Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2024-12-03

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 3
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
417 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 389▲ 154 vs year ago 263 · +58.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 116▲ 51 vs year ago 114 · +44.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 23▼ 9 vs year ago 18 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale from two weeks ago, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-20.00 higher with instances of 25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-12.00 higher with instances of 18.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.56/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −153.91 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$233.56
47 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,285
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.99
vs TN average
−49.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553234.921,29844
Medium and Large 2515213.641,1003thin
One grade step is worth $21.28/cwt here — about $198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale47 hd
233.56
—
TN average8 barns · 390 hd
244.55
−10.99
National average190 barns · 29,311 hd
283.32
−49.76
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−153.91
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—Average1,758136.962,40711
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,383115.521,59837
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,213108.401,31536
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07789.319627thin

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)1,015$1,5251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,410$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$2,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$1,8501thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240335.00/cwt335.00–335.008042
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334340.60/cwt331.00–350.001,1384
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335291.25/cwt280.00–302.509762
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375304.73/cwt300.00–310.001,1432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417308.39/cwt300.00–335.001,2864
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472279.87/cwt270.00–283.001,3214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474291.97/cwt290.00–300.001,3847
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510299.19/cwt292.50–302.501,5266
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568256.60/cwt247.50–270.001,4573
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575279.26/cwt275.00–287.501,6064
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626268.78/cwt267.50–270.001,6837
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2651245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5954
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673251.64/cwt249.00–265.001,6947
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730248.29/cwt245.00–255.001,8133
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added752255.50/cwt255.50–255.501,92115
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2758220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6683
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1761242.06/cwt239.00–247.501,8424
Steers750–800Small 1770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4631
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1803238.25/cwt237.50–239.001,9132
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,7321
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9692
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added902233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,1022
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,0601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2212270.00/cwt270.00–270.005722
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283283.74/cwt282.50–285.008032
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320248.33/cwt240.00–252.507953
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340272.50/cwt272.50–272.509271
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384264.63/cwt262.00–275.001,01610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385255.00/cwt255.00–255.009821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410225.00/cwt225.00–225.009231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430259.38/cwt256.00–270.001,11515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475247.23/cwt245.00–260.001,1747
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486226.91/cwt222.50–240.001,1034
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515213.64/cwt195.00–227.501,1003
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518241.71/cwt230.00–246.001,25221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584228.72/cwt225.00–230.001,33623
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618196.66/cwt190.00–215.001,2155
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621225.41/cwt220.00–230.001,40011
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669225.28/cwt222.50–229.001,50713
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3231
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723223.66/cwt215.00–232.501,6172
Heifers700–750Small 1735177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3051
Heifers750–800Small 1750165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2381
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1754212.74/cwt205.00–222.001,60411
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5411
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1834208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7354
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,002140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4032
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382279.98/cwt275.00–285.001,0703
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387335.93/cwt335.00–340.001,3005
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423296.36/cwt294.00–317.501,25412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423272.40/cwt252.50–285.001,1523
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473291.87/cwt290.00–295.001,38113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2492270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3283
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2471
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1536260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3948
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560231.05/cwt220.00–242.501,2942
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5345
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615249.99/cwt242.50–252.501,5376
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2642207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3323
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1656260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7065
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,7342
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,703135.37/cwt130.00–140.002,3059
Bulls——2,003144.12/cwt143.00–145.002,8872
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03985.00/cwt80.00–87.008835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12099.00/cwt96.00–102.001,1095
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,173100.07/cwt98.00–102.001,1742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196108.22/cwt104.00–115.001,29426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,3971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,371115.58/cwt106.00–117.501,58533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,394118.74/cwt117.00–121.001,6555
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,523119.36/cwt118.00–120.001,8183
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29401,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251

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.