Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2024-05-14

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, May 14
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
365 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 386▲ 365 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 106▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 16▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers/bulls sharply higher, not enough heifer receipts to compare but a lower demand was noted. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 5.00 lower with breaker cows 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.10/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −137.37 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$250.10
54 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,394
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$4
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.37
vs TN average
−19.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550251.211,38042
Medium and Large 1586248.001,45310thin
Medium and Large 2-3580237.371,3772thin
One grade step is worth $13.84/cwt here — about $4 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale54 hd
250.10
—
TN average10 barns · 457 hd
255.47
−5.37
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
−19.90
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−137.37
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—Average1,664145.862,42814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,446135.441,95834
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,298132.651,72228
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,143114.251,30612

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,021$2,3448
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,294$2,1297

Every lot

73 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260338.33/cwt320.00–355.008803
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328372.63/cwt370.00–375.001,2222
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373364.17/cwt350.00–370.001,3587
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414330.28/cwt320.00–339.001,3675
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479330.94/cwt322.50–332.501,5857
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522318.05/cwt310.00–320.001,66021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526326.51/cwt325.00–327.501,7175
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528286.82/cwt284.00–292.501,5143
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562304.79/cwt295.00–325.001,7133
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578256.99/cwt242.50–272.001,4854
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581293.27/cwt270.00–314.001,70418
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608292.37/cwt287.50–293.001,7789
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624279.11/cwt270.00–282.001,74212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6451
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6501
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8721
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7483
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355270.00/cwt270.00–270.009591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365286.30/cwt277.50–292.501,0454
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426273.55/cwt267.50–290.001,16516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3434260.28/cwt257.50–266.001,1304
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477263.75/cwt252.50–267.501,25834
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485243.69/cwt237.50–250.001,1822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523254.16/cwt245.00–258.001,32921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576248.26/cwt239.00–250.001,43021
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580237.37/cwt230.00–245.001,3772
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added586248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,45310
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613235.99/cwt234.00–237.501,4476
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655235.03/cwt230.00–236.001,53910
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3041
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4321
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780175.49/cwt165.00–197.501,3693
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816189.76/cwt188.00–192.501,5485
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865168.79/cwt165.00–172.501,4602
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995146.00/cwt144.00–150.001,4533
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375355.00/cwt340.00–370.001,3314
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2406325.89/cwt305.00–330.001,3236
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430275.17/cwt270.00–280.001,1832
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,5487
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2481
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525256.43/cwt250.00–262.501,3462
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,5827
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568241.17/cwt235.00–247.501,3702
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy598274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,63910
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621254.04/cwt245.00–264.001,5784
Bulls600–650Small 1-2625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3751
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2679255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7316
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5711
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2838171.24/cwt170.00–172.501,4352
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,090129.52/cwt129.00–130.001,4122
Bulls——1,727147.63/cwt141.00–155.002,55011
Bulls——2,125159.00/cwt159.00–159.003,3791
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118115.78/cwt100.00–124.001,2948
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,193105.92/cwt101.00–110.001,2643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,6061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288131.61/cwt127.00–136.001,69523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360140.57/cwt138.00–143.001,9124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443135.15/cwt129.00–141.001,95029
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453145.19/cwt143.00–147.002,1103
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480124.97/cwt124.00–126.001,8502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29522,373.51/head1,975.00–2,600.002,3743
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,396.08/head2,150.00–2,600.002,3964
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3082,290.73/head2,225.00–2,350.002,2912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,060.98/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28451,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.