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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.76/cwt -18.24 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 616 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $123.45/cwt -21.55 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 511 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.11/cwt ≈ $829/hd at 580 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 335 319 0
Feeder cattle 155 81 0
Slaughter cattle 180 238 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with lower packer bids but a good offering of steers and heifers today. Holstein slaughter steers were 1 00 to 3.00 higher. Cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher with bulls 6.00 lower this week. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers sharply lower and feeder bulls had instances of higher/lower with 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
1020 1020 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,091 —
975–1410 1155 17 113.00–119.50 $117.21 $1,354 —
1165 1165 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,340 —
1125–1430 1289 23 120.00–124.00 $121.59 $1,567 —
1370 1370 1 121.75 $121.75 $1,668 -0.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 143.00 $143.00 $608 —
437 value added 437 3 149.00 $149.00 $651 —
475 475 2 133.00–142.00 $137.50 $653 —
520 fancy 520 1 142.00 $142.00 $738 —
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 —
558–586 value added 580 10 143.00–146.00 $145.42 $843 —
605 fancy 605 1 131.00 $131.00 $793 —
625 625 1 118.00 $118.00 $738 -20.00
670–675 674 4 120.00–126.00 $124.51 $839 —
700 700 1 119.00 $119.00 $833 —
760 760 1 119.00 $119.00 $904 —
835 835 1 109.00 $109.00 $910 -1.00
980 980 1 100.00 $100.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 100.00 $100.00 $505 —
590 590 1 107.00 $107.00 $631 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 90.00 $90.00 $626 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 120.00–131.00 $125.50 $320 -15.50
340 340 1 119.00 $119.00 $405 —
350–360 355 2 131.00 $131.00 $465 —
395 fancy 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 ±0.00
428 428 2 137.00 $137.00 $586 —
450–485 468 2 127.00–137.00 $131.81 $617 -2.53
492 fancy 492 3 137.00 $137.00 $674 —
495 value added 495 3 139.00 $139.00 $688 —
515 fancy 515 2 131.00–136.00 $133.50 $688 -18.50
525 525 1 119.00 $119.00 $625 -8.00
555 555 2 116.00–122.00 $119.00 $660 -15.66
579 fancy 579 4 131.00 $131.00 $758 -16.00
609–610 value added 609 16 120.00–121.00 $120.06 $731 —
613 fancy 613 7 121.00 $121.00 $742 -15.00
622–635 628 10 108.00–116.00 $111.80 $702 —
700–735 718 4 109.00–118.00 $113.61 $816 -2.39
795 795 1 102.00 $102.00 $811 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,076 —
1065 1065 1 86.00 $86.00 $916 —
900–1445 1108 4 100.00–107.00 $103.26 $1,144 —
960–1425 1169 22 110.00–119.75 $117.09 $1,369 -1.90
1020–1405 1260 28 120.00–123.75 $121.71 $1,534 -1.00
1230–1435 1360 3 121.00–123.50 $122.02 $1,659 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–475 473 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $475 —
610–632 625 3 100.00–102.00 $100.65 $629 —
685–690 688 2 80.00–91.00 $85.52 $588 -4.48
915 915 2 92.00 $92.00 $842 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 2 90.00 $90.00 $493 —
722 722 2 86.00 $86.00 $621 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 -10.00
355 355 1 125.00 $125.00 $444 +5.99
410 410 2 137.00 $137.00 $562 —
465–470 468 2 125.00–132.00 $128.52 $601 +8.52
507–517 511 19 120.00–125.50 $123.45 $631 —
560–585 574 8 119.00–124.00 $121.14 $695 +1.81
605 605 1 113.00 $113.00 $684 -4.46
745 745 1 105.00 $105.00 $782 -6.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 93.00 $93.00 $628 —
712 712 2 101.00 $101.00 $719 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 81.00 $81.00 $514 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1830 1357 75-80% 19 60.00–69.00 $64.66 $877 —
1325–1910 1553 75-80% 4 70.00–75.00 $72.97 $1,133 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1355 1153 80-85% 3 50.00–51.00 $50.27 $580 —
1070–1500 1236 80-85% 4 55.00–59.00 $56.92 $704 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1595 1548 85-90% 2 31.00–33.00 $32.03 $496 —
1675 1675 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $787 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–2060 1314 10 78.00–89.00 $84.31 $1,108 —
1580–2295 1912 7 93.00–101.00 $95.70 $1,830 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,000 -5.01

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1500 1416 5 90.00–93.00 $91.60 $1,297 —
1465 1465 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,216 -25.64
1275–1760 1501 15 96.00–101.00 $98.29 $1,475 —
1570 1570 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,648 +14.43

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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.