cwt370.00–395.001,7883
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476357.45/cwt352.50–360.001,7013
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,7902
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527358.97/cwt358.00–362.501,8929
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,9663
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574326.57/cwt322.50–337.501,8755
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623328.84/cwt325.00–335.002,04916
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624311.39/cwt300.00–320.001,9434
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1746
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2133
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,764160.17/cwt147.00–168.002,8255
Bulls——1,831175.61/cwt170.00–181.003,2154
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09296.64/cwt86.00–103.001,0553
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,136117.13/cwt113.00–120.001,3316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234130.12/cwt126.00–136.001,60612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278118.47/cwt115.00–122.001,5143
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,476135.24/cwt131.00–139.001,9965
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580140.97/cwt140.00–142.002,2275
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4103,109.97/head3,075.00–3,150.003,1102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28001,795.63/head1,700.00–1,900.001,7962
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.