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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

246 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.65/cwt -7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 604 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.31/cwt +13.31 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 531 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 246 297 0
Feeder cattle 61 38 0
Slaughter cattle 185 258 0
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher with a good offering of good quality steers and heifers today,- Holstein slaughter steers were measurably lower this week. Cows and bulls had instances of higher/lower this week. Feeder steers and heifers were trending lower with feeder bulls too few last week to compare today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1595 1283 3 100.00–101.00 $100.41 $1,288 -15.19
1150–1485 1305 70 119.00–123.75 $120.43 $1,572 —
1120–1585 1370 25 112.50–118.75 $116.96 $1,602 +8.46
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 128.00 $128.00 $557 -12.00
511 fancy 511 6 139.50 $139.50 $713 -0.50
610 fancy 610 4 143.00 $143.00 $872 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1345 1247 11 116.00–118.75 $117.43 $1,464 +0.18
1075–1410 1262 35 119.00–123.00 $120.15 $1,516 +1.92
1255–1310 1285 3 119.00–120.00 $119.66 $1,538 +4.55
1515 1515 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,364 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 fancy 250 1 140.00 $140.00 $350 —
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 -9.00
460 fancy 460 4 140.00 $140.00 $644 +5.72
465–495 485 3 114.00–121.00 $118.76 $576 —
500–515 508 3 111.00–120.00 $115.70 $588 —
541 fancy 541 7 138.00 $138.00 $747 —
602 602 3 113.00 $113.00 $680 -5.00
600–606 value added 605 11 116.00–118.00 $117.64 $712 —
670 670 1 98.00 $98.00 $657 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 101.00 $101.00 $591 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 116.00 $116.00 $626 —
604–640 609 7 113.00–121.00 $119.80 $730 —
710 710 1 104.00 $104.00 $738 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 79.00 $79.00 $581 —
870 870 1 68.00 $68.00 $592 —
1070–1095 1083 2 61.00–65.00 $63.02 $683 —
1120 1120 2 68.00 $68.00 $762 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1535 1294 75-80% 7 61.00–68.00 $63.07 $816 —
1410 1410 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,058 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1395 1169 80-85% 4 55.00–59.00 $56.33 $658 —
1170–1725 1385 80-85% 3 48.00–51.00 $50.16 $695 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1150 1070 85-90% 3 43.00–47.00 $45.21 $484 —
835–1320 1078 85-90% 2 31.00 $31.00 $334 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1815–2040 1928 2 99.00–101.00 $99.94 $1,927 —
1830–2225 1968 4 89.00–93.00 $91.01 $1,791 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,330 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 1 105.50 $105.50 $1,493 —
1570–1855 1703 6 81.00–86.00 $84.00 $1,431 -9.00

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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.