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United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 18

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677

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Feeder Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 264▼ 151 vs year ago 315 · −47.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 35▼ 21 vs year ago 50 · −42.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 26▼ 4 vs year ago 13 · −30.8%

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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 8.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.48/cwt on 17 head, down $20.08 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −69.12 against this barn's trailing median of $431.60.

Average price

$362.48

▼ 20.08 vs prior sale

17 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.72

vs TN average

−34.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	374.61	2,161	7thin
Medium and Large 2	581	353.99	2,056	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.62/cwt here — about $105 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 sale17 hd

362.48

—

TN average13 barns · 274 hd

381.20

−18.72

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−34.30

This barn, trailing median31 sales

431.60

−69.12

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,818	200.30	3,641	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	164.96	2,151	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	164.87	2,394	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	137.40	1,556	6thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,690	$3,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,523	$2,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,550	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$3,625	1thin

Every lot

46 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,139	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	464.72/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,538	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,910	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	394.29/cwt	387.50–407.50	1,916	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	374.61/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,161	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	352.77/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,067	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	339.16/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,160	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,433	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	889	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,551	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,543	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	412.61/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,168	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,625	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,687	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	378.31/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,827	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	363.39/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,886	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	352.56/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,020	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	330.50/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,920	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,103	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	338.75/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,266	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,721	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,795	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,862	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	282.67/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,606	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	321.15/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,879	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,950	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,165	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	178.28/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,549	3
Bulls	—	—	1,963	207.70/cwt	205.00–211.00	4,077	4
Bulls	—	—	2,110	218.54/cwt	217.00–220.00	4,611	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	127.75/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,316	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	147.04/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,816	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	164.96/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,151	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	164.87/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,394	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,523	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,690	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

United Producers Inc - Fayetteville, TN

Tue Aug 18, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 264Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 35Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 26Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,304	160.00–171.00	164.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	162.00–170.00	164.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	142.00–153.00	147.04
3	—	1,030	124.00–135.00	127.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,963	205.00–211.00	207.70
3	—	1,430	175.00–180.00	178.28
2	—	2,110	217.00–220.00	218.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	465.00	465.00
4	300–350	331	455.00–480.00	464.72
4	400–450	438	436.00	436.00
3	450–500	486	387.50–407.50	394.29
7	550–600	577	372.50–385.00	374.61
3	600–650	637	337.50–342.50	339.16
1	650–700	660	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00
4	800–850	811	300.00	300.00
7	850–900	889	287.00	287.00
2	900–950	900	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	365.00	365.00
9	550–600	586	352.50–355.00	352.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	482	372.50	372.50
12	500–550	523	356.00	356.00
8	550–600	585	315.00–322.00	321.15
1	600–650	625	312.00	312.00
5	650–700	666	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	760	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	568	275.00–290.00	282.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	410.00–415.00	412.61
3	350–400	378	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	427	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	483	370.00–385.00	378.31
9	500–550	519	350.00–365.00	363.39
8	550–600	573	347.50–362.50	352.56
4	650–700	669	337.50–340.00	338.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
5	550–600	581	322.50–337.50	330.50
2	650–700	652	322.50	322.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	3,625.00	3,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,690	3,175.00	3,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,523	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	2,550.00	2,550.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.