Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-03-31

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 31
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
340 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 409▲ 94 vs year ago 246 · +38.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 90▲ 36 vs year ago 63 · +57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 41▲ 0 vs year ago 14 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. steady to 8.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.17/cwt on 41 head, down $1.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 34 comparable sales and sits +10.70 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$398.17
▼ 1.09 vs prior sale
41 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,222
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.36
vs TN average
−25.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557404.002,24935
Medium and Large 2567364.172,0646thin
One grade step is worth $39.83/cwt here — about $185 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 sale41 hd
398.17
—
TN average14 barns · 622 hd
405.53
−7.36
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−25.02
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
+10.70
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—Average1,730198.223,43013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,505172.522,59623
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,282162.762,08717
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,071137.031,46812

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)1,460$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,400$2,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,195$3,0501thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,4331
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1266622.17/cwt600.00–650.001,6557
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5661
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315608.97/cwt580.00–625.001,9183
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7421
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378583.54/cwt577.50–590.002,2062
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424521.71/cwt520.00–525.002,2123
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472510.30/cwt500.00–517.502,4099
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490452.53/cwt450.00–455.002,2172
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531496.89/cwt480.00–505.002,63812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2544456.23/cwt455.00–460.002,4824
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added554475.07/cwt465.00–485.002,6324
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574393.15/cwt360.00–410.002,2575
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1587440.62/cwt432.50–445.002,5864
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added617420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,5915
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625408.83/cwt400.00–415.002,55513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added662400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6482
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678374.10/cwt365.00–385.002,5366
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5031
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,8062
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890355.00/cwt355.00–355.003,1601
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,8194
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233556.54/cwt555.00–560.001,2973
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338508.28/cwt505.00–512.501,7186
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375443.85/cwt440.00–447.501,6642
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384479.72/cwt477.50–485.001,8427
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426460.84/cwt460.00–470.001,96312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474439.28/cwt430.00–445.002,08215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9402
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527416.78/cwt410.00–420.002,19615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,1202
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579394.41/cwt379.00–405.002,28420
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0304
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,3201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674349.15/cwt340.00–355.002,3536
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685327.39/cwt320.00–335.002,2432
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723341.29/cwt330.00–352.502,4682
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381566.41/cwt525.00–589.002,15811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2403451.90/cwt395.00–480.001,8213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430516.31/cwt495.00–520.002,2207
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482450.25/cwt440.00–455.002,1704
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1487491.82/cwt490.00–492.002,39511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,5106
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2534433.21/cwt430.00–437.502,3137
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3242
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1609391.40/cwt385.00–400.002,3847
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658362.77/cwt360.00–367.002,3875
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5011
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4652
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,573186.46/cwt183.00–189.002,9334
Bulls——1,623213.04/cwt211.00–215.003,4582
Bulls——1,851200.71/cwt194.00–205.003,7157
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016122.71/cwt111.00–131.001,2475
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,111147.25/cwt141.00–153.001,6367
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194153.32/cwt148.00–156.001,8315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306165.23/cwt161.00–170.002,15810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,385174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,4102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455171.84/cwt165.00–177.002,50013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513158.15/cwt156.00–161.002,3933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593179.94/cwt178.00–185.002,8667
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4603,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501

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.