Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-05-27

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, May 27
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
325 head
▼ 218 vs last sale 543▲ 34 vs year ago 291 · +11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 98▼ 13 vs year ago 71 · −18.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 34▼ 9 vs year ago 29 · −31.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 8.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $348.16/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −83.44 against this barn's trailing median of $431.60.
Average price
$348.16
32 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,887
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.59
vs TN average
−25.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541351.661,90228
Medium and Large 2549323.691,7774thin
One grade step is worth $27.97/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale32 hd
348.16
—
TN average10 barns · 247 hd
353.75
−5.59
National average120 barns · 5,578 hd
374.14
−25.98
This barn, trailing median31 sales
431.60
−83.44
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

31 sales
499447394341median 431.6003/0304/2106/1608/1811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.49, low $355.40, median $431.60 across 31 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—High1,743191.053,33013
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,497160.812,40811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,309152.191,99215
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,105131.971,45814

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)1,130$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,330$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,505$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$2,5542thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$2,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)918$2,6462thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$3,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)887$3,1175
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,515$3,0501thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3571
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308400.24/cwt390.00–410.001,2332
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364394.38/cwt382.50–415.001,4365
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432367.54/cwt365.00–370.001,5884
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6741
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512359.89/cwt358.00–365.001,84313
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513322.54/cwt320.00–325.001,6552
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566344.52/cwt340.00–352.501,95015
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585324.83/cwt315.00–335.001,9002
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618332.11/cwt325.00–340.002,05212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9531
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657332.68/cwt327.50–336.002,18611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0101
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724321.57/cwt315.00–326.002,32820
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1293
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,2334
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added820277.75/cwt275.00–280.002,27811
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1813
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3092
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added906258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,3378
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265380.00/cwt375.00–385.001,0072
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327371.30/cwt360.00–380.001,2143
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2951
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381377.12/cwt360.00–385.001,4378
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430336.57/cwt327.50–355.001,4473
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433372.25/cwt360.00–385.001,6126
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468345.48/cwt340.00–355.001,6178
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7356
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529303.76/cwt300.00–305.001,6074
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1541314.53/cwt311.00–325.001,7028
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564308.95/cwt305.00–315.001,74213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636280.04/cwt275.00–285.001,7815
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675245.97/cwt245.00–250.001,6605
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686269.08/cwt265.00–270.001,84611
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1853250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1333
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added950239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,2719
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1965235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2681
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015214.98/cwt210.00–220.002,1822
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372405.84/cwt405.00–407.501,5103
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3872
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410387.53/cwt385.00–390.001,5892
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478348.38/cwt345.00–352.501,6658
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535318.11/cwt317.50–320.001,7024
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1593323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,9153
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608312.41/cwt305.00–320.001,8992
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668291.58/cwt275.00–300.001,9483
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763244.97/cwt235.00–255.001,8692
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,518168.33/cwt162.00–177.002,5552
Bulls——1,756190.22/cwt183.00–194.003,3408
Bulls——1,858208.41/cwt201.00–215.003,8723
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4601
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000119.18/cwt117.00–122.001,1922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135132.75/cwt128.00–140.001,50711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292141.34/cwt141.00–142.001,8263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300161.75/cwt160.00–166.002,1034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320151.47/cwt148.00–157.001,9998
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423167.98/cwt165.00–170.002,3904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540156.72/cwt153.00–162.002,4137
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29182,646.46/head2,250.00–3,000.002,6462
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28182,892.66/head2,600.00–3,150.002,8932
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28703,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29653,175.00/head3,000.00–3,350.003,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1303,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5153,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,554.44/head2,250.00–2,800.002,5542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5052,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501

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.