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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 26, 2022

347 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.00/cwt ≈ $976/hd at 599 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.37/cwt +9.51 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 571 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.29/cwt +25.29 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 615 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 347 312 209
Feeder cattle 99 85 55
Slaughter cattle 248 227 154

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with good value on high quality steers and heifers and a good offering today. Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower. Cows had instances of higher/lower and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower this week. Feeder steers and feeder heifers were sharply higher with a good offering of value added and fancy type steers and heifers with feeder bulls too few to compare this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 128.50 $128.50 $1,670 —
1140–1595 1361 56 130.00–139.75 $136.67 $1,860 —
1245–1495 1380 25 140.00–147.00 $141.62 $1,954 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 value added 388 2 168.00 $168.00 $652 —
465 465 1 137.00 $137.00 $637 -9.00
475 fancy 475 1 162.00 $162.00 $770 +3.00
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 -1.00
590 590 1 145.00 $145.00 $856 —
599 value added 599 18 164.00 $164.00 $982 —
603–626 value added 615 13 157.00–163.00 $160.29 $986 —
680 value added 680 1 140.00 $140.00 $952 —
680 fancy 680 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,013 —
710 fancy 710 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,015 —
715–730 value added 720 6 147.00–148.00 $147.66 $1,063 —
777 777 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,088 —
853 853 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,160 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1285 1161 4 124.00–128.00 $125.95 $1,462 +3.50
1235 1235 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,050 -29.00
1120–1530 1298 63 130.00–139.00 $136.04 $1,766 +0.59
1240–1455 1343 19 140.00–145.00 $141.35 $1,898 —
1265–1530 1386 5 130.00–138.00 $135.05 $1,872 —
1415 1415 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,132 -62.04
1495 1495 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,914 —
1770 1770 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,036 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 fancy 295 1 157.00 $157.00 $463 —
400 400 2 121.00–137.00 $129.00 $516 +8.31
435 fancy 435 1 139.00 $139.00 $605 -2.95
455 455 1 127.00 $127.00 $578 —
508 value added 508 2 138.00 $138.00 $701 —
525 fancy 525 1 138.00 $138.00 $724 —
540 540 1 119.00 $119.00 $643 -16.58
565 565 1 117.00 $117.00 $661 -14.00
570–580 value added 571 15 141.00–150.00 $149.39 $853 —
665 value added 665 1 142.00 $142.00 $944 —
671 fancy 671 5 135.00 $135.00 $906 —
753 753 3 125.00 $125.00 $941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 114.00 $114.00 $467 —
480 480 1 113.00 $113.00 $542 —
725 725 1 93.00 $93.00 $674 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 fancy 475 3 166.00 $166.00 $788 +15.85
590 590 1 130.00 $130.00 $767 —
805 805 2 105.00 $105.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 101.00 $101.00 $677 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1625 1374 75-80% 14 58.00–68.00 $63.64 $874 —
1240–1915 1639 75-80% 7 69.00–75.00 $71.29 $1,168 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1530 1200 85-90% 4 40.00–45.00 $42.95 $515 +0.18
985–1530 1289 85-90% 9 30.00–39.00 $32.96 $425 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1140 1075 80-85% 2 53.00–55.00 $54.06 $581 —
1025–1405 1270 80-85% 5 50.00–52.00 $51.35 $652 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1945 1473 3 85.00–91.00 $89.49 $1,318 —
1245–2240 1792 7 93.00–103.00 $98.45 $1,764 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1560 1390 2 110.00–116.00 $112.63 $1,566 -2.39
1525 1525 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,372 —
1580–1635 1608 2 96.00–100.00 $98.03 $1,576 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 1 62.00 $62.00 $564 —

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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.