Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 30, 2020

217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 217 306 0
Feeder cattle 33 95 0
Slaughter cattle 184 211 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to the Holiday, but slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher with better packer inquiry this week. Cows and bulls were trending lower. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers and bulls trending lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1200 1193 2 93.00–96.00 $94.49 $1,127 —
1365–1425 1397 3 111.00 $111.00 $1,551 +19.08
1200–1585 1399 38 100.00–106.75 $104.80 $1,466 +12.88
1205–1560 1405 32 107.00–110.75 $108.24 $1,521 —
1590 1590 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,654 +7.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 130.00 $130.00 $286 —
429 value added 429 4 137.00 $137.00 $588 —
515 515 3 124.00 $124.00 $639 +3.00
551 551 4 129.00 $129.00 $711 —
930 930 2 106.00 $106.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 100.00 $100.00 $590 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1560 1292 21 103.00–106.50 $104.96 $1,356 +6.63
1240–1485 1356 27 107.00–110.00 $108.17 $1,467 —
1185–1560 1392 9 100.00–106.50 $104.90 $1,460 —
1545 1545 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,653 —
1580–1640 1610 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,610 —
1635 1635 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,668 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 4 120.00 $120.00 $499 -8.74
455 455 1 119.00 $119.00 $541 -2.00
510–520 513 3 105.00–116.00 $112.29 $576 -9.93
648 648 2 105.00 $105.00 $680 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 85.00 $85.00 $523 -5.00
680 680 1 91.00 $91.00 $619 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 104.00–105.00 $104.49 $397 -12.51
735 735 1 88.00 $88.00 $647 —
945 945 1 83.00 $83.00 $784 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1320 1121 85-90% 6 21.00–26.00 $23.01 $258 —
1340–1450 1397 85-90% 3 31.00–39.00 $35.05 $490 —
1300–1545 1453 85-90% 3 41.00–43.00 $41.69 $606 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1665 1422 80-85% 5 51.00–53.00 $52.12 $741 —
1280–1560 1440 80-85% 3 50.00 $50.00 $720 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1730 1543 75-80% 4 54.00–60.00 $56.03 $865 —
1555 1555 75-80% 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,104 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1715 1490 4 68.00–75.00 $72.43 $1,079 —
1755 1755 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,492 —

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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.