Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-01-28

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 28
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
470 head
▲ 261 vs last sale 209▲ 81 vs year ago 389 · +20.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 60▲ 14 vs year ago 95 · +14.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 39▲ 3 vs year ago 19 · +15.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $279.65/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −107.82 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$279.65
42 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,548
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.96
vs TN average
−24.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553280.761,55440
Medium and Large 2555257.501,4292thin
One grade step is worth $23.26/cwt here — about $124 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 sale42 hd
279.65
—
TN average13 barns · 1,258 hd
278.70
+0.96
National average182 barns · 24,858 hd
304.64
−24.99
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−107.82
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—Low1,750159.432,79016
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,515137.992,09014
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,256130.261,63533
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,132108.371,22713

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)1,315$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$3,2705
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)975$2,5252thin

Every lot

75 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 1230390.00/cwt390.00–390.008971
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260416.83/cwt400.00–435.001,0842
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325391.59/cwt380.00–400.001,2734
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418382.53/cwt370.00–395.001,59911
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435347.59/cwt340.00–355.001,5122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469356.42/cwt350.00–365.001,6727
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522343.19/cwt330.00–350.001,79110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555333.77/cwt330.00–340.001,85211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,8381
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added600317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,9054
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5901
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1637298.91/cwt285.00–307.501,90416
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669286.52/cwt278.00–295.001,91714
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2693250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7333
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2727250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8183
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731279.93/cwt277.50–285.002,0466
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8745
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1787255.03/cwt250.00–260.002,0074
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0862
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1988227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225393.61/cwt380.00–405.008862
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318350.24/cwt342.50–365.001,1145
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,1931
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377348.37/cwt342.50–350.001,31311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436310.95/cwt305.00–322.501,35618
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478287.81/cwt287.00–295.001,37615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534287.37/cwt285.00–292.501,53522
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577272.68/cwt270.00–273.001,57318
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added602262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5776
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632251.64/cwt245.00–260.001,5908
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5192
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2652231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5062
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665254.94/cwt247.50–256.001,6958
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added718244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,7522
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1734233.15/cwt225.00–236.001,71118
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1788227.81/cwt225.00–237.501,79513
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810222.47/cwt215.00–225.001,8024
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379380.51/cwt372.50–397.501,44213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1831
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430371.24/cwt365.00–372.001,5969
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470354.95/cwt350.00–365.001,6686
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521326.87/cwt322.50–345.001,70316
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1587303.05/cwt299.00–320.001,77910
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6882
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675280.14/cwt275.00–281.001,8917
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770257.44/cwt245.00–260.001,9826
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8045
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,584147.90/cwt145.00–152.002,3436
Bulls——1,837160.10/cwt156.00–169.002,9416
Bulls——1,869175.70/cwt174.00–177.003,2844
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02098.67/cwt93.00–102.501,0065
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190111.51/cwt108.00–115.001,3275
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216120.38/cwt119.00–122.001,4645
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,222119.31/cwt119.00–120.001,4583
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260128.67/cwt123.00–134.001,62120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269140.42/cwt138.00–144.001,7828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,462144.06/cwt139.00–150.002,1065
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,544134.61/cwt128.00–137.002,0789
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2753,249.85/head2,950.00–3,550.003,2504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5753,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.