United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	347	253	214
Feeder cattle	67	21	23
Slaughter cattle	280	232	191

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison this week due to weather condition and no sale last week, but slaughter steers were trending higher with slaughter heifers steady and a good number of higher quality steers and heifers. Cows and bulls were trending lower, but good value on high dressing cows and bulls. All classes of feeder calves were trending higher this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1425	1177	5	95.00–101.00	$99.11	$1,167	—
1065–1610	1346	33	107.00–114.50	$111.84	$1,505	+1.17
1170–1575	1363	89	114.00–119.00	$115.38	$1,573	+0.27
1640–1720	1672	3	96.00–109.00	$101.93	$1,704	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	135.00	$135.00	$358	—
370	370	1	135.00	$135.00	$500	—
435	435	2	130.00	$130.00	$566	—
568	568	2	120.00	$120.00	$682	—
720	720	2	124.00	$124.00	$893	—
834	834	4	117.00	$117.00	$976	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	96.00	$96.00	$446	—
910	910	1	90.00	$90.00	$819	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1325	1178	3	94.00–99.00	$96.88	$1,141	-3.12
1130–1260	1211	4	114.00–115.00	$114.51	$1,387	—
1085–1375	1226	14	107.00–113.75	$111.22	$1,364	—
1000–1540	1273	61	114.00–117.25	$115.32	$1,468	-0.06
1430	1430	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,230	—
1645	1645	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,661	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	126.00–127.00	$126.49	$307	—
250	250	1	126.00	$126.00	$315	—
305–340	328	3	120.00–121.00	$120.31	$395	+10.31
395	395	1	120.00	$120.00	$474	—
440	440	1	121.00	$121.00	$532	+6.00
452	452	2	117.00	$117.00	$529	—
638	638	3	122.00	$122.00	$778	—
749	749	8	120.00	$120.00	$899	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	96.00	$96.00	$442	—
805	805	1	76.00	$76.00	$612	—
922	922	2	68.00	$68.00	$627	—
950	950	1	94.00	$94.00	$893	—
1065	1065	1	74.00	$74.00	$788	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	339	5	139.00–141.00	$140.65	$477	—
400	400	1	126.00	$126.00	$504	+10.00
500	500	1	121.00	$121.00	$605	—
508 fancy	508	4	139.00	$139.00	$706	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	99.00	$99.00	$411	-5.00
500–525	508	3	108.00–110.00	$108.69	$552	—
598	598	2	110.00	$110.00	$658	—
980	980	1	74.00	$74.00	$725	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1775	1372	75-80%	6	70.00–73.00	$70.50	$967	—
885–1835	1451	75-80%	27	59.00–69.00	$63.91	$927	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1540	1320	80-85%	10	48.00–53.00	$50.85	$671	—
1010–1785	1371	80-85%	14	54.00–57.00	$55.62	$763	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1370	1189	85-90%	4	40.00–46.00	$43.38	$516	—
1145–1295	1220	85-90%	2	30.00–38.00	$33.75	$412	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1330	1260	2	74.00	$74.00	$932	—
1535–1685	1625	4	91.00–93.00	$92.53	$1,504	—
1900–2000	1937	3	98.50–100.50	$99.33	$1,924	+9.33

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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.