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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 30, 2022

301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 301 267 355
Feeder cattle 123 65 133
Slaughter cattle 178 202 222

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter steers and heifers were 1.00 higher with still good value on higher quality steers and heifers. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with active bidding today and bulls 1.00 lower this week. Feeder steers were trending higher and feeder heifers 1.00 to 8.00 higher with feeder bulls sharply higher with a good offering of fancy type feeders and active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1335 1288 3 135.50–136.50 $136.17 $1,754 +1.73
1235–1480 1360 4 146.00–147.25 $146.69 $1,995 +4.18
1180–1570 1388 31 138.00–145.00 $142.50 $1,978 -3.95
1450 1450 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,030 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 fancy 360 1 177.00 $177.00 $637 —
420 420 1 152.00 $152.00 $638 —
426 fancy 426 4 173.00 $173.00 $737 —
460 460 1 160.00 $160.00 $736 —
505–510 508 2 147.00–162.00 $154.54 $785 —
545 fancy 545 1 170.00 $170.00 $926 —
570 570 1 151.00 $151.00 $861 —
615–635 fancy 625 2 154.00–155.00 $154.49 $966 —
721 fancy 721 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,053 —
752 fancy 752 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,075 —
765–770 768 2 126.00–135.00 $130.51 $1,002 —
830 value added 830 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 124.00 $124.00 $502 —
600 600 1 121.00 $121.00 $726 —
975 975 1 89.00 $89.00 $868 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1550 1301 58 140.00–145.50 $142.77 $1,857 —
1245–1445 1367 3 138.00–142.00 $139.92 $1,913 -6.78
1370 1370 1 146.75 $146.75 $2,010 +0.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 132.00–137.00 $134.50 $424 —
395 fancy 395 1 153.00 $153.00 $604 —
402 fancy 402 2 153.00 $153.00 $615 —
415 415 1 138.00 $138.00 $573 —
465 fancy 465 1 145.00 $145.00 $674 -1.00
478 478 2 131.00 $131.00 $626 +1.00
533 fancy 533 3 149.00 $149.00 $794 —
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 +8.00
558–575 fancy 561 5 143.00–148.00 $146.98 $825 +7.98
580 580 2 137.00 $137.00 $795 —
610 610 1 138.00 $138.00 $842 +8.00
620 fancy 620 1 144.00 $144.00 $893 —
650–653 fancy 652 5 141.00–145.00 $143.40 $935 —
673–685 676 4 120.00–126.00 $121.52 $821 —
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 —
792 792 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,045 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 2 101.00 $101.00 $487 —
578 578 2 111.00 $111.00 $642 —
685 685 1 96.00 $96.00 $658 -10.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 102.00 $102.00 $311 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 fancy 300 1 170.00 $170.00 $510 —
300 300 1 146.00 $146.00 $438 —
350–370 357 3 140.00–155.00 $145.19 $518 +1.19
360–395 fancy 388 5 156.00–162.00 $158.85 $616 —
412–448 fancy 430 7 159.00–167.00 $163.18 $702 —
430 430 1 140.00 $140.00 $602 -10.00
475–485 480 2 141.00–152.00 $146.56 $703 —
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 —
560–562 fancy 562 5 156.00–158.00 $157.60 $886 +11.60
595 595 1 144.00 $144.00 $857 +14.00
610 fancy 610 2 149.00 $149.00 $909 ±0.00
629 629 4 130.00 $130.00 $818 —
730 730 1 129.00 $129.00 $942 —
755–795 782 3 113.00–125.00 $116.86 $914 +1.86
805 805 1 116.00 $116.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 130.00 $130.00 $413 —
750–798 782 3 85.00–111.00 $93.31 $730 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1595 1235 75-80% 15 70.00–79.00 $75.21 $929 —
1015–1795 1456 75-80% 21 80.00–90.00 $84.24 $1,227 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1415 1040 80-85% 16 51.00–58.00 $53.98 $561 —
1055–1350 1177 80-85% 3 61.00 $61.00 $718 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–980 873 85-90% 2 35.00–37.00 $36.12 $315 —
945–1135 1055 85-90% 4 25.00–31.00 $29.66 $313 +6.66
935–1425 1186 85-90% 4 41.00–46.00 $44.70 $530 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,053 —
1230–1695 1461 4 101.00–110.00 $105.46 $1,541 —
1710–2220 2020 5 116.00–125.00 $120.64 $2,437 —

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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.