Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-01-20

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 20
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
335 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 347▲ 126 vs year ago 209 · +60.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 69▲ 41 vs year ago 60 · +68.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 25▲ 1 vs year ago 39 · +2.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 7.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; 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 $387.54/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 18 of 34 comparable sales and sits +0.07 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$387.54
28 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,049
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.46
vs TN average
−23.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529388.192,05427
Medium and Large 2520370.001,9241thin
One grade step is worth $18.19/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale28 hd
387.54
—
TN average15 barns · 808 hd
373.08
+14.46
National average175 barns · 20,266 hd
410.87
−23.33
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
+0.07
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—Low1,724178.173,0724thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,478154.752,28719
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,296147.071,90613
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,082131.761,42522

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)1,300$3,0223thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,5575
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,181$2,2874thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,161$1,9596
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,6801thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)720$1,7501thin

Every lot

61 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265463.54/cwt435.00–490.001,2282
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270539.54/cwt515.00–565.001,4572
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318523.82/cwt500.00–540.001,6663
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384493.38/cwt480.00–512.501,8954
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424474.78/cwt470.00–480.002,0134
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added463463.00/cwt463.00–463.002,1445
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475370.21/cwt350.00–390.001,7582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480443.68/cwt430.00–455.002,1305
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added514429.26/cwt425.00–430.002,2067
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8801
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520411.44/cwt410.00–420.002,1397
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added570420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3941
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583405.86/cwt385.00–410.002,3666
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600365.00/cwt360.00–370.002,1902
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1746
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,4402
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657365.78/cwt360.00–367.002,4039
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715363.98/cwt363.00–365.002,6026
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235502.50/cwt485.00–520.001,1812
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327466.41/cwt445.00–475.001,5255
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5908
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380386.65/cwt385.00–390.001,4693
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433422.63/cwt415.00–430.001,83015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469337.60/cwt320.00–375.001,5833
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478413.08/cwt410.00–415.001,97520
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added502402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,0216
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526386.25/cwt375.00–390.002,03215
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564378.73/cwt370.00–387.502,1366
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609352.60/cwt341.00–357.502,14713
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659319.96/cwt315.00–322.502,1096
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1732300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1963
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373436.95/cwt410.00–465.001,6302
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374512.24/cwt495.00–515.001,91612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425432.41/cwt430.00–440.001,8384
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,02911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474438.77/cwt435.00–439.002,08017
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529404.68/cwt402.50–405.002,1418
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585376.89/cwt375.00–377.502,2054
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,3422
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730330.07/cwt325.00–335.002,4102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,528171.22/cwt168.00–174.002,6162
Bulls——1,920185.11/cwt181.00–189.003,5542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080135.69/cwt130.00–141.001,46515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085123.33/cwt115.00–130.001,3387
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260141.81/cwt137.00–146.001,7877
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338153.21/cwt150.00–156.002,0506
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,343142.57/cwt141.00–145.001,9153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,3631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,509156.37/cwt153.00–160.002,36015
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,680.00/head1,680.00–1,680.001,6801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1611,959.22/head1,700.00–2,150.001,9596
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,556.69/head2,050.00–3,150.002,5575
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1812,286.72/head2,050.00–2,550.002,2874
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,022.05/head2,650.00–3,350.003,0223
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.