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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 336 346 306
Feeder cattle 57 88 95
Slaughter cattle 279 258 211

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower with lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter had instances of higher/lower today. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and bulls 2.00 higher with some good high dressing bulls this week. All classes of feeder calves were significantly lower with a smaller offering today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1550 1341 27 119.00–131.00 $126.28 $1,693 —
1175–1560 1360 43 132.00–139.50 $136.08 $1,851 +8.67
1275–1500 1415 5 110.00–114.00 $111.46 $1,577 -25.67
1310–1565 1424 12 140.00–141.50 $140.42 $2,000 +3.29
1660 1660 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,241 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 117.00 $117.00 $345 —
335 335 1 115.00 $115.00 $385 —
383 383 3 117.00 $117.00 $448 —
482 482 3 110.00 $110.00 $530 —
505 505 1 90.00 $90.00 $454 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 fancy 430 1 152.00 $152.00 $654 -5.00
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 —
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1415 1255 31 117.00–131.50 $125.26 $1,572 -3.77
1080–1470 1297 64 132.00–139.50 $135.50 $1,757 -0.93
1310 1310 1 131.50 $131.50 $1,723 —
1225–1410 1313 9 140.00–142.00 $140.34 $1,843 —
1280–1485 1383 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,826 —
1335–1425 1391 4 100.00–103.00 $101.52 $1,412 —
1375–1425 1400 2 85.00–90.00 $87.54 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 121.00 $121.00 $405 -13.00
410 410 1 113.00 $113.00 $463 -15.20
505 505 1 112.00 $112.00 $566 -18.44
555–563 561 4 110.00–116.00 $111.48 $625 -20.34
610 fancy 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 —
640 640 1 116.00 $116.00 $742 -12.00
665 665 1 125.00 $125.00 $831 -2.45
705–731 726 5 117.00–120.00 $119.42 $867 -3.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 114.00 $114.00 $296 —
365 365 2 100.00–104.00 $102.00 $372 —
468–485 474 3 101.00–106.00 $102.71 $487 —
635 635 1 91.00 $91.00 $578 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 122.00–123.00 $122.50 $539 -13.50
498 498 2 126.00 $126.00 $627 +1.45
550 550 3 130.00–132.00 $130.67 $719 -5.33
645 645 1 117.00 $117.00 $755 -15.97
650–670 660 2 112.00–121.00 $116.57 $769 -2.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–595 575 3 92.00–105.00 $99.82 $574 +12.82
725 725 1 70.00 $70.00 $508 —
875 875 1 65.00 $65.00 $569 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1690 1448 75-80% 21 55.00–62.00 $57.06 $826 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 85-90% 1 22.00 $22.00 $235 -12.32
995–1350 1194 85-90% 5 40.00–41.00 $40.79 $487 —
1100–1470 1249 85-90% 5 30.00–37.00 $33.53 $419 +8.15
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1655 1336 80-85% 7 50.00–51.00 $50.88 $680 +2.33
1255–1640 1448 80-85% 2 52.00–53.00 $52.57 $761 -0.56
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1735 1735 65-75% 1 53.00 $53.00 $920 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730 1730 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,263 —
1320–2390 1732 8 81.00–89.00 $85.90 $1,488 —
1245–2090 1761 6 91.00–98.00 $93.42 $1,645 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1350 1268 3 105.00–113.00 $109.83 $1,393 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1395 1335 2 90.00–100.00 $95.22 $1,271 —
1315–1505 1422 3 115.00–116.00 $115.35 $1,640 —
1375–1540 1475 3 104.00–110.00 $107.91 $1,592 —

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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.