United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	380	333
Feeder cattle	119	—
Slaughter cattle	261	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 higher with slaughter heifers 2.00 higher with a good offering of steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 higher this week. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers were trending higher and feeder heifers and bulls with instances of higher/lower with good value on value added feeders.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1110–1330	1220	2	96.00	$96.00	$1,171
1025–1480	1265	15	99.00–104.50	$102.57	$1,298
1040–1540	1316	88	105.00–110.00	$107.40	$1,413

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
537	537	3	130.00	$130.00	$698
592 value added	592	2	139.00	$139.00	$823
628 fancy	628	4	134.00	$134.00	$842
630 value added	630	1	134.00	$134.00	$844
705	705	1	125.00	$125.00	$881

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
310	310	1	100.00	$100.00	$310
410	410	1	109.00	$109.00	$447
635–640	639	4	100.00–105.00	$103.76	$663
755–765	760	2	88.00–105.00	$96.56	$734

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–1005	965	2	92.00–96.50	$94.34	$910
915–1020	968	2	82.00–89.00	$85.31	$826
1040–1360	1191	9	97.00–104.75	$103.41	$1,232
1035–1475	1256	56	105.00–110.00	$107.13	$1,346
1230–1320	1286	5	105.00–110.00	$107.18	$1,378
1295–1320	1308	2	96.00–97.00	$96.50	$1,262

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
290	290	1	119.00	$119.00	$345
332	332	2	120.00	$120.00	$398
386	386	5	125.00	$125.00	$482
405–435	423	5	113.00–118.00	$114.91	$486
440 fancy	440	2	119.00	$119.00	$524
455 fancy	455	2	123.00	$123.00	$560
485	485	3	107.00	$107.00	$519
510 value added	510	1	124.00	$124.00	$632
505–532	514	7	114.00–123.00	$119.61	$615
550	550	1	114.00	$114.00	$627
550 value added	550	1	121.00	$121.00	$666
621	621	5	104.00	$104.00	$646
660–675	665	3	95.00–102.00	$97.37	$648
710	710	2	108.00	$108.00	$767

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
355	355	1	110.00	$110.00	$390
425–445	435	2	100.00–105.00	$102.44	$446
570–585	580	3	92.00–95.00	$93.66	$543
620	620	1	90.00	$90.00	$558
848	848	2	82.00	$82.00	$695
880	880	1	81.00	$81.00	$713

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
285	285	1	120.00	$120.00	$342
308	308	3	138.00	$138.00	$425
363	363	3	135.00	$135.00	$490
400–442 fancy	417	5	135.00–136.00	$135.58	$565
420–445	437	3	122.00–130.00	$124.72	$545
480	480	4	126.00	$126.00	$605
518 fancy	518	3	139.00	$139.00	$720
532–545	536	6	116.00–122.00	$118.03	$633
551–555	552	5	112.00–116.00	$112.80	$623
626–635	628	5	108.00–114.00	$112.79	$708

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625	625	2	92.00	$92.00	$575
660	660	1	92.00	$92.00	$607
712	712	2	90.00	$90.00	$641
785	785	1	83.00	$83.00	$652

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1120–1530	1315	80-85%	17	46.00–53.00	$49.99	$657
1040–1790	1395	80-85%	16	54.00–56.00	$55.28	$771

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975–1880	1441	75-80%	17	57.00–63.00	$59.15	$852

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095	1095	85-90%	1	29.00	$29.00	$318
1050–1305	1144	85-90%	9	40.00–45.00	$43.18	$494
1000–1330	1165	85-90%	2	33.00–36.00	$34.29	$399

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1345–1680	1546	65-75%	4	56.00–57.00	$56.78	$878

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1235–1770	1503	2	73.00	$73.00	$1,097
1465–1970	1750	3	80.00–88.00	$82.77	$1,448
1980–2110	2045	2	91.00–93.00	$92.03	$1,882

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1500–1520	1510	2	85.50	$85.50	$1,291
1535–1600	1562	3	90.00–93.50	$92.19	$1,440
1820	1820	1	81.50	$81.50	$1,483

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950	950	1	58.00	$58.00	$551

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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.