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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.24/cwt ≈ $713/hd at 527 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.29/cwt +23.30 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 539 lb · 30 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.00/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 652 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 316 209 335
Feeder cattle 122 55 174
Slaughter cattle 194 154 161

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher with higher packer inquiry this week. No Holstein slaughter steers today, Cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with bulls 1.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers were sharply higher this week with some good groups of value added steers and heifers and feeder bulls 1.00 lower with lighter numbers offered.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1290 1255 2 94.00–96.00 $95.03 $1,193 —
1085–1585 1363 19 100.00–109.50 $106.94 $1,458 -1.79
1155–1575 1370 74 110.00–115.25 $112.62 $1,543 +3.89
1600–1655 1623 3 108.00–109.00 $108.66 $1,764 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 value added 410 3 157.00 $157.00 $644 —
531–547 value added 539 30 146.00–150.00 $148.29 $799 +14.79
589 589 4 135.00 $135.00 $795 —
612–645 value added 630 11 135.00 $135.00 $850 —
990 990 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 3 97.00 $97.00 $606 -9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 value added 354 4 160.00 $160.00 $566 —
501–517 value added 507 13 137.00–151.00 $145.51 $738 —
534–548 541 19 124.00–129.00 $128.22 $694 —
608 608 2 108.00 $108.00 $657 -2.00
651–652 value added 652 18 125.00 $125.00 $815 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1455 1216 4 102.00–108.00 $106.27 $1,292 +2.23
990–1495 1240 11 100.00–110.00 $106.85 $1,325 +2.81
1010–1425 1247 31 110.00–115.00 $112.29 $1,400 +8.25
1280 1280 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,408 +1.63
1285–1300 1293 2 93.00–95.00 $93.99 $1,215 -14.38
1400–1530 1465 2 86.00–88.00 $87.04 $1,275 -16.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–590 585 6 97.00–100.00 $97.48 $570 —
805–835 820 2 83.00–87.00 $85.04 $697 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 75.00 $75.00 $469 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 107.00 $107.00 $530 —
575 575 2 108.00 $108.00 $621 -6.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 75.00 $75.00 $488 —
970 970 1 70.00 $70.00 $679 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 97.00 $97.00 $630 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $692 —
1055 1055 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $907 —
1240–2050 1507 75-80% 14 58.00–66.00 $61.72 $930 -3.12
1325–1770 1548 75-80% 2 67.00–71.00 $68.71 $1,064 +3.87
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $475 —
1085–1230 1158 80-85% 2 53.00–54.00 $53.53 $620 —
1155–1285 1225 80-85% 5 46.00–50.00 $46.82 $574 -1.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $438 —
925–1195 1038 85-90% 3 35.00–38.00 $37.04 $384 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1585 1570 2 81.00–88.00 $84.53 $1,327 —
1515–2110 1764 7 91.00–100.00 $93.46 $1,649 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,169 —

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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.