Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 346 453 428
Feeder cattle 88 77 122
Slaughter cattle 258 376 306

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were unevenly steady with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with active buyer bidding today. Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Cows were unevenly steady and bulls with instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers were trending lower with feeder heifers 4.00 to 7.00 higher and feeder bulls instances of higher/lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1630 1361 18 120.00–132.50 $127.41 $1,734 -10.06
1240–1545 1366 6 100.00–109.00 $102.17 $1,396 -35.30
1175–1515 1372 27 140.00–146.00 $141.10 $1,936 +3.63
1175–1575 1410 54 134.00–139.50 $137.13 $1,934 -4.56
1480 1480 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,702 —
1765 1765 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,030 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 377 3 160.00–164.00 $162.31 $612 +26.31
428 fancy 428 2 157.00 $157.00 $672 —
470–490 480 2 124.00–140.00 $131.83 $633 —
505 fancy 505 2 149.00 $149.00 $752 —
560 560 1 126.00 $126.00 $706 —
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
775 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 —
1040 1040 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,040 —
1090 1090 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,308 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,350 —
1100 1100 1 86.00 $86.00 $946 —
1105–1430 1252 12 119.00–132.00 $129.03 $1,615 -8.17
1175–1410 1261 9 140.00–144.00 $140.56 $1,772 +3.36
1075–1395 1267 6 100.00–110.00 $106.39 $1,348 -30.81
1075–1570 1284 39 133.00–139.75 $136.43 $1,752 -0.77
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 4 134.00 $134.00 $461 +6.00
435 435 5 128.00–129.00 $128.20 $558 +7.20
517 value added 517 3 135.00 $135.00 $698 —
510–542 531 3 125.00–133.00 $130.44 $693 +4.67
550–580 563 5 130.00–133.00 $131.82 $742 +6.33
615 615 1 128.00 $128.00 $787 +5.00
652–695 681 6 122.00–130.00 $127.45 $868 -1.23
700 700 1 123.00 $123.00 $861 —
860–880 870 2 105.00–110.00 $107.53 $936 —
875 875 1 90.00 $90.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 110.00 $110.00 $346 —
430–440 435 2 90.00–111.00 $100.38 $437 —
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 —
565 565 1 100.00 $100.00 $565 —
675 675 1 90.00 $90.00 $608 -20.00
855 855 1 91.00 $91.00 $778 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 160.00 $160.00 $392 —
270–285 278 2 176.00–180.00 $177.95 $495 —
288 fancy 288 3 181.00 $181.00 $521 —
445 445 1 136.00 $136.00 $605 +3.00
465–495 480 2 123.00–126.00 $124.55 $598 -16.70
483 fancy 483 3 139.00 $139.00 $671 —
575 575 1 136.00 $136.00 $782 —
605 fancy 605 2 135.00 $135.00 $817 -4.55
624–635 626 5 125.00–135.00 $132.97 $832 +12.97
660 fancy 660 1 134.00 $134.00 $884 —
695 695 2 115.00–123.00 $119.00 $827 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 87.00 $87.00 $505 —
637 637 3 95.00 $95.00 $605 +2.00
805 805 1 80.00 $80.00 $644 -24.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1655 1320 80-85% 16 45.00–51.00 $48.55 $641 +0.01
1290–1825 1431 80-85% 8 53.00–54.00 $53.13 $760 -1.04
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1375 1128 75-80% 2 63.00–65.00 $63.78 $719 -1.58
1195–1900 1523 75-80% 13 55.00–61.00 $57.68 $878 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1195 1096 85-90% 5 30.00–37.00 $34.32 $376 —
920–1525 1223 85-90% 2 25.00–26.00 $25.38 $310 —
1280–1485 1383 85-90% 2 41.00–44.00 $42.39 $586 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1880 1634 6 76.00–88.00 $83.09 $1,358 —
1610–2345 1978 2 91.00–96.00 $93.96 $1,859 +0.80

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1840 1840 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,564 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1765 1528 5 91.00–104.00 $97.28 $1,486 -15.21
1380–1695 1537 10 105.00–112.00 $107.87 $1,658 -4.62

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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.