Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2024-12-10

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 10
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
283 head
▼ 134 vs last sale 417▲ 11 vs year ago 272 · +4.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 113 vs last sale 165▼ 88 vs year ago 140 · −62.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 9▼ 5 vs year ago 16 · −31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. 5.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.24/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −136.24 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$251.24
29 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,388
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.81
vs TN average
−29.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553252.631,39825
Medium and Large 2546242.501,3254thin
One grade step is worth $10.13/cwt here — about $74 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 sale29 hd
251.24
—
TN average14 barns · 743 hd
249.43
+1.81
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−29.06
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−136.24
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—Low1,784148.542,6498thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,464121.011,7717thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,298115.461,49811
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10599.861,10410

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,543$1,6382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$3,1002thin

Every lot

69 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260360.00/cwt360.00–360.009361
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330331.59/cwt320.00–342.501,0942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345270.00/cwt270.00–270.009321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440277.67/cwt262.50–292.501,2222
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469311.30/cwt307.50–312.501,4604
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511286.56/cwt284.00–290.001,4645
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added530310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560279.63/cwt276.00–284.001,5664
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562248.94/cwt245.00–260.001,3994
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,6481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655257.57/cwt255.00–258.001,6877
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680221.52/cwt217.50–230.001,5063
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added695269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,8708
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4981
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8901
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8622
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1754249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,8777
Steers750–800Small 1765200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5301
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added820257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,1071
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,9001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7641
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added858237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,0336
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,9141
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215307.50/cwt307.50–307.506611
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331300.77/cwt295.00–315.009965
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345282.50/cwt282.50–282.509751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355299.21/cwt285.00–310.001,0623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438276.55/cwt275.00–280.001,2118
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480266.98/cwt260.00–272.501,28210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522253.54/cwt248.00–258.001,32312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535244.17/cwt242.50–245.001,3063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3781
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582250.85/cwt241.00–253.001,46011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added585257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5032
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610240.82/cwt237.50–242.501,4693
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670215.73/cwt210.00–220.001,4453
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705216.80/cwt205.00–218.001,52812
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783193.28/cwt190.00–200.001,5133
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added817212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7326
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360281.22/cwt280.00–282.501,0122
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,2134
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,2401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428270.09/cwt265.00–275.001,1562
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475268.24/cwt262.50–270.001,2747
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490308.87/cwt307.50–309.001,51312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528287.51/cwt285.00–290.001,5184
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1604241.67/cwt240.00–242.501,4606
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665232.44/cwt230.00–240.001,5464
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1707227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6083
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5261
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1980145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,548143.38/cwt143.00–144.002,2203
Bulls——1,925151.64/cwt146.00–156.002,9195
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99286.78/cwt80.00–92.008613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,139103.45/cwt102.00–105.001,1785
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190110.51/cwt110.00–111.001,3152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248115.39/cwt109.00–120.001,4407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310106.15/cwt105.00–107.001,3912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,422118.11/cwt115.00–124.001,6805
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,460125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8252
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568128.27/cwt126.00–131.002,0112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2353,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5431,637.60/head1,625.00–1,650.001,6382

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.