Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2024-08-20

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 20
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
390 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 360▲ 53 vs year ago 337 · +15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 54▼ 5 vs year ago 66 · −7.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 35▼ 13 vs year ago 26 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.19/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −157.28 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$230.19
44 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,276
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.12
vs TN average
−14.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560231.981,29838
Medium and Large 2521221.591,1545thin
Medium and Large 3510205.001,0461thin
One grade step is worth $26.98/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale44 hd
230.19
—
TN average13 barns · 609 hd
238.31
−8.12
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−14.22
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−157.28
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—Average1,518162.382,46515
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,413144.782,04617
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,259137.971,73719
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,013114.391,1597thin

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)1,252$1,9273thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,093$1,8812thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,7503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,3251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$1,2001thin

Every lot

74 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230305.00/cwt305.00–305.007021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324301.00/cwt301.00–301.009754
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328240.70/cwt235.00–262.507895
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370237.50/cwt237.50–237.508791
Steers350–400Small 1380257.50/cwt257.50–257.509791
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1441283.52/cwt280.00–285.001,2505
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477274.38/cwt269.00–287.501,30911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3132
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526268.49/cwt262.00–277.501,41210
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574265.76/cwt259.00–270.001,52519
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619261.49/cwt260.00–262.501,6195
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636234.79/cwt234.00–236.001,4935
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655247.16/cwt240.00–249.001,6195
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4131
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1757213.26/cwt205.00–222.501,6143
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6201
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1908213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,9346
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1224267.29/cwt265.00–275.005994
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265235.00/cwt235.00–235.006231
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275225.00/cwt225.00–225.006191
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285265.00/cwt265.00–265.007551
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328262.37/cwt255.00–267.508613
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328228.76/cwt227.50–230.007502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1392247.00/cwt242.50–253.009688
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432242.23/cwt232.50–247.501,04615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2453223.73/cwt220.00–227.501,0132
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474240.58/cwt232.50–242.001,1409
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0461
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521221.59/cwt217.50–225.001,1545
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527232.61/cwt227.50–240.001,22614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added568245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585229.19/cwt225.00–240.001,34120
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611219.77/cwt212.50–227.001,3438
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added616231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,42312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633207.51/cwt205.00–210.001,3142
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4199
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678201.23/cwt200.00–202.501,3642
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711208.73/cwt207.50–210.001,4846
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828186.04/cwt172.50–200.001,5402
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6771
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5601
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1Value Added1,085170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375246.67/cwt245.00–250.009253
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377278.35/cwt262.50–292.501,0499
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410237.68/cwt230.00–245.009742
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1722
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466270.35/cwt270.00–271.001,26011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2509245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2474
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525255.73/cwt248.00–265.001,34313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577246.84/cwt239.00–249.001,42414
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623228.64/cwt220.00–237.501,4242
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3651
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678219.23/cwt212.50–228.001,4867
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3941
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720214.93/cwt212.50–217.501,5472
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,203153.80/cwt145.00–157.001,8505
Bulls——1,667165.96/cwt158.00–170.002,7679
Bulls——1,750173.00/cwt173.00–173.003,0281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010102.17/cwt97.00–108.001,0322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014119.28/cwt115.00–123.001,2095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183131.67/cwt130.00–133.001,5586
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294140.88/cwt137.00–148.001,82313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408153.77/cwt150.00–158.002,1654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415142.02/cwt139.00–148.002,01013
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,880.72/head1,775.00–1,975.001,8812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,750.22/head1,600.00–1,975.001,7503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2521,926.53/head1,300.00–2,325.001,9273

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.