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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 436 351 0
Feeder cattle 153 55 0
Slaughter cattle 283 296 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 4.00 lower and slaughter heifers were 3.00 to 4.00 lower also with lower packer bids again today. Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower. Cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower this week. Feeder steers had instances of higher/lower and feeder heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 lower with feeder bulls too few last week to compare but were trending higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1695 1324 5 85.00–89.00 $86.27 $1,142 -18.02
980–1540 1332 52 97.00–104.50 $101.93 $1,358 -2.36
1110–1495 1349 55 105.00–109.00 $106.45 $1,436 +2.16
1420 1420 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,562 —
1500 1500 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,560 —
1680–1715 1698 2 93.00 $93.00 $1,579 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 124.00 $124.00 $391 —
425–445 435 2 123.00–128.00 $125.56 $546 +1.56
455 455 3 134.00 $134.00 $610 +13.00
544 fancy 544 4 132.00 $132.00 $718 —
591 value added 591 7 138.00 $138.00 $816 -2.00
633 value added 633 3 127.00 $127.00 $804 -2.00
635 635 1 121.00 $121.00 $768 +5.49
720–722 721 3 116.00–120.00 $118.67 $856 —
750 750 1 115.00 $115.00 $862 —
910 910 1 95.00 $95.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 102.00 $102.00 $490 —
582 582 1 108.00 $108.00 $629 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1555 1258 32 95.00–104.50 $102.51 $1,290 -3.58
1150–1420 1285 2 90.00–94.00 $92.21 $1,185 +5.83
1095–1465 1286 50 105.00–109.00 $105.92 $1,362 +19.54
1230–1405 1323 3 94.00–104.75 $100.52 $1,330 -10.25
1375–1465 1420 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,562 —
1610–1630 1620 2 91.00–101.00 $96.03 $1,556 +1.03
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 118.00 $118.00 $342 —
310 310 1 131.00 $131.00 $406 —
389 fancy 389 6 136.00 $136.00 $529 —
405–412 410 3 107.00–114.00 $109.31 $448 —
423 fancy 423 1 125.00 $125.00 $529 —
517 fancy 517 3 126.00 $126.00 $651 +1.00
540 540 1 108.00 $108.00 $583 -2.00
558–575 568 5 103.00–110.00 $107.80 $612 —
612 612 2 109.00 $109.00 $667 -6.54
621 value added 621 5 117.00 $117.00 $727 —
652–685 663 3 92.00–100.00 $94.76 $628 -24.24
745 745 1 104.00 $104.00 $775 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 100.00–110.00 $105.14 $282 —
325 325 1 105.00 $105.00 $341 —
365 365 1 103.00 $103.00 $376 +13.00
430 430 1 87.00 $87.00 $374 —
470 470 1 90.00 $90.00 $423 —
505–525 515 3 82.00–95.00 $88.95 $458 —
580 580 1 80.00 $80.00 $464 —
665 665 2 80.00 $80.00 $532 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–280 271 6 125.00–135.00 $131.34 $356 —
363 fancy 363 5 138.00 $138.00 $501 —
380 380 3 123.00 $123.00 $467 —
405 fancy 405 2 128.00 $128.00 $518 —
410–425 418 2 112.00–121.00 $116.58 $487 —
480 480 2 120.00 $120.00 $576 —
500–508 fancy 503 5 125.00–129.00 $126.62 $637 —
530–540 535 2 113.00–116.00 $114.49 $613 —
550–565 554 8 118.00–122.00 $119.24 $661 —
610–647 634 6 107.00–111.00 $109.17 $692 -0.83
655–688 678 4 102.00–107.00 $104.46 $708 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 106.00 $106.00 $556 —
625 625 1 103.00 $103.00 $644 —
650–695 661 4 96.00–101.00 $99.69 $659 —
728 728 2 93.00 $93.00 $677 —
755–760 758 2 83.00 $83.00 $629 —
815–830 823 2 76.00–78.00 $77.01 $634 —
870 870 1 71.00 $71.00 $618 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1340 1318 75-80% 2 73.00–74.00 $73.49 $969 —
1245–1970 1597 75-80% 32 52.00–61.00 $56.04 $895 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1380 1170 85-90% 4 25.00 $25.00 $292 +1.00
1275–1500 1398 85-90% 5 30.00–36.00 $32.66 $457 —
1445 1445 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $578 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1605 1341 80-85% 8 41.00–48.00 $44.81 $601 —
1535 1535 80-85% 2 50.00 $50.00 $768 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730–1880 1805 65-75% 2 51.00–56.00 $53.40 $964 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 65.00 $65.00 $871 —
1370–1630 1500 2 73.00–81.00 $77.35 $1,160 —
1805–2430 2180 3 86.00–90.00 $87.10 $1,899 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2015 2015 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,652 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
912 912 8 71.50 $71.50 $652 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,431 —
1230–1535 1425 3 78.00–85.00 $82.63 $1,177 —
1770 1770 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,150 —

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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.