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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $133.54/cwt ≈ $754/hd at 565 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.49/cwt +6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $552/hd at 433 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 428 489 400
Feeder cattle 122 173 90
Slaughter cattle 306 316 310

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 300 lower and slaughter heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower with lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 lower today. Cows had instances of higher/lower and bulls 2.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves had instances of higher/lower with active bidding today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 102.50 $102.50 $1,148 —
1185–1270 1228 2 90.00–93.00 $91.45 $1,123 +2.00
1130–1555 1365 71 102.00–107.00 $103.93 $1,419 -2.65
1165–1560 1371 21 95.00–101.50 $100.05 $1,372 -6.53
1600 1600 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486 +0.44
365 fancy 365 2 145.00 $145.00 $529 —
472 fancy 472 2 135.00 $135.00 $637 —
485 485 2 114.00–126.00 $120.00 $582 —
515 515 1 122.00 $122.00 $628 —
556 fancy 556 6 131.50 $131.50 $731 —
564 value added 564 7 138.00 $138.00 $778 —
565–585 580 4 122.00–131.00 $128.81 $747 —
642 642 3 125.00 $125.00 $802 +9.53
652–655 653 8 125.00–128.00 $125.75 $821 —
945 945 1 95.00 $95.00 $898 -9.00
967 967 3 95.00 $95.00 $919 —
1020 1020 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,071 —
1085 1085 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,128 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1350 1136 5 89.00–94.00 $91.12 $1,035 —
1015–1560 1215 15 95.00–101.00 $98.76 $1,200 —
1125–1375 1247 3 103.00–104.25 $103.46 $1,290 —
1075–1500 1286 43 102.00–106.50 $103.95 $1,337 -2.69
1170–1490 1315 3 81.00–85.00 $83.06 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 115.00 $115.00 $368 -5.32
350–360 355 2 120.00–126.00 $122.96 $437 +8.10
410–438 fancy 430 9 127.00–135.00 $132.55 $570 —
420–445 439 4 110.00–118.00 $116.09 $510 -4.91
450–453 452 4 122.00–128.00 $123.49 $558 +5.00
511–530 517 9 111.00–122.00 $119.38 $617 +12.38
555 555 2 117.00 $117.00 $649 +6.30
610–620 615 2 100.00–103.00 $101.51 $624 -7.49
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 —
707 707 5 105.00 $105.00 $742 +4.00
925 925 1 92.00 $92.00 $851 —
960–975 968 2 94.00–95.00 $94.50 $915 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 98.00 $98.00 $397 —
460 460 1 103.00 $103.00 $474 —
510 510 2 86.00–100.00 $93.00 $474 -10.02
585–595 591 5 87.00–90.00 $88.19 $521 -1.81
645 645 1 93.00 $93.00 $600 —
650 650 1 85.00 $85.00 $552 —
800 800 1 94.00 $94.00 $752 —
855–868 864 3 80.00 $80.00 $691 —
935 935 1 82.00 $82.00 $767 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 142.00 $142.00 $447 —
382 fancy 382 3 139.00 $139.00 $531 -2.01
400–405 403 2 114.00–122.00 $117.98 $475 —
450–475 469 6 116.00–122.00 $117.29 $550 +1.81
515 515 3 110.00 $110.00 $566 -15.64
528 fancy 528 3 126.00 $126.00 $665 —
585 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644 -8.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 110.00 $110.00 $390 +6.88
415–445 430 2 104.00 $104.00 $447 —
510 510 1 90.00 $90.00 $459 -10.00
635 635 2 99.00 $99.00 $629 +1.06
928 928 2 71.00 $71.00 $659 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1520 1246 80-85% 23 45.00–51.00 $47.67 $594 —
1245–1645 1396 80-85% 8 52.00–54.00 $53.27 $744 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1105 980 85-90% 2 25.00–28.00 $26.69 $262 —
785–1355 1077 85-90% 12 30.00–39.00 $33.83 $364 —
900–1520 1176 85-90% 12 40.00–44.00 $42.69 $502 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1930 1502 75-80% 22 54.00–60.00 $56.04 $842 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 65-75% 1 54.00 $54.00 $702 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1545 1510 2 65.00–73.00 $69.09 $1,043 —
1315–2080 1675 11 76.00–86.00 $80.63 $1,351 —
1420–2185 1762 6 88.00–92.00 $89.92 $1,584 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1685 1598 3 61.00–65.00 $62.41 $997 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1545 1348 7 60.00–66.50 $63.33 $854 —
1495–1685 1573 6 75.00–85.00 $82.24 $1,294 —

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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.