Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-04-21

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 21
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 394▲ 65 vs year ago 208 · +31.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 79▼ 50 vs year ago 132 · −37.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 20▲ 24 vs year ago 8 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. mostly steady to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $464.12/cwt on 27 head, up $8.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +32.52 against this barn's trailing median of $431.60.
Average price
$464.12
▲ 8.28 vs prior sale
27 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,548
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.27
vs TN average
−14.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544471.572,56623
Medium and Large 2578421.272,4354thin
One grade step is worth $50.30/cwt here — about $131 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 sale27 hd
464.12
—
TN average18 barns · 724 hd
471.39
−7.27
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−14.91
This barn, trailing median31 sales
431.60
+32.52
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—Low1,602196.043,14015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,549172.372,67022
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,294168.372,17919
CowsLean 85-90%High1,073146.251,56910

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$2,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,8482thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,305$3,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$3,2932thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)950$2,8501thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5952
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1307601.29/cwt601.00–602.501,8465
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6832
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431518.75/cwt505.00–530.002,2367
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466498.70/cwt490.00–507.502,3245
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,6384
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1543464.46/cwt460.00–480.002,52211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555465.88/cwt455.00–467.502,5868
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578421.27/cwt415.00–440.002,4354
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616423.86/cwt420.00–425.002,6119
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672397.46/cwt395.00–407.502,6715
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1736374.22/cwt370.00–375.002,75413
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335484.85/cwt480.00–490.001,6242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7575
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430463.61/cwt455.00–465.001,9947
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477456.82/cwt455.00–457.502,17911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495407.50/cwt405.00–410.002,0172
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530395.14/cwt390.00–400.002,0942
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531416.83/cwt412.50–430.002,21311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558372.67/cwt360.00–385.002,0792
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1587405.47/cwt390.00–407.502,38011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618367.03/cwt360.00–370.002,2686
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2873
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1703
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4313
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3873
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7952
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379579.28/cwt540.00–585.002,1958
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423511.88/cwt505.00–525.002,16515
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483494.39/cwt490.00–495.002,3888
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485440.41/cwt420.00–460.002,1362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1421
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,4858
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1590409.32/cwt400.00–410.002,41514
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4201
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1662350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3172
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5924
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3781
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1895285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5512
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,490184.95/cwt183.00–187.002,7563
Bulls——1,629197.79/cwt190.00–205.003,22211
Bulls——1,635210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,4341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072145.39/cwt140.00–151.001,5599
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,6631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213172.12/cwt168.00–178.002,0888
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,347162.00/cwt154.00–166.002,1829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,380182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,5122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395190.58/cwt188.00–193.002,6592
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545174.06/cwt168.00–180.002,68914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610162.36/cwt155.00–166.002,6146
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29502,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,293.27/head3,050.00–3,500.003,2932
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3053,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,847.92/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.