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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

279 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.07/cwt -6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 564 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $134.48/cwt -7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 531 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.28/cwt ≈ $901/hd at 676 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 279 355 0
Feeder cattle 147 133 0
Slaughter cattle 132 222 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 3.00 to 4.00 higher with higher packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower today. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher and bulls 1.00 higher. Feeder steers were sharply higher with feeder heifers uneven and feeder bulls had instances of higher/lower with some good groups of fancy and value added feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 fancy 330 2 169.00 $169.00 $558 —
365 fancy 365 1 172.00 $172.00 $628 +17.00
455 455 1 136.00 $136.00 $619 +10.00
479 fancy 479 9 148.50 $148.50 $711 —
508–539 531 12 134.00–136.00 $134.48 $714 +6.48
610 fancy 610 3 140.00 $140.00 $854 —
611 value added 611 4 145.00 $145.00 $886 -2.00
655 655 1 128.00 $128.00 $838 —
718 fancy 718 2 133.00 $133.00 $955 —
725–745 735 2 120.00–132.00 $125.92 $926 +15.92
768 768 2 123.00 $123.00 $945 -6.00
802 802 3 126.00 $126.00 $1,011 —
918 918 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,065 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 1 81.00 $81.00 $960 —
1125–1360 1283 6 116.00–118.75 $117.16 $1,503 —
1215–1490 1371 21 119.00–122.75 $120.33 $1,650 —
1885 1885 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,583 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 148.00 $148.00 $348 +16.00
275 fancy 275 1 159.00 $159.00 $437 —
360 fancy 360 1 141.00 $141.00 $508 -11.06
380–395 387 3 123.00–130.00 $127.62 $494 —
400–415 fancy 412 9 134.00–135.00 $134.33 $553 -2.67
455–477 fancy 466 6 136.00–143.00 $139.42 $650 +3.42
510 fancy 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 —
514–532 520 6 127.00–132.00 $130.29 $678 +15.29
555–580 562 11 110.00–124.00 $119.07 $669 +1.08
558–580 fancy 567 7 126.50–127.00 $126.78 $719 —
606 value added 606 4 133.00 $133.00 $806 —
630 630 1 118.00 $118.00 $743 -5.85
670–685 value added 672 8 129.00–138.00 $136.85 $920 —
692 692 2 119.00 $119.00 $823 —
758 value added 758 2 125.00 $125.00 $948 —
800 800 2 115.00 $115.00 $920 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1200 1133 2 90.00–97.00 $93.71 $1,062 —
1045–1270 1158 2 115.00–115.50 $115.27 $1,335 -0.73
1170 1170 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,346 -1.00
975–1445 1254 15 106.00–118.50 $116.02 $1,455 +0.38
1200–1380 1302 10 119.00–120.00 $119.49 $1,556 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 102.00 $102.00 $750 —
765 765 1 90.00 $90.00 $688 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 178.00 $178.00 $383 —
335–340 338 2 148.00–151.00 $149.49 $505 —
360 360 1 138.00 $138.00 $497 -22.00
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
425 fancy 425 1 154.00 $154.00 $654 —
455–478 fancy 469 5 143.00–146.00 $143.58 $673 —
482 482 3 142.00 $142.00 $684 +8.00
538–545 542 4 117.00–119.00 $118.01 $640 +4.63
608 fancy 608 2 131.00 $131.00 $796 —
620–628 625 3 122.00–125.00 $124.01 $775 +1.01
660 660 1 105.00 $105.00 $693 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–582 576 6 100.00–105.00 $100.83 $581 +0.83
705 705 1 100.00 $100.00 $705 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1320 1255 75-80% 2 70.00–75.00 $72.37 $908 —
1190–1795 1424 75-80% 23 57.00–66.00 $61.83 $880 —
1890 1890 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $1,191 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1580 1270 80-85% 11 48.00–52.00 $50.71 $644 —
815–1535 1277 80-85% 5 53.00–55.00 $54.10 $691 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1220 1054 85-90% 8 31.00–39.00 $34.41 $363 —
1025–1395 1217 85-90% 6 40.00–45.00 $42.64 $519 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 72.00 $72.00 $886 —
1320–1805 1563 2 86.00–91.00 $88.89 $1,389 —
1965–2150 2058 2 93.00 $93.00 $1,914 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 1 71.00 $71.00 $902 —
1365 1365 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,365 —
1565 1565 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,315 —
1440–1760 1653 5 91.00–98.00 $94.16 $1,556 —
1985–2090 2038 2 81.00–87.00 $83.92 $1,710 —

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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.