Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-05-26

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, May 26
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
149 head
▼ 288 vs last sale 437▼ 176 vs year ago 325 · −54.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 41▲ 5 vs year ago 58 · +8.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 52▼ 3 vs year ago 20 · −15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.93/cwt on 18 head, down $5.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 34 comparable sales and sits +20.46 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$407.93
▼ 5.20 vs prior sale
18 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,214
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.73
vs TN average
+0.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545410.482,23815thin
Medium and Large 2530395.192,0953thin
One grade step is worth $15.29/cwt here — about $143 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 sale18 hd
407.93
—
TN average13 barns · 413 hd
401.20
+6.73
National average128 barns · 4,974 hd
407.44
+0.49
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
+20.46
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—High1,690199.283,3678thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,520175.622,6699thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,284165.842,12920
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,186143.331,7007thin

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)1,175$3,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,008$2,9042thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,035$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,195$3,2262thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1214659.76/cwt600.00–697.501,4127
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313615.80/cwt595.00–635.001,9272
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,0341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429516.66/cwt510.00–520.002,2163
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508465.74/cwt465.00–470.002,3667
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531433.98/cwt430.00–435.002,3045
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4071
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1597440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,62710
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,7225
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658361.88/cwt350.00–385.002,3813
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,7171
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,8826
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423397.97/cwt380.00–417.501,6832
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474428.79/cwt425.00–430.002,0324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524427.46/cwt415.00–440.002,2409
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530395.19/cwt385.00–400.002,0953
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2216
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0151
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1984
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678319.96/cwt310.00–335.002,1698
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2362
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,1181
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2051
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473419.81/cwt415.00–425.001,9862
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1501470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3554
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528362.56/cwt350.00–375.001,9142
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630348.72/cwt347.50–350.002,1972
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1654346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,2637
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3731
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3872
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,330172.11/cwt167.00–177.002,2892
Bulls——1,580215.70/cwt212.00–220.003,4082
Bulls——1,924204.66/cwt196.00–210.003,9384
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080132.30/cwt130.00–135.001,4292
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,228144.92/cwt140.00–150.001,7804
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,230159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,9561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237169.25/cwt165.00–177.002,0948
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294157.37/cwt150.00–164.002,03610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,418194.55/cwt190.00–200.002,7592
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,7691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495165.98/cwt165.00–168.002,4813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546178.72/cwt176.00–182.002,7635
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0082,903.60/head2,850.00–2,950.002,9042
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1754,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,225.84/head3,200.00–3,250.003,2262
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001

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.