Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2025-10-21

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 21
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
353 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 358▼ 66 vs year ago 419 · −15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 97▲ 13 vs year ago 117 · +11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 14▲ 11 vs year ago 3 · +366.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.10/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −39.37 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$348.10
20 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$406
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$55.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.88
vs TN average
−42.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549350.901,92519thin
Medium and Large 2515295.001,5191thin
One grade step is worth $55.90/cwt here — about $406 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale20 hd
348.10
—
TN average17 barns · 1,100 hd
360.99
−12.88
National average186 barns · 24,193 hd
390.82
−42.72
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−39.37
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—Low1,756186.843,28217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,519159.142,41826
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,281153.751,96927
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,058133.061,4089thin

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)1,465$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,527$2,6423thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,488$2,4413thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)958$2,4152thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,390$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$2,8001thin

Every lot

74 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273477.50/cwt460.00–495.001,3043
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3131
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326459.89/cwt455.00–470.001,4994
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335415.32/cwt370.00–440.001,3913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7431
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0241
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8761
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9081
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2201
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,2403
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0287
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625363.04/cwt360.00–370.002,2694
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672344.17/cwt342.50–350.002,3136
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2174
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711351.01/cwt350.00–353.002,49614
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3522
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added767350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,68518
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3781
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1918315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,89210
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275422.64/cwt420.00–425.001,1622
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312415.85/cwt410.00–425.001,2976
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368408.98/cwt400.00–420.001,5055
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370356.59/cwt335.00–380.001,3192
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428392.71/cwt385.00–410.001,6818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6321
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485361.71/cwt350.00–370.001,75412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515351.93/cwt350.00–355.001,8128
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5191
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573350.15/cwt345.00–355.002,00611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640336.04/cwt325.00–340.002,15113
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685272.52/cwt270.00–275.001,8672
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added691340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3494
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1692305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1113
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728302.68/cwt295.00–310.002,2042
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2791265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0963
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1798287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,2943
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1362465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6833
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428394.45/cwt390.00–402.501,6886
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437363.74/cwt360.00–370.001,5904
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483384.66/cwt384.00–390.001,8589
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5761
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6255
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528374.16/cwt370.00–380.001,97612
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583349.08/cwt345.00–352.002,03512
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0702
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682296.55/cwt280.00–320.002,0223
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719316.67/cwt315.00–320.002,2773
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2722296.22/cwt295.00–300.002,1394
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1858247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,1243
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1494
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,599178.66/cwt175.00–182.002,8577
Bulls——1,815188.81/cwt183.00–195.003,4276
Bulls——1,944198.21/cwt196.00–200.003,8534
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%828117.02/cwt115.00–120.009693
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,173141.08/cwt136.00–145.001,6556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187163.71/cwt163.00–164.001,9433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217146.98/cwt145.00–149.001,7895
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312153.96/cwt150.00–160.002,02019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,481159.38/cwt153.00–165.002,36023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,775151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,6802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,885170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,2051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29582,415.27/head2,350.00–2,475.002,4152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3902,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4653,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4882,440.76/head2,200.00–2,750.002,4413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5272,641.65/head2,000.00–2,950.002,6423
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,800.00/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.