Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-01-06

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 6
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
491 head
▲ 274 vs last sale 217▲ 91 vs year ago 400 · +22.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 111▲ 66 vs year ago 112 · +58.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 1▲ 14 vs year ago 17 · +82.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed the past two week in observance of the Holidays.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $397.80/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −33.79 against this barn's trailing median of $431.60.
Average price
$397.80
50 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,226
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.03
vs TN average
−68.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554406.752,25338
Medium and Large 2577369.492,13312thin
One grade step is worth $37.26/cwt here — about $121 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 sale50 hd
397.80
—
TN average10 barns · 444 hd
403.84
−6.03
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−68.53
This barn, trailing median31 sales
431.60
−33.79
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

31 sales
499447394341median 431.6003/0304/2106/1608/1811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.49, low $355.40, median $431.60 across 31 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—Low1,836178.323,27411
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,439158.472,28118
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,268154.491,95922
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,101129.511,42520

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)1,380$2,7582thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,183$2,3502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,233$2,9863thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$2,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,231$3,3735
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,284$2,8668
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,3004thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$1,6152thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1303515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5603
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378496.71/cwt495.00–500.001,8789
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418482.43/cwt480.00–485.002,0172
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475451.84/cwt445.00–465.002,14610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added502437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,1966
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523411.48/cwt400.00–415.002,1527
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added574399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,29019
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579395.00/cwt392.50–397.502,2876
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582371.26/cwt355.00–375.002,16111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626379.60/cwt365.00–387.502,37610
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629353.81/cwt350.00–360.002,2254
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677336.75/cwt330.00–350.002,2803
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678365.47/cwt357.50–370.002,47817
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added712362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,5814
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4651
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733355.83/cwt355.00–356.002,6086
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added762367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,8009
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7372
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added832344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,8626
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1881320.60/cwt318.00–330.002,8249
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added902325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,9324
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2041
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3331
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361387.65/cwt350.00–405.001,3996
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365423.68/cwt415.00–425.001,5468
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5561
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430408.69/cwt400.00–420.001,7574
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483385.98/cwt377.50–400.001,86412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488345.91/cwt340.00–360.001,6886
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523355.64/cwt355.00–365.001,86015
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6682
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555312.79/cwt280.00–345.001,7362
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,1819
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580351.39/cwt347.50–362.502,03818
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628343.74/cwt342.50–352.502,1598
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669327.64/cwt320.00–332.502,19234
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685306.25/cwt295.00–310.002,0984
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9661
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723309.77/cwt295.00–320.002,2405
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added758319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,4183
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,2611
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1843
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added860295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5373
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1389485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8876
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2394426.33/cwt400.00–435.001,6804
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426457.72/cwt450.00–459.001,9507
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1486425.06/cwt415.00–427.502,0665
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523395.26/cwt392.50–400.002,06713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1951
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,2454
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1591
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1652350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,28212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,779185.96/cwt183.00–189.003,3085
Bulls——1,883171.96/cwt163.00–181.003,2386
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985115.91/cwt108.00–125.001,1427
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073145.46/cwt145.00–146.001,5612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,179135.26/cwt130.00–142.001,59511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190143.35/cwt139.00–149.001,7066
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259153.52/cwt150.00–162.001,93311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,381170.01/cwt169.00–171.002,3485
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426157.27/cwt153.00–163.002,24316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545168.05/cwt166.00–170.002,5962
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1683,502.68/head3,200.00–3,750.003,5032
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,797.29/head2,500.00–3,025.002,7977
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2733,287.24/head3,200.00–3,350.003,2873
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5953,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,615.00/head1,580.00–1,650.001,6152
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,299.70/head2,180.00–2,350.002,3004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1832,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,758.15/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7582
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,985.81/head2,900.00–3,050.002,9863

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.