United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.25/cwt +8.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 676 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $162.60/cwt ≈ $793/hd at 488 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	240	393	436
Feeder cattle	89	134	153
Slaughter cattle	151	259	283

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good value on higher quality steers and heifers. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows and bulls had instances of higher/lower with high dressing cows and bulls at a higher price. Feeder steers and heifers sharply higher with feeder bulls instances of higher/lower and a good offering of value added and fancy type feeders that was significantly higher today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,050	—
1185	1185	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,126	—
1295	1295	1	118.50	$118.50	$1,535	—
1160–1615	1335	7	102.00–116.00	$111.07	$1,483	—
1340–1555	1397	9	139.00–141.00	$139.67	$1,951	+6.37
1215–1530	1398	33	130.00–138.75	$135.71	$1,897	+2.41
1315–1500	1413	4	119.50–127.00	$122.47	$1,731	—
1485–1630	1577	3	115.00–119.00	$117.31	$1,850	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 value added	305	1	180.00	$180.00	$549	—
365	365	1	143.00	$143.00	$522	—
380 value added	380	8	174.00	$174.00	$661	—
428 value added	428	4	167.00	$167.00	$715	—
465	465	1	141.00	$141.00	$656	—
490 value added	490	9	165.00	$165.00	$808	—
551 fancy	551	4	155.00	$155.00	$854	—
660–679 value added	676	13	147.00–152.00	$151.25	$1,022	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975	975	1	90.00	$90.00	$878	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,013	—
995–1230	1142	5	100.00–110.00	$104.27	$1,191	—
1045–1375	1183	5	119.00–125.00	$121.72	$1,440	—
1265–1375	1304	4	130.00–138.00	$132.97	$1,734	-7.03
1150–1600	1339	43	130.00–138.75	$135.27	$1,811	-4.73
1335–1380	1351	4	139.00–141.25	$140.06	$1,892	—
1365–1585	1458	3	90.00–97.00	$93.84	$1,368	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296 value added	296	4	141.00	$141.00	$417	—
312 value added	312	2	133.00	$133.00	$415	—
360–390 fancy	375	2	134.00–135.00	$134.52	$504	—
402–417 value added	407	9	132.00–137.00	$135.29	$551	—
495	495	1	109.00	$109.00	$540	-8.00
502–522 fancy	512	4	141.00–144.00	$142.47	$729	—
550 value added	550	6	138.00	$138.00	$759	—
580 fancy	580	1	142.00	$142.00	$824	+13.00
610	610	1	106.00	$106.00	$647	—
620 fancy	620	2	133.00	$133.00	$825	—
1035	1035	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,201	—
1075	1075	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	100.00	$100.00	$415	+10.00
640	640	1	90.00	$90.00	$576	-2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	368	2	126.00–130.00	$127.96	$471	-7.90
405 fancy	405	1	160.00	$160.00	$648	—
425	425	1	140.00	$140.00	$595	—
515	515	1	133.00	$133.00	$685	+5.99
640 value added	640	1	139.00	$139.00	$890	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	119.00	$119.00	$446	+7.00
450	450	1	110.00	$110.00	$495	—
520	520	1	112.00	$112.00	$582	+12.00
645	645	1	105.00	$105.00	$677	+13.00
675	675	1	107.00	$107.00	$722	—
900	900	1	94.00	$94.00	$846	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	1	65.00	$65.00	$660	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1830	1520	75-80%	4	66.00–78.00	$69.48	$1,056	—
1250–1840	1588	75-80%	8	59.00–65.00	$62.73	$996	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1435	1238	85-90%	6	30.00–37.00	$33.47	$414	-2.12
1335	1335	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$601	—
1370	1370	85-90%	1	25.00	$25.00	$342	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1505	1273	80-85%	5	50.00–51.00	$50.62	$644	-3.59
1145–1420	1283	80-85%	2	54.00–55.00	$54.45	$699	+0.24

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1920	1920	65-75%	1	65.00	$65.00	$1,248	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–2000	1670	4	86.00–93.00	$88.67	$1,481	—
1880–2235	2031	4	95.00–100.25	$97.86	$1,988	—

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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.