Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-04-22

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 22
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
208 head
▼ 131 vs last sale 339▼ 76 vs year ago 284 · −26.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 74▲ 47 vs year ago 85 · +55.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 15▼ 15 vs year ago 23 · −65.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 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 $300.15/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −87.32 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$300.15
16 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,693
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$51.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.25
vs TN average
−29.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560306.591,71814thin
Medium and Large 2590255.041,5052thin
One grade step is worth $51.55/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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
300.15
—
TN average15 barns · 503 hd
309.40
−9.25
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−29.80
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−87.32
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—Average1,597165.772,6478thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,452151.642,20135
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,241149.681,85755
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,110117.501,3057thin

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)1,295$2,3592thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,193$2,3502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,0351thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$2,9501thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1161
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270480.28/cwt465.00–495.001,2972
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2961
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325474.44/cwt440.00–495.001,5423
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4351
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470399.79/cwt390.00–405.001,8793
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527359.66/cwt340.00–380.001,8957
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560371.31/cwt342.50–380.002,0799
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1637329.63/cwt315.00–340.002,10016
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1692290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0072
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721309.95/cwt295.00–315.002,2357
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1766284.63/cwt284.00–285.002,1808
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3791
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,035202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,0961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255360.00/cwt360.00–360.009181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320334.84/cwt330.00–340.001,0712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330372.61/cwt365.00–380.001,2302
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388371.34/cwt365.00–378.001,4417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422364.96/cwt355.00–370.001,5405
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2751
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465291.29/cwt290.00–292.501,3542
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1487323.48/cwt305.00–325.001,57513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510299.97/cwt290.00–315.001,5303
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added530347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,8422
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584299.71/cwt287.50–307.501,7509
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590255.04/cwt250.00–260.001,5052
Heifers600–650Small 1605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6321
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added658290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9082
Heifers650–700Small 1685225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688250.98/cwt247.50–255.001,72710
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6151
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768236.65/cwt235.00–237.501,8173
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,080200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387425.85/cwt415.00–450.001,6485
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431392.21/cwt385.00–395.001,6907
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,6851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1545325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568322.75/cwt315.00–331.001,8332
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624322.48/cwt315.00–337.502,0128
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1654296.36/cwt290.00–315.001,9384
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,9921
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3950210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,554158.13/cwt150.00–165.002,4574
Bulls——1,640173.42/cwt168.00–178.002,8444
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047100.59/cwt95.00–109.001,0533
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148121.78/cwt119.00–125.001,3982
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,168138.58/cwt138.00–139.001,6192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200149.15/cwt142.00–153.001,79025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258157.50/cwt155.00–163.001,98120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309135.35/cwt130.00–140.001,77210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408158.80/cwt155.00–167.002,23615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483140.24/cwt139.00–141.002,0804
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485147.78/cwt142.00–154.002,19516
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,035.00/head2,035.00–2,035.002,0351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1932,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,359.12/head2,300.00–2,425.002,3592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.