Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-09-23

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 23
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
285 head
▼ 322 vs last sale 607▼ 107 vs year ago 392 · −27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 104▲ 57 vs year ago 70 · +81.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 15▲ 10 vs year ago 11 · +90.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week on Feeder Cattle are uneven due offerings being of not the best quality. Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 8.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; 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 $302.83/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −84.65 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$302.83
18 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−47.60
vs TN average
−63.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562308.911,73613thin
Medium and Large 2527287.001,5115thin
One grade step is worth $21.91/cwt here — about $225 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 sale18 hd
302.83
—
TN average17 barns · 1,072 hd
350.42
−47.60
National average172 barns · 11,458 hd
365.85
−63.02
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−84.65
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—Average1,871187.913,51712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,550169.002,62039
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,272160.182,03829
CowsLean 85-90%High1,092138.561,5139thin

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)1,392$3,0083thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,4452thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,055$3,0453thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,090$2,9073thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2402
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432405.89/cwt400.00–415.001,7535
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7331
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512370.23/cwt365.00–380.001,8963
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525352.57/cwt350.00–355.001,8512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0871
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572374.87/cwt367.50–382.502,1446
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added585387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,2671
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620347.54/cwt340.00–350.002,15510
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1692333.76/cwt330.00–335.002,31011
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3114
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8361
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1252345.00/cwt345.00–345.008692
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322346.74/cwt345.00–350.001,1173
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370351.22/cwt320.00–380.001,3002
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435329.10/cwt320.00–345.001,4327
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2456291.10/cwt280.00–315.001,3275
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added458360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6494
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1488330.06/cwt322.50–345.001,61112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512288.75/cwt285.00–290.001,4784
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1537316.37/cwt305.00–320.001,6994
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573305.60/cwt295.00–310.001,7519
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620285.16/cwt280.00–290.001,7684
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665290.89/cwt280.00–310.001,93411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667256.75/cwt250.00–260.001,7133
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6802
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1748270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0203
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1782270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1113
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1061
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1681
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,5212
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4821
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400355.00/cwt345.00–365.001,4202
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430408.26/cwt395.00–415.001,7563
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460362.07/cwt355.00–365.001,6667
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6252
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6581
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532299.84/cwt295.00–310.001,5953
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2552285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5733
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0081
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616323.31/cwt320.00–325.001,9923
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626273.98/cwt265.00–285.001,7155
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670312.33/cwt305.00–320.002,0932
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9323
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0411
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1852237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,0244
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,673174.81/cwt170.00–179.002,9253
Bulls——1,904190.35/cwt185.00–196.003,6247
Bulls——2,055199.02/cwt198.00–200.004,0902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073153.40/cwt148.00–159.001,6463
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083113.71/cwt112.50–115.001,2312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,111139.85/cwt135.00–146.001,5544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250150.29/cwt149.00–151.001,8793
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273159.78/cwt155.00–167.002,03422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283169.81/cwt169.00–172.002,1794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,532166.57/cwt160.00–171.002,55227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,586175.98/cwt172.00–180.002,79111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,6071
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0553,045.06/head3,000.00–3,075.003,0453
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,906.73/head2,850.00–3,025.002,9073
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,444.55/head2,150.00–2,700.002,4452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3923,007.75/head2,700.00–3,175.003,0083

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.