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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report, Vincennes, IN

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

393 head sold ·Official USDA report

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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
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 393 190 351
Feeder cattle 134 20 55
Slaughter cattle 259 170 296

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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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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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.