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United Producers Inc Market Report, Fayetteville, TN

Fayetteville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 6, 2026

443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.71/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,970/hd at 572 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $325.07/cwt -37.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,902/hd at 585 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $311.85/cwt -13.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,061/hd at 661 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 443 400 596
Feeder cattle 349 327 413
Slaughter cattle 85 67 164
Replacement cattle 9 6 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 410.00–435.00 $422.61 $1,217 -112.39
425 425 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,806 +0.06
450–495 473 6 400.00–420.00 $412.72 $1,952 -3.82
506–540 518 9 377.50–387.50 $382.30 $1,980 -5.63
555–595 573 8 360.00–370.00 $365.48 $2,094 -2.50
615–645 628 6 340.00–355.00 $346.80 $2,178 -12.18
660–687 683 10 315.00–344.00 $323.70 $2,211 -22.13
700 700 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,310 +4.08
762–780 769 5 297.50–305.00 $301.96 $2,322 -21.52
825 825 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,351 -30.48
898 898 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,559 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–580 575 5 320.00–325.00 $320.97 $1,846 —
605–648 635 9 285.00–330.00 $307.07 $1,950 -32.93
652–685 669 4 300.00–305.00 $302.56 $2,024 -17.44
710 710 2 282.50–295.00 $288.75 $2,050 -16.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,134 -60.00
330 330 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,320 —
394 394 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,674 -2.50
400–439 432 10 367.50–385.00 $372.30 $1,608 -27.70
450–489 484 8 365.00–378.00 $376.49 $1,822 -10.38
518–535 520 9 350.00–360.00 $358.03 $1,862 -1.76
555–590 569 7 320.00–345.00 $329.42 $1,874 -11.33
574 value added 574 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,066 —
600 600 5 310.00–320.00 $318.00 $1,908 —
613 value added 613 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,084 —
650–665 661 11 300.00–315.00 $311.85 $2,061 -13.17
705–741 730 11 300.00–320.00 $305.77 $2,232 —
905–938 918 5 255.00–267.50 $262.39 $2,409 —
1002 1002 3 245.00 $245.00 $2,455 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–442 438 3 335.00–350.00 $345.09 $1,511 +5.09
490 490 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,592 -40.00
508–515 512 4 285.00–320.00 $302.38 $1,548 -27.65
558 558 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,395 -59.93
620–635 629 4 275.00–290.00 $285.04 $1,793 -0.80
660 660 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,650 -47.42
705–740 723 2 240.00–270.00 $255.36 $1,846 -24.64
795 795 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,828 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 380 4 430.00–450.00 $434.61 $1,652 -25.39
430 430 7 425.00 $425.00 $1,828 -30.00
450–486 482 10 402.00–415.00 $403.21 $1,943 +12.04
522–540 524 10 360.00–370.00 $368.23 $1,930 -12.77
577–588 585 12 310.00–330.00 $325.07 $1,902 -37.08
660 660 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,848 -50.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–485 475 3 350.00–355.00 $351.70 $1,671 +4.20
505–528 520 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,846 +35.00
590–595 593 2 290.00–305.00 $297.53 $1,764 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1320 1213 80-85% 9 128.00–135.00 $131.72 $1,598 -10.72
1085–1630 1248 80-85% 8 136.00–142.00 $138.98 $1,734 -3.46
1300 1300 80-85% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,145 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 75-80% 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,326 +15.00
1355–1750 1499 75-80% 12 140.00–153.00 $145.42 $2,180 —
1375–1810 1602 75-80% 3 135.00–138.00 $137.14 $2,197 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1335 1136 85-90% 9 102.00–118.00 $111.63 $1,268 -16.64
1100–1415 1237 85-90% 6 121.00–131.00 $125.88 $1,557 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1625 1610 2 161.00–172.00 $166.45 $2,680 —
1755–2280 1997 3 176.00–185.00 $180.70 $3,609 —
2160 2160 1 193.00 $193.00 $4,169 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105–1340 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,700.00–2,550.00 $2,099.55
1375 1375 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1465 1465 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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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.