Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-04-28

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 28
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 273▼ 203 vs year ago 377 · −53.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 82▼ 21 vs year ago 105 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 32▼ 25 vs year ago 62 · −40.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $414.41/cwt on 20 head, up $7.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 34 comparable sales and sits +26.94 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$414.41
▲ 7.46 vs prior sale
20 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,270
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.38
vs TN average
−9.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550415.172,28319thin
Medium and Large 2505400.002,0201thin
One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $263 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 sale20 hd
414.41
—
TN average14 barns · 488 hd
409.03
+5.38
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−9.66
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
+26.94
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—Low1,803195.003,5169thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,490170.332,53823
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,256161.732,03126
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,066139.941,49115

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)1,415$3,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,365$2,5962thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,353$2,5802thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,258$2,4683thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$2,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,545$2,0542thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)955$3,2001thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290607.50/cwt607.50–607.501,7621
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1311618.18/cwt607.50–621.001,9235
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,6671
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0765
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,3983
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477507.45/cwt495.00–515.002,4218
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4441
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added530520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,7564
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,4752
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562480.14/cwt470.00–500.002,6983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613421.46/cwt395.00–435.002,5849
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682405.63/cwt385.00–410.002,76610
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735359.93/cwt350.00–370.002,6452
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1803320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5702
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5931
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374503.71/cwt500.00–507.501,8844
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0343
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1444469.50/cwt450.00–472.502,0857
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476472.21/cwt450.00–476.002,24814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487371.75/cwt355.00–430.001,8105
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0201
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523426.94/cwt420.00–435.002,23312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1596395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3547
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3173
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763310.02/cwt305.00–315.002,3652
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0094
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1403520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0962
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2448420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8823
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482491.64/cwt490.00–495.002,3703
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5562
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,769194.29/cwt189.00–200.003,4377
Bulls——1,890211.00/cwt211.00–211.003,9881
Bulls——1,955184.00/cwt184.00–184.003,5971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018126.87/cwt122.00–130.001,2922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031139.24/cwt134.00–145.001,43610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,213151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,8323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234165.44/cwt160.00–171.002,04217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,2701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299151.82/cwt146.00–156.001,9728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363157.98/cwt155.00–161.002,1535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,516169.44/cwt164.00–176.002,56912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543182.41/cwt180.00–186.002,8156
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,468.15/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3532,579.57/head2,300.00–2,850.002,5802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,595.79/head2,550.00–2,650.002,5962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4153,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5452,053.56/head1,750.00–2,450.002,0542
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29553,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001

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.