Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-02-25

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 25
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
385 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 241▲ 25 vs year ago 360 · +6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 62▼ 8 vs year ago 115 · −7.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 19▲ 21 vs year ago 13 · +161.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week on Feeder Calves due to light offerings last week, however prices seemed quite a bit higher and demand was strong; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.90/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −119.57 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$267.90
29 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,476
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.31
vs TN average
−39.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551271.051,49423
Medium and Large 2550255.851,4066thin
One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about $88 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 sale29 hd
267.90
—
TN average11 barns · 538 hd
279.22
−11.31
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
−39.11
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−119.57
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—Low1,783172.113,06812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,472148.782,19029
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,266142.771,80837
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,069120.771,2929thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$2,0262thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,336$1,9695
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,261$1,8818
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,5001thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285362.28/cwt350.00–375.001,0322
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325358.77/cwt340.00–380.001,1662
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410379.70/cwt367.50–397.501,5573
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475339.11/cwt330.00–342.501,6118
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522335.00/cwt325.00–340.001,7495
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5952
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4151
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557328.29/cwt325.00–335.001,8293
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added608311.23/cwt307.50–315.001,8922
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610297.91/cwt297.50–300.001,8176
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5072
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670282.57/cwt280.00–285.001,8932
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added702287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,0158
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1739258.61/cwt255.00–260.001,9117
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9201
Steers800–850Small 1800212.50/cwt200.00–225.001,7002
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280310.00/cwt310.00–310.008681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1344314.75/cwt305.00–335.001,0833
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2357293.36/cwt280.00–305.001,0473
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1389332.76/cwt330.00–350.001,2949
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423295.86/cwt295.00–305.001,25111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425274.47/cwt260.00–290.001,1662
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471290.58/cwt285.00–292.501,3699
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471268.73/cwt260.00–275.001,2667
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added483306.17/cwt305.00–310.001,47917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532268.39/cwt265.00–280.001,4287
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532256.28/cwt255.00–260.001,3634
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added545285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5532
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5483
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564267.76/cwt262.50–272.501,51011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4922
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4851
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618252.35/cwt250.00–256.001,5605
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662256.65/cwt250.00–260.001,6993
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678234.98/cwt220.00–240.001,5934
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added707254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,79619
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765227.01/cwt225.00–227.501,73710
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773212.38/cwt205.00–220.001,6422
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818222.41/cwt220.00–223.001,8195
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1965203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,9591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3132
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381384.18/cwt375.00–395.001,4648
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413287.95/cwt270.00–310.001,1895
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433346.00/cwt340.00–347.001,49814
Bulls400–450Small 1440260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468278.38/cwt265.00–285.001,3033
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477327.05/cwt315.00–330.001,56010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528270.12/cwt265.00–275.001,4262
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530300.89/cwt285.00–305.001,59512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577263.45/cwt255.00–267.501,52021
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1586286.98/cwt280.00–300.001,68218
Bulls600–650Small 1600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618248.37/cwt245.00–255.001,5353
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1631264.91/cwt260.00–272.501,6727
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665234.15/cwt227.50–245.001,5573
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7735
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1749235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7604
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8051
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,500162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,4301
Bulls——1,775170.55/cwt166.00–177.003,0279
Bulls——1,958184.19/cwt182.00–187.003,6062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037117.13/cwt112.00–122.001,2155
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165131.10/cwt127.00–135.001,5273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179131.18/cwt128.00–134.001,5476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279141.32/cwt135.00–146.001,80722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293154.05/cwt149.00–164.001,9929
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,461153.57/cwt150.00–159.002,24413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,481144.89/cwt140.00–148.002,14616
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,025.70/head1,500.00–2,350.002,0262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2611,880.85/head1,450.00–2,150.001,8818
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3361,968.58/head1,650.00–2,250.001,9695

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.