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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $159.94/cwt +39.94 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 526 lb · 12 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.97/cwt -3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 807 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 352 301 279
Feeder cattle 109 123 147
Slaughter cattle 243 178 132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were mostly steady with a good offering of steers and heifers today. Holstein slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher with some high quality Holsteins this week. Cows were 1.00 to 8.00 higher with a good offering breaker cows and bulls had instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers were significantly lower with feeder heifers instances of higher/lower and feeder bulls significantly higher with a good offering of fancy type feeders this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,108 —
1100–1585 1346 60 138.00–145.75 $142.91 $1,924 —
1020–1515 1348 6 125.00–136.00 $132.34 $1,784 —
1285–1525 1386 14 146.00–150.00 $147.29 $2,041 +4.79
1660 1660 1 140.50 $140.50 $2,332 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 fancy 375 1 176.00 $176.00 $660 -1.00
450 450 1 160.00 $160.00 $720 ±0.00
520 520 1 141.00 $141.00 $733 -13.54
561 fancy 561 6 169.50 $169.50 $951 —
580 580 1 131.00 $131.00 $760 -20.00
625 fancy 625 1 150.00 $150.00 $938 -4.49
635 635 1 141.00 $141.00 $895 —
675 675 2 133.00 $133.00 $898 —
679–680 fancy 679 5 144.00–151.00 $149.60 $1,016 —
715 715 1 136.00 $136.00 $972 —
752–772 762 4 137.00–138.00 $137.51 $1,048 +7.00
802–815 806 3 113.00–123.00 $116.37 $938 —
803–840 fancy 808 7 131.00–140.00 $138.66 $1,120 —
905 905 1 100.00 $100.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 109.00 $109.00 $425 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–970 940 2 110.00–112.00 $110.97 $1,043 —
970–1485 1209 4 125.00–137.50 $133.00 $1,608 —
1040–1500 1246 44 138.50–145.75 $142.88 $1,780 —
1210–1315 1265 6 140.00–145.50 $143.41 $1,814 —
1235–1470 1314 9 146.00–150.75 $147.62 $1,940 +4.85
1460 1460 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,161 —
1465 1465 1 136.50 $136.50 $2,000 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 fancy 332 3 151.00–169.00 $156.70 $520 —
335 335 1 134.00 $134.00 $449 -0.50
350–395 380 3 141.00–155.00 $145.30 $552 —
422–430 424 4 142.00–144.00 $143.49 $608 +5.49
439 fancy 439 3 166.00 $166.00 $729 —
505–535 520 2 116.00–125.00 $120.63 $627 +0.63
545 fancy 545 1 149.00 $149.00 $812 ±0.00
565 565 1 134.00 $134.00 $757 -3.00
575 fancy 575 1 147.00 $147.00 $845 +0.02
604 fancy 604 4 152.00 $152.00 $918 +8.00
610–630 620 4 129.00–134.00 $131.99 $818 -6.01
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 ±0.00
785–798 794 3 120.00–126.00 $121.98 $969 -10.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–745 728 2 92.00–100.00 $96.10 $700 —
785 785 1 82.00 $82.00 $644 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 112.00 $112.00 $549 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 fancy 325 2 180.00 $180.00 $585 +10.00
385 fancy 385 1 179.00 $179.00 $689 +20.15
405–445 fancy 418 3 161.00 $161.00 $673 -2.18
425 425 1 164.00 $164.00 $697 +24.00
510 510 1 146.00 $146.00 $745 +26.00
505–535 fancy 527 11 155.00–163.00 $161.21 $850 —
570–585 fancy 580 3 155.00–157.00 $156.34 $907 -1.26
630 630 1 121.00 $121.00 $762 -9.00
670–690 680 2 127.00–133.00 $129.96 $884 —
725 725 3 121.00–123.00 $122.33 $887 -6.67
782 782 2 115.00 $115.00 $899 -1.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 1 91.00 $91.00 $792 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1820 1303 75-80% 21 70.00–79.00 $75.26 $981 —
1170–2080 1568 75-80% 22 80.00–92.00 $84.12 $1,319 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1300 1174 80-85% 6 63.00–71.00 $66.20 $777 +5.20
1045–1495 1225 80-85% 10 50.00–61.00 $55.14 $675 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–980 945 85-90% 2 31.00–36.00 $33.41 $316 —
965–1420 1072 85-90% 7 41.00–48.00 $45.51 $488 +15.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1345 1303 3 110.00–111.00 $110.33 $1,438 —
1705–2170 1903 5 116.00–121.00 $117.68 $2,239 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1285 1225 2 120.00–126.00 $122.85 $1,505 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1690 1425 3 111.00–119.00 $116.33 $1,658 —
1245–1880 1497 3 120.00–130.00 $124.43 $1,863 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1785 1513 6 116.00–125.00 $120.99 $1,831 —
1510–1630 1554 4 127.00–130.00 $128.77 $2,001 —

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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.