Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 305 344 370
Feeder cattle 103 72 102
Slaughter cattle 202 272 268

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with slaughter heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower with lower packer bids this week. No comparison on Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers 2.00 to 7.00 higher and feeder bulls 3.00 to 9.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1445 1214 4 101.00–107.00 $104.74 $1,272 -15.26
1125–1530 1239 18 110.00–118.00 $113.91 $1,411 +4.88
1150–1525 1312 37 120.00–126.00 $122.67 $1,609 -1.74
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 150.00 $150.00 $645 —
595 595 2 138.00 $138.00 $821 +14.00
715 715 2 134.00 $134.00 $958 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 2 101.00–102.00 $101.50 $736 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,040 +22.70
1055 1055 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,266 —
995–1125 1060 2 85.00–90.00 $87.35 $926 —
955–1290 1115 5 100.00–108.00 $104.98 $1,171 -18.02
980–1280 1129 22 110.00–118.50 $115.39 $1,303 -7.61
1100–1365 1238 34 120.00–124.75 $121.84 $1,508 +4.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 141.00 $141.00 $430 +10.00
355–378 370 3 135.00–136.00 $135.68 $502 —
410–422 fancy 418 3 138.00–147.00 $144.06 $602 —
420–440 434 5 125.00–135.00 $128.35 $557 +2.84
534 fancy 534 4 140.00 $140.00 $748 —
540–545 542 3 134.00–137.00 $135.01 $732 +7.01
558 fancy 558 2 139.00 $139.00 $776 —
572–590 value added 578 6 139.00 $139.00 $803 —
670 fancy 670 1 131.00 $131.00 $878 —
655–680 673 6 123.00–126.00 $124.49 $838 —
742 fancy 742 2 126.00 $126.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 101.00 $101.00 $495 -10.00
525 525 1 90.00 $90.00 $472 —
550 550 1 108.00 $108.00 $594 —
610 610 2 104.00 $104.00 $634 +15.00
655–695 675 4 91.00–110.00 $99.68 $673 +4.68
743 743 8 90.00 $90.00 $669 —
930 930 1 97.00 $97.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 87.00 $87.00 $544 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 182.00 $182.00 $455 —
320 320 1 141.00 $141.00 $451 -9.34
355–390 375 3 137.00–145.00 $140.88 $528 -9.68
426 fancy 426 4 149.00 $149.00 $635 -3.01
458 458 2 141.00 $141.00 $646 +19.00
532–540 535 3 130.00–134.00 $132.65 $710 -5.35
535 fancy 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 -2.00
582 value added 582 2 139.00 $139.00 $809 —
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 -13.00
600–605 fancy 604 4 134.00–135.00 $134.75 $814 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 85.00 $85.00 $527 —
712 712 2 90.00 $90.00 $641 —
780 780 1 90.00 $90.00 $702 —
860 860 2 85.00 $85.00 $731 —
905–912 907 7 74.00–85.00 $77.16 $700 —
1005 1005 1 71.00 $71.00 $714 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1760 1355 75-80% 22 58.00–67.00 $60.24 $816 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1285 1110 80-85% 6 49.00–51.00 $50.30 $558 —
1000–1730 1218 80-85% 15 53.00–58.00 $55.87 $680 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1110 1035 85-90% 2 25.00 $25.00 $259 -10.55
965–1280 1068 85-90% 10 30.00–37.00 $33.14 $354 —
960–1265 1118 85-90% 6 41.00–45.00 $42.78 $478 +14.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 72.00 $72.00 $824 —
1115–1800 1511 9 81.00–89.00 $83.87 $1,267 —
1825–2245 1994 6 90.00–93.00 $91.17 $1,818 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,012 —
1365 1365 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,297 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,161 —

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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.