Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-04-01

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 1
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
246 head
▼ 282 vs last sale 528▼ 35 vs year ago 281 · −12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 109▲ 12 vs year ago 51 · +23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 17▲ 4 vs year ago 10 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers and Bulls under 450 lbs. 5.00 to 17.00 higher, over 450 lbs. mostly steady. Feeder Heifers unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.29/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −79.19 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$308.29
22 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.59
vs TN average
−13.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538316.611,70317thin
Medium and Large 2570279.991,5955thin
One grade step is worth $36.61/cwt here — about $108 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 sale22 hd
308.29
—
TN average12 barns · 693 hd
310.88
−2.59
National average178 barns · 12,751 hd
321.38
−13.09
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−79.19
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—Low1,711172.752,95515
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,537148.912,28820
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,255146.011,83321
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,100120.581,3263thin

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)1,320$2,3751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)970$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,3751thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1311
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327429.18/cwt425.00–430.001,4036
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3571
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370407.91/cwt400.00–415.001,5092
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383431.32/cwt426.00–437.001,6522
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414417.32/cwt403.00–424.001,7288
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5981
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added456409.44/cwt400.00–412.501,86710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478320.18/cwt315.00–325.001,5302
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486390.52/cwt387.00–395.001,8984
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added505340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535369.07/cwt357.00–374.001,97511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9063
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573351.76/cwt340.00–359.002,0168
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624316.24/cwt305.00–332.501,9736
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2082
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added753298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,2447
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,2261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273346.59/cwt345.00–350.009463
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315325.24/cwt320.00–330.001,0252
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325373.26/cwt370.00–375.001,2133
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375373.98/cwt372.50–380.001,4025
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417332.54/cwt325.00–335.001,3876
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473283.85/cwt270.00–295.001,3434
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477312.46/cwt305.00–330.001,49010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added489339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,6588
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,7283
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524323.27/cwt295.00–330.001,6949
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,5651
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7232
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573272.49/cwt267.50–280.001,5613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578289.97/cwt285.00–295.001,6763
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed595290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6504
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2643235.02/cwt230.00–240.001,5112
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,7291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Heifers650–700Small 1Value Added685237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6271
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723261.31/cwt247.50–276.001,8894
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2739235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7375
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,8654
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added833245.14/cwt237.50–249.002,0423
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added890239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,1272
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3271
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5482
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1488366.49/cwt360.00–380.001,7888
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2493353.47/cwt347.00–360.001,7432
Bulls500–550Small 1500265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518279.93/cwt275.00–285.001,4502
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575313.28/cwt310.00–320.001,8013
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,618159.33/cwt154.00–164.002,5783
Bulls——1,734176.11/cwt163.00–183.003,05412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100120.58/cwt119.00–122.001,3263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247143.63/cwt136.00–150.001,79116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282153.63/cwt151.00–160.001,9705
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528146.78/cwt142.00–151.002,24314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,1241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558157.24/cwt153.00–161.002,4505
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19701,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3202,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0203,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751

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.