Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-06-02

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 2
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
277 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 149▼ 18 vs year ago 295 · −6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 63▼ 41 vs year ago 124 · −33.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. 3.00-10.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 10.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; 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 $439.14/cwt on 29 head, down $6.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +7.54 against this barn's trailing median of $431.60.
Average price
$439.14
▼ 6.30 vs prior sale
29 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,443
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.14
vs TN average
−20.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550459.162,52416thin
Medium and Large 2564414.492,33913thin
One grade step is worth $44.67/cwt here — about $185 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 sale29 hd
439.14
—
TN average13 barns · 486 hd
433.00
+6.14
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
−20.05
This barn, trailing median31 sales
431.60
+7.54
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—Low1,673194.823,2598thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,516175.882,66620
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,217169.562,06316
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,021146.881,50013

Every lot

61 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225552.78/cwt540.00–565.001,2442
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,4721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1339537.40/cwt535.00–545.001,8224
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371543.50/cwt540.00–550.002,0163
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1489484.53/cwt475.00–490.002,3699
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535465.67/cwt460.00–475.002,4917
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561454.10/cwt442.50–465.002,5489
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568411.53/cwt385.00–422.502,33712
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617432.93/cwt415.00–445.002,67120
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640406.22/cwt395.00–410.002,6008
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659371.83/cwt365.00–400.002,4509
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3253
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800324.17/cwt322.50–325.002,5936
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4112
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1309475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4683
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1357461.05/cwt455.00–470.001,6465
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379382.63/cwt365.00–395.001,4504
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413426.77/cwt420.00–430.001,7633
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7431
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460391.07/cwt380.00–402.501,7996
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483426.32/cwt425.00–430.002,05910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524411.86/cwt405.00–412.502,15812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567410.78/cwt405.00–420.002,3296
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570360.09/cwt355.00–365.002,0532
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607362.55/cwt350.00–377.502,2018
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2644340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1905
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669339.88/cwt335.00–345.002,27410
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670306.87/cwt280.00–320.002,0563
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721322.57/cwt315.00–325.002,3264
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390474.87/cwt465.00–485.001,8522
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432490.82/cwt490.00–495.002,1206
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,3162
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483403.78/cwt375.00–425.001,9503
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525360.38/cwt350.00–370.001,8922
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,4565
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0301
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2235
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1604361.32/cwt357.50–372.502,1824
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1271
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4611
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1722305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2024
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1940237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,2332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,568184.57/cwt177.50–192.502,8944
Bulls——1,773200.10/cwt189.00–211.003,5483
Bulls——1,790220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,9381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%959148.59/cwt145.00–155.001,4256
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008134.96/cwt122.00–141.001,3604
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163159.34/cwt159.00–160.001,8533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210161.70/cwt160.00–165.001,9574
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219172.18/cwt168.00–180.002,09912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438161.00/cwt156.00–165.002,3153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453185.27/cwt184.00–187.002,6923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546177.05/cwt170.00–181.002,73714

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.