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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 8, 2021

322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 322 256 324
Feeder cattle 59 46 95
Slaughter cattle 263 210 229

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to no coverage but, higher quality steers and heifers were at a good value today. Higher quality Holstein steers were also at a god value this week. Cows were trading mostly steady with high dressing bulls were higher today. Feeder calves were trending steady and small feeders trending higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,111 —
1175 1175 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,081 —
1180–1435 1334 11 129.00–132.00 $130.06 $1,735 +0.68
1120–1535 1338 59 122.00–128.50 $125.59 $1,680 -3.79
1120–1560 1382 13 115.00–121.50 $119.29 $1,649 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 fancy 530 2 151.00 $151.00 $800 -17.50
610 fancy 610 1 149.00 $149.00 $909 —
600–630 620 3 125.00–131.00 $129.06 $800 —
810 810 2 110.00 $110.00 $891 -10.00
865–885 875 2 114.00–122.00 $117.95 $1,032 -11.05
945 945 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,096 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1200 1114 4 105.00–110.00 $108.77 $1,212 -9.74
960–1365 1122 11 111.00–121.50 $117.21 $1,315 -1.30
1155 1155 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,051 -29.00
1165 1165 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,445 +4.00
1035–1425 1208 5 112.00–121.00 $117.20 $1,416 -6.80
1090–1435 1240 52 122.00–128.50 $125.58 $1,557 +0.84
1240–1285 1263 2 129.00–130.00 $129.51 $1,636 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 168.00 $168.00 $277 —
300 300 1 157.00 $157.00 $471 —
405 405 1 134.00 $134.00 $543 +11.00
450 fancy 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
490 490 2 128.00 $128.00 $627 —
530 fancy 530 4 131.00 $131.00 $694 —
630 fancy 630 1 133.00 $133.00 $838 —
710 710 1 123.00 $123.00 $873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 123.00 $123.00 $394 —
475 475 1 100.00 $100.00 $475 —
505–510 508 2 104.00–111.00 $107.48 $546 —
565 565 1 85.00 $85.00 $480 —
565 565 1 100.00 $100.00 $565 —
655–662 660 3 92.00–96.00 $94.68 $625 —
730 730 1 92.00 $92.00 $672 +2.00
945 945 1 85.00 $85.00 $803 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 2 81.00 $81.00 $509 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 195.00 $195.00 $332 —
222 fancy 222 2 188.00 $188.00 $417 —
365 fancy 365 1 163.00 $163.00 $595 -31.00
468 468 3 149.00 $149.00 $697 —
578–590 582 4 122.00–129.00 $125.27 $729 —
625 625 2 125.00 $125.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 104.00 $104.00 $536 —
615 615 1 97.00 $97.00 $597 —
890 890 1 87.00 $87.00 $774 —
955 955 1 83.00 $83.00 $793 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1715 1350 75-80% 2 70.00 $70.00 $945 —
1135–1750 1364 75-80% 34 60.00–69.00 $63.93 $872 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1435 1242 80-85% 3 47.00–51.00 $49.89 $620 —
1075–1565 1279 80-85% 10 53.00–59.00 $55.83 $714 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 85-90% 1 26.00 $26.00 $273 —
960–1415 1190 85-90% 4 32.00–38.00 $36.22 $431 -9.78
1195–1440 1329 85-90% 5 40.00–46.00 $43.85 $583 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1985 1585 7 86.00–96.00 $91.86 $1,456 -8.60
1895–2130 2013 2 98.00–103.00 $100.35 $2,020 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,598 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1650 1490 2 93.00–95.00 $94.11 $1,402 —
1360–1615 1506 10 101.00–109.00 $105.89 $1,595 +1.22
1400–1630 1526 11 110.00–117.50 $114.09 $1,741 +9.42

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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.