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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

255 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 255 305 333
Feeder cattle 74 103 113
Slaughter cattle 181 202 220

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher this week. No comparison on Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows had instances of higher/lower and bulls 2.00 higher. Feeder steers were 4.00 lower with feeder heifers sharply lower and feeder bulls trending lower but good value on fancy type feeder bulls.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,038 —
1115–1165 1140 2 100.00–101.00 $100.49 $1,146 —
1140–1560 1288 6 110.00–118.00 $116.12 $1,496 —
1170–1480 1307 49 120.00–125.75 $123.46 $1,614 +0.79
1315–1480 1410 3 126.00–126.75 $126.25 $1,780 —
1865–2160 2020 5 80.00–96.00 $86.32 $1,744 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 146.00 $146.00 $639 -4.00
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 —
600 600 1 134.00 $134.00 $804 —
692 692 2 126.00 $126.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 135.00 $135.00 $547 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,172 +21.65
1105 1105 1 80.00 $80.00 $884 -24.98
1010–1330 1171 6 110.00–119.50 $116.65 $1,366 —
1180–1255 1218 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,535 +4.16
1105–1415 1266 44 120.00–125.75 $123.13 $1,559 —
1500–1605 1553 2 110.00–116.50 $113.14 $1,757 —
1605 1605 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,493 —
1655 1655 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,953 —
1755 1755 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,422 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 120.00 $120.00 $410 —
435 fancy 435 3 132.00–134.00 $133.33 $580 -10.73
415–448 437 3 122.00–130.00 $127.47 $557 -0.88
460–495 488 5 130.00–133.00 $132.43 $646 —
495 value added 495 3 137.00 $137.00 $678 —
552 552 2 128.00 $128.00 $707 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 116.00 $116.00 $365 —
418 418 2 115.00 $115.00 $481 —
560–580 573 3 102.00–107.00 $105.37 $604 -2.63
605 605 3 94.00 $94.00 $569 -10.00
725 725 2 95.00 $95.00 $689 +5.00
820 820 1 92.00 $92.00 $754 —
895 895 1 86.00 $86.00 $770 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 128.00 $128.00 $467 -12.88
390 fancy 390 2 160.00 $160.00 $624 —
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 —
425 fancy 425 1 159.00 $159.00 $676 +10.00
465 fancy 465 2 153.00 $153.00 $711 —
497 497 3 139.00 $139.00 $691 —
540 540 3 116.00–119.00 $118.00 $637 -14.65
551 fancy 551 7 145.00 $145.00 $799 —
555 555 1 132.00 $132.00 $733 —
615–643 637 6 115.00–119.00 $118.36 $754 —
665 665 1 123.00 $123.00 $818 —
750 750 1 109.00 $109.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 102.00 $102.00 $469 —
618 618 2 104.00 $104.00 $643 +19.00
805 805 1 93.00 $93.00 $749 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1530 1245 75-80% 2 70.00–75.00 $71.93 $896 —
975–1770 1386 75-80% 15 60.00–69.00 $63.53 $881 +3.29
1475 1475 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $870 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1395 1116 85-90% 11 40.00–46.00 $42.99 $480 +0.21
1185 1185 85-90% 1 26.00 $26.00 $308 —
1185–1410 1283 85-90% 3 30.00–32.00 $30.94 $397 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1125 1093 80-85% 2 53.00–55.00 $53.97 $590 —
935–1435 1278 80-85% 4 51.00 $51.00 $652 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 1 74.00 $74.00 $796 —
1405–1955 1628 8 80.00–88.00 $83.69 $1,362 —
2175–2265 2215 3 93.00–96.00 $93.98 $2,082 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,296 —

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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.