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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.34/cwt +17.25 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 520 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $173.27/cwt ≈ $739/hd at 427 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.62/cwt +9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 565 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 364 352 343
Feeder cattle 131 109 80
Slaughter cattle 233 243 263

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were selling mostly steady this week with a good offering of both steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 lower today. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower but good value on high dressing breaker cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder heifers instances of higher/lower and feeder bulls significantly higher and a good offering of value added and fancy type feeders.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1370 1235 4 124.50–137.00 $131.00 $1,618 —
1315 1315 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,867 -0.91
1040–1550 1346 52 138.00–145.75 $143.35 $1,929 +0.44
1270–1510 1391 12 146.00–148.00 $146.81 $2,042 -0.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–442 426 6 160.00–166.00 $162.89 $694 —
424–445 value added 427 7 166.00–185.00 $182.17 $778 —
560–561 value added 561 10 163.00–175.00 $173.80 $975 —
577 fancy 577 3 173.00 $173.00 $998 +3.50
600–642 fancy 621 6 150.00–160.00 $155.17 $964 +5.17
640 640 2 128.00 $128.00 $819 -13.00
860 860 1 95.00 $95.00 $817 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1335 1193 4 112.00–121.00 $118.33 $1,412 —
980–1360 1221 8 126.00–137.50 $132.97 $1,624 -0.03
1055–1480 1263 50 138.00–145.75 $143.00 $1,806 -0.41
1145–1385 1296 6 139.25–145.00 $141.59 $1,835 -1.82
1145–1415 1298 16 146.00–148.25 $146.90 $1,907 +3.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 161.00 $161.00 $483 +27.00
360–392 383 9 140.00–143.00 $140.85 $539 -4.45
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 -3.49
436 value added 436 7 151.00 $151.00 $658 —
438–445 fancy 440 3 143.00–147.00 $145.65 $641 -20.35
455–483 476 4 141.00–148.00 $146.33 $697 —
500–548 value added 519 10 144.00–157.00 $151.51 $786 —
502–526 fancy 519 16 143.00–152.00 $150.24 $780 +1.24
515–535 526 4 121.00–130.00 $125.29 $659 +4.66
690 690 1 126.00 $126.00 $869 —
703 value added 703 3 140.00 $140.00 $984 —
1000 1000 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 130.00 $130.00 $228 —
370 370 1 113.00 $113.00 $418 —
580 580 1 110.00 $110.00 $638 —
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 +18.00
840 840 1 90.00 $90.00 $756 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 176.00 $176.00 $493 —
398 398 2 164.00 $164.00 $653 —
415 415 1 138.00 $138.00 $573 -26.00
460 460 1 134.00 $134.00 $616 —
498 fancy 498 2 160.00 $160.00 $797 —
505 fancy 505 1 163.00 $163.00 $823 +1.79
535 535 1 145.00 $145.00 $776 -1.00
573–590 fancy 577 4 158.00–160.00 $158.51 $915 +2.17
600 fancy 600 3 155.00 $155.00 $930 —
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 +19.00
680 680 1 124.00 $124.00 $843 -5.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 111.00 $111.00 $522 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1800 1343 75-80% 27 71.00–79.00 $75.69 $1,017 —
1210–1985 1507 75-80% 17 80.00–87.00 $82.84 $1,248 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1225 1122 80-85% 5 50.00–57.00 $52.31 $587 —
925–1545 1182 80-85% 7 61.00–69.00 $65.09 $769 -1.11
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1110 964 85-90% 6 30.00–35.00 $31.21 $301 —
895–1350 1148 85-90% 3 41.00–46.00 $43.26 $497 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1145 1118 2 80.00 $80.00 $894 —
1650–2345 1948 6 116.00–125.00 $119.41 $2,326 —
1810–2215 2013 2 111.00–115.00 $113.20 $2,279 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1630 1517 6 116.00–121.00 $118.50 $1,798 -2.49
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 77.00 $77.00 $358 —

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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.