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United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 18
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
▲ 172 vs last sale 283▲ 66 vs year ago 389 · +17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 66▼ 39 vs year ago 116 · −33.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 16▼ 7 vs year ago 23 · −30.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. 3.00-10.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. steady to 10.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 8.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 8.00 higher; Cows and Bulls were not well tested due to lighter offerings and quality. Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.37/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −75.10 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$312.37
36 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,731
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.77
vs TN average
−44.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552320.671,76921
Medium and Large 2558300.751,67815thin
One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about $91 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 sale36 hd
312.37
—
TN average16 barns · 909 hd
325.13
−12.77
National average188 barns · 19,415 hd
356.89
−44.52
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−75.10
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—Low1,852171.563,1775thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,547157.772,44011
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,212147.101,78212
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,097125.231,37412

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)1,330$3,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,283$2,9082thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,168$2,6314thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,383$2,3453thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$1,8251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,5751thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,0891
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2288390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1236
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2304378.27/cwt350.00–405.001,1505
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1341434.96/cwt430.00–440.001,4836
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385411.62/cwt405.00–415.001,5853
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413426.27/cwt425.00–432.501,76010
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5331
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1489405.62/cwt400.00–410.001,9836
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7642
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513364.37/cwt360.00–370.001,8698
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529385.47/cwt375.00–395.002,03913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1556385.73/cwt380.00–387.502,14514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2584335.71/cwt320.00–352.501,9614
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618326.52/cwt320.00–330.002,0183
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626347.82/cwt337.50–354.002,17726
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666340.62/cwt340.00–342.502,2694
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3081
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0661
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1522
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0901
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288382.48/cwt380.00–385.001,1022
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2297335.00/cwt335.00–335.009953
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1306395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2094
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384371.76/cwt365.00–385.001,4286
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2973
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2561
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433345.96/cwt345.00–350.001,4985
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478343.14/cwt337.50–347.501,6407
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530303.21/cwt280.00–315.001,6078
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1536325.49/cwt320.00–337.501,74514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583311.03/cwt305.00–317.501,8137
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590297.93/cwt285.00–300.001,7587
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612317.89/cwt317.50–318.001,94530
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674312.98/cwt300.00–317.502,10912
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730300.14/cwt290.00–310.002,1912
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7761
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768300.17/cwt295.00–310.002,3053
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8173
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367362.50/cwt345.00–400.001,3303
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369420.98/cwt410.00–425.001,5534
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429417.72/cwt415.00–418.001,79211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8965
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1537348.06/cwt346.00–355.001,86919
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,7552
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1591329.26/cwt320.00–335.001,94619
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608333.26/cwt332.50–340.002,02610
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8702
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665304.63/cwt300.00–307.502,02613
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1693
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775277.47/cwt275.00–280.002,1502
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,728168.26/cwt167.00–170.002,9083
Bulls——2,038176.52/cwt175.00–178.003,5972
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033131.83/cwt125.00–138.001,3624
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,107115.90/cwt105.00–123.001,2836
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158139.52/cwt136.00–141.001,6165
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243151.44/cwt144.00–155.001,8826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,0511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483164.14/cwt163.00–165.002,4342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,561156.35/cwt150.00–161.002,4419
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,630.67/head2,275.00–3,000.002,6314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2832,907.60/head2,600.00–3,200.002,9082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3303,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3832,345.36/head2,000.00–2,550.002,3453
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27951,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751

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.