Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-05-13

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, May 13
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 506▲ 29 vs year ago 365 · +7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 139▲ 9 vs year ago 118 · +7.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trends were uneven with Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. 10.00-20.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 10.00-20.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 8.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 higher with instances of 16.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.79/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −67.68 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$319.79
61 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.00
vs TN average
−20.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552326.091,79952
Medium and Large 2571283.381,6179thin
One grade step is worth $42.71/cwt here — about $181 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 sale61 hd
319.79
—
TN average16 barns · 831 hd
322.79
−3.00
National average164 barns · 12,891 hd
339.88
−20.09
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−67.68
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—High1,689179.023,0249thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,425162.272,31343
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,255156.921,97032
CowsLean 85-90%High1,021125.311,27913

Every lot

68 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275480.78/cwt460.00–495.001,3226
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009981
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413381.53/cwt375.00–385.001,5763
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8282
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462375.89/cwt350.00–382.501,7375
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482426.79/cwt420.00–430.002,0577
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513396.15/cwt380.00–400.002,03210
Steers500–550Small 1515325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6741
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536338.81/cwt325.00–372.501,8167
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,8305
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563354.39/cwt349.00–362.501,99510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612333.52/cwt325.00–337.002,04130
Steers600–650Small 1625315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9691
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664331.78/cwt325.00–335.002,20311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8373
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722318.33/cwt315.00–320.002,2983
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1842
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1824262.43/cwt260.00–270.002,1624
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1238389.95/cwt385.00–395.009282
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0832
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322384.47/cwt360.00–405.001,2386
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375377.61/cwt365.00–387.501,4165
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419364.45/cwt350.00–367.001,5277
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461324.94/cwt320.00–330.001,4986
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468358.30/cwt350.00–362.501,67713
Heifers450–500Small 1495325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6091
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529328.74/cwt320.00–339.001,73921
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567324.30/cwt319.00–330.001,83931
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574280.68/cwt265.00–305.001,6118
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631303.92/cwt295.00–312.501,91814
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2643280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8003
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666301.13/cwt290.00–310.002,0064
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673262.17/cwt250.00–275.001,7642
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720267.48/cwt265.00–270.001,9262
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9501
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9561
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873229.97/cwt220.00–240.002,0082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381412.83/cwt390.00–425.001,5734
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3971
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422380.49/cwt370.00–395.001,6066
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473376.97/cwt365.00–385.001,7833
Bulls450–500Small 1475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477326.85/cwt320.00–330.001,5593
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7591
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566331.66/cwt322.50–347.501,8778
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1645325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1652315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0544
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1702315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2112
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1981
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8813
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,608166.46/cwt165.00–168.002,6772
Bulls——1,638176.97/cwt173.00–181.002,8995
Bulls——1,898196.69/cwt194.00–200.003,7332
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900104.55/cwt97.00–116.009414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072128.79/cwt121.00–136.001,3816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080146.04/cwt143.00–148.001,5773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223155.59/cwt149.00–162.001,90316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257142.94/cwt137.00–147.001,7977
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312170.16/cwt164.00–176.002,2329
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,404168.15/cwt164.00–175.002,36118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426158.69/cwt153.00–163.002,26323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,613150.51/cwt150.00–151.002,4282

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.