Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-07-29

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 29
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
182 head
▼ 203 vs last sale 385▼ 125 vs year ago 307 · −40.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 83▼ 38 vs year ago 124 · −30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 14▲ 7 vs year ago 7 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.48/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −64.99 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$322.48
23 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.51
vs TN average
−25.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536331.221,77418thin
Medium and Large 2527291.031,5355thin
One grade step is worth $40.18/cwt here — about $239 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 sale23 hd
322.48
—
TN average14 barns · 586 hd
343.99
−21.51
National average149 barns · 6,369 hd
347.50
−25.02
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−64.99
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—Average1,974195.883,8674thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,508171.402,58428
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,308169.942,22324
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,092143.721,5707thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,685$2,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,600$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,315$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,232$2,3863thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,1573thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,445$3,7501thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313437.69/cwt420.00–467.501,3704
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380429.35/cwt425.00–432.501,6324
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430400.86/cwt400.00–402.501,7243
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473386.33/cwt377.50–392.501,8276
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531371.91/cwt367.50–380.001,9759
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8901
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567368.49/cwt360.00–378.002,0898
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0701
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700322.50/cwt320.00–327.502,2583
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270350.00/cwt350.00–350.009452
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318359.29/cwt345.00–372.501,1432
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390375.06/cwt370.00–380.001,4632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412358.30/cwt355.00–360.001,4763
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5761
Heifers450–500Small 1490345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1493347.49/cwt345.00–350.001,7132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513285.04/cwt275.00–315.001,4624
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528331.96/cwt329.00–336.001,75315
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573327.50/cwt320.00–335.001,8773
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8431
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633304.82/cwt290.00–320.001,9302
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9671
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815248.57/cwt235.00–275.002,0263
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384450.59/cwt442.50–455.001,7308
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1439395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7345
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464391.78/cwt390.00–399.001,8185
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470330.05/cwt325.00–335.001,5513
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1507354.54/cwt345.00–357.501,7985
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527332.58/cwt325.00–335.001,7534
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558342.49/cwt340.00–345.001,9112
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626315.87/cwt313.00–320.001,9777
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8901
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,0911
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6261
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,974195.88/cwt189.00–201.003,8674
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965136.18/cwt131.00–141.001,3142
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053140.99/cwt134.00–145.001,4853
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262167.80/cwt162.00–173.002,11812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,278155.37/cwt154.00–157.001,9862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332157.91/cwt155.00–161.002,1035
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370182.20/cwt176.00–189.002,4967
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510176.92/cwt174.00–184.002,67112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,517168.07/cwt162.00–173.002,55015
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29652,156.60/head1,970.00–2,335.002,1573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2322,385.85/head1,945.00–2,775.002,3863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4453,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501

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.