Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-10-07

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 7
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
413 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 380▲ 130 vs year ago 283 · +45.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 139▲ 47 vs year ago 117 · +40.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 49▲ 4 vs year ago 15 · +26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 lower with Steers/Bulls weighing between 500-600 lbs. being steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.62/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.85 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$338.62
40 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,865
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.06
vs TN average
−45.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548342.491,87834
Medium and Large 2565316.681,7896thin
One grade step is worth $25.81/cwt here — about $89 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 sale40 hd
338.62
—
TN average15 barns · 707 hd
345.68
−7.06
National average182 barns · 15,418 hd
384.39
−45.77
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−48.85
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—Low1,703177.763,02814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,495158.002,36114
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,209150.091,81529
CowsLean 85-90%High1,083136.131,47522

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)1,221$2,6237
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,163$2,2162thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,308$2,4502thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0681
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285448.33/cwt435.00–455.001,2783
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315442.50/cwt425.00–460.001,3942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1051
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374418.61/cwt405.00–425.001,5668
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2414387.36/cwt370.00–400.001,6049
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1444423.20/cwt400.00–426.001,8799
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1487395.07/cwt387.50–410.001,9247
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525396.67/cwt385.00–410.002,0839
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573344.98/cwt340.00–350.001,9772
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1589363.14/cwt360.00–367.502,1394
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615353.60/cwt345.00–365.002,17512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625336.69/cwt335.00–340.002,1043
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added633373.76/cwt370.00–377.502,3662
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1697327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2835
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708332.89/cwt320.00–355.002,3575
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added710362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,5741
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710302.50/cwt295.00–310.002,1482
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3551
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235420.00/cwt420.00–420.009871
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328387.56/cwt385.00–390.001,2714
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335349.85/cwt340.00–360.001,1722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368391.28/cwt370.00–400.001,44010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373352.92/cwt325.00–365.001,3167
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416365.42/cwt360.00–375.001,52010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418347.46/cwt340.00–355.001,4522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476389.18/cwt360.00–391.501,85220
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522346.11/cwt340.00–365.001,80720
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578316.02/cwt300.00–320.001,8275
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586337.32/cwt335.00–337.501,97714
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9692
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635329.66/cwt320.00–342.502,09314
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686320.84/cwt320.00–322.502,2013
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714312.57/cwt307.50–325.002,2325
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2358360.07/cwt350.00–370.001,2892
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377405.80/cwt405.00–406.001,53010
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420349.76/cwt330.00–370.001,4692
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434395.95/cwt385.00–415.001,7189
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468390.40/cwt375.00–395.001,8279
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8482
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1534374.38/cwt370.00–375.001,9998
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583335.10/cwt332.50–337.501,95412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615312.02/cwt305.00–325.001,9195
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669307.04/cwt305.00–310.002,0545
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,669173.10/cwt165.00–176.002,8896
Bulls——1,729181.25/cwt177.00–188.003,1348
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060135.60/cwt130.00–141.001,43717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085147.70/cwt146.00–149.001,6033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,141142.54/cwt137.00–145.001,6266
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224150.42/cwt146.00–158.001,84120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248162.99/cwt160.00–168.002,0343
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,280123.23/cwt120.00–127.001,5772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445163.38/cwt162.00–165.002,3613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508156.53/cwt150.00–161.002,36011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,216.13/head1,900.00–2,500.002,2162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2212,622.75/head2,150.00–3,275.002,6237
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.