Cattle Market United Producers Inc Market Report
Fayetteville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Tuesday, July 21, 2026424 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (6)
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers
$328.31/cwt
-31.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,990/hd at 606 lb · 22 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers
$336.02/cwt
-1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,426/hd at 722 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls
$427.67/cwt
+6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,049/hd at 479 lb · 14 head
Fayetteville, TN 6-weight heifers sold at $323/cwt, running $27/cwt below the TN average ($350) and $49/cwt under Athens, TN ($372). The class is down $42/cwt from its late-June peak of $370.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 424 | 520 | 482 |
| Feeder cattle | 327 | 465 | 385 |
| Slaughter cattle | 92 | 52 | 83 |
| Replacement cattle | 5 | 3 | 14 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- → Feeder bulls: Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs
- ▼ Feeder heifers: Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 lower with instances of 30.00 lower
- ▼ Feeder steers: Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower
- → Slaughter bulls: Slaughter Bulls mostly steady
- → Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows mostly steady
New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓
Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 | 270 | 1 | 480.00 | $480.00 | $1,296 | -20.00 |
| 325–330 | 328 | 2 | 420.00–435.00 | $427.56 | $1,402 | -112.05 |
| 380 | 380 | 2 | 475.00–500.00 | $487.50 | $1,852 | -22.50 |
| 400–445 | 423 | 2 | 452.50–487.50 | $469.07 | $1,984 | -30.93 |
| 455–475 | 462 | 3 | 450.00–460.00 | $456.57 | $2,109 | -0.41 |
| 540–545 | 542 | 3 | 400.00–425.00 | $413.34 | $2,240 | -21.30 |
| 550–595 | 575 | 13 | 375.00–405.00 | $387.15 | $2,226 | -31.97 |
| 610–645 | 624 | 6 | 365.00–375.00 | $368.70 | $2,301 | -17.29 |
| 652–692 | 676 | 10 | 345.00–358.00 | $352.98 | $2,386 | -23.40 |
| 720–726 | 722 | 18 | 332.50–343.00 | $336.02 | $2,426 | -1.63 |
| 768 | 768 | 2 | 315.00 | $315.00 | $2,419 | -21.26 |
| 845 | 845 | 2 | 310.00 | $310.00 | $2,620 | — |
| 880–891 | 889 | 5 | 310.00–327.50 | $324.03 | $2,881 | +14.03 |
| 1163 | 1163 | 3 | 220.00 | $220.00 | $2,559 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450–485 | 473 | 4 | 425.00–435.00 | $427.38 | $2,022 | — |
| 555–592 | 571 | 5 | 350.00–370.00 | $360.24 | $2,057 | -24.76 |
| 632 | 632 | 2 | 345.00 | $345.00 | $2,180 | -6.72 |
| 650 | 650 | 1 | 340.00 | $340.00 | $2,210 | -18.72 |
| 710–730 | 720 | 4 | 280.00–325.00 | $307.51 | $2,214 | +7.51 |
| 860 | 860 | 1 | 290.00 | $290.00 | $2,494 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 310–345 | 325 | 3 | 380.00–410.00 | $396.97 | $1,290 | -43.03 |
| 365 | 365 | 3 | 415.00 | $415.00 | $1,515 | -30.00 |
| 415–435 | 427 | 11 | 400.00–410.00 | $408.39 | $1,744 | -18.36 |
| 465–488 | 482 | 6 | 400.00–410.00 | $402.28 | $1,939 | -18.94 |
| 535 | 535 | 13 | 375.00 | $375.00 | $2,006 | -21.24 |
| 550–585 | 565 | 5 | 325.00–335.00 | $330.00 | $1,864 | -51.24 |
| 600–640 | 606 | 22 | 310.00–335.00 | $328.31 | $1,990 | -31.69 |
| 652–690 | 655 | 11 | 310.00–320.00 | $310.96 | $2,037 | -27.58 |
| 740 | 740 | 4 | 305.00 | $305.00 | $2,257 | -15.00 |
| 790–798 | 796 | 5 | 290.00–297.50 | $296.01 | $2,356 | — |
| 815–835 | 825 | 2 | 285.00–290.00 | $287.47 | $2,372 | — |
| 890 | 890 | 1 | 290.00 | $290.00 | $2,581 | -3.31 |
| 910–945 | 933 | 3 | 275.00–280.00 | $276.63 | $2,581 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345 | 345 | 1 | 360.00 | $360.00 | $1,242 | -44.92 |
| 473–495 | 479 | 5 | 350.00–395.00 | $373.84 | $1,791 | — |
| 558–560 | 559 | 3 | 320.00 | $320.00 | $1,789 | -24.24 |
| 615–632 | 624 | 6 | 280.00–305.00 | $298.40 | $1,862 | — |
Feeder Bulls
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 380 | 380 | 4 | 485.00 | $485.00 | $1,843 | +46.00 |
| 405–445 | 433 | 4 | 450.00–482.50 | $461.47 | $1,998 | +1.47 |
| 465–480 | 479 | 14 | 427.50–430.00 | $427.67 | $2,049 | +6.39 |
| 525–539 | 537 | 8 | 367.50–370.00 | $367.81 | $1,975 | -34.19 |
| 550 | 550 | 1 | 360.00 | $360.00 | $1,980 | — |
| 600–635 | 618 | 2 | 310.00–330.00 | $320.28 | $1,979 | — |
| 675–690 | 681 | 5 | 270.00–280.00 | $275.95 | $1,879 | -68.22 |
| 705–720 | 713 | 2 | 285.00 | $285.00 | $2,032 | -30.00 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448 | 448 | 2 | 410.00 | $410.00 | $1,837 | +25.00 |
| 595 | 595 | 1 | 270.00 | $270.00 | $1,606 | — |
| 610 | 610 | 1 | 305.00 | $305.00 | $1,860 | — |
Slaughter Cows
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Dressing | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 915–1235 | 1077 | 80-85% | 5 | 160.00–168.00 | $165.37 | $1,781 | — |
| 960–1505 | 1227 | 80-85% | 18 | 170.00–183.00 | $175.80 | $2,157 | — |
| 1260 | 1260 | 80-85% | 2 | 187.00–190.00 | $188.50 | $2,375 | +10.14 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Dressing | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1010 | 1010 | 85-90% | 1 | 165.00 | $165.00 | $1,666 | — |
| 850–1195 | 1013 | 85-90% | 10 | 135.00–146.00 | $140.59 | $1,424 | — |
| 815–1215 | 1084 | 85-90% | 7 | 149.00–160.00 | $155.31 | $1,684 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Dressing | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1325–1610 | 1426 | 75-80% | 6 | 176.00–186.00 | $181.90 | $2,594 | — |
| 1410–1795 | 1607 | 75-80% | 5 | 165.00–173.00 | $169.71 | $2,727 | -21.29 |
Slaughter Bulls
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1370 | 1370 | 1 | 195.00 | $195.00 | $2,672 | — |
| 1465–1980 | 1655 | 3 | 198.00–205.00 | $200.68 | $3,321 | — |
Bred Cows
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Age | Stage | Head | Price range | Avg $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 955–1345 | 1175 | Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 3 | 2,050.00–2,600.00 | $2,395.32 |
| 1530 | 1530 | Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 1 | 235.00 | $235.00 |
Price trend
700–749 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.
Reading this report
What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?
USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.
What is $/cwt?
Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.
Why are some prices per head?
Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.
← Previous sale (Jul 14, 2026)
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Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 20.00-25.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 lower with instances of 30.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.