Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-09-15

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 15
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
330 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 177▼ 277 vs year ago 607 · −45.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 40▼ 46 vs year ago 104 · −44.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 19▲ 0 vs year ago 15 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; 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 $343.45/cwt on 46 head, up $11.97 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −44.03 against this barn's trailing median of $387.47.
Average price
$343.45
▲ 11.97 vs prior sale
46 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,896
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.80
vs TN average
−10.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552346.001,91141
Medium and Large 2550322.531,7735thin
One grade step is worth $23.47/cwt here — about $137 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 sale46 hd
343.45
—
TN average14 barns · 484 hd
335.65
+7.80
National average171 barns · 9,246 hd
354.31
−10.86
This barn, trailing median34 sales
387.47
−44.03
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—High1,714187.923,2216thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,501157.322,36112
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,300147.691,91918
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,159128.581,4905thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$2,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$2,2792thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,320$2,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,310$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)765$3,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$2,0551thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,6151thin

Every lot

65 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1151
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1287468.43/cwt460.00–472.501,3443
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325465.00/cwt462.50–467.501,5112
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,4271
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480403.55/cwt397.50–410.001,9372
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,7522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4442
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545383.05/cwt367.50–392.502,0885
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575364.39/cwt350.00–367.502,09512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575334.04/cwt300.00–345.001,9214
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622351.98/cwt349.00–362.502,18913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622318.22/cwt300.00–337.501,9794
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666340.92/cwt332.50–347.502,27115
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711322.13/cwt315.00–325.002,2906
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,4132
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,5781
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1878305.83/cwt302.50–310.002,6853
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334408.93/cwt395.00–425.001,3664
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369396.80/cwt385.00–415.001,4646
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378330.18/cwt320.00–350.001,2483
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425373.97/cwt365.00–377.501,58911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482372.14/cwt370.00–372.501,7947
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6491
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6482
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524347.33/cwt340.00–355.001,82020
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573324.22/cwt320.00–332.501,8583
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579344.73/cwt343.50–352.501,99621
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,1539
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623339.44/cwt335.00–341.002,1158
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8851
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668321.09/cwt315.00–322.502,1457
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1738305.53/cwt305.00–310.002,2559
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1354453.97/cwt450.00–455.001,6075
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5701
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,5481
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1436420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8315
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,8841
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2492285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4022
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6671
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,8948
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1592320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8943
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678320.89/cwt320.00–324.002,1769
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1524
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,670186.50/cwt180.00–193.003,1155
Bulls——1,935195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,7731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115115.54/cwt115.00–116.001,2882
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,188137.27/cwt136.00–139.001,6313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298146.46/cwt142.00–155.001,90114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353163.98/cwt163.00–165.002,2192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,449153.55/cwt146.00–156.002,2255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,502162.85/cwt158.00–168.002,4466
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,750143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,5031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0582,278.72/head2,100.00–2,500.002,2792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27653,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,615.00/head1,615.00–1,615.001,6151
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29652,055.00/head2,055.00–2,055.002,0551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29702,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.