Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-02-03

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 3
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 335▼ 363 vs year ago 548 · −66.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 101▲ 32 vs year ago 61 · +52.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 40▼ 4 vs year ago 22 · −18.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are on a light test due to light offerings and this sale being closed last week because of inclement weather. Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 10.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $423.29/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −8.31 against this barn's trailing median of $431.60.
Average price
$423.29
8 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,285
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.20
vs TN average
−59.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542424.472,3017thin
Medium and Large 2525415.002,1791thin
One grade step is worth $9.47/cwt here — about $122 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 sale8 hd
423.29
—
TN average5 barns · 60 hd
429.49
−6.20
National average143 barns · 13,122 hd
483.03
−59.74
This barn, trailing median31 sales
431.60
−8.31
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—Average1,487179.382,66712
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,472175.702,5868thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,263159.882,01921
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,074139.361,49721

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)1,185$2,8472thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$2,3853thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,400$2,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)820$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,188$2,6955
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,6601thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1229647.38/cwt640.00–670.001,4834
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1269641.98/cwt595.00–670.001,7276
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335593.68/cwt570.00–605.001,9893
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340485.00/cwt460.00–500.001,6493
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363557.52/cwt555.00–560.002,0242
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475432.50/cwt420.00–445.002,0542
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518439.74/cwt430.00–445.002,2783
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1791
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560413.02/cwt407.50–415.002,3134
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617410.05/cwt405.00–420.002,5304
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3791
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2051
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5673
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1792341.68/cwt335.00–342.502,7069
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1826333.82/cwt330.00–336.002,7576
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890345.00/cwt345.00–345.003,0715
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223529.21/cwt495.00–550.001,1804
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2871
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6831
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4001
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365470.13/cwt465.00–490.001,7165
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7002
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8563
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8601
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0344
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525398.10/cwt390.00–401.002,0906
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574388.36/cwt385.00–390.002,2293
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611364.83/cwt350.00–367.002,2299
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2101
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2931
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358570.07/cwt560.00–580.002,0412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4421
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8061
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1442456.60/cwt445.00–465.002,0183
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477441.91/cwt440.00–450.002,1085
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1402
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2623
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635370.02/cwt367.50–372.502,3502
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3692
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672328.66/cwt322.50–335.002,2094
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713322.51/cwt320.00–325.002,2992
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,351173.53/cwt166.00–181.002,3448
Bulls——1,730205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,5471
Bulls——1,768186.44/cwt185.00–189.003,2963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026127.26/cwt119.00–130.001,3066
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061151.12/cwt150.00–153.001,6034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105141.69/cwt134.00–148.001,56611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202159.22/cwt155.00–169.001,91413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330148.36/cwt140.00–152.001,9735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,413181.97/cwt179.00–184.002,5713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453168.64/cwt162.00–174.002,4504
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491182.77/cwt180.00–190.002,7254
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,502.58/head2,275.00–2,700.002,5032
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,824.07/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8243
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,847.47/head2,350.00–3,250.002,8472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,385.37/head2,200.00–2,650.002,3853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28201,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501

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.