Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.22/cwt +2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 514 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 306 428 346
Feeder cattle 95 122 70
Slaughter cattle 211 306 276

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 lower with lower packer inquiry. No Holsteins this week. Cows were 2.00 to 6.00 lower with bulls 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were sharply lower, but good value on light steers and feeder heifers had instances of higher/lower and feeder bulls sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1555 1324 13 95.00–100.50 $98.42 $1,303 —
1160–1540 1368 45 101.50–107.00 $103.94 $1,422 +0.01
1255–1540 1373 6 89.00–94.00 $91.92 $1,262 -8.13
1560–1630 1590 3 94.00–100.00 $96.05 $1,527 —
1765 1765 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 147.00 $147.00 $522 +12.00
470–475 473 3 120.00–130.00 $126.69 $599 +6.69
490 fancy 490 1 132.00 $132.00 $647 -3.00
505 505 1 121.00 $121.00 $611 -1.00
585–595 590 2 123.00–125.00 $123.99 $732 -4.82
628–630 629 4 122.00–123.00 $122.50 $771 -2.50
655 655 1 123.00 $123.00 $806 -2.75
715 715 1 122.00 $122.00 $872 —
870 870 1 110.00 $110.00 $957 —
975 975 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,170 +25.00
1005–1045 1026 4 90.00–95.00 $91.97 $944 -13.03
1055–1065 1060 2 94.00–98.00 $95.99 $1,017 -8.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 114.00 $114.00 $604 —
570 570 1 96.00 $96.00 $547 —
610 610 1 109.00 $109.00 $665 —
705 705 1 95.00 $95.00 $670 —
790 790 1 95.00 $95.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1280 1159 7 89.00–92.00 $90.18 $1,045 —
1085–1285 1221 4 77.00–84.00 $80.26 $980 -18.50
1100–1410 1264 9 95.00–100.00 $98.33 $1,243 -5.62
1190–1505 1300 33 101.00–106.50 $103.90 $1,351 +20.84
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 132.00 $132.00 $486 +9.04
419–445 424 5 124.00–130.00 $128.74 $546 +12.65
455 455 1 121.00 $121.00 $551 -2.49
509–533 514 14 116.00–124.00 $122.22 $628 +2.84
555–557 556 5 110.00–114.00 $111.00 $617 -6.00
715–725 720 2 96.00–100.00 $97.99 $706 -7.01
767 767 3 98.00 $98.00 $752 —
905–930 918 2 90.00–100.00 $94.93 $871 +2.93
1000 1000 1 88.00 $88.00 $880 —
1065 1065 1 89.00 $89.00 $948 —
1105 1105 1 88.00 $88.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 110.00 $110.00 $429 —
450 450 1 100.00 $100.00 $450 -3.00
600 600 2 90.00 $90.00 $540 —
720 720 1 91.00 $91.00 $655 —
860 860 1 91.00 $91.00 $783 +11.00
975 975 1 80.00 $80.00 $780 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 141.00 $141.00 $388 —
411–435 415 6 128.00–131.00 $130.48 $541 +12.50
498 498 2 116.00 $116.00 $578 -1.29
529–530 529 7 115.00–116.00 $115.86 $613 +5.86
570 570 2 111.00 $111.00 $633 +1.00
650 650 2 106.00 $106.00 $689 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 116.00 $116.00 $342 —
355 355 1 117.00 $117.00 $415 +7.00
500 500 1 107.00 $107.00 $535 +17.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1820 1323 80-85% 19 35.00–47.00 $41.61 $551 —
1160–1890 1483 80-85% 22 48.00–52.00 $49.85 $739 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–955 862 85-90% 3 25.00–26.00 $25.72 $222 —
765–1275 1019 85-90% 8 30.00–32.00 $30.91 $315 —
1100–1430 1229 85-90% 10 41.00–44.00 $42.21 $519 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1485 1358 75-80% 2 53.00–62.00 $57.08 $775 —
1290–1510 1400 75-80% 2 70.00 $70.00 $980 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–1730 1683 65-75% 2 53.00 $53.00 $892 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 1 66.00 $66.00 $805 —
1130–2195 1800 4 75.00–83.00 $79.52 $1,431 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1360 1333 2 85.00–88.00 $86.47 $1,153 —

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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.