Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-07-28

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 28
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
246 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 327▲ 64 vs year ago 182 · +35.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 92▼ 35 vs year ago 86 · −40.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; 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 $379.81/cwt on 39 head, down $4.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −51.79 against this barn's trailing median of $431.60.
Average price
$379.81
▼ 4.67 vs prior sale
39 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,099
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$320
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.67
vs TN average
−19.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555382.032,12136
Small 1540360.001,9441thin
Medium and Large 2515349.711,8012thin
One grade step is worth $32.32/cwt here — about $320 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale39 hd
379.81
—
TN average13 barns · 293 hd
393.49
−13.67
National average142 barns · 3,877 hd
399.29
−19.48
This barn, trailing median31 sales
431.60
−51.79
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—High1,828206.793,7818thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,506177.742,67616
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,245171.092,12912
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,124148.611,6719thin

Every lot

56 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 2255405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0331
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2331
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323428.78/cwt425.00–432.501,3852
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1339456.64/cwt445.00–462.501,5483
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2407415.37/cwt370.00–437.501,6913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434466.32/cwt450.00–480.002,0244
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472426.03/cwt420.00–445.002,0114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515349.71/cwt340.00–360.001,8012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532386.17/cwt375.00–405.002,05414
Steers500–550Small 1540360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570379.40/cwt370.00–392.502,16322
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9971
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634348.21/cwt340.00–355.002,2087
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added638370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3613
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1621
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680337.63/cwt335.00–350.002,29613
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717325.77/cwt317.50–331.002,3365
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4901
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1888295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0791
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364411.96/cwt390.00–420.001,5004
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,2861
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437376.45/cwt375.00–385.001,6457
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469356.79/cwt345.00–365.001,6739
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519356.45/cwt352.00–362.501,85010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523335.35/cwt331.00–340.001,7542
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7481
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582332.87/cwt322.50–350.001,93721
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,8751
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,1601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0781
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,1891
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4841
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1990270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6731
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,6141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8701
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7391
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7091
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9363
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9072
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605324.29/cwt320.00–325.001,9627
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9671
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3533162.50/cwt162.50–162.5086610
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,010191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,9291
Bulls——1,894205.05/cwt200.00–210.003,8845
Bulls——2,073219.02/cwt218.00–220.004,5402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,6931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,167148.25/cwt145.00–153.001,7306
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222173.23/cwt171.00–178.002,1179
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312164.67/cwt162.00–167.002,1603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,497178.07/cwt173.00–182.002,6669
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512190.76/cwt185.00–200.002,8843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521167.22/cwt166.00–168.002,5434

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.