Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $136.80/cwt +18.87 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 527 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.88/cwt ≈ $592/hd at 426 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 429 374 253
Feeder cattle 101 110 37
Slaughter cattle 328 264 216

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher and a good offering of high quality steers and heifers. No Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower today. Feeder steers were 3.00 higher and feeder heifers were higher/lower and feeder bulls sharply higher with active buyer participation and fancy feeders offered this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,242 +12.35
1180 1180 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,227 +8.85
970–1390 1200 11 107.00–111.50 $109.48 $1,314 —
1055–1590 1335 88 112.00–117.75 $115.01 $1,535 +5.67
1255–1440 1365 3 118.00–118.25 $118.17 $1,613 +4.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 -8.00
465–490 fancy 478 2 142.00–143.00 $142.49 $681 -7.51
579 fancy 579 4 145.50 $145.50 $842 —
615 615 1 135.00 $135.00 $830 +3.50
625 fancy 625 1 139.00 $139.00 $869 —
732 732 2 127.00 $127.00 $930 —
780–795 788 2 115.00–125.00 $120.05 $946 —
820–830 825 2 106.00–110.00 $108.01 $891 —
855 855 1 109.00 $109.00 $932 —
1000 1000 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 104.00 $104.00 $676 —
800–815 808 2 90.00–98.00 $93.96 $759 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,210 +17.66
1030–1260 1148 10 107.00–111.00 $109.76 $1,260 +24.76
1030–1235 1150 3 80.00–85.00 $83.28 $958 -25.96
1005–1380 1159 4 97.00–102.00 $99.72 $1,156 -9.52
1010–1535 1259 92 112.00–117.75 $115.10 $1,449 +25.10
1405 1405 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,658 —
1315–1500 1416 4 112.00–115.00 $114.16 $1,617 —
1595 1595 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,595 —
1805 1805 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,805 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 fancy 323 4 145.00–150.00 $146.92 $475 -4.08
350–395 fancy 373 5 142.00–149.00 $144.99 $541 —
415–445 425 3 122.00–127.00 $125.25 $532 —
422–440 fancy 427 8 139.00–146.00 $143.99 $615 —
453 453 3 116.00 $116.00 $525 -26.00
455–485 fancy 469 4 130.00–140.00 $136.15 $639 -3.85
525 fancy 525 1 129.00 $129.00 $677 —
510–540 531 7 111.00–125.00 $120.37 $639 +0.37
555–598 578 5 117.00–126.00 $122.14 $706 +1.47
610–648 637 4 113.00–118.00 $114.95 $732 +3.95
672 fancy 672 2 128.00 $128.00 $860 —
913–935 920 3 106.00 $106.00 $975 —
1085–1095 1090 2 101.00–105.00 $103.01 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 108.00 $108.00 $535 +8.00
590 590 1 80.00 $80.00 $472 -20.00
665 665 2 90.00–101.00 $95.50 $635 +10.50
750 750 1 91.00 $91.00 $682 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 fancy 335 2 172.00 $172.00 $576 +20.00
355 355 1 135.00 $135.00 $479 +10.00
390 fancy 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 —
415 fancy 415 1 155.00 $155.00 $643 +14.00
400–435 418 2 132.00–139.00 $135.35 $566 +23.35
515–528 fancy 523 6 136.00–144.00 $139.63 $730 +11.63
518–545 531 5 125.00–136.00 $133.41 $708 +18.83
635 fancy 635 2 129.00 $129.00 $819 —
645 645 1 126.00 $126.00 $813 -1.00
660 fancy 660 2 120.00 $120.00 $792 —
660–690 680 3 108.00–117.00 $110.91 $754 —
710 710 1 105.00 $105.00 $746 —
825 825 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 —
945 945 1 99.00 $99.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–630 625 2 89.00–90.00 $89.50 $559 —
855 855 2 83.00 $83.00 $710 —
970 970 1 81.00 $81.00 $786 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1875 1402 75-80% 34 58.00–65.00 $60.08 $842 —
1410 1410 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $973 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1680 1221 80-85% 7 49.00–52.00 $50.67 $619 +0.95
1060–1465 1267 80-85% 19 53.00–57.00 $54.86 $695 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1415 1047 85-90% 5 30.00–36.00 $34.20 $358 +0.29
1035–1150 1093 85-90% 2 25.00–28.00 $26.58 $291 —
845–1405 1158 85-90% 6 42.00–46.00 $43.79 $507 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1975 1975 65-75% 1 60.00 $60.00 $1,185 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1625 1408 2 67.00–74.00 $71.04 $1,000 —
1470–2435 1806 7 79.00–90.00 $84.44 $1,525 -6.12
1830–2250 2040 2 92.00–95.00 $93.65 $1,910 —

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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.