About UPI

As a farmer-member-owned and operated cooperative, we have a passion for the communities we serve, and the agricultural industry as a whole.

Our Mission

United Producers, Inc. provides livestock marketing solutions that assure a prosperous future for the cooperative, our members and end-users.

Our Vision

To be the leading provider of livestock marketing solutions, credit and related services.

Our Core Values

Cooperative:
We do business as a cooperative with ultimate accountability to our members.

Integrity:
We will do business, in all aspects, with integrity and honesty.

People:
We value our employees and members and affirm their role in our mutual success.

Advocacy:
We will advocate for our members through grassroots involvement in agriculture.

Animal Care:
We will be good stewards of all animals in our care.

Our Heritage

United Producers, Inc. took shape in 1999 through the consolidation in operations of Producers Livestock Association (Ohio/Indiana) and MFA Livestock (Missouri). Over the next two years, UPI brought into its operations the Interstate Producers Livestock Association (Illinois) and the Michigan Livestock Exchange (Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky). In 2020, UPI assumed operations of Tennessee Livestock Producers from the Tennessee Farm Bureau. Through our original identities, we have provided livestock services to our farmer members for over 70 years.

Today, United Producers, Inc. services 35,000 members in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. We operate 30 facilities and handle approximately 3 million head of livestock annually.