Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-07-21

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 21
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
327 head
▼ 138 vs last sale 465▼ 58 vs year ago 385 · −15.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 52▲ 9 vs year ago 83 · +10.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 9 vs year ago 14 · −64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 20.00-25.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 lower with instances of 30.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; 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 $356.43/cwt on 21 head, down $34.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −31.04 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$356.43
▼ 34.42 vs prior sale
21 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,945
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.54
vs TN average
−19.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543362.501,97018thin
Medium and Large 2559320.001,7893thin
One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $181 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 sale21 hd
356.43
—
TN average15 barns · 731 hd
370.97
−14.54
National average148 barns · 5,785 hd
375.81
−19.38
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−31.04
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—Average1,584199.263,1564thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,508176.362,66011
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,200174.732,09625
CowsLean 85-90%High1,040147.671,53618

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)1,175$2,3953thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2961
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328427.56/cwt420.00–435.001,4022
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380487.50/cwt475.00–500.001,8532
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423469.07/cwt452.50–487.501,9842
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462456.57/cwt450.00–460.002,1093
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473427.38/cwt425.00–435.002,0224
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1542413.34/cwt400.00–425.002,2403
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571360.24/cwt350.00–370.002,0575
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575387.15/cwt375.00–405.002,22613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624368.70/cwt365.00–375.002,3016
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1802
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2101
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676352.98/cwt345.00–358.002,38610
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720307.51/cwt280.00–325.002,2144
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722336.02/cwt332.50–343.002,42618
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4192
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6202
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2860290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4941
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1889324.03/cwt310.00–327.502,8815
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325396.97/cwt380.00–410.001,2903
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2421
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5153
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427408.39/cwt400.00–410.001,74411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479373.84/cwt350.00–395.001,7915
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482402.28/cwt400.00–410.001,9396
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,00613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2559320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7893
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565330.00/cwt325.00–335.001,8655
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1606328.31/cwt310.00–335.001,99022
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624298.40/cwt280.00–305.001,8626
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655310.96/cwt310.00–320.002,03711
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2574
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1796296.01/cwt290.00–297.502,3565
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825287.47/cwt285.00–290.002,3722
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5811
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1933276.63/cwt275.00–280.002,5813
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8434
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433461.47/cwt450.00–482.501,9984
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2448410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8372
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479427.67/cwt427.50–430.002,04914
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1537367.81/cwt367.50–370.001,9758
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6071
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618320.28/cwt310.00–330.001,9792
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1681275.95/cwt270.00–280.001,8795
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0322
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,370195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,6721
Bulls——1,655200.68/cwt198.00–205.003,3213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6671
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013140.59/cwt135.00–146.001,42410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,077165.37/cwt160.00–168.001,7815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084155.31/cwt149.00–160.001,6847
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227175.80/cwt170.00–183.002,15718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260188.50/cwt187.00–190.002,3752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426181.90/cwt176.00–186.002,5946
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,607169.71/cwt165.00–173.002,7275
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,395.32/head2,050.00–2,600.002,3953

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.