Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

319 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 319 343 0
Feeder cattle 81 80 0
Slaughter cattle 238 263 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers had instances of higher/lower with a good offering and active buyer participation. Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher with Holstein slaughter heifers 7.00 higher. Cows were trading uneven with bulls 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers sharply higher and feeder bulls 3.00 to 7.00 lower this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 1 90.00 $90.00 $986 —
1070–1160 1115 2 100.00–106.00 $103.12 $1,150 —
1310 1310 1 127.25 $127.25 $1,667 —
1115–1595 1350 22 115.00–120.75 $119.33 $1,611 +0.01
1145–1590 1366 56 121.00–125.75 $122.73 $1,676 +3.41
1645 1645 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,958 —
1655 1655 1 119.50 $119.50 $1,978 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 186.00 $186.00 $391 —
292 292 6 181.00 $181.00 $529 —
360 360 1 156.00 $156.00 $562 —
608 608 2 138.00 $138.00 $839 +9.00
830 830 1 110.00 $110.00 $913 —
910 910 1 102.00 $102.00 $928 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 1 93.00 $93.00 $865 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1430 1149 5 100.00–106.00 $103.88 $1,194 +19.13
1180–1205 1193 2 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $1,420 +0.92
925–1380 1200 3 86.00–90.00 $88.97 $1,068 —
955–1405 1234 19 109.00–121.25 $118.76 $1,465 —
1050–1370 1258 32 121.50–125.00 $122.71 $1,544 +2.21
1405–1520 1463 2 121.00–122.75 $121.84 $1,783 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 146.00 $146.00 $307 —
255 255 1 141.00 $141.00 $360 —
332 fancy 332 2 151.00 $151.00 $501 —
365 fancy 365 1 150.00 $150.00 $548 -5.00
420–448 fancy 443 6 147.00–150.00 $149.53 $662 +5.16
455 fancy 455 2 150.00 $150.00 $682 +10.76
470–475 472 3 133.00–137.00 $134.34 $634 +8.01
520 fancy 520 1 152.00 $152.00 $790 +10.81
540 540 1 127.00 $127.00 $686 +1.58
565 fancy 565 1 147.00 $147.00 $831 +12.32
565–585 571 6 131.00–137.00 $134.66 $769 +9.05
610 fancy 610 1 136.00 $136.00 $830 —
715 715 1 116.00 $116.00 $829 —
815 815 1 102.00 $102.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 2 90.00 $90.00 $598 -14.00
865 865 1 86.00 $86.00 $744 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 166.00 $166.00 $357 —
280 280 2 158.00 $158.00 $442 -3.00
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 —
342–345 fancy 343 3 154.00–155.00 $154.34 $529 —
355–365 360 2 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $428 -29.99
410–435 fancy 425 3 145.00–153.00 $148.58 $631 -7.42
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 —
458 fancy 458 3 149.00 $149.00 $682 -6.65
502–505 fancy 504 4 145.00 $145.00 $731 -3.17
555 fancy 555 3 137.00–148.00 $144.33 $801 —
575–588 584 3 119.00–120.00 $119.33 $697 -11.67
600–625 615 5 112.00–121.00 $117.46 $722 —
698 698 2 114.00 $114.00 $796 —
700–722 718 5 111.00–112.00 $111.20 $798 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 1 80.00 $80.00 $692 —
1100 1100 1 85.00 $85.00 $935 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1610 1299 75-80% 27 60.00–69.00 $64.27 $835 —
1070–1745 1421 75-80% 7 70.00–79.00 $71.71 $1,019 —
1990–2015 2003 75-80% 2 66.00 $66.00 $1,322 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1080 1038 80-85% 2 49.00–52.00 $50.56 $525 —
965–1300 1099 80-85% 12 54.00–59.00 $56.31 $619 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1175 980 85-90% 2 42.00–46.00 $44.40 $435 —
880–1150 1015 85-90% 2 30.00–39.00 $33.90 $344 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,312 —
1380–2080 1691 9 87.00–95.00 $90.67 $1,533 -9.01

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1205 1200 2 85.00–91.00 $88.01 $1,056 —
1325–1395 1360 2 101.00–108.00 $104.41 $1,420 —
1495 1495 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,480 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1500 1475 3 106.00–110.00 $108.64 $1,602 +35.84
1350–1755 1553 2 95.00–96.00 $95.57 $1,484 —
1420–1735 1582 9 84.00–94.00 $90.57 $1,433 —
1875 1875 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,725 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 1 70.00 $70.00 $612 —

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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.