Sale reports / Tennessee / United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) / 2026-09-29

United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fayetteville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 29
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3677
Feeder Cattle receipts
327 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 292▼ 53 vs year ago 380 · −13.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 42▼ 72 vs year ago 139 · −51.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 19▼ 43 vs year ago 49 · −87.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 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 $337.13/cwt on 35 head, down $2.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −53.07 against this barn's trailing median of $390.20.
Average price
$337.13
▼ 2.97 vs prior sale
35 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,881
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.50
vs TN average
−15.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564346.811,95622
Medium and Large 2547320.751,75613thin
One grade step is worth $26.06/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd
337.13
—
TN average14 barns · 704 hd
340.63
−3.50
National average184 barns · 12,638 hd
352.66
−15.53
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.20
−53.07
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

33 sales
430390350310median 390.2003/0304/2806/2308/2510/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.50, low $323.99, median $390.20 across 33 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—Low1,765180.853,19111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,494149.272,23013
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,287146.161,88111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,062124.641,3237thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,505$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,3501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,8251thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2111
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5781
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343482.51/cwt442.50–525.001,6553
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382459.28/cwt435.00–505.001,7543
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430424.94/cwt420.00–430.001,8272
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473370.96/cwt330.00–385.001,7556
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479416.54/cwt407.50–425.001,9959
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8981
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529387.93/cwt380.00–400.002,05215
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568367.98/cwt360.00–375.002,0905
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1604358.98/cwt356.00–360.002,1684
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1689345.83/cwt342.00–346.502,38315
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2242
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1351
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720325.92/cwt320.00–335.002,3475
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1561
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785323.48/cwt320.00–327.002,5392
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1833315.48/cwt312.50–317.502,6285
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1250465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,1631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375427.50/cwt420.00–435.001,6032
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1448400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475386.87/cwt375.00–391.001,8384
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7342
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522330.03/cwt320.00–340.001,7237
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532359.79/cwt350.00–371.001,9147
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577309.93/cwt280.00–320.001,7886
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579340.75/cwt330.00–347.501,97315
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2637285.84/cwt275.00–300.001,8217
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1638333.00/cwt323.00–340.002,1257
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667325.02/cwt320.00–330.002,16819
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683297.42/cwt290.00–305.002,0312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2729280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0414
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1826270.46/cwt270.00–275.002,23411
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6562
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9022
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469391.17/cwt380.00–405.001,8358
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,7201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2503320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6102
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,9858
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564362.15/cwt350.00–367.502,04317
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,9811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1653330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,15510
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1744287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1396
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,694171.91/cwt163.00–176.002,9125
Bulls——1,811185.97/cwt181.00–190.003,3685
Bulls——1,885200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,7701
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%973119.79/cwt116.00–123.001,1663
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128128.27/cwt124.00–136.001,4474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232142.44/cwt138.00–146.001,7559
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,449146.00/cwt139.00–152.002,1167
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458136.06/cwt135.00–137.001,9842
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,535162.92/cwt160.00–166.002,5012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590161.61/cwt156.00–166.002,5704
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.