Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-02-17

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 17
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 324▲ 48 vs year ago 241 · +19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 121▲ 16 vs year ago 62 · +25.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 20▼ 4 vs year ago 19 · −21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.54/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 21 of 34 comparable sales and sits +11.07 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$398.54
29 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,239
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.65
vs TN average
−30.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559410.632,29320
Medium and Large 2569371.692,1159thin
One grade step is worth $38.94/cwt here — about $178 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 sale29 hd
398.54
—
TN average15 barns · 658 hd
401.19
−2.65
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−30.63
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
+11.07
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—Low1,861182.793,40314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,532171.412,62711
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,268161.482,04718
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,072126.271,35310

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)1,365$2,8732thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,8652thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,394$2,7354thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$2,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$3,0001thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,6901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1302604.98/cwt600.00–620.001,8274
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324503.33/cwt485.00–530.001,6315
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1393561.18/cwt550.00–572.502,2052
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427497.01/cwt490.00–515.002,1225
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471492.44/cwt490.00–500.002,3194
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479440.13/cwt430.00–470.002,1084
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524506.07/cwt490.00–515.002,6525
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added541520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,8134
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562499.18/cwt495.00–505.002,8053
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573455.78/cwt450.00–460.002,61211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619426.88/cwt415.00–435.002,6424
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661407.44/cwt390.00–412.502,69312
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675340.43/cwt320.00–380.002,2983
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719338.68/cwt335.00–350.002,4354
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4053
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762341.00/cwt340.00–345.002,5985
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added877345.00/cwt345.00–345.003,0263
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281512.60/cwt505.00–525.001,4404
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3871
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4492
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1346469.17/cwt467.50–485.001,62310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378456.76/cwt425.00–495.001,72711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419457.28/cwt450.00–460.001,91611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474428.65/cwt420.00–440.002,03211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487413.36/cwt410.00–415.002,0133
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520397.55/cwt395.00–400.002,0672
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528420.24/cwt420.00–422.502,21910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583364.30/cwt355.00–375.002,1247
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1589401.01/cwt400.00–402.502,36210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0871
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618364.96/cwt360.00–375.002,2554
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added657372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,4473
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2453
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added782317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,4833
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7823
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366577.02/cwt565.00–590.002,11210
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420446.20/cwt445.00–450.001,8744
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432482.58/cwt480.00–490.002,0854
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1483
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485490.90/cwt490.00–491.002,38110
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2621
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524457.61/cwt450.00–460.002,3984
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553452.49/cwt450.00–455.002,5022
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2598382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2873
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3442
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2752320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,819176.77/cwt166.00–184.003,2158
Bulls——1,918190.82/cwt187.00–196.003,6606
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034115.92/cwt112.50–120.001,1995
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,109136.61/cwt133.00–147.001,5155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221156.29/cwt153.00–161.001,9089
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223151.65/cwt151.00–152.001,8553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360174.18/cwt170.00–181.002,3696
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,444176.44/cwt175.00–180.002,5485
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,606167.21/cwt164.00–173.002,6856
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3403,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,865.05/head2,550.00–3,100.002,8652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,872.62/head2,500.00–3,150.002,8732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3942,735.47/head2,250.00–3,100.002,7354

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.