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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 267 255 380
Feeder cattle 68 74 119
Slaughter cattle 199 181 261

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 lower this week. Holstein slaughter steers were sharply higher on higher quality Holsteins. Cows were1.00 to 2.00 higher with bulls significantly higher today. Feeder steers were sharply higher with fancy and value added steers with feeder heifers trending higher and feeder bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1095 1045 2 100.00–102.00 $100.95 $1,055 —
1210–1225 1218 2 116.00–119.00 $117.49 $1,431 —
1280–1435 1358 2 92.00–106.00 $98.60 $1,339 —
1165–1560 1364 56 120.00–125.75 $124.27 $1,695 —
1265–1550 1400 6 126.00–128.50 $126.49 $1,771 +0.24
1745 1745 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,745 —
2070 2070 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,697 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 value added 375 1 152.00 $152.00 $570 —
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 -16.00
460 460 2 138.00 $138.00 $635 +8.00
480 value added 480 2 142.00 $142.00 $682 —
535 535 1 139.00 $139.00 $744 —
525–540 fancy 536 4 146.00–151.00 $147.22 $789 —
591 value added 591 5 149.00 $149.00 $881 —
595 fancy 595 2 144.00 $144.00 $857 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1035 958 2 82.00–85.00 $83.62 $801 —
1030–1120 1075 2 105.00–109.00 $107.08 $1,151 -1.92
1175 1175 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,363 -0.65
1085–1475 1254 39 120.00–125.50 $123.12 $1,544 -0.01
1285 1285 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,581 -0.13
1525 1525 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,738 —
1730 1730 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,713 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 131.00 $131.00 $386 —
360 360 1 128.00 $128.00 $461 —
408–430 413 6 124.00–130.00 $128.96 $533 +1.49
455–468 464 3 120.00–126.00 $121.96 $566 -10.47
502 502 2 124.00 $124.00 $622 —
551 fancy 551 4 137.50 $137.50 $758 —
565 value added 565 1 145.00 $145.00 $819 —
598 598 3 126.00 $126.00 $753 —
608 608 3 110.00 $110.00 $669 —
625 fancy 625 1 127.00 $127.00 $794 —
698 698 2 115.00 $115.00 $803 —
748 748 2 100.00 $100.00 $748 —
960 960 1 90.00 $90.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 111.00 $111.00 $266 —
400–440 420 2 95.00–109.00 $102.33 $430 -12.67
510 510 1 105.00 $105.00 $536 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 4 100.00 $100.00 $580 —
645 645 1 89.00 $89.00 $574 -15.00
750–775 763 2 80.00–85.00 $82.54 $630 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 142.00 $142.00 $476 —
550 fancy 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 -5.00
595 595 1 128.00 $128.00 $762 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1750 1403 75-80% 25 60.00–66.00 $63.81 $895 —
1445–1555 1500 75-80% 2 70.00–73.00 $71.56 $1,073 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1385 1098 85-90% 8 41.00–46.00 $43.42 $477 —
815–1500 1169 85-90% 7 30.00–36.00 $32.92 $385 +6.92
1270 1270 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $318 -5.94
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1235 1155 80-85% 3 50.00–52.00 $51.02 $589 —
930–1380 1176 80-85% 4 53.00–58.00 $53.99 $635 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–2100 1873 65-75% 3 70.00–86.00 $80.93 $1,516 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1250 1142 3 102.00–109.00 $106.46 $1,216 —
1205 1205 1 75.00 $75.00 $904 —
1380–2070 1692 6 86.00–94.00 $91.30 $1,545 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1875 1450 4 90.00–97.00 $93.51 $1,356 —
1465–1555 1498 3 107.00–109.00 $108.00 $1,618 —
1440–1600 1520 2 110.00–118.00 $114.21 $1,736 —

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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.