United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 19, 2022

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.82/cwt +10.82 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 624 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	312	240	262
Feeder cattle	85	89	35
Slaughter cattle	227	151	227

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with a good offering of higher quality steers and heifers with active bidding. No data on Holstein steers last week but higher quality Holstein steers at a very good value today. Cows had instances of higher/lower and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week. Feeder steers and feeder heifers were trending lower but fancy and value added steers and heifers were at a higher value and feeder bulls had instances of higher/lower with active buyer participation on all feeders today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1245	1105	4	100.00–113.00	$107.61	$1,189	—
1100–1205	1167	3	110.00–113.00	$111.37	$1,300	+16.37
1185–1505	1296	9	117.50–129.50	$123.48	$1,600	+4.98
1215–1570	1404	46	130.00–139.50	$135.86	$1,907	+13.39
1350–1480	1422	11	140.00–145.00	$141.37	$2,010	+18.90

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	155.00	$155.00	$566	+12.00
475	475	1	146.00	$146.00	$694	+5.00
495 fancy	495	1	159.00	$159.00	$787	—
505 fancy	505	1	150.00	$150.00	$758	—
535	535	1	141.00	$141.00	$754	—
620	620	1	135.00	$135.00	$837	—
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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1320	1158	11	117.50–128.00	$122.45	$1,418	+0.73
1160–1250	1205	2	135.00–137.75	$136.43	$1,644	—
1230	1230	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,402	—
1125–1450	1299	34	131.00–138.25	$135.45	$1,759	—
1310–1465	1406	5	140.00–143.00	$142.04	$1,997	—
1455	1455	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,179	-12.84
1620	1620	1	106.50	$106.50	$1,725	—
1650	1650	1	124.00	$124.00	$2,046	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–291	288	5	151.00–158.00	$156.66	$451	—
335–345 fancy	340	2	145.00–149.00	$146.97	$500	—
398	398	4	138.00	$138.00	$549	—
405–445	432	3	120.00–121.00	$120.69	$521	—
415–445 fancy	438	4	141.00–145.00	$141.95	$622	—
505–548	534	3	134.00–139.00	$135.58	$724	—
550	550	1	131.00	$131.00	$720	—
551 fancy	551	6	139.00	$139.00	$766	-3.00
622 value added	622	8	144.00	$144.00	$896	—
630	630	3	109.00–112.00	$110.33	$695	+4.33
655	655	1	120.00	$120.00	$786	—
702 fancy	702	2	131.00	$131.00	$920	—
735	735	1	110.00	$110.00	$808	—
784 value added	784	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,019	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	93.00	$93.00	$553	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	171.00–173.00	$172.01	$504	—
325–335	330	2	154.00–156.00	$154.98	$511	—
378 fancy	378	2	168.00	$168.00	$635	—
431	431	4	150.00	$150.00	$646	+10.00
445 fancy	445	1	158.00	$158.00	$703	—
458–465 fancy	462	6	145.00–155.00	$150.15	$694	—
510 fancy	510	1	143.00	$143.00	$729	—
510	510	1	126.00	$126.00	$643	-7.00
620–625	624	5	126.00–135.00	$133.21	$831	—
690	690	1	126.00	$126.00	$869	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–2015	1516	75-80%	28	56.00–67.00	$59.00	$894	-10.48
1575–1915	1745	75-80%	2	70.00–74.00	$71.81	$1,253	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1510	1217	80-85%	14	46.00–52.00	$49.34	$600	—
1435–1570	1528	80-85%	4	55.00	$55.00	$840	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1430	1227	85-90%	8	40.00–45.00	$42.77	$525	+9.30
1045–1390	1246	85-90%	4	31.00–36.00	$33.93	$423	+0.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1705	1705	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,279	—
1800	1800	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,800	—
2010–2190	2100	2	91.00–96.00	$93.61	$1,966	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,028	—
1205	1205	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,205	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1245	1215	2	86.00–88.00	$86.98	$1,057	—
1325–1405	1365	2	102.00–110.00	$106.12	$1,449	—
1240–1630	1391	10	111.00–119.00	$115.02	$1,600	—
1520–1720	1647	6	122.50–130.00	$125.73	$2,071	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001	1001	8	69.00	$69.00	$691	—

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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.