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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.42/cwt +4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 590 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $137.50/cwt ≈ $957/hd at 696 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 355 379 0
Feeder cattle 133 175 0
Slaughter cattle 222 204 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher with better packer inquiry today. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 higher this week. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with bulls 4.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves had instances of higher/lower with better value on fancy and value added calves and a good offering of feeders today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 1 105.00 $105.00 $971 —
1140–1570 1327 38 115.00–120.00 $116.46 $1,545 +7.11
1060–1550 1339 25 112.00–114.75 $113.83 $1,524 +4.48
1500 1500 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,710 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 fancy 370 1 155.00 $155.00 $574 +6.00
405 405 1 145.00 $145.00 $587 +7.00
425 fancy 425 3 160.00 $160.00 $680 —
470 470 1 126.00 $126.00 $592 -11.00
510 510 2 128.00 $128.00 $653 —
540–545 value added 541 6 146.00–148.00 $146.34 $792 -6.91
552 552 2 132.00 $132.00 $729 —
552 fancy 552 3 141.00 $141.00 $778 —
622 value added 622 4 147.00 $147.00 $914 +5.00
627 627 3 135.00 $135.00 $846 —
696 value added 696 11 137.50 $137.50 $957 —
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 -20.00
775 775 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,000 +9.63
860 value added 860 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,075 —
895 895 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 1 106.00 $106.00 $906 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,369 —
1060–1445 1274 59 115.00–117.50 $115.64 $1,473 —
1070–1480 1280 25 105.00–114.50 $113.26 $1,450 —
1290 1290 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,316 —
1340–1350 1345 2 114.00–114.75 $114.38 $1,538 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 132.00 $132.00 $277 -13.00
302–310 305 3 140.00–145.00 $143.30 $437 +21.95
345 fancy 345 1 157.00 $157.00 $542 +21.00
355–390 fancy 378 3 150.00–153.00 $152.06 $575 +6.06
430 fancy 430 1 137.00 $137.00 $589 -1.00
440 440 1 123.00 $123.00 $541 —
455 fancy 455 3 130.00–139.00 $136.00 $619 —
464 value added 464 5 140.00 $140.00 $650 —
490 490 1 112.00 $112.00 $549 -12.52
510 510 2 115.00 $115.00 $586 —
575–585 580 3 115.00–121.00 $117.99 $684 -5.50
550–599 value added 594 9 131.00–132.00 $131.90 $783 —
605–642 622 8 120.00–128.00 $123.85 $770 +7.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 100.00 $100.00 $525 —
692 692 3 100.00 $100.00 $692 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 fancy 302 2 170.00 $170.00 $513 —
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
390 fancy 390 1 157.00 $157.00 $612 —
450 450 1 134.00 $134.00 $603 +2.51
500–522 515 3 110.00–115.00 $113.38 $584 -4.62
535 fancy 535 3 121.00 $121.00 $647 -20.00
645 645 2 123.00 $123.00 $793 +1.00
670 670 1 118.00 $118.00 $791 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 3 110.00 $110.00 $460 —
520 520 1 87.00 $87.00 $452 —
580 580 1 100.00 $100.00 $580 —
640 640 1 102.00 $102.00 $653 —
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 —
710 710 1 95.00 $95.00 $674 —
940 940 1 90.00 $90.00 $846 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1965 1532 75-80% 20 58.00–65.00 $61.66 $945 —
1835–2080 1958 75-80% 2 70.00–71.00 $70.53 $1,381 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1440 1134 85-90% 7 31.00–36.00 $33.77 $383 +0.12
980–1355 1172 85-90% 8 40.00–46.00 $42.63 $500 +17.63
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1525 1146 80-85% 5 51.00 $51.00 $584 -4.09
1530 1530 80-85% 1 53.00 $53.00 $811 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–2295 1830 2 86.00–90.00 $88.51 $1,620 —
2120 2120 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,950 ±0.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
829 829 20 83.00 $83.00 $688 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1575 1510 10 90.00–99.00 $94.16 $1,422 —
1445–1585 1515 2 101.00–103.00 $101.95 $1,545 —
1445–1775 1640 3 81.00–87.00 $84.84 $1,391 -7.43
1815–1825 1820 2 81.00–85.00 $82.99 $1,510 —

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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.