Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 344 322 485
Feeder cattle 72 59 203
Slaughter cattle 272 263 282

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter heifers were 1.00 lower but still good value on higher quality and a good offering of steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were too few to compare. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers were significantly higher with feeder heifers instances of higher/lower and feeder bulls sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1075 1053 2 90.00–97.00 $93.57 $985 —
1215 1215 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,458 —
1190–1260 1225 2 108.00–110.00 $109.03 $1,336 —
1175–1410 1269 11 111.50–120.00 $117.12 $1,486 —
1175–1555 1341 57 121.00–126.75 $124.41 $1,668 -1.18
1200–1480 1348 26 127.00–130.50 $128.24 $1,729 +2.65
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 156.00 $156.00 $585 —
485 fancy 485 2 161.00 $161.00 $781 —
525 fancy 525 1 156.00 $156.00 $819 +5.00
560–568 fancy 566 5 147.00–152.00 $150.21 $850 —
585 585 1 124.00 $124.00 $725 —
630 fancy 630 1 148.00 $148.00 $932 -1.00
725–730 fancy 728 2 135.00–139.00 $136.99 $997 —
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
810 810 1 122.00 $122.00 $988 +12.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–980 910 3 85.00–91.00 $87.30 $794 —
1115 1115 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,371 +14.23
1180 1180 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,392 -6.00
1080–1285 1183 3 101.00–110.00 $106.13 $1,256 -17.87
1080–1405 1214 7 115.00–121.50 $117.33 $1,424 +0.13
1120–1390 1251 26 121.00–126.50 $124.67 $1,560 -4.84
1205–1515 1323 24 127.00–130.50 $127.92 $1,692 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 151.00 $151.00 $430 —
320 320 1 131.00 $131.00 $419 -26.00
405–425 415 2 125.00–126.00 $125.51 $521 -8.49
485 485 1 119.00 $119.00 $577 -9.00
492 fancy 492 2 142.00 $142.00 $699 —
515 515 2 121.00–135.00 $128.00 $659 —
610 610 1 126.00 $126.00 $769 —
615 fancy 615 1 139.00 $139.00 $855 +6.00
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 —
1050 1050 1 91.00 $91.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 111.00 $111.00 $544 +11.00
595 595 1 93.00 $93.00 $553 +8.00
635 635 1 89.00 $89.00 $565 —
695 695 1 95.00 $95.00 $660 +0.32
830 830 1 93.00 $93.00 $772 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–330 fancy 319 6 163.00–172.00 $170.45 $544 —
315–325 320 2 140.00–161.00 $150.34 $481 —
370–385 378 3 142.00–159.00 $150.56 $569 —
405–435 fancy 414 5 150.00–154.00 $152.01 $629 —
455 455 1 122.00 $122.00 $555 -27.00
450–468 fancy 462 3 150.00–151.00 $150.68 $696 —
505 505 1 138.00 $138.00 $697 —
530 fancy 530 2 142.00 $142.00 $753 —
562–570 fancy 566 4 139.00–146.00 $142.48 $806 —
590 590 1 136.00 $136.00 $802 +10.73
620 620 2 130.00–136.00 $133.00 $825 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 1 83.00 $83.00 $685 —
955 955 2 79.00 $79.00 $754 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $724 —
1175–2090 1546 75-80% 27 59.00–69.00 $63.97 $989 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1130 1003 85-90% 4 31.00–38.00 $35.55 $357 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 28.00 $28.00 $308 —
965–1440 1165 85-90% 6 41.00–45.00 $42.63 $497 +6.41
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1155 1086 80-85% 6 49.00–51.00 $49.98 $543 —
1205–1370 1280 80-85% 5 54.00–58.00 $57.25 $733 +1.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1220 1103 3 75.00–81.00 $78.64 $867 —
1288–2615 1819 11 85.00–93.00 $90.11 $1,639 —
1800–2545 2027 5 95.00–100.00 $95.97 $1,945 -4.38

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,249 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1555 1400 3 112.50–117.50 $114.59 $1,604 —

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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.