United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 27, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	209	262	444
Feeder cattle	55	35	136
Slaughter cattle	154	227	308

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with better packer inquiry this week. No Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with bulls 3.00 to 7.00 higher today. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers 2.00 lower and feeder bulls 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1575	1365	34	107.00–110.75	$108.73	$1,484	+3.03
1210–1635	1406	9	99.50–106.50	$104.50	$1,469	—
1315–1485	1414	8	111.00–113.25	$112.01	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452 value added	452	2	130.00	$130.00	$588	—
495	495	1	127.00	$127.00	$629	+13.00
500–532	521	3	107.00–110.00	$107.96	$562	—
544 value added	544	6	133.50	$133.50	$726	—
722	722	2	113.00	$113.00	$816	—
765	765	1	111.00	$111.00	$849	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	106.00	$106.00	$657	—
690	690	1	105.00	$105.00	$724	—
705	705	1	103.00	$103.00	$726	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1100	1048	2	85.00–89.00	$86.90	$911	—
1055	1055	1	92.00	$92.00	$971	—
1055–1400	1216	15	101.00–106.50	$104.04	$1,265	+3.35
1130–1475	1285	26	107.00–110.25	$108.37	$1,393	+2.27
1250–1475	1332	3	111.00–113.75	$112.34	$1,496	—
1350	1350	1	108.50	$108.50	$1,465	—
1320–1585	1453	2	102.75–105.00	$103.77	$1,508	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–445	423	3	111.00–114.00	$112.95	$478	—
552	552	2	109.00	$109.00	$602	-2.20
602	602	4	110.00	$110.00	$662	—
654	654	6	107.00	$107.00	$700	—
768	768	2	105.00	$105.00	$806	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	2	99.00	$99.00	$446	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	113.00	$113.00	$424	-5.00
570	570	1	114.00	$114.00	$650	-5.00
600–614	609	6	102.00–107.00	$105.36	$642	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–615	608	2	91.00–95.00	$92.98	$565	—
690	690	1	94.00	$94.00	$649	—
865	865	1	84.00	$84.00	$727	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	68.00	$68.00	$388	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1900	1496	75-80%	22	55.00–63.00	$59.22	$886	—
1240–1740	1521	75-80%	4	64.00–66.00	$64.84	$986	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1415	1203	80-85%	9	45.00–50.00	$48.14	$579	—
1195–1530	1418	80-85%	5	51.00–54.00	$53.03	$752	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1415	1098	85-90%	5	40.00–42.00	$40.77	$448	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1785–2205	1995	2	85.00–86.00	$85.55	$1,707	—
2065–2435	2250	2	93.00–96.00	$94.62	$2,129	—

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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.