Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 2, 2022

183 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 183 347 316
Feeder cattle 37 99 122
Slaughter cattle 146 248 194

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 1.00 higher and good value on higher quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were too few this week to compare. Cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher today. Feeder steers were too few to compare and feeder heifers had instances of higher/lower with feeder bulls trending lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,254 —
1160–1320 1240 2 128.00–128.50 $128.27 $1,591 —
1115–1605 1420 38 130.00–139.50 $136.78 $1,942 —
1235–1575 1421 22 140.00–149.00 $141.91 $2,017 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–585 573 2 124.00–134.00 $129.11 $740 -15.89
855 855 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,112 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 1 129.50 $129.50 $1,301 —
1055 1055 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,213 —
1015–1280 1128 3 125.00–129.50 $126.70 $1,429 —
1250–1255 1253 2 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $1,735 —
1170–1470 1314 19 132.00–139.50 $136.93 $1,799 -4.42
1205–1525 1347 23 140.00–145.00 $141.46 $1,905 +0.11
1365 1365 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,911 +4.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–442 427 4 120.00–124.00 $123.06 $525 -5.94
460–490 475 2 122.00–124.00 $123.03 $584 -3.97
517–520 519 6 122.00–123.00 $122.50 $636 +3.50
580 580 2 124.00 $124.00 $719 +7.00
640 640 1 111.00 $111.00 $710 —
718 718 2 108.00 $108.00 $775 —
755 755 1 109.00 $109.00 $823 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 105.00 $105.00 $556 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 135.00 $135.00 $533 —
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 —
428 fancy 428 3 139.00 $139.00 $595 —
500 500 1 117.00 $117.00 $585 —
615 615 2 112.00 $112.00 $689 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 107.00 $107.00 $578 —
620–625 623 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $626 —
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 —
780 780 1 80.00 $80.00 $624 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1665 1544 75-80% 10 61.00–69.00 $66.20 $1,022 —
1565–1930 1748 75-80% 2 71.00 $71.00 $1,241 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1375 1150 85-90% 2 26.00–28.00 $27.20 $313 —
1155 1155 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $520 —
1090–1370 1223 85-90% 4 36.00–38.00 $36.52 $447 -6.43
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1450 1375 80-85% 2 51.00 $51.00 $701 —
1300–1485 1393 80-85% 2 55.00–57.00 $56.07 $781 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1740 1740 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,740 —
1665–2025 1802 3 90.00–96.00 $93.17 $1,679 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,530 -3.03
1660 1660 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,826 —

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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.