Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2024-03-05

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 5
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
340 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 360▲ 340 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 115▲ 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 13▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, not enough comparable receipts to form trends but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 13.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.08/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −151.39 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$236.08
27 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,307
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.71
vs TN average
−35.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557242.291,35017thin
Large 1-2545237.001,2922thin
Medium and Large 2-3548222.671,2208thin
One grade step is worth $19.62/cwt here — about $130 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 sale27 hd
236.08
—
TN average9 barns · 424 hd
243.79
−7.71
National average176 barns · 15,352 hd
271.91
−35.83
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−151.39
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

34 sales
430390350310median 387.4703/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.50, low $323.99, median $387.47 across 34 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—High1,877132.432,48511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,390116.711,62228
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,189111.161,32220
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,118100.031,11816

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)1,378$1,6632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,5252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,1203thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3258318.16/cwt305.00–325.008213
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270346.00/cwt345.00–350.009345
Steers300–350Small 1-2300295.00/cwt295.00–295.008851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3319292.67/cwt250.00–325.009344
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322351.74/cwt345.00–355.001,1336
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2781
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0941
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2409321.24/cwt320.00–327.501,3146
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3Value Added445308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,3712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485308.97/cwt300.00–313.001,49914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,2371
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523295.63/cwt292.00–296.001,54611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4181
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541275.04/cwt271.00–279.001,4886
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5982
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3951
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614263.93/cwt256.00–268.001,6215
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687252.55/cwt249.00–253.001,7359
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,91513
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3788217.05/cwt212.00–222.001,7102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3220255.00/cwt255.00–255.005611
Heifers250–300Small 1-2265245.00/cwt245.00–245.006491
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3288272.07/cwt250.00–275.007848
Heifers300–350Small 1-2325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326290.08/cwt282.50–300.0094615
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369299.10/cwt295.00–300.001,10416
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008511
Heifers350–400Small 1-2370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415265.06/cwt262.50–266.001,10011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3431241.88/cwt230.00–250.001,0434
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465261.60/cwt261.50–262.501,21610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2854
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3492230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1322
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3684
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3536228.33/cwt222.50–236.001,2244
Heifers500–550Large 1-2545237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3607
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2154
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581227.31/cwt220.00–230.001,3216
Heifers600–650Small 1-2600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
Heifers600–650Large 1-2615218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5162
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,58818
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4111
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,4091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0851
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370329.55/cwt325.00–330.001,21911
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3407270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0994
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3175
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3467270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,42311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,4804
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4483
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3612197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2097
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622231.32/cwt227.50–234.001,4393
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5231
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,515118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,7881
Bulls——1,853137.94/cwt136.00–140.002,5562
Bulls——1,928132.85/cwt128.00–139.002,5618
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115101.92/cwt98.00–106.001,13610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12990.30/cwt88.00–93.001,0194
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186111.25/cwt107.00–116.001,31917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260103.52/cwt103.00–104.001,3042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,275110.38/cwt110.00–111.001,4075
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412117.20/cwt114.00–123.001,65521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445127.40/cwt125.00–130.001,8412
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3960985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,1251,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,525.00/head1,425.00–1,625.001,5252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3781,663.38/head1,625.00–1,700.001,6632

This sale against other markets

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.