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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.16/cwt -2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 584 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 419 335 0
Feeder cattle 98 155 0
Slaughter cattle 321 180 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a good offering but lower packer bids this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower today. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with bulls instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers had instances of higher/lower and feeder heifers selling uneven with feeder bulls trending lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1420 1223 8 100.00–110.00 $105.92 $1,295 —
1255–1385 1320 4 80.00–86.00 $83.24 $1,099 —
1095–1540 1332 40 109.00–117.75 $115.74 $1,542 —
1150–1540 1341 61 118.00–121.25 $119.00 $1,596 —
1605 1605 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,782 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 fancy 360 1 161.00 $161.00 $580 —
385 value added 385 1 159.00 $159.00 $612 —
410 fancy 410 1 152.00 $152.00 $623 —
458 fancy 458 5 140.00 $140.00 $641 —
470 470 1 125.00 $125.00 $588 -12.50
545 fancy 545 1 140.00 $140.00 $763 -2.00
570–575 572 3 130.00–140.00 $133.35 $763 +13.35
567–598 fancy 583 6 145.00–150.00 $147.57 $860 —
605 605 1 117.00 $117.00 $708 -1.00
615 fancy 615 1 140.00 $140.00 $861 +9.00
660–692 675 6 123.00–126.00 $124.53 $841 +0.02
698 value added 698 2 126.00 $126.00 $879 —
705 705 1 118.00 $118.00 $832 -1.00
855 855 2 100.00–112.00 $106.00 $906 —
935–945 940 4 114.00–116.00 $114.99 $1,081 —
985–990 988 3 105.00–115.00 $111.68 $1,103 +11.68
1005 1005 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,156 —
1060–1095 1078 2 106.00–111.50 $108.71 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 125.00 $125.00 $475 —
665 665 1 113.00 $113.00 $751 —
960 960 1 98.00 $98.00 $941 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1505 1125 5 100.00–106.00 $103.39 $1,163 +0.13
1125 1125 1 80.00 $80.00 $900 -23.26
1020–1415 1214 34 106.00–117.75 $115.68 $1,404 —
1135–1400 1261 34 118.00–120.50 $118.79 $1,498 -2.92
1270–1465 1409 5 110.00–117.00 $114.98 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 183.00 $183.00 $274 —
330 330 1 128.00 $128.00 $422 +9.00
350–398 368 7 125.00–137.00 $129.03 $475 -1.97
413 fancy 413 3 142.00 $142.00 $586 —
427 427 3 121.00 $121.00 $517 -16.00
450 fancy 450 1 128.00 $128.00 $576 —
475 475 1 114.00 $114.00 $542 -17.81
533 533 3 119.00 $119.00 $634 ±0.00
575–583 581 10 119.00–124.00 $123.01 $715 +4.01
592 value added 592 3 128.00 $128.00 $758 —
600–642 618 7 113.00–125.00 $119.90 $741 +8.10
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 2 105.00 $105.00 $614 —
627 627 3 100.00 $100.00 $627 -0.65
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 75.00 $75.00 $386 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 201.00 $201.00 $352 —
335 335 1 141.00 $141.00 $472 +1.00
392 392 5 115.00 $115.00 $451 —
424 fancy 424 4 149.00 $149.00 $632 —
465 fancy 465 1 156.00 $156.00 $725 —
545 545 1 132.00 $132.00 $719 +8.55
565 fancy 565 1 138.00 $138.00 $780 —
650–672 665 4 111.00–112.00 $111.24 $740 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 95.00 $95.00 $665 -6.00
915 915 1 86.00 $86.00 $787 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1685 1329 75-80% 28 58.00–69.00 $63.08 $838 —
1055–1550 1377 75-80% 6 70.00–73.00 $71.21 $981 +6.55
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1385 1092 80-85% 12 48.00–51.00 $49.93 $545 —
1120–1425 1242 80-85% 6 53.00–57.00 $55.06 $684 -1.86
1365 1365 80-85% 1 49.00 $49.00 $669 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 27.00 $27.00 $225 —
1020–1075 1043 85-90% 3 30.00–35.00 $31.65 $330 —
910–1240 1053 85-90% 13 40.00–47.00 $43.92 $462 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 65-75% 1 56.00 $56.00 $832 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–2085 1369 4 75.00–80.00 $76.97 $1,054 —
1635–1690 1663 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,680 —
1390–2320 1823 6 81.00–91.00 $84.04 $1,532 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565 1565 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,315 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 80.00 $80.00 $904 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1355 1168 3 70.00–82.00 $76.08 $889 —
1180–1475 1288 10 84.00–93.00 $88.84 $1,144 —
1345–1715 1541 9 95.00–102.00 $98.23 $1,514 —

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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.