Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-09-09

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 9
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
557 head
▲ 193 vs last sale 364▲ 29 vs year ago 528 · +5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 119▼ 96 vs year ago 203 · −47.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 74▲ 46 vs year ago 1 · +4,600.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 lower with the exception of 500-600 lbs. Steers/Bulls being 8.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.27/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −41.20 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$346.27
49 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,937
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.45
vs TN average
−22.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561349.471,95945
Medium and Large 2547310.261,6964thin
One grade step is worth $39.21/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale49 hd
346.27
—
TN average16 barns · 1,111 hd
359.72
−13.45
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−22.07
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−41.20
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—Low1,611194.893,14017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,514165.342,50427
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,273161.982,06228
CowsLean 85-90%High1,141141.921,61912

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,483$2,9656
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$2,6413thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,448$2,57720
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,420$2,4504thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,005$2,0101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$3,0847
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,575$2,8001thin

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270521.67/cwt500.00–545.001,4092
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4093
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2641
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360402.50/cwt397.50–407.501,4492
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420436.17/cwt415.00–475.001,8323
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478377.49/cwt375.00–390.001,8046
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7891
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added495430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1291
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added523425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2232
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530377.46/cwt375.00–380.002,0018
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571380.25/cwt377.50–390.002,1718
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0953
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added591397.01/cwt395.00–397.502,3465
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,3412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629355.75/cwt352.50–365.002,23837
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673356.77/cwt352.50–365.002,40118
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685333.27/cwt315.00–345.002,2833
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2714309.61/cwt290.00–340.002,2115
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722353.42/cwt345.00–360.002,5529
Steers700–750Small 1730305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2271
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1769322.47/cwt320.00–330.002,4804
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added808326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,6346
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2281
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3231
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added928320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9706
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233460.54/cwt450.00–470.001,0732
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283355.82/cwt335.00–365.001,0073
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285432.59/cwt430.00–435.001,2332
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316407.99/cwt387.50–430.001,2898
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335330.30/cwt320.00–340.001,1072
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369426.98/cwt395.00–445.001,57615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431364.43/cwt362.50–385.001,57112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added444390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468363.17/cwt362.00–367.501,70014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480323.16/cwt320.00–330.001,5513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525325.19/cwt320.00–330.001,7072
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535355.30/cwt350.00–356.001,90117
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added538372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,0042
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added568362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,0594
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568295.33/cwt280.00–310.001,6772
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581340.50/cwt336.00–350.001,97822
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8141
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620331.42/cwt330.00–342.502,05520
Heifers650–700Small 1650282.50/cwt255.00–310.001,8362
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671331.83/cwt322.50–337.502,22735
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723285.12/cwt280.00–290.002,0612
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3848
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1834285.09/cwt265.00–290.002,3785
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1863285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4603
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370404.72/cwt385.00–410.001,49717
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408364.93/cwt355.00–375.001,4895
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475410.40/cwt395.00–415.001,94913
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515362.07/cwt360.00–365.001,8655
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535414.09/cwt414.00–415.002,21511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7692
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627338.59/cwt327.50–340.002,12317
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1653331.94/cwt320.00–335.002,1685
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3113
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1898275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,333180.11/cwt171.00–186.002,4014
Bulls——1,529194.13/cwt190.00–200.002,9688
Bulls——1,966207.92/cwt204.00–214.004,0885
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075130.57/cwt117.50–137.001,4045
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128149.03/cwt145.00–153.001,6816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246153.89/cwt151.00–155.001,9177
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262163.55/cwt158.00–170.002,06419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,417176.49/cwt174.00–181.002,5015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,475175.36/cwt173.00–178.002,5872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499156.83/cwt152.00–159.002,3517
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,545156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,4101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,554165.60/cwt160.00–172.002,57315
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,010.00/head2,010.00–2,010.002,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2632,640.63/head2,400.00–2,800.002,6413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,449.56/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4482,576.89/head1,800.00–2,925.002,57720
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4832,965.04/head2,750.00–3,150.002,9656
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1783,323.83/head3,225.00–3,400.003,3242
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2033,299.79/head2,825.00–3,700.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,779.43/head2,650.00–2,975.002,7793
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.