Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

298 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 298 308 386
Feeder cattle 79 68 87
Slaughter cattle 219 240 299

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher with slaughter heifers were 2.00 to 4,00 higher with better packer bids today. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower this week. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with bulls 1.00 higher. Feeder steers were 1.00 higher and feeder heifers with instances of higher/lower and feeder bulls trending higher with 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
960–1125 1043 2 100.00–105.00 $102.30 $1,067 —
1290–1335 1313 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,707 +7.16
1115–1590 1325 41 116.50–121.50 $119.63 $1,585 -3.21
1140–1510 1329 61 122.00–128.00 $123.64 $1,643 +0.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 205.00 $205.00 $441 —
240 240 1 170.00 $170.00 $408 -5.00
288 288 2 191.00 $191.00 $550 —
325 fancy 325 1 166.00 $166.00 $540 —
418–442 fancy 430 4 153.00–162.00 $157.63 $678 +0.63
450–495 fancy 461 4 158.00–164.00 $162.39 $749 —
645 fancy 645 1 144.00 $144.00 $929 —
678 fancy 678 4 143.00 $143.00 $970 —
780 780 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,053 +1.00
835 835 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,077 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1205 1135 3 99.00–104.00 $101.12 $1,148 —
1150–1370 1246 19 122.00–125.00 $123.02 $1,533 +0.81
1085–1400 1248 10 116.50–121.00 $119.81 $1,495 -2.40
1265–1435 1335 3 120.50–121.75 $121.09 $1,617 +4.39
1635 1635 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,472 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
202 202 2 146.00 $146.00 $295 —
305–310 308 3 143.00–146.00 $143.99 $443 +23.99
350 350 1 147.00 $147.00 $514 —
440 440 1 115.00 $115.00 $506 —
460 460 1 120.00 $120.00 $552 -13.22
458–485 fancy 467 3 139.00–140.00 $139.35 $651 —
540 fancy 540 1 138.00 $138.00 $745 +3.00
555–565 fancy 563 4 122.00–124.00 $123.51 $695 -11.49
560–565 563 2 105.00–110.00 $107.49 $605 -23.51
700 700 2 100.00 $100.00 $700 -28.00
800–828 819 3 105.00–108.00 $105.98 $868 —
925 925 1 94.00 $94.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 98.00 $98.00 $524 —
695 695 2 95.00 $95.00 $660 —
720–735 724 4 90.00–101.00 $95.47 $691 —
750 750 1 81.00 $81.00 $608 —
870 870 1 95.00 $95.00 $826 —
975–998 992 4 82.00–85.00 $84.26 $836 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 80.00 $80.00 $520 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 159.00 $159.00 $628 —
400–410 fancy 405 2 140.00–146.00 $142.96 $579 —
452 fancy 452 3 151.00 $151.00 $683 —
500 500 1 112.00 $112.00 $560 -19.00
560–570 565 2 121.00–131.00 $126.04 $712 —
550–575 fancy 567 3 140.00–145.00 $143.38 $813 —
625–635 630 2 122.00–128.00 $124.98 $787 —
668 668 2 125.00 $125.00 $835 —
707–735 714 4 111.00–116.00 $114.71 $819 —
765 765 1 98.00 $98.00 $750 —
868 868 2 90.00 $90.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 114.00 $114.00 $428 +27.00
680 680 1 90.00 $90.00 $612 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1875 1362 75-80% 7 63.00–68.00 $65.40 $891 —
1090–2085 1453 75-80% 13 70.00–81.00 $73.87 $1,073 +0.42
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685–1345 983 85-90% 4 34.00–41.00 $38.75 $381 —
915–1135 1053 85-90% 6 43.00–46.00 $44.02 $464 -3.98
1260 1260 85-90% 1 27.00 $27.00 $340 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1150 993 80-85% 4 48.00–52.00 $50.49 $501 —
985–1330 1144 80-85% 7 53.00–62.00 $58.46 $669 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1495 1317 3 89.00–97.00 $93.31 $1,229 —
1635–2275 1941 7 101.00–105.00 $102.49 $1,989 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1660 1530 4 92.00–97.00 $94.29 $1,443 —
1340–1725 1533 2 81.00–83.00 $81.87 $1,255 —
1535 1535 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,688 —
1645 1645 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,694 -10.00

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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.