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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.61/cwt +8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 625 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 387 267 0
Feeder cattle 124 68 0
Slaughter cattle 263 199 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers had instances of higher/lower but higher value on prime steers and heifers with a good offering and active buyer bidding. Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower today. Cows had instances of higher/lower and bulls sharply lower this week. Feeder steers were trending lower with feeder heifers sharply lower and feeder bulls mostly steady to stronger.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1215 1165 3 94.00–100.00 $97.27 $1,133 —
1085–1340 1206 7 101.00–109.00 $105.35 $1,271 -12.14
1035–1480 1263 15 110.00–119.50 $115.43 $1,458 —
1110–1550 1335 66 120.00–125.75 $123.97 $1,655 —
1255–1495 1364 19 126.00–128.00 $126.68 $1,728 +2.41
1630 1630 1 118.50 $118.50 $1,932 —
1735 1735 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,562 -10.00
1930–2020 1972 3 81.00–86.00 $84.03 $1,657 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
355–382 373 3 146.00–154.00 $151.46 $565 —
400 400 1 131.00 $131.00 $524 +1.00
460 fancy 460 2 142.00 $142.00 $653 —
495 495 1 122.00 $122.00 $604 -16.00
500 500 1 132.00 $132.00 $660 -7.00
558–583 569 8 127.00–135.50 $130.51 $743 —
642 fancy 642 2 134.00 $134.00 $860 —
710 fancy 710 2 133.00 $133.00 $944 —
735 735 1 117.00 $117.00 $860 —
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 —
809–820 811 7 114.00–124.00 $122.55 $994 —
965 965 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,100 —
1070 1070 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 1 110.00 $110.00 $886 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 1 109.00 $109.00 $905 —
1045–1230 1108 3 102.00–105.00 $103.11 $1,142 —
1140–1210 1175 2 85.00–87.00 $86.03 $1,011 -29.97
1050–1450 1235 5 110.00–119.00 $112.45 $1,389 —
1040–1455 1241 48 120.00–125.75 $123.40 $1,531 —
1115–1405 1298 8 126.00–128.00 $126.77 $1,645 +3.77
1730 1730 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,246 -27.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 120.00 $120.00 $336 -11.00
310–340 325 2 116.00–126.00 $120.77 $393 —
350–380 360 4 120.00–130.00 $127.36 $458 -0.64
408–435 417 3 120.00–127.00 $122.43 $511 -6.53
450 450 2 110.00–115.00 $112.50 $506 -9.46
460–465 fancy 463 2 128.00 $128.00 $593 —
500 500 1 117.00 $117.00 $585 -7.00
567 fancy 567 3 131.00 $131.00 $743 -6.50
585 585 1 109.00 $109.00 $638 -17.00
624 fancy 624 7 129.00 $129.00 $805 +2.00
600–645 628 4 110.00–115.00 $111.44 $700 +1.44
655 655 1 113.00 $113.00 $740 —
665 fancy 665 1 129.00 $129.00 $858 —
810 810 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 100.00 $100.00 $400 -2.33
530 530 1 90.00 $90.00 $477 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 fancy 260 1 150.00 $150.00 $390 —
265 265 1 136.00 $136.00 $360 —
310 fancy 310 3 150.00 $150.00 $465 —
340 340 1 135.00 $135.00 $459 -7.00
400 400 1 120.00 $120.00 $480 —
403 fancy 403 3 157.00 $157.00 $633 —
493 fancy 493 3 147.00 $147.00 $725 —
505 fancy 505 2 132.00 $132.00 $667 —
540 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 —
550–595 fancy 568 5 132.00–141.00 $137.23 $779 -2.77
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 -3.00
648 648 3 119.00 $119.00 $771 —
780 780 2 90.00 $90.00 $702 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 101.00 $101.00 $409 —
485 485 1 100.00 $100.00 $485 —
545 545 1 108.00 $108.00 $589 —
564–593 576 7 90.00–102.00 $95.29 $549 -4.71
615–635 625 2 92.00–104.00 $97.90 $612 +8.90
665 665 1 92.00 $92.00 $612 —
710–743 727 6 90.00–100.00 $95.11 $691 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 3 80.00 $80.00 $462 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1480 1278 80-85% 11 48.00–52.00 $50.10 $640 —
1125–1480 1308 80-85% 10 53.00–56.00 $54.92 $718 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1135 949 85-90% 5 40.00–41.00 $40.81 $387 —
795–1200 996 85-90% 5 20.00–27.00 $21.83 $217 —
845–1280 1053 85-90% 9 30.00–37.00 $34.46 $363 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1325 1203 75-80% 2 71.00–76.00 $73.25 $881 —
1320–1790 1555 75-80% 2 57.00–58.00 $57.58 $895 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,008 —
1645–2190 1913 4 83.00–89.00 $86.75 $1,660 —
1610–2370 1966 4 90.00–93.00 $91.78 $1,804 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1315 1285 2 88.00–90.00 $88.98 $1,143 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1350 1318 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,516 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,679 +21.49
1345–1680 1513 2 100.00–101.00 $100.56 $1,521 -13.65
1465–1680 1552 6 90.00–96.00 $92.53 $1,436 —

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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.