Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-08-12

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 12
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
496 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 543▲ 136 vs year ago 360 · +37.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 138▲ 60 vs year ago 54 · +111.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 52▲ 19 vs year ago 35 · +54.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 3.00-15.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $370.63/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −60.97 against this barn's trailing median of $431.60.
Average price
$370.63
42 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,980
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.49
vs TN average
−16.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534375.552,00637
Medium and Large 2536334.181,7905thin
One grade step is worth $41.38/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale42 hd
370.63
—
TN average17 barns · 710 hd
381.12
−10.49
National average151 barns · 7,160 hd
387.49
−16.86
This barn, trailing median31 sales
431.60
−60.97
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—Low1,563198.063,09524
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,534176.712,71117
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,223167.032,04232
CowsLean 85-90%High1,116156.761,7498thin

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)1,240$3,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$3,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)957$2,3703thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,079$2,2058
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,9365
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,053$3,8692thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,420$3,4482thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)977$2,0325
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$2,0015
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,8351thin

Every lot

82 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 1276474.62/cwt465.00–477.501,31010
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1357424.51/cwt417.50–450.001,5165
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1407429.24/cwt420.00–435.001,74713
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474387.63/cwt380.00–395.001,83720
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522368.73/cwt360.00–375.001,92513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added526397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,09111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532342.72/cwt330.00–350.001,8234
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6501
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553363.81/cwt357.50–372.502,01213
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611363.69/cwt350.00–371.002,22223
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628322.25/cwt310.00–335.002,0242
Steers600–650Small 1635270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7151
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665340.76/cwt335.00–344.002,26611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668328.33/cwt325.00–330.002,1933
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721320.92/cwt317.50–325.002,31411
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1751326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,44811
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805321.69/cwt317.50–330.002,5903
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3091
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915262.46/cwt255.00–285.002,4024
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365360.00/cwt355.00–365.001,3142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379376.16/cwt370.00–395.001,42612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432365.02/cwt360.00–375.001,5779
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435329.94/cwt325.00–335.001,4352
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471365.86/cwt350.00–370.001,72317
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487328.46/cwt310.00–337.501,6003
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6221
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532360.50/cwt350.00–366.001,91824
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570332.48/cwt330.00–335.001,8952
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571350.15/cwt340.00–360.001,99912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612349.86/cwt345.00–352.502,1418
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625316.18/cwt305.00–322.501,97611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2634279.89/cwt255.00–295.001,7754
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8102
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663298.36/cwt285.00–310.001,97811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added675317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,1433
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2738262.63/cwt250.00–275.001,9382
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1756300.07/cwt280.00–310.002,2694
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9632
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added870280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,43611
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3081
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2441
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370368.11/cwt345.00–390.001,3622
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382415.56/cwt412.50–425.001,5877
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426397.54/cwt390.00–400.001,6948
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485381.51/cwt365.00–383.001,85012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518362.05/cwt361.00–375.001,87513
Bulls500–550Small 1540275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2543325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7655
Bulls550–600Small 1555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7521
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578331.32/cwt320.00–333.001,91514
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625321.67/cwt315.00–325.002,0103
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668317.25/cwt316.00–325.002,1197
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720307.49/cwt305.00–310.002,2145
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1501
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2865235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,423189.05/cwt188.00–190.002,6903
Bulls——1,535195.95/cwt191.00–203.003,00816
Bulls——1,736210.23/cwt205.00–214.003,6505
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083154.69/cwt151.00–157.001,6756
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151154.97/cwt153.00–156.001,7844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205164.92/cwt160.00–174.001,98721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215162.98/cwt160.00–167.001,9802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,316180.23/cwt176.00–184.002,3727
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467170.51/cwt166.00–175.002,5018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,594182.22/cwt177.00–186.002,9059
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29772,032.16/head1,575.00–2,500.002,0325
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,835.00/head1,835.00–1,835.001,8351
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1032,000.57/head1,750.00–2,275.002,0015
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0533,869.36/head3,750.00–4,000.003,8692
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4203,448.06/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4482
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29572,370.32/head2,235.00–2,500.002,3703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0792,204.61/head1,800.00–2,600.002,2058
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,936.42/head1,680.00–2,165.001,9365
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2403,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4053,450.00/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.