Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-05-05

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, May 5
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 108 vs last sale 174▼ 224 vs year ago 506 · −44.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 84▼ 49 vs year ago 139 · −35.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 37▼ 20 vs year ago 28 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady with lean cows being 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $466.41/cwt on 24 head, down $19.08 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +34.81 against this barn's trailing median of $431.60.
Average price
$466.41
▼ 19.08 vs prior sale
24 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,522
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$355
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$60.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.29
vs TN average
−21.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542473.982,56721
Medium and Large 2535413.402,2123thin
One grade step is worth $60.58/cwt here — about $355 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 sale24 hd
466.41
—
TN average15 barns · 504 hd
472.70
−6.29
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
−21.14
This barn, trailing median31 sales
431.60
+34.81
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—High1,676196.283,2898thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,477173.932,56914
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,206160.901,94121
CowsLean 85-90%High1,133141.771,60713

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$3,5252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,185$3,5001thin

Every lot

63 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328600.75/cwt592.50–605.001,9703
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335525.07/cwt520.00–530.001,7592
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1351602.00/cwt602.00–602.002,1136
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410547.79/cwt540.00–550.002,2469
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467509.10/cwt495.00–525.002,37714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484476.07/cwt470.00–485.002,3045
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527480.29/cwt475.00–495.002,53115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535413.40/cwt400.00–420.002,2123
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578458.21/cwt450.00–475.002,6486
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,6842
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610392.50/cwt380.00–405.002,3942
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660395.97/cwt390.00–400.002,6135
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4661
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725372.53/cwt370.00–375.002,7012
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2764315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4074
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1781349.94/cwt335.00–355.002,7334
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1941320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,0118
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333508.29/cwt507.50–510.001,6933
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373500.10/cwt495.00–505.001,8654
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416491.05/cwt487.50–500.002,0437
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429458.09/cwt457.50–460.001,9654
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478450.19/cwt445.00–465.002,15212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0341
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516391.85/cwt375.00–400.002,0223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1539425.70/cwt420.00–437.502,2959
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561401.75/cwt390.00–410.002,25412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9491
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620379.92/cwt370.00–385.002,3563
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3003
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730325.50/cwt320.00–332.502,3765
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,4531
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added830322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,6774
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Replacement1,010300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0302
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,1721
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424524.10/cwt507.50–530.002,2224
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,9663
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1491487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,3945
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0671
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531441.14/cwt425.00–450.002,3429
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1589440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,5928
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2451
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1644410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,6405
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635186.00/cwt186.00–186.003,0411
Bulls——1,675205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,4342
Bulls——1,684194.84/cwt191.00–200.003,2815
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117151.70/cwt145.00–156.001,6945
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,7891
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,146132.21/cwt125.00–140.001,5157
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186162.02/cwt159.00–166.001,92212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223178.59/cwt175.00–182.002,1842
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236153.93/cwt151.00–155.001,9037
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,1601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441171.20/cwt164.00–176.002,4678
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560181.09/cwt179.00–186.002,8255
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0203,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2603,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001

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.