United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $137.59/cwt +15.11 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 613 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	453	433	489
Feeder cattle	77	90	173
Slaughter cattle	376	343	316

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to the holiday, but slaughter steers and heifers were sharply higher with better packer interest and with a good offering of high quality steers and heifers this week. Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower today. Cows were unevenly steady with bulls trending higher. Feeder steers and heifers were trending higher and feeder bulls trending lower with good value on fancy and value added feeders.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1225	1152	3	91.00–114.00	$98.79	$1,138	—
1325	1325	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,458	—
1165–1545	1346	21	117.50–132.00	$127.31	$1,714	—
1170–1565	1384	50	133.00–139.50	$137.47	$1,903	+6.47
1220–1595	1420	47	140.00–145.00	$141.69	$2,012	—
1265–1600	1436	9	94.00–105.00	$100.10	$1,437	—
1640–1670	1655	2	97.00–100.00	$98.51	$1,630	—
1670–1710	1692	3	101.00–125.00	$111.90	$1,893	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360 fancy	360	1	156.00	$156.00	$562	—
370	370	1	136.00	$136.00	$503	-12.10
430	430	1	146.00	$146.00	$628	—
470–475 fancy	473	2	154.00	$154.00	$728	+8.00
525	525	1	140.00	$140.00	$735	+2.00
535 value added	535	4	158.00	$158.00	$845	—
610	610	2	128.00	$128.00	$781	—
635 fancy	635	1	141.00	$141.00	$895	—
844 fancy	844	7	141.00	$141.00	$1,190	—
850–895	878	3	119.00–123.00	$120.63	$1,059	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	105.00	$105.00	$651	—
740	740	1	74.00	$74.00	$548	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1460	1214	9	115.00–130.50	$123.56	$1,500	+30.56
1170–1305	1238	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,238	-5.00
1095–1555	1273	65	133.00–139.50	$137.20	$1,747	+6.37
1165–1430	1316	24	138.00–146.50	$140.79	$1,853	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	131.00	$131.00	$314	—
315	315	1	128.00	$128.00	$403	—
335 fancy	335	1	134.00	$134.00	$449	—
350 fancy	350	1	135.00	$135.00	$472	—
430	430	1	121.00	$121.00	$520	+9.00
430 fancy	430	1	135.00	$135.00	$580	+5.99
455	455	1	120.00	$120.00	$546	-1.00
470 fancy	470	1	131.00	$131.00	$616	—
505–535	518	3	118.00–130.00	$125.77	$651	-3.23
550–560	555	2	124.00–127.00	$125.49	$696	+3.37
559 value added	559	4	134.00	$134.00	$749	—
640	640	3	121.00–124.00	$123.00	$787	-3.00
665–680	670	3	128.00–130.00	$128.68	$862	—
680 value added	680	1	136.00	$136.00	$925	—
755	755	2	120.00	$120.00	$906	—
805	805	1	110.00	$110.00	$886	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	100.00	$100.00	$615	—
660	660	1	110.00	$110.00	$726	+6.00
735	735	1	101.00	$101.00	$742	—
790	790	1	93.00	$93.00	$735	—
1030–1045	1038	2	80.00–88.00	$84.03	$872	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	133.00	$133.00	$592	-3.00
485–495	493	4	141.00–142.00	$141.25	$696	—
535	535	1	125.00	$125.00	$669	-6.00
585 fancy	585	1	144.00	$144.00	$842	—
604–621 fancy	612	9	139.00–140.00	$139.55	$854	—
620	620	1	120.00	$120.00	$744	-2.49
760	760	1	110.00	$110.00	$836	—
1155	1155	1	76.00	$76.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	93.00	$93.00	$586	+3.00
840	840	1	104.00	$104.00	$874	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	80-85%	1	43.00	$43.00	$522	—
925–1610	1301	80-85%	16	46.00–51.00	$48.54	$632	-0.16
1125–1665	1412	80-85%	19	53.00–55.50	$54.17	$765	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1250	1049	85-90%	10	30.00–38.00	$32.41	$340	—
1120–1140	1130	85-90%	2	22.00–29.00	$25.47	$288	-8.68
840–1535	1169	85-90%	14	40.00–45.00	$42.48	$497	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1395	1146	75-80%	5	62.00–69.00	$65.36	$749	—
875–1830	1479	75-80%	17	56.00–61.00	$57.03	$843	+1.55

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1770	1770	65-75%	1	54.50	$54.50	$965	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1565	1450	2	60.00–75.00	$68.09	$987	—
1635–1900	1754	5	85.00–90.00	$86.34	$1,514	—
1665–2220	1970	5	91.00–96.00	$93.16	$1,835	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550	1550	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,286	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1335	1293	3	75.00	$75.00	$970	—
1335–1395	1358	3	85.00–96.00	$91.34	$1,240	-24.67
1325–1570	1441	7	100.00–107.00	$103.01	$1,484	-5.21
1500–1530	1515	2	111.00–114.00	$112.49	$1,704	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
627	627	6	65.00	$65.00	$408	—

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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.