Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-02-11

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 11
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
208 head
▼ 340 vs last sale 548▲ 10 vs year ago 198 · +5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 61▼ 5 vs year ago 51 · −9.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 22▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are on a light test due to lighter offerings this week. Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 450 lbs. 5.00-15.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 3.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.01/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −127.46 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$260.01
21 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,410
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.31
vs TN average
−36.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540262.791,41818thin
Medium and Large 2558243.331,3593thin
One grade step is worth $19.46/cwt here — about $60 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 sale21 hd
260.01
—
TN average17 barns · 967 hd
267.32
−7.31
National average157 barns · 11,394 hd
297.00
−36.99
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−127.46
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—Low1,922167.663,2227thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,498140.102,09912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,301135.351,76122
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,118120.491,3477thin

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)1,395$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$2,0252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,374$1,9014thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$2,8001thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295325.00/cwt325.00–325.009591
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0081
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416277.26/cwt265.00–295.001,1535
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474313.56/cwt312.50–320.001,4867
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475293.25/cwt285.00–297.501,3933
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,7165
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584286.98/cwt285.00–290.001,6765
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2611230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4054
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623268.57/cwt265.00–270.001,6739
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8151
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321293.70/cwt292.50–295.009436
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370257.40/cwt250.00–265.009522
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378288.90/cwt287.50–290.001,0927
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420279.68/cwt275.00–280.001,17516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462284.43/cwt275.00–287.501,3146
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465252.42/cwt250.00–255.001,1742
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522265.02/cwt260.00–269.001,38313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3381
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3682
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5065
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2603215.03/cwt210.00–220.001,2973
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5453
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620242.40/cwt235.00–245.001,5034
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1940195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373324.93/cwt317.50–340.001,2123
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417318.26/cwt312.50–323.001,32710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2181
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,4823
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485262.32/cwt245.00–280.001,2722
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520242.43/cwt240.00–245.001,2612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529292.17/cwt275.00–295.001,5467
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575266.81/cwt260.00–270.001,5343
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618257.51/cwt247.50–260.001,5915
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7572
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1918160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4692
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,655141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,3341
Bulls——1,932177.73/cwt174.00–179.003,4343
Bulls——2,000166.48/cwt160.00–170.003,3303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061118.69/cwt116.00–120.001,2595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,068125.47/cwt125.00–126.001,3402
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,260125.00/cwt124.00–126.001,5752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318135.26/cwt130.00–140.001,78318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,380146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,0152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420146.51/cwt146.00–147.002,0802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445127.51/cwt127.00–128.001,8432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,531141.65/cwt135.00–144.002,1698
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,025.39/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3741,901.27/head1,850.00–1,950.001,9014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28952,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.