Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-08-11

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 11
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
264 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 404▼ 232 vs year ago 496 · −46.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 54▼ 79 vs year ago 114 · −69.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 15▼ 28 vs year ago 54 · −51.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $364.27/cwt on 36 head, down $6.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −23.20 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$364.27
▼ 6.25 vs prior sale
36 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,052
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.64
vs TN average
−2.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566365.102,06534
Medium and Large 2525350.141,8382thin
One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $227 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 sale36 hd
364.27
—
TN average18 barns · 1,027 hd
376.91
−12.64
National average163 barns · 7,070 hd
366.65
−2.38
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−23.20
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—Low1,537192.412,9575thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,338167.452,24111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,559166.752,60010
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,122144.381,6209thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,593$3,0762thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$2,6613thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,424$2,5414thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,3501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,8701thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1442460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0332
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471434.54/cwt432.50–437.502,0476
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535385.13/cwt381.00–390.002,06011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576383.27/cwt375.00–390.002,2086
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1962
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1441
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671344.13/cwt340.00–345.002,30917
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4421
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1798310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4742
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4432
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3121
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6705
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430423.83/cwt423.00–425.001,8225
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471405.62/cwt402.50–412.501,9109
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7819
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517376.58/cwt367.50–380.001,9479
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525350.14/cwt345.00–355.001,8382
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583360.97/cwt355.00–370.002,10425
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635353.55/cwt345.00–362.502,2455
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2644310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9965
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662334.37/cwt327.50–337.502,2149
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,2922
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4701
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4956
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378493.08/cwt477.50–497.001,8645
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421450.80/cwt440.00–452.501,8987
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2448360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6132
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1484413.73/cwt405.00–415.002,0028
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531355.04/cwt350.00–375.001,8855
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9164
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1035
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,3141
Bulls——1,395210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,9301
Bulls——1,695186.69/cwt185.00–190.003,1643
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%993138.59/cwt137.00–140.001,3762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,159146.04/cwt143.00–151.001,6937
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290171.61/cwt170.00–176.002,2146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,376157.82/cwt152.00–162.002,1724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,475181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,6701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521169.04/cwt166.00–172.002,5716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593156.42/cwt154.00–160.002,4923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,685184.00/cwt184.00–184.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1422,660.95/head2,200.00–2,950.002,6613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4242,540.87/head2,350.00–2,800.002,5414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5933,075.82/head3,050.00–3,100.003,0762
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,870.00/head1,870.00–1,870.001,8701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.