United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.40/cwt +21.40 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 592 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	393	190	351
Feeder cattle	134	20	55
Slaughter cattle	259	170	296

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to no sale, but slaughter steers and heifers had instances of higher/lower with mostly trending lower and a good offering today. No Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows and bulls were trending higher. Feeder calves were trending higher with good value on fancy and value added type feeders with some good groups today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1225	1125	3	108.00–113.00	$109.81	$1,235	—
1290–1475	1374	4	140.00–142.00	$140.51	$1,931	—
1085–1585	1376	42	116.00–129.50	$125.07	$1,721	—
1140–1585	1377	62	130.00–138.50	$133.30	$1,836	—
1600–1665	1633	2	124.50–125.50	$124.99	$2,041	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	131.00	$131.00	$445	—
425–430	428	6	120.00	$120.00	$514	—
525	525	1	120.00	$120.00	$630	—
576 value added	576	7	140.50	$140.50	$809	—
645 fancy	645	1	150.00	$150.00	$968	—
689–695 fancy	690	6	141.00–143.00	$142.66	$984	—
712 value added	712	2	139.00	$139.00	$990	—
770–790	780	2	128.00–131.00	$129.48	$1,010	—
835	835	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,002	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	2	106.00	$106.00	$647	—
725–735	728	3	105.00–116.00	$108.70	$791	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,259	—
945–1550	1247	27	124.00–129.50	$126.82	$1,581	—
1050–1475	1266	44	130.00–138.00	$132.80	$1,681	-1.26
1210–1415	1293	4	120.00–128.00	$123.80	$1,601	-13.78
1315	1315	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,841	+30.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	3	130.00	$130.00	$299	—
255–270	263	2	128.00–130.00	$129.03	$339	—
305	305	1	131.00	$131.00	$400	—
415–433	429	4	116.00–130.00	$126.61	$543	+0.61
460 fancy	460	3	129.00–134.00	$130.67	$601	—
490	490	2	114.00–120.00	$117.00	$573	—
580–595	588	3	115.00–125.00	$121.00	$711	+15.00
591 value added	591	7	129.00	$129.00	$762	—
595 fancy	595	5	129.00	$129.00	$768	—
680	680	1	124.00	$124.00	$843	—
810	810	1	117.00	$117.00	$948	—
878	878	2	104.00	$104.00	$913	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	2	90.00	$90.00	$398	-10.00
458–495	467	4	91.00–100.00	$97.62	$456	—
538–542	541	6	100.00	$100.00	$541	—
560	560	2	100.00	$100.00	$560	—
605	605	2	92.00	$92.00	$557	+12.00
705–725	715	2	91.00–96.00	$93.47	$668	—
830	830	1	87.00	$87.00	$722	—
955	955	1	86.00	$86.00	$821	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	139.00	$139.00	$320	—
280–295 fancy	285	3	158.00	$158.00	$450	—
290	290	1	140.00	$140.00	$406	—
330	330	1	126.00	$126.00	$416	-31.00
348 fancy	348	2	146.00	$146.00	$508	—
375–398	393	5	131.00–137.00	$135.86	$534	-6.14
455	455	1	125.00	$125.00	$569	-7.00
462 fancy	462	3	139.00	$139.00	$642	—
523–532	528	6	126.00–128.00	$127.01	$671	—
585	585	3	109.00	$109.00	$638	—
625	625	1	120.00	$120.00	$750	—
710	710	2	102.00	$102.00	$724	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	112.00	$112.00	$437	—
415	415	1	98.00	$98.00	$407	—
495	495	1	93.00	$93.00	$460	—
505	505	1	100.00	$100.00	$505	—
635	635	1	92.00	$92.00	$584	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1385	1225	75-80%	3	66.00–74.00	$69.56	$852	—
1040–1730	1376	75-80%	32	56.00–65.00	$60.77	$836	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1415	1179	80-85%	6	48.00–50.00	$49.30	$581	—
1205–1350	1279	80-85%	5	53.00–55.00	$54.21	$693	+4.58

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1405	1147	85-90%	3	25.00–26.00	$25.59	$294	—
1005–1430	1218	85-90%	2	35.00–36.00	$35.59	$433	—
1160–1405	1289	85-90%	4	40.00–41.00	$40.73	$525	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1980	1980	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,921	+6.00
1535–2335	1998	5	87.00–92.00	$90.27	$1,804	-0.73

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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.