Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-05-20

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, May 20
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
543 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 394▲ 100 vs year ago 443 · +22.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 127▲ 20 vs year ago 78 · +25.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 7▲ 8 vs year ago 26 · +30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. 10.00-20.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 8.00-15.00 lower with instances with instances of 22.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.84/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −77.63 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$309.84
49 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,734
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$23
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.64
vs TN average
−24.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559310.251,73448
Medium and Large 2590290.001,7111thin
One grade step is worth $20.25/cwt here — about $23 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale49 hd
309.84
—
TN average14 barns · 714 hd
321.48
−11.64
National average158 barns · 12,726 hd
334.26
−24.42
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−77.63
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—High1,693185.243,13510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,398157.512,20127
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,291157.312,03131
CowsLean 85-90%High1,110134.561,49414

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$2,8002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$2,7502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,265$2,5262thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,440$2,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,273$2,4042thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$3,1503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,165$2,6955

Every lot

81 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 1281431.40/cwt422.50–437.501,21212
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325369.38/cwt360.00–380.001,2002
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329415.87/cwt402.50–430.001,3689
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367408.07/cwt390.00–425.001,4983
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431385.12/cwt365.00–392.001,6607
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474379.38/cwt365.00–390.001,7989
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475335.63/cwt315.00–355.001,5942
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523370.74/cwt360.00–382.501,93931
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533339.15/cwt325.00–350.001,8086
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560366.47/cwt355.00–372.502,0525
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614352.33/cwt340.00–357.002,16312
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668335.84/cwt334.00–340.002,24316
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669286.16/cwt282.50–290.001,9144
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719318.87/cwt315.00–325.002,2939
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,2404
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4001
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2768264.71/cwt235.00–295.002,0332
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1061
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1041
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1873266.66/cwt260.00–270.002,3283
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,0603
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2286357.45/cwt355.00–365.001,0224
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328383.87/cwt380.00–387.501,2599
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370341.95/cwt335.00–360.001,2655
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374386.23/cwt375.00–395.001,44512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433370.54/cwt367.00–375.001,60425
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465322.66/cwt315.00–330.001,5002
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473343.87/cwt342.50–350.001,62720
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533308.07/cwt300.00–337.501,64223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583312.26/cwt295.00–318.001,82025
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619273.14/cwt272.50–275.001,6914
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632300.59/cwt292.50–307.501,90013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,7073
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1681291.30/cwt285.00–302.501,98410
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713243.36/cwt230.00–250.001,7353
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8851
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9332
Heifers750–800Small 1790210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6591
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8112
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818240.83/cwt240.00–245.001,9706
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890239.97/cwt235.00–245.002,1362
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905230.03/cwt225.00–235.002,0822
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added928239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,21810
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379380.20/cwt370.00–395.001,4414
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5091
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1439364.90/cwt360.00–380.001,6024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460347.50/cwt340.00–355.001,5992
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475322.50/cwt310.00–335.001,5322
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508327.46/cwt325.00–335.001,6634
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6431
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569323.28/cwt315.00–326.001,83916
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7702
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1659322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,12515
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708286.71/cwt285.00–290.002,0303
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0635
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,573167.90/cwt155.00–174.002,6413
Bulls——1,630186.43/cwt180.00–193.003,0395
Bulls——2,028208.26/cwt205.00–212.004,2242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,106131.51/cwt124.00–136.001,4558
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,123142.76/cwt140.00–147.001,6035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260143.14/cwt139.00–147.001,8045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281157.42/cwt150.00–163.002,01720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,351168.75/cwt165.00–175.002,2806
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,381159.18/cwt154.00–164.002,19817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412167.74/cwt167.00–169.002,3683
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,432149.07/cwt145.00–151.002,1357
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,750.20/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,526.38/head2,350.00–2,700.002,5262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2732,403.83/head2,325.00–2,450.002,4042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4402,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,875.57/head2,850.00–2,900.002,8762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,425.10/head2,250.00–2,550.002,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3403,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501

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.