Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-03-18

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 18
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
207 head
▼ 197 vs last sale 404▼ 130 vs year ago 337 · −38.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 95▼ 10 vs year ago 84 · −11.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 18▼ 2 vs year ago 16 · −12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 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 $296.81/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −90.66 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$296.81
16 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,618
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.14
vs TN average
−17.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546298.941,63115thin
Medium and Large 2540265.001,4311thin
One grade step is worth $33.94/cwt here — about $200 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 sale16 hd
296.81
—
TN average14 barns · 602 hd
296.95
−0.14
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
−17.77
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−90.66
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—Low1,705167.472,85414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,501143.792,15815
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,231137.601,69327
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,022115.291,17819

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)1,180$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$1,8501thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2511
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1051
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385424.87/cwt412.50–432.501,6363
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425391.99/cwt385.00–397.501,6665
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430357.41/cwt350.00–365.001,5372
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475369.00/cwt358.00–380.001,7532
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523367.29/cwt352.50–378.001,92116
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558336.20/cwt325.00–347.501,8762
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7701
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7273
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635318.39/cwt315.00–329.002,0224
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680294.96/cwt290.00–305.002,0067
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9111
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2732232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7023
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745273.75/cwt270.00–277.502,0392
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783249.92/cwt245.00–255.001,9572
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,1271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290330.00/cwt330.00–330.009571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1323
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385362.53/cwt360.00–365.001,3962
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428333.15/cwt330.00–340.001,4263
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1181
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2091
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477330.78/cwt320.00–335.001,57810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526299.44/cwt290.00–302.501,5757
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added532321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,7083
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581284.99/cwt275.00–290.001,6565
Heifers600–650Small 1600235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4101
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616272.40/cwt269.00–282.501,6784
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5814
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675232.46/cwt230.00–235.001,5692
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676253.28/cwt250.00–260.001,7123
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714253.38/cwt245.00–257.501,8093
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7161
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,7811
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7071
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1352420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4783
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7832
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1543330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7923
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571321.85/cwt320.00–322.501,8384
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605256.09/cwt252.50–270.001,5495
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1652300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,610179.37/cwt175.00–185.002,8883
Bulls——1,673166.52/cwt161.00–172.002,7869
Bulls——1,988153.87/cwt151.00–157.003,0592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005104.60/cwt100.00–110.001,0515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010116.92/cwt112.00–124.001,18111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092127.13/cwt125.00–129.001,3883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215136.93/cwt130.00–143.001,66421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270127.87/cwt127.00–129.001,6242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293145.95/cwt145.00–149.001,8874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441142.56/cwt138.00–146.002,0549
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568149.15/cwt147.00–152.002,3395
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,700128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,1761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501

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.