Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-01-13

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 13
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 491▼ 91 vs year ago 438 · −20.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 178▼ 14 vs year ago 83 · −16.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 31▲ 21 vs year ago 4 · +525.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 8.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 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 $369.42/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −18.05 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$369.42
35 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,036
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.71
vs TN average
−44.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552369.992,04334
Medium and Large 2520350.001,8201thin
One grade step is worth $19.99/cwt here — about $223 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 sale35 hd
369.42
—
TN average16 barns · 866 hd
366.71
+2.71
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−44.06
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−18.05
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—Average1,861180.533,3609thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,502156.132,34414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,279154.071,97019
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,083131.811,4278thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,468$2,5772thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,424$2,4904thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,4801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,395$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)993$3,7452thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,048$1,8692thin

Every lot

76 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 1215563.25/cwt560.00–570.001,2113
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1521
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2981
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330405.00/cwt375.00–435.001,3372
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431490.62/cwt480.00–505.002,1155
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475462.61/cwt450.00–475.002,1977
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476411.93/cwt390.00–440.001,9617
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added513450.08/cwt447.50–455.002,3093
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530441.14/cwt435.00–445.002,3389
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1871
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559423.83/cwt407.50–427.502,3697
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,4704
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580369.23/cwt330.00–397.502,1426
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623393.81/cwt385.00–407.502,4534
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2637364.09/cwt345.00–372.502,3195
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669375.23/cwt360.00–377.502,51020
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3872
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added684380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5996
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713371.25/cwt370.00–372.502,6476
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4341
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813318.42/cwt315.00–325.002,5893
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270471.94/cwt465.00–480.001,2742
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333439.89/cwt435.00–445.001,4652
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345470.00/cwt460.00–485.001,6223
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370466.97/cwt435.00–475.001,72812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4051
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6361
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435435.49/cwt425.00–437.501,8946
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484413.90/cwt400.00–415.002,00328
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8201
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534376.27/cwt355.00–380.002,00920
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578361.02/cwt350.00–365.002,08714
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added607362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,2005
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617356.02/cwt350.00–357.502,1975
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660353.81/cwt350.00–357.502,3353
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1581
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721319.52/cwt317.50–330.002,3046
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1761308.02/cwt305.00–315.002,3445
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1071
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3781
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370513.73/cwt505.00–515.001,9018
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380431.84/cwt425.00–445.001,6413
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423477.32/cwt465.00–485.002,0194
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482435.66/cwt420.00–440.002,1008
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525408.22/cwt397.50–430.002,1436
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8551
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573414.00/cwt408.00–415.002,37212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0911
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1291
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3863
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730331.86/cwt320.00–337.502,4233
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,786171.30/cwt160.00–177.003,0595
Bulls——1,798185.12/cwt181.00–188.003,3282
Bulls——2,113199.03/cwt198.00–200.004,2062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%996122.74/cwt120.00–125.001,2224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,133146.64/cwt145.00–148.001,6612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,137139.17/cwt136.00–144.001,5823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243146.11/cwt142.00–149.001,8166
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,265146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,8471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288156.26/cwt150.00–161.002,01311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333165.86/cwt164.00–168.002,2112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,2521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,581157.05/cwt151.00–162.002,48311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,480.00/head2,480.00–2,480.002,4801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4242,489.68/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4904
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4682,576.83/head2,550.00–2,600.002,5772
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,868.93/head1,840.00–1,900.001,8692
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29933,744.76/head3,650.00–3,850.003,7452

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.