Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2024-08-27

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 27
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
383 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 390▲ 57 vs year ago 326 · +17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 61▲ 10 vs year ago 106 · +9.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 13▼ 11 vs year ago 39 · −28.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, it was noted that buyers were less active due in part to a decrease in quality. Feeder steers/bulls 5.00 to 15.00 lower, feeder heifers 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.73/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −155.74 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$231.73
53 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,277
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$1.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.05
vs TN average
−10.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558232.111,29540
Medium and Large 2531230.581,22413thin
One grade step is worth $1.53/cwt here — about $71 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 sale53 hd
231.73
—
TN average15 barns · 911 hd
233.78
−2.05
National average160 barns · 7,566 hd
241.88
−10.15
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−155.74
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—Average1,702163.302,78017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,525144.092,19722
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,327140.971,87020
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,173128.931,51224
Dairy Bulls—Average1,173149.151,7502thin

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)1,337$1,8333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,139$1,5854thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$1,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,8926
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,380$1,8501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,8751thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320265.94/cwt250.00–280.008512
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330297.95/cwt297.50–300.009835
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0022
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375247.50/cwt247.50–247.509281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423212.03/cwt200.00–227.508973
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,2223
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468221.62/cwt215.00–235.001,0373
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added480242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1621
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484269.34/cwt267.50–272.501,3044
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added519246.50/cwt242.50–248.001,27912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532254.77/cwt248.00–257.501,3556
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578246.39/cwt240.00–252.501,42432
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added590243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,4373
Steers600–650Small 1620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3641
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621234.38/cwt228.00–240.001,4559
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633228.32/cwt225.00–230.001,4453
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677235.87/cwt232.50–240.001,5973
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2501
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added693226.44/cwt224.00–228.001,56910
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727233.21/cwt232.00–235.001,6955
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767212.12/cwt209.00–215.001,62713
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added780228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7782
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810207.01/cwt200.00–216.001,6773
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885202.77/cwt190.00–209.001,7953
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270240.00/cwt240.00–240.006481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295212.50/cwt212.50–212.506271
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345262.09/cwt260.00–262.509046
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375242.70/cwt237.50–247.509102
Heifers350–400Small 1375192.50/cwt192.50–192.507221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386255.61/cwt250.00–257.509874
Heifers400–450Small 1415232.00/cwt232.00–232.009631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added417244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0176
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433227.51/cwt225.00–230.009852
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440228.03/cwt225.00–232.001,0034
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full445217.50/cwt217.50–217.509681
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470238.17/cwt233.00–240.001,11911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483220.64/cwt215.00–225.001,0668
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0481
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added520235.28/cwt230.00–238.001,2239
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522230.39/cwt225.00–232.001,20316
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy555217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2041
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572224.16/cwt220.00–227.501,2823
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579221.96/cwt220.00–227.501,2855
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added584237.29/cwt236.00–247.501,38618
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609221.39/cwt217.50–225.001,3487
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615222.12/cwt205.00–225.001,3667
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3741
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy672195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3103
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1681206.78/cwt197.50–212.501,4087
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added682200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3642
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3041
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4841
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5362
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy775185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375235.00/cwt235.00–235.008811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390250.00/cwt245.00–255.009752
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0461
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,1948
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,2668
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1323
Bulls450–500Small 1488255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2443
Bulls450–500Large 1495237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1731
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2546
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573233.76/cwt225.00–235.501,3396
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635219.98/cwt216.00–232.501,3979
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1659216.81/cwt212.50–218.001,4295
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723189.84/cwt185.00–195.001,3732
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785177.50/cwt175.00–180.001,3935
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805182.52/cwt180.00–185.001,4692
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870166.85/cwt162.50–170.001,4524
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1935152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,4261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,232156.52/cwt152.00–164.001,9283
Bulls——1,635150.72/cwt149.00–152.002,4642
Bulls——1,770163.40/cwt157.00–170.002,8928
Bulls——1,953174.49/cwt173.00–178.003,4084
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125149.50/cwt149.00–150.001,6822
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,169126.64/cwt122.00–132.001,48017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,178140.46/cwt136.00–146.001,6555
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195119.53/cwt119.00–120.001,4282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,6892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,359140.90/cwt136.00–147.001,91516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518143.39/cwt135.00–151.002,17718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555152.30/cwt151.00–153.002,3683
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,0531
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,173149.15/cwt146.00–152.001,7502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,940.76/head1,725.00–2,050.001,9415
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39951,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1871,680.62/head1,575.00–1,775.001,6813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3371,833.15/head1,700.00–1,910.001,8333

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.