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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 433 325 396
Feeder cattle 90 — 82
Slaughter cattle 343 325 314

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week but, slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher with a good offering of higher quality steers and heifers and active bidding. Holstein slaughter steers were trending unevenly steady. Cows and bulls were trending lower with a good volume of cows today. Feeder calves were trending steady but good value on fancy type feeders.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1360 1226 4 103.00–106.00 $104.78 $1,285 —
1070–1585 1281 19 113.00–122.50 $118.47 $1,518 —
1160–1575 1351 67 123.00–130.75 $127.14 $1,718 -1.91
1230–1570 1368 43 130.00–133.75 $131.00 $1,792 +1.95
1540 1540 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,432 —
1620 1620 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,944 -3.00
1640 1640 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,099 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 141.00 $141.00 $381 —
365–390 378 2 145.00–151.00 $148.10 $560 —
403 fancy 403 3 150.00 $150.00 $604 —
465 fancy 465 1 146.00 $146.00 $679 —
515 515 1 138.00 $138.00 $711 —
650 650 1 131.00 $131.00 $852 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,135 -26.34
1245 1245 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,307 -14.34
1115–1390 1247 6 112.00–122.00 $119.53 $1,491 -5.81
1140–1370 1250 3 125.00–129.00 $126.51 $1,581 +22.58
1115–1475 1259 49 122.50–129.50 $127.73 $1,608 +23.80
1160–1450 1284 38 130.00–134.00 $130.83 $1,680 +1.97
1435 1435 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 127.00 $127.00 $451 —
400–408 fancy 405 3 127.00–130.00 $129.01 $522 —
440 440 1 112.00 $112.00 $493 —
470 470 1 121.00 $121.00 $569 —
540 540 1 129.00 $129.00 $697 —
555–585 569 7 121.00–128.00 $122.12 $695 —
622 622 6 126.00 $126.00 $784 —
651 fancy 651 7 125.00 $125.00 $814 —
942 942 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 3 104.00 $104.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 —
385 385 1 130.00 $130.00 $500 —
440 440 1 136.00 $136.00 $598 —
545 545 1 131.00 $131.00 $714 —
555 555 1 124.00 $124.00 $688 —
605–615 609 4 120.00–124.00 $122.49 $746 —
650–675 656 4 121.00–124.00 $123.23 $808 —
720–740 730 3 112.00–118.00 $113.97 $832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 90.00 $90.00 $504 —
615 615 1 90.00 $90.00 $554 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1990 1496 75-80% 24 53.00–59.00 $55.48 $830 —
1460–1830 1653 75-80% 5 61.00–64.00 $62.46 $1,032 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1160 1009 85-90% 4 25.00–27.00 $25.57 $258 —
590–1370 1120 85-90% 16 31.00–36.00 $34.15 $382 —
1040–1480 1212 85-90% 5 41.00–42.00 $41.20 $499 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1335 1266 80-85% 4 53.00–55.00 $53.53 $678 —
1130–1785 1303 80-85% 15 44.00–52.00 $48.70 $635 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1710 1599 65-75% 4 53.00 $53.00 $847 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1850 1614 4 75.00–82.00 $77.57 $1,252 —
1940–2330 2135 2 87.00–91.00 $89.18 $1,904 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,496 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1365 1334 5 51.00–56.00 $52.62 $702 —
1350–1370 1360 2 115.00–117.00 $116.01 $1,578 —
1350–1515 1420 3 105.00–110.00 $108.22 $1,537 —
1460 1460 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,358 —

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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.