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United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 15
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
339 head
▲ 127 vs last sale 212▼ 49 vs year ago 388 · −12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 129▼ 25 vs year ago 99 · −25.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 11▼ 6 vs year ago 21 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.94/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −85.53 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$301.94
35 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,656
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.75
vs TN average
−19.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550305.681,68030
Medium and Large 2540279.511,5105thin
One grade step is worth $26.17/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd
301.94
—
TN average15 barns · 662 hd
307.69
−5.75
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−19.24
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−85.53
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—High1,729170.412,9467thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,476148.742,19512
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,250143.351,79131
CowsLean 85-90%High1,175129.751,5256thin

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)1,388$2,1842thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$2,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,8492thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,400$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$2,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)720$2,0251thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268434.44/cwt415.00–455.001,1642
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325439.52/cwt420.00–465.001,4285
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378430.00/cwt425.00–435.001,6254
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5792
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435401.63/cwt400.00–410.001,74710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2452350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5822
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484377.90/cwt365.00–382.501,8299
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515336.65/cwt335.00–340.001,7343
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524359.34/cwt359.00–360.001,8839
Steers550–600Small 1570270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5392
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578347.58/cwt342.50–355.002,0095
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579326.15/cwt307.50–335.001,8888
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617330.94/cwt325.00–339.002,04222
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666329.62/cwt325.00–330.002,19513
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709299.99/cwt295.00–310.002,12710
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9851
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255335.00/cwt335.00–335.008541
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315373.11/cwt345.00–390.001,1757
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368306.21/cwt305.00–310.001,1274
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384342.13/cwt325.00–360.001,3147
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420315.92/cwt305.00–330.001,3274
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426348.65/cwt335.00–365.001,48510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470329.70/cwt315.00–342.501,55017
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473295.13/cwt280.00–300.001,3964
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515282.51/cwt280.00–285.001,4553
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527312.38/cwt295.00–315.001,64619
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5902
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1589294.10/cwt282.50–300.001,73211
Heifers600–650Small 1608255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5505
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5071
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632298.40/cwt295.00–302.501,88615
Heifers650–700Small 1670195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3071
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730248.30/cwt247.50–250.001,8133
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9881
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384368.78/cwt365.00–370.001,4164
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390412.72/cwt410.00–417.501,61010
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3845
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483377.24/cwt369.50–392.501,82210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8091
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8741
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622316.47/cwt315.00–322.501,9685
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9251
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,660155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,5731
Bulls——1,714170.17/cwt167.00–177.002,9175
Bulls——1,870187.00/cwt187.00–187.003,4971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109131.75/cwt127.00–135.001,4617
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115124.53/cwt120.00–128.001,3893
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,235134.96/cwt134.00–136.001,6673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283144.01/cwt137.00–149.001,84818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313154.92/cwt150.00–159.002,0346
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413152.62/cwt151.00–154.002,1576
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538144.86/cwt141.00–148.002,2286
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,848.79/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3882,183.51/head1,950.00–2,400.002,1842
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27202,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,800.00/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.