United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.26/cwt -17.74 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 428 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $168.32/cwt +15.08 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 387 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	257	239	326
Feeder cattle	114	78	132
Slaughter cattle	143	161	194

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 3.00 to 7.00 higher with slaughter heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher with active buyer participation and good quality this week. No comparison on Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows were 4.00 to 8.00 higher and bulls 5.00 higher with good value on high dressing cows and bulls. Feeder steers were trending lower and feeder heifers and bulls with instances of higher/lower but active buyer interest today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1455	1368	2	94.00–109.00	$101.98	$1,395	-37.58
1235–1630	1399	31	138.50–144.75	$142.13	$1,988	+2.57
1120–1570	1411	6	127.00–136.50	$132.34	$1,867	—
1255–1535	1424	18	145.00–148.50	$146.28	$2,083	—
1660	1660	1	138.50	$138.50	$2,299	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	178.00	$178.00	$623	+1.00
435 fancy	435	1	154.00	$154.00	$670	-21.00
440	440	1	131.00	$131.00	$576	-28.00
480	480	1	132.00	$132.00	$634	—
545	545	2	119.00–130.00	$124.50	$679	—
650–660	655	2	133.00–139.00	$136.02	$891	—
775	775	1	127.00	$127.00	$984	-8.00
830	830	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,079	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–465	460	2	125.00–126.00	$125.51	$577	—
525	525	1	116.00	$116.00	$609	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	141.00	$141.00	$409	+13.66
335	335	1	145.00	$145.00	$486	+18.35
355–360	358	2	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$474	-2.52
380 fancy	380	1	153.00	$153.00	$581	—
407–425 fancy	414	5	135.00–139.00	$137.36	$569	-15.64
400–445	435	9	120.00–132.00	$129.42	$563	—
455–470	462	3	120.00–127.00	$124.62	$576	—
465 fancy	465	2	137.00	$137.00	$637	—
500	500	1	136.00	$136.00	$680	-2.00
500–540 fancy	529	4	140.00–147.00	$141.91	$751	-5.09
560–570 fancy	563	3	138.00–141.00	$139.01	$783	-0.99
595	595	1	123.00	$123.00	$732	—
610–615 fancy	613	3	129.00–139.00	$132.32	$811	—
645	645	2	116.00	$116.00	$748	-9.00
650–651	651	5	120.00–125.00	$121.00	$788	—
730	730	1	126.00	$126.00	$920	+11.39
1055	1055	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,055	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1410	1235	5	140.00–144.00	$141.73	$1,750	+6.95
1095–1400	1259	19	138.00–144.75	$143.03	$1,801	—
1170–1510	1329	18	145.00–148.25	$146.39	$1,946	+7.51
1330	1330	1	134.50	$134.50	$1,789	-4.38
1415	1415	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,910	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	112.00	$112.00	$476	—
535	535	1	111.00	$111.00	$594	—
555	555	1	105.00	$105.00	$583	—
605–630	613	3	110.00–112.00	$111.32	$682	—
725	725	1	93.00	$93.00	$674	—
775–785	780	2	102.00–109.00	$105.52	$823	—
1010	1010	1	85.00	$85.00	$858	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	105.00	$105.00	$541	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	378	3	154.00–158.00	$156.64	$592	+36.64
380–399 fancy	390	10	166.00–177.00	$171.83	$670	+7.51
458 fancy	458	2	147.00	$147.00	$673	-5.96
480–495	488	2	125.00–130.00	$127.46	$622	-8.54
505	505	1	130.00	$130.00	$656	±0.00
515 fancy	515	2	150.00	$150.00	$772	—
575–585 fancy	581	5	149.00–160.00	$157.22	$913	—
585	585	2	144.00	$144.00	$842	—
628–635	629	5	120.00–127.00	$125.59	$790	—
665	665	1	126.00	$126.00	$838	—
775	775	1	98.00	$98.00	$760	—
815	815	4	85.00	$85.00	$693	—
985	985	1	87.00	$87.00	$857	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
742	742	3	90.00	$90.00	$668	—
842	842	2	91.00	$91.00	$766	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	130.00	$130.00	$526	—
455	455	1	110.00	$110.00	$500	—
740	740	1	93.00	$93.00	$688	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1545	1480	75-80%	4	80.00–81.00	$80.26	$1,188	—
970–2025	1483	75-80%	13	70.00–79.00	$75.45	$1,119	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1520	1306	80-85%	7	51.00–58.00	$55.37	$723	—
1250–1445	1345	80-85%	3	63.00–66.00	$64.07	$862	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	1	75.00	$75.00	$881	—
1210–1860	1605	3	98.00–101.00	$99.52	$1,597	—
2010–2310	2160	4	120.00–125.50	$121.78	$2,630	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1740–1885	1813	2	120.50	$120.50	$2,185	—

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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.