Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 28, 2021

308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 308 293 392
Feeder cattle 68 44 101
Slaughter cattle 240 249 291

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 of slaughter steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were sharply higher today. Cows were 1.00 to 4.00 lower with bulls instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers were mostly steady and feeder heifers steady to firm with feeder bulls measurably lower and active buyer participation today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1120 1058 3 99.00–105.00 $102.88 $1,088 —
1080–1145 1125 4 82.00–87.00 $84.79 $954 —
1055–1370 1227 9 101.00–110.00 $105.68 $1,297 —
1085–1490 1246 38 111.00–120.75 $116.80 $1,455 —
1175–1495 1304 42 121.00–125.00 $122.84 $1,602 +4.44
1390 1390 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,668 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 175.00 $175.00 $429 —
390 value added 390 3 165.00 $165.00 $644 —
408–420 value added 412 3 163.00–166.00 $164.02 $676 —
440 fancy 440 1 157.00 $157.00 $691 —
500–525 value added 513 2 150.00–151.00 $150.49 $772 —
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 —
705 705 1 135.00 $135.00 $952 -0.70
785 785 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,052 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–910 890 2 100.00–104.00 $101.96 $907 —
975–1560 1185 9 100.00–110.00 $105.28 $1,248 -14.04
995–1410 1211 44 110.50–120.50 $117.74 $1,426 -0.50
1135–1375 1248 28 121.00–123.75 $122.21 $1,525 +3.97
1225–1455 1316 5 110.00–120.25 $116.70 $1,536 —
1410 1410 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 2 151.00 $151.00 $272 —
315–335 fancy 322 3 147.00–150.00 $148.96 $480 —
325 325 2 120.00 $120.00 $390 -24.00
390 390 1 122.00 $122.00 $476 -20.00
412–435 value added 426 5 147.00–153.00 $149.32 $636 —
475–485 478 5 127.00–139.00 $133.22 $637 +23.22
518 518 3 120.00 $120.00 $622 —
530 fancy 530 3 135.00 $135.00 $716 -1.00
590 value added 590 1 135.00 $135.00 $796 —
590–592 591 3 131.00 $131.00 $774 +9.00
595 fancy 595 1 135.00 $135.00 $803 —
600 fancy 600 2 134.00 $134.00 $804 —
732 732 3 128.00 $128.00 $937 —
890 890 1 111.00 $111.00 $988 —
1080 1080 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 100.00 $100.00 $260 —
350 350 1 107.00 $107.00 $374 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 85.00 $85.00 $332 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 87.00 $87.00 $318 —
590 590 1 106.00 $106.00 $625 —
625 625 1 102.00 $102.00 $638 —
930 930 1 80.00 $80.00 $744 —
965 965 1 75.00 $75.00 $724 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 fancy 195 2 210.00 $210.00 $410 —
310 fancy 310 1 175.00 $175.00 $542 —
525 525 3 131.00 $131.00 $688 -8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1580 1339 75-80% 8 63.00–69.00 $67.18 $900 —
1195–1605 1453 75-80% 11 70.00–80.00 $73.45 $1,067 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $226 —
1080 1080 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $518 —
970–1300 1135 85-90% 2 35.00–38.00 $36.28 $412 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1600 1447 80-85% 3 55.00–61.00 $58.43 $845 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,207 —
1250–1885 1595 3 99.00–100.00 $99.39 $1,585 —
1670–2110 1833 3 101.00–103.00 $101.61 $1,863 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,161 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,398 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1535 1349 4 80.00–86.00 $81.96 $1,106 —
1515–1625 1564 4 92.00–98.00 $95.26 $1,490 —
1485–1630 1575 4 100.00–106.00 $103.29 $1,627 —
1610 1610 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,819 —

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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.