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United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 14
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
358 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 413▼ 24 vs year ago 382 · −6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 164▲ 14 vs year ago 83 · +16.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 19▼ 2 vs year ago 16 · −12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 450 lbs. 10.00-20.00 higher, over 450 lbs. steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $334.36/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −36.96 against this barn's trailing median of $371.32.
Average price
$334.36
40 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,816
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.76
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543350.051,90225
Medium and Large 2543308.201,67415thin
One grade step is worth $41.85/cwt here — about $228 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 sale40 hd
334.36
—
TN average14 barns · 478 hd
346.12
−11.76
This barn, trailing median29 sales
371.32
−36.96
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

29 sales
467412357302median 371.3203/0305/0507/1409/1511/03
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.83, low $315.77, median $371.32 across 29 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—Average1,761189.723,34013
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,476163.812,41821
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,254156.281,96023
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,031134.081,3839thin

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)1,180$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,346$2,6454thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,255$2,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,328$2,2662thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$2,2501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,4451thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282476.86/cwt472.50–485.001,3453
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320470.23/cwt465.00–475.001,5052
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6971
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440415.06/cwt400.00–435.001,8263
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485368.33/cwt365.00–375.001,7863
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486398.20/cwt390.00–405.001,93511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508349.95/cwt340.00–360.001,7782
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513399.58/cwt395.00–405.002,05012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571388.01/cwt377.50–392.502,2168
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0862
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2664305.27/cwt285.00–327.502,0274
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700309.67/cwt305.00–312.002,1683
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3751
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875333.19/cwt330.00–334.002,9155
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2512
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338352.78/cwt340.00–365.001,1922
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365370.00/cwt365.00–375.001,3512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378391.64/cwt380.00–400.001,48013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411387.57/cwt385.00–390.001,5934
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423360.53/cwt350.00–370.001,5252
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467378.36/cwt375.00–380.001,7673
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471297.07/cwt290.00–310.001,39910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521351.88/cwt349.00–355.001,83320
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6852
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568302.58/cwt300.00–305.001,7192
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573347.35/cwt340.00–352.501,9905
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616338.09/cwt325.00–345.002,08313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9475
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6453
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670326.43/cwt322.50–327.502,1877
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713253.04/cwt245.00–265.001,8045
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0626
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0193
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375447.60/cwt430.00–461.001,67911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3231
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420433.52/cwt430.00–437.001,8214
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426327.65/cwt295.00–365.001,3967
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472331.19/cwt325.00–335.001,5635
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481384.37/cwt370.00–388.001,84910
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523361.70/cwt359.00–377.501,89214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533313.79/cwt285.00–332.501,6739
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558299.82/cwt280.00–325.001,6736
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569335.23/cwt330.00–344.001,90711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6464
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1653325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1224
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673306.97/cwt295.00–315.002,06614
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1748301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,2512
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1752302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2755
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2869226.54/cwt215.00–232.501,9696
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,508179.39/cwt176.00–182.002,7053
Bulls——1,823191.14/cwt184.00–196.003,4848
Bulls——1,890199.51/cwt199.00–200.003,7712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031136.54/cwt131.00–142.001,4087
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033125.48/cwt125.00–126.001,2962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237148.99/cwt146.00–150.001,8437
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252157.27/cwt153.00–162.001,96913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305169.03/cwt166.00–171.002,2063
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,2322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,471163.08/cwt157.00–168.002,39915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513170.97/cwt169.00–174.002,5874
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1803,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3282,266.10/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3462,644.52/head2,250.00–3,150.002,6454
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,445.00/head2,445.00–2,445.002,4451

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.