Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-05-06

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, May 6
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
506 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 377▲ 120 vs year ago 386 · +31.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 105▲ 33 vs year ago 106 · +31.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 62▲ 12 vs year ago 16 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 550 lbs. 5.00-15.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 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 $312.74/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −74.73 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$312.74
48 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$368
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$50.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.97
vs TN average
−20.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554315.041,74645
Medium and Large 2573285.001,6332thin
Small 1520265.001,3781thin
One grade step is worth $50.04/cwt here — about $368 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 sale48 hd
312.74
—
TN average15 barns · 534 hd
318.71
−5.97
National average172 barns · 12,542 hd
332.82
−20.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−74.73
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—Average1,790183.693,28711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,455154.562,24938
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,254153.381,92350
CowsLean 85-90%Average992119.571,1864thin

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)1,203$2,3553thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$2,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)952$2,8226
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$2,7132thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210455.00/cwt455.00–455.009561
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2282386.95/cwt350.00–405.001,0916
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1293436.15/cwt425.00–447.501,2782
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380432.73/cwt415.00–440.001,6444
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426410.50/cwt400.00–427.001,7499
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4461
Steers450–500Small 1460250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471397.64/cwt385.00–411.001,87311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added505403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,0354
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524396.33/cwt392.50–399.002,0776
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,9041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560380.39/cwt372.50–388.002,13015
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added567390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577319.05/cwt315.00–325.001,8415
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added620364.09/cwt360.00–365.002,25711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0771
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625342.40/cwt339.00–352.502,1406
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655296.91/cwt285.00–300.001,9455
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660335.00/cwt330.00–340.002,21116
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1736319.46/cwt318.00–325.002,35121
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,0571
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added805287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,3142
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1812247.51/cwt245.00–250.002,0103
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3221
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2965205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230415.00/cwt415.00–415.009551
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260321.12/cwt315.00–327.008352
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290376.01/cwt365.00–390.001,09010
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317387.40/cwt385.00–395.001,2284
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330307.16/cwt300.00–315.001,0142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377384.31/cwt365.00–395.001,4499
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425310.24/cwt305.00–315.001,3192
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426357.29/cwt345.00–375.001,52231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473340.22/cwt325.00–350.001,60916
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4962
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517319.27/cwt310.00–325.001,65114
Heifers500–550Small 1520265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3781
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added566321.22/cwt320.00–325.001,81812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6332
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574308.01/cwt290.00–315.001,76819
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618303.63/cwt296.00–307.001,87612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2631277.41/cwt250.00–280.001,75013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678274.71/cwt265.00–280.001,8638
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714272.98/cwt268.00–274.001,9496
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added748250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8705
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1764250.55/cwt242.50–255.001,9144
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7981
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365431.81/cwt425.00–435.001,5765
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3285
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418421.24/cwt400.00–427.501,76110
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433362.63/cwt355.00–370.001,5702
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478352.70/cwt340.00–365.001,6862
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1488389.93/cwt385.00–405.001,90312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530368.10/cwt355.00–385.001,95112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533333.49/cwt315.00–352.501,7782
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577322.74/cwt320.00–330.001,8628
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583292.45/cwt290.00–300.001,7054
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9472
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675302.13/cwt290.00–315.002,0392
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1742265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9664
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1762247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8862
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8961
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1171
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3580215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,462171.31/cwt169.00–173.002,5053
Bulls——1,888193.31/cwt192.00–195.003,6503
Bulls——1,927185.35/cwt181.00–188.003,5725
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%885100.00/cwt100.00–100.008851
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027126.10/cwt124.00–127.001,2953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219149.96/cwt143.00–157.001,82831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292162.44/cwt158.00–171.002,09916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,352141.50/cwt140.00–145.001,9133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,410140.35/cwt140.00–141.001,9793
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458163.18/cwt159.00–171.002,37912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467151.76/cwt147.00–158.002,22623
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2032,354.71/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3553
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29153,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29592,756.74/head2,525.00–3,025.002,7575
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.