United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	189	310
Feeder cattle	61	92
Slaughter cattle	127	218
Replacement cattle	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher higher with a lighter offering today and active buyer participation. No Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher and bulls 8.00 higher with some good high dressing cows and bulls. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers instances of higher/lower and feeder bulls 7.00 to 11.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195	1195	1	123.25	$123.25	$1,473	—
1315–1380	1338	3	118.00–118.50	$118.17	$1,581	+1.17
1190–1565	1373	22	120.00–125.75	$123.12	$1,690	+3.16
1385–1475	1420	3	126.00–127.25	$126.50	$1,796	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440 fancy	440	1	143.00	$143.00	$629	—
510–535	523	2	120.00–121.00	$120.51	$630	—
542 fancy	542	3	136.00	$136.00	$737	—
560–567 fancy	563	8	148.00–149.00	$148.62	$837	—
600	600	1	119.00	$119.00	$714	-9.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085	1085	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,085	—
1095–1365	1195	5	112.00–118.00	$116.81	$1,396	—
1115–1310	1213	2	80.00–89.00	$84.86	$1,029	-31.39
1075–1575	1271	19	120.00–125.75	$123.06	$1,564	+2.89
1310	1310	1	126.50	$126.50	$1,657	+14.50
1350–1405	1378	2	120.00–122.25	$121.15	$1,669	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	120.00	$120.00	$360	-11.00
305 fancy	305	1	149.00	$149.00	$454	—
385 fancy	385	1	140.00	$140.00	$539	—
470–495	488	6	111.00–122.00	$113.44	$554	-11.58
495 fancy	495	1	126.00	$126.00	$624	—
525–540 fancy	530	3	124.00–126.00	$125.32	$664	—
561 fancy	561	5	125.00	$125.00	$701	+2.00
592	592	2	116.00	$116.00	$687	+6.26
622	622	3	111.00	$111.00	$690	—
672	672	3	110.00	$110.00	$739	+0.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	110.00	$110.00	$484	+5.00
612	612	2	93.00	$93.00	$569	-1.00
835	835	1	72.00	$72.00	$601	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	73.00	$73.00	$518	+2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	114.00	$114.00	$405	-11.00
400	400	1	114.00	$114.00	$456	—
428 fancy	428	2	127.00	$127.00	$544	—
538	538	3	123.00	$123.00	$662	-7.00
605	605	1	120.00	$120.00	$726	—
683	683	3	112.00	$112.00	$765	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–685	670	2	88.00–103.00	$95.33	$639	-9.82

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1805	1446	75-80%	20	59.00–69.00	$65.73	$950	-4.06
1300–1875	1514	75-80%	12	70.00–74.00	$71.75	$1,086	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1240	1023	85-90%	4	32.00–38.00	$33.44	$342	—
890–1250	1024	85-90%	8	41.00–45.00	$43.70	$447	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1395	1245	80-85%	3	57.00	$57.00	$710	—
1115–1480	1265	80-85%	5	48.00–52.00	$50.45	$638	-4.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–2020	1633	6	89.00–94.00	$91.16	$1,489	—
1965–2135	2035	3	99.00–103.00	$100.64	$2,048	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	735.00	$735.00	—

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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.