Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

246 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 246 310 258
Feeder cattle 50 97 45
Slaughter cattle 196 213 213

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to no coverage last week, but slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher with better packer bids. Cows were trending lower with bulls trending higher. Feeder steers and heifers were trending lower with feeder bulls trending higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1160 1104 4 90.00–94.00 $92.70 $1,023 —
1180–1455 1301 35 105.00–109.25 $106.65 $1,388 +10.90
1300–1320 1312 3 110.00–110.50 $110.17 $1,445 +14.42
1255–1435 1350 13 99.50–104.75 $103.05 $1,391 +2.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 113.00 $113.00 $390 —
405–415 408 4 115.00–123.00 $117.04 $478 —
475 475 1 113.00 $113.00 $537 —
500 500 1 122.00 $122.00 $610 -7.00
520 value added 520 4 135.00 $135.00 $702 +4.50
610–612 611 3 119.00–122.00 $121.00 $739 -5.00
672 672 2 127.00 $127.00 $853 —
805 805 1 101.00 $101.00 $813 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1170 1038 2 90.00–94.00 $92.26 $958 —
1020–1475 1214 20 100.00–104.25 $102.93 $1,250 +0.57
1100–1400 1269 4 104.00–104.25 $104.07 $1,321 +2.50
1080–1475 1276 34 105.00–108.75 $106.06 $1,353 +4.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 121.00 $121.00 $472 +2.28
485 485 1 100.00 $100.00 $485 -20.00
515–540 526 4 101.00–107.00 $104.96 $552 —
610 610 1 104.00 $104.00 $634 -17.00
655–695 675 2 105.00 $105.00 $709 -8.14
705 705 1 106.00 $106.00 $747 —
820 820 1 95.00 $95.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 1 96.00 $96.00 $754 —
955 955 1 81.00 $81.00 $774 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 129.00 $129.00 $488 -1.00
430 430 2 123.00 $123.00 $529 +11.00
487–488 487 5 116.00–121.00 $119.00 $580 +5.00
548 548 2 105.00 $105.00 $575 —
670 670 1 103.00 $103.00 $690 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1515 1241 80-85% 26 46.00–52.00 $48.46 $601 —
1180–1630 1307 80-85% 14 53.00–55.00 $54.16 $708 +4.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–980 925 75-80% 2 73.00 $73.00 $675 —
850–1845 1374 75-80% 37 56.00–68.00 $59.10 $812 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1405 1208 85-90% 5 32.00–37.00 $34.31 $414 —
895–1765 1228 85-90% 9 40.00–44.00 $41.61 $511 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 65-75% 1 55.00 $55.00 $726 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 65.00 $65.00 $845 —
1615–2185 1967 3 81.00–84.00 $82.44 $1,622 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1300 1278 4 67.00–74.00 $70.54 $902 +0.10

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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.