Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-03-17

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 17
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 244▲ 41 vs year ago 207 · +19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 49▲ 17 vs year ago 74 · +23.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 9▲ 4 vs year ago 14 · +28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher with instances of 25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly 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 $403.69/cwt on 13 head, down $2.41 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 34 comparable sales and sits +16.22 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$403.69
▼ 2.41 vs prior sale
13 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,238
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$273
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$45.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.50
vs TN average
−12.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555410.722,28011thin
Medium and Large 2550365.002,0082thin
One grade step is worth $45.72/cwt here — about $273 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale13 hd
403.69
—
TN average15 barns · 364 hd
394.19
+9.50
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
−12.43
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
+16.22
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—Average1,822188.333,4316thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,431165.592,37017
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,282161.952,07616
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,012132.941,3456thin

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)1,263$3,0552thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,388$2,9403thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$2,8552thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,254$2,8075
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,370$3,7501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,115$2,9501thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260629.54/cwt600.00–665.001,6374
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335591.04/cwt577.50–605.001,9802
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2348502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,7492
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422519.80/cwt512.50–525.002,1949
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9791
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0702
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524490.83/cwt477.50–505.002,5726
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,70312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3591
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,6601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added604425.96/cwt420.00–435.002,5735
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1606402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,4394
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5521
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,5142
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added691393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,7165
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,5551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1031
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275502.05/cwt490.00–540.001,3817
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318522.80/cwt510.00–535.001,6632
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377458.09/cwt435.00–470.001,7278
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7641
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428459.61/cwt451.00–470.001,96714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added475456.00/cwt456.00–456.002,1668
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478439.14/cwt425.00–445.002,0995
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,0372
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535416.39/cwt407.50–422.502,2285
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added572406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,3226
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614371.30/cwt367.50–375.002,2804
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added622382.13/cwt380.00–385.002,3777
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3842
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4653
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0858
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7671
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1439513.31/cwt500.00–517.502,2534
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,3481
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517414.77/cwt405.00–420.002,1443
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,6912
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568439.85/cwt435.00–445.002,4982
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583392.79/cwt372.50–410.002,2905
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3454
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,5416
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723342.09/cwt337.50–343.002,4736
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,6811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,550171.97/cwt168.00–175.002,6662
Bulls——1,958196.51/cwt190.00–200.003,8484
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955126.87/cwt121.00–131.001,2124
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125145.07/cwt144.00–146.001,6322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233153.76/cwt151.00–156.001,8965
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301163.05/cwt159.00–170.002,1218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313172.68/cwt172.00–173.002,2673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,406164.85/cwt158.00–170.002,31814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,3631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568175.60/cwt174.00–177.002,7532
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3703,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,855.13/head2,450.00–3,200.002,8552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2542,807.30/head2,550.00–3,050.002,8075
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2633,055.15/head2,850.00–3,250.003,0552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2903,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3882,939.62/head2,550.00–3,250.002,9403

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.