Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-08-25

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 25
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 164▼ 212 vs year ago 494 · −42.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 29▼ 109 vs year ago 140 · −77.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 3 vs year ago 15 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 10.00-20.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 30.00-40.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 25.00-35.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $334.97/cwt on 9 head, down $27.51 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −96.63 against this barn's trailing median of $431.60.
Average price
$334.97
▼ 27.51 vs prior sale
9 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.93
vs TN average
−36.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564344.251,9437thin
Medium and Large 2565302.501,7092thin
One grade step is worth $41.75/cwt here — about $233 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 sale9 hd
334.97
—
TN average17 barns · 409 hd
368.90
−33.93
National average153 barns · 5,891 hd
371.00
−36.03
This barn, trailing median31 sales
431.60
−96.63
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—Average1,987203.334,0403thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,628164.262,6747thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,228154.201,8936thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,093132.911,4527thin

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)1,365$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,478$2,4312thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,415$2,2982thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,016$2,9696
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,255$2,3501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,340$3,5252thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,220$2,5001thin

Every lot

60 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6473
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486356.17/cwt350.00–375.001,7314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5101
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5531
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570344.96/cwt330.00–350.001,9666
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8721
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624329.75/cwt320.00–335.002,05818
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664314.03/cwt305.00–320.002,08513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690279.96/cwt275.00–285.001,9322
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1702305.63/cwt300.00–308.002,14617
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0722
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0902
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1821272.51/cwt265.00–277.502,2377
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1859263.14/cwt262.50–265.002,2604
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2641
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383391.88/cwt385.00–400.001,5015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422347.82/cwt340.00–350.001,4687
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481323.70/cwt320.00–335.001,5574
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529326.01/cwt322.50–340.001,7255
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571326.92/cwt312.50–330.001,8679
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,6961
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2611285.26/cwt281.00–297.501,7436
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614310.74/cwt300.00–320.001,9088
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658302.50/cwt297.50–310.001,99017
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728304.52/cwt287.50–317.502,21713
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1757290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1953
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2783210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6443
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1832270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2462
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355423.28/cwt417.50–440.001,5034
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2961
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1441378.85/cwt367.50–382.501,6714
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5815
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3641
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530317.15/cwt315.00–317.501,6817
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1592319.64/cwt301.00–322.501,89215
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635276.02/cwt275.00–277.501,7535
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2653240.04/cwt230.00–250.001,5672
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9046
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,755190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,3351
Bulls——2,080220.00/cwt220.00–220.004,5761
Bulls——2,125200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,2501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020118.37/cwt113.00–124.001,2072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122138.72/cwt134.00–145.001,5565
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222147.89/cwt143.00–150.001,8073
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233160.51/cwt155.00–163.001,9793
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539167.82/cwt163.00–175.002,5835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,850155.37/cwt150.00–161.002,8742
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3403,524.72/head3,100.00–3,885.003,5252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4152,298.32/head2,000.00–2,550.002,2982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4782,431.22/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0162,969.40/head2,800.00–3,050.002,9696
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,350.00/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.