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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.94/cwt +7.26 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 518 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.41/cwt +10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 574 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 343 279 0
Feeder cattle 80 147 0
Slaughter cattle 263 132 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with better packer bids this week and a good offering today. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 3.00 to 7.00 higher with some good high dressing bulls today. Feeder steers were 6.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder heifers 6.00 to 10.00 higher and bulls sharply higher with some good groups and active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1528 1275 5 96.00–110.00 $101.21 $1,290 -15.95
1170–1480 1348 34 122.00–126.00 $123.38 $1,663 —
1170–1550 1354 47 112.00–121.75 $119.32 $1,616 -1.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 fancy 405 1 163.00 $163.00 $660 —
465 465 1 147.00 $147.00 $684 +11.00
477 fancy 477 3 157.00 $157.00 $749 +8.50
515 fancy 515 1 149.00 $149.00 $767 —
600 600 1 129.00 $129.00 $774 —
600 fancy 600 2 146.00 $146.00 $876 +6.00
745 745 1 126.00 $126.00 $939 +0.08
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 109.00 $109.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 113.00 $113.00 $751 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,045 —
940–1275 1133 4 84.00–85.00 $84.75 $960 -8.96
930–1510 1162 51 111.00–121.50 $118.07 $1,372 +2.80
1090–1355 1260 3 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $1,518 +4.48
1155–1490 1312 36 122.00–124.00 $122.65 $1,609 +3.16
1285–1460 1373 2 122.00–123.00 $122.53 $1,682 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 140.00 $140.00 $469 —
378 fancy 378 2 155.00 $155.00 $586 +14.00
365–398 385 4 125.00–131.00 $126.72 $488 -0.90
415–440 fancy 428 2 140.00–149.00 $144.37 $618 +10.04
450–485 468 2 122.00–131.00 $126.33 $591 —
472–480 fancy 476 4 137.00–140.00 $139.24 $663 -0.18
500–530 fancy 518 12 140.00–142.00 $141.19 $731 +1.19
510–525 518 2 120.00–131.00 $125.42 $650 -4.87
555–582 573 3 124.00–129.00 $125.61 $720 +6.54
560–590 fancy 574 9 134.00–136.00 $134.68 $773 +7.90
625 625 1 121.00 $121.00 $756 +3.00
655 655 1 118.00 $118.00 $773 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 104.00 $104.00 $676 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 200.00 $200.00 $340 —
245 fancy 245 1 186.00 $186.00 $456 —
285 285 1 161.00 $161.00 $459 —
290 fancy 290 1 181.00 $181.00 $525 —
355 355 1 149.00 $149.00 $529 +11.00
395 fancy 395 1 167.00 $167.00 $660 —
438 fancy 438 2 156.00 $156.00 $683 +2.00
465–482 fancy 476 3 155.00–157.00 $155.65 $741 +12.07
528–545 fancy 535 6 147.00–154.00 $148.17 $793 —
550 550 1 131.00 $131.00 $720 —
760 760 1 114.00 $114.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 95.00 $95.00 $694 -5.00
978 978 2 88.00 $88.00 $861 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1540 1256 75-80% 8 70.00–75.00 $72.17 $906 -0.20
1010–1765 1307 75-80% 29 59.00–69.00 $65.59 $857 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1405 995 80-85% 13 53.00–57.00 $55.61 $553 —
940–1270 1163 80-85% 4 49.00–51.00 $49.68 $578 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 85-90% 1 31.00 $31.00 $327 -3.41
1255 1255 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $577 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 75.00 $75.00 $874 —
1470–1585 1537 5 89.00–95.00 $93.75 $1,441 —
1380–2115 1672 14 96.00–103.50 $99.68 $1,667 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545 1545 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,251 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1645 1495 2 71.00–75.00 $72.80 $1,088 —

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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.