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

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 3
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
317 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 296▼ 155 vs year ago 472 · −32.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 78▼ 21 vs year ago 104 · −20.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 5▼ 39 vs year ago 46 · −84.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 650 lbs. steady to 15.00 higher, over 650 lbs. steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 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 $463.62/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +32.02 against this barn's trailing median of $431.60.
Average price
$463.62
22 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,501
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.42
vs TN average
−11.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533475.142,53413thin
Medium and Large 2548446.982,4499thin
One grade step is worth $28.16/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale22 hd
463.62
—
TN average14 barns · 283 hd
455.20
+8.42
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
−11.94
This barn, trailing median31 sales
431.60
+32.02
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—Average1,692191.983,24814
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,279162.892,08318
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,528162.612,4857thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,200144.861,7383thin

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)1,223$2,8242thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,6501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$2,1001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$1,8901thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270644.88/cwt635.00–660.001,7413
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324608.95/cwt595.00–622.501,9735
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378595.17/cwt590.00–600.002,2502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438524.39/cwt515.00–535.002,29710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490493.74/cwt490.00–500.002,4194
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513494.67/cwt487.50–500.002,5388
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533457.97/cwt420.00–465.002,4416
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566443.88/cwt435.00–455.002,5125
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4573
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625414.21/cwt400.00–425.002,58920
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2637372.49/cwt370.00–375.002,3734
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669375.80/cwt370.00–380.002,51412
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2591
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709358.10/cwt350.00–367.502,5398
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1798330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6332
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283534.65/cwt505.00–550.001,5133
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,6591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367487.09/cwt480.00–505.001,78811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4441
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424450.94/cwt440.00–465.001,9128
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469419.83/cwt405.00–425.001,9695
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472441.00/cwt430.00–445.002,0826
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8692
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520418.29/cwt412.50–430.002,17517
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563378.31/cwt377.50–380.002,1303
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583399.88/cwt385.00–405.002,33116
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added605382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,3142
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628345.11/cwt335.00–360.002,1673
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,3522
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added670373.33/cwt372.50–375.002,5013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1703320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2502
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2762295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2482
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377576.00/cwt555.00–590.002,17210
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420514.85/cwt500.00–545.002,16215
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433452.98/cwt425.00–480.001,9612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477491.05/cwt485.00–492.502,34210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2222
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512473.01/cwt455.00–477.502,4225
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572417.09/cwt415.00–425.002,3867
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1493
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1654378.73/cwt370.00–387.502,4774
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1732337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,4712
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4005
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2812292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3752
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2918262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,4102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,480211.00/cwt211.00–211.003,1231
Bulls——1,573176.02/cwt170.00–183.002,7693
Bulls——1,749194.86/cwt187.00–201.003,40810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200144.86/cwt143.00–146.001,7383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232164.45/cwt158.00–171.002,02611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264152.77/cwt148.00–156.001,9315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470177.58/cwt175.00–180.002,6102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550149.88/cwt145.00–156.002,3232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,553161.12/cwt158.00–163.002,5023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,573179.64/cwt175.00–183.002,8262
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2232,824.03/head2,800.00–2,850.002,8242
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28952,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,890.00/head1,890.00–1,890.001,8901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501

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.