Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-01-21

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 21
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
209 head
▼ 229 vs last sale 438▲ 128 vs year ago 81 · +158.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 83▲ 26 vs year ago 34 · +76.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 4▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends on feeder calves are on a light test this week due to lighter offerings. Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 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 $269.49/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −117.98 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$269.49
18 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,489
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.83
vs TN average
−34.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564273.141,54213thin
Medium and Large 2521259.991,3555thin
One grade step is worth $13.15/cwt here — about $187 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd
269.49
—
TN average14 barns · 866 hd
276.32
−6.83
National average149 barns · 17,148 hd
304.42
−34.93
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−117.98
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—High1,898164.533,12214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,556132.572,06214
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,291126.701,63619
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,123105.281,1837thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,9072thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,400$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,255$1,7751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,033$1,5852thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,329$2,3095
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,395$2,3095

Every lot

62 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235345.00/cwt345.00–345.008112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,5581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,6701
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7761
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610292.58/cwt287.50–297.501,7852
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added634315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,99712
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0031
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,045207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,1681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220342.50/cwt342.50–342.507541
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285335.00/cwt335.00–335.009551
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331331.68/cwt325.00–342.501,0984
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,0641
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423317.34/cwt302.50–322.501,34211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2541
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,4208
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521259.99/cwt250.00–265.001,3555
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530281.37/cwt275.00–283.001,4915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,5708
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623226.55/cwt225.00–228.001,4112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1639249.01/cwt247.50–255.001,5918
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,6532
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717217.94/cwt210.00–220.001,5635
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added872223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,94527
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0803
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,0381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376349.79/cwt343.00–357.501,3158
Bulls350–400Small 1380275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0451
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430283.95/cwt275.00–292.501,2212
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,4682
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,51911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511313.17/cwt312.50–315.001,6004
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513278.96/cwt270.00–287.501,4312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628274.08/cwt267.50–277.501,7213
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666260.02/cwt256.00–270.001,7327
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7821
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,535148.68/cwt143.00–153.002,2822
Bulls——1,913164.28/cwt156.00–169.003,1438
Bulls——2,048172.97/cwt170.00–175.003,5424
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,116111.34/cwt108.00–117.001,2434
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13397.21/cwt92.50–103.001,1013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271119.30/cwt115.00–123.001,5167
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303131.01/cwt125.00–135.001,70712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548132.00/cwt129.00–138.002,04311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,623139.46/cwt139.00–140.002,2632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,907.34/head1,680.00–2,100.001,9072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,463.97/head2,450.00–2,475.002,4642
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3442,286.30/head2,200.00–2,350.002,2864
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3832,084.00/head1,950.00–2,250.002,0842
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5452,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,584.50/head1,475.00–1,700.001,5852
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751

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.