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United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 26
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
494 head
▲ 179 vs last sale 315▲ 111 vs year ago 383 · +29.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 50▲ 24 vs year ago 116 · +20.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 13▼ 13 vs year ago 28 · −46.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of over 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 higher with instances of over 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.02/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −50.45 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$337.02
38 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,844
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$35.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.51
vs TN average
−32.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562343.161,92921
Medium and Large 2521336.211,75213thin
Small 1554307.451,7024thin
One grade step is worth $35.71/cwt here — about $227 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 sale38 hd
337.02
—
TN average19 barns · 1,332 hd
356.53
−19.51
National average160 barns · 10,603 hd
369.81
−32.79
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−50.45
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—Low1,606186.863,00110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,498169.592,54133
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,284166.322,13538
CowsLean 85-90%High1,054148.531,56510

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,028$2,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,414$2,5943thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,6801thin

Every lot

76 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 1275496.84/cwt495.00–497.501,3664
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4612
Steers350–400Small 1380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428426.28/cwt417.50–437.501,8244
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470422.97/cwt412.50–432.501,9885
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9362
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515405.19/cwt397.00–415.002,08711
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2547360.01/cwt345.00–365.001,9694
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573393.45/cwt380.00–402.502,25411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573361.04/cwt345.00–375.002,06913
Steers600–650Small 1605290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7551
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613339.98/cwt335.00–345.002,0842
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620362.44/cwt350.00–377.502,24713
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added643397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,55315
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677348.01/cwt340.00–355.002,3565
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3202
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1734355.58/cwt340.00–360.002,6109
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added753371.66/cwt365.00–375.002,7993
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1781337.44/cwt330.00–345.002,6356
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8142
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8051
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,9251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1343
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318401.81/cwt390.00–410.001,2783
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1395410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6202
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425342.91/cwt325.00–360.001,4572
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428393.52/cwt380.00–397.501,6848
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5301
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,79614
Heifers450–500Small 1489321.98/cwt305.00–330.001,5743
Heifers500–550Small 1515289.90/cwt280.00–300.001,4932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518354.05/cwt350.00–360.001,8345
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521336.21/cwt325.00–340.001,75213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576339.76/cwt335.00–342.501,95716
Heifers550–600Small 1592325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9242
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627333.44/cwt327.50–342.502,09110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0002
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667338.70/cwt333.00–342.502,25914
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690287.50/cwt280.00–295.001,9842
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724333.65/cwt326.00–338.002,41634
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3361
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4754
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2803245.03/cwt235.00–255.001,9682
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2961
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1864282.50/cwt280.00–285.002,4416
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,013254.94/cwt250.00–260.002,5832
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367358.77/cwt325.00–390.001,3173
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370440.09/cwt435.00–445.001,6283
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410377.15/cwt373.00–385.001,5463
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1438414.00/cwt405.00–415.001,81310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475406.47/cwt395.00–410.001,9317
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528339.83/cwt335.00–345.001,7942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1534367.89/cwt360.00–390.001,9656
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9537
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1754
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,357178.06/cwt171.00–187.002,4165
Bulls——1,855195.66/cwt189.00–203.003,6295
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038155.48/cwt155.00–156.001,6142
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058146.79/cwt143.00–152.001,5538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242155.59/cwt152.00–157.001,9325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260163.84/cwt159.00–170.002,06422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,351176.15/cwt173.00–180.002,38011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,2621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494167.36/cwt163.00–173.002,50024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,523177.34/cwt175.00–180.002,7018
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0153,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4532,604.22/head2,550.00–2,650.002,6042
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,680.00/head1,680.00–1,680.001,6801

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.