Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-08-19

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 19
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
▼ 181 vs last sale 496▼ 75 vs year ago 390 · −19.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 114▼ 11 vs year ago 61 · −18.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 54▲ 0 vs year ago 13 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 15.00-25.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.99/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −42.48 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$344.99
31 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,940
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.37
vs TN average
−14.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566348.621,97327
Medium and Large 2538320.451,7234thin
One grade step is worth $28.18/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale31 hd
344.99
—
TN average13 barns · 558 hd
348.35
−3.37
National average158 barns · 7,895 hd
359.80
−14.81
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−42.48
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—High1,800201.403,6246thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,545171.262,6469thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,187160.681,90812
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,171146.031,7104thin

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)1,098$3,4242thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,610$2,7592thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,550$2,6351thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)882$2,8963thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225440.00/cwt440.00–440.009901
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255320.00/cwt320.00–320.008161
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283422.49/cwt410.00–450.001,1963
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411401.89/cwt385.00–407.501,6524
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470393.94/cwt385.00–400.001,8525
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483339.61/cwt315.00–365.001,6402
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527381.57/cwt375.00–385.002,01113
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527360.00/cwt355.00–365.001,8973
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added545405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2074
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581384.17/cwt377.50–387.502,2326
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1351
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621362.21/cwt355.00–370.002,24910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added628375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3555
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9521
Steers600–650Small 1645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661350.97/cwt345.00–360.002,32016
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705338.67/cwt335.00–340.002,38812
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,4472
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4341
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0242
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1861
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384384.30/cwt372.50–390.001,4763
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428337.37/cwt330.00–345.001,4442
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434370.07/cwt360.00–375.001,6065
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469357.22/cwt345.00–365.001,67510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6581
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527318.93/cwt300.00–337.501,6813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533353.10/cwt350.00–360.001,8828
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added573351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,01111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1589340.88/cwt340.00–341.002,0088
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614332.37/cwt320.00–342.502,0419
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,1373
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667324.30/cwt320.00–325.002,1637
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715268.38/cwt265.00–275.001,9193
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2633
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2041
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825272.32/cwt265.00–280.002,2472
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added831290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4109
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,012245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4792
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355400.57/cwt395.00–402.501,4224
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372345.61/cwt330.00–360.001,2863
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425346.68/cwt330.00–365.001,4732
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,6629
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460353.75/cwt345.00–362.501,6272
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476373.11/cwt367.50–390.001,77611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526341.20/cwt330.00–352.501,7956
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7881
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8692
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7051
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672340.14/cwt322.50–346.002,2864
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2631
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,062193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,0506
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,728193.51/cwt190.00–197.003,3444
Bulls——1,943217.17/cwt214.00–220.004,2202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,5081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164152.61/cwt145.00–156.001,7765
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,8371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178162.86/cwt159.00–166.001,9185
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195146.56/cwt140.00–154.001,7512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268175.41/cwt174.00–177.002,2242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473175.80/cwt175.00–177.002,5905
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,635165.58/cwt161.00–171.002,7074
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28502,869.71/head2,800.00–2,950.002,8702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29452,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0983,424.03/head3,400.00–3,450.003,4242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5502,635.00/head2,635.00–2,635.002,6351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6102,759.32/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7592

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.