United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 20, 2022

401 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.59/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 471 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $172.36/cwt +21.03 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 475 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.74/cwt +7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 522 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	401	364	319
Feeder cattle	182	131	81
Slaughter cattle	219	233	238

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 1.00 lower this week with a lighter offering today. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a good offering of cows and bulls instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers were significantly higher and feeder heifers instances of higher/lower and feeder bulls trending lower with increased buyer participation on weaned and preconditioned packages of all feeders today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1220	1135	2	110.00–112.00	$111.07	$1,261	—
1150–1575	1331	14	125.00–137.00	$130.08	$1,731	-13.27
1240–1595	1364	27	140.00–145.50	$143.12	$1,952	-3.69
1280–1455	1373	7	146.00–148.00	$146.87	$2,017	+0.06
1620	1620	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,187	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	182.00	$182.00	$528	—
353 value added	353	3	182.00	$182.00	$642	—
410–422 fancy	412	11	171.00–180.00	$178.32	$735	—
405–448 value added	434	3	181.00–183.00	$182.38	$792	+0.21
465–478 value added	475	5	184.00–186.00	$185.41	$881	—
485 fancy	485	3	182.00	$182.00	$883	—
515–540 fancy	528	2	163.00–164.00	$163.49	$863	—
562 fancy	562	9	178.00	$178.00	$1,000	+5.00
615 fancy	615	2	155.00	$155.00	$953	-0.17
640	640	1	142.00	$142.00	$909	+14.00
720 fancy	720	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,030	—
725–735	730	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$909	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	118.00	$118.00	$802	—
760	760	1	121.00	$121.00	$920	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	119.00	$119.00	$756	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1455	1219	10	126.50–138.00	$131.84	$1,607	-1.13
1160–1475	1313	8	138.00–145.25	$142.59	$1,872	—
1115–1485	1328	47	138.00–145.75	$142.85	$1,897	—
1375	1375	1	146.00	$146.00	$2,008	—
1420–1430	1425	2	135.00–136.75	$135.87	$1,936	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	140.00	$140.00	$357	—
305–345	315	4	135.00–140.00	$138.63	$437	-22.37
355–360 fancy	356	4	151.00–159.00	$156.98	$559	—
355–395	377	7	140.00–146.00	$142.40	$537	+1.55
408–435 fancy	417	3	134.00–149.00	$143.78	$600	-1.87
425–445	435	2	117.00–120.00	$118.47	$515	-21.53
440 value added	440	1	149.00	$149.00	$656	-2.00
452–482 fancy	468	11	140.00–159.00	$151.72	$710	—
475 value added	475	1	145.00	$145.00	$689	—
480–485	483	3	120.00–135.00	$128.31	$620	-18.02
500–522 fancy	520	12	143.00–159.00	$156.95	$816	+6.71
530 value added	530	1	148.00	$148.00	$784	-3.51
535	535	1	135.00	$135.00	$722	+9.71
586 value added	586	4	147.00	$147.00	$861	—
590 fancy	590	1	142.00	$142.00	$838	—
595	595	1	125.00	$125.00	$744	—
620–635 fancy	628	3	134.00–139.00	$137.00	$860	—
640	640	1	122.00	$122.00	$781	—
670	670	1	130.00	$130.00	$871	+4.00
805	805	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,046	—
905	905	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,041	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	100.00	$100.00	$410	—
565	565	1	115.00	$115.00	$650	+5.00
608	608	2	91.00	$91.00	$553	—
685–687	687	4	91.00–93.00	$91.50	$629	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	140.00	$140.00	$378	-36.00
348	348	2	158.00	$158.00	$550	—
355	355	1	160.00	$160.00	$568	—
412–445 fancy	430	5	165.00–186.00	$177.97	$765	—
450	450	1	140.00	$140.00	$630	+6.00
460–486 fancy	477	13	166.00–179.00	$174.85	$834	+14.85
510–515	513	2	126.00–137.00	$131.47	$674	-13.53
520–548 fancy	539	3	145.00–156.00	$148.54	$801	-14.46
560	560	1	120.00	$120.00	$672	—
565–595 fancy	575	9	146.00–160.00	$153.06	$880	-5.45
632 fancy	632	5	149.00	$149.00	$942	-6.00
630–638	635	3	136.00–139.00	$138.01	$876	-1.99
720–745	733	2	113.00–119.00	$115.95	$850	—
765	765	1	128.00	$128.00	$979	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1740	1371	75-80%	19	79.00–91.00	$81.65	$1,119	—
1060–1730	1379	75-80%	36	70.00–78.00	$74.96	$1,034	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1490	1179	80-85%	9	49.00–56.00	$51.62	$609	-13.47
980–1575	1258	80-85%	11	59.00–68.00	$63.38	$797	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1305	999	85-90%	6	30.00–38.00	$33.35	$333	+2.14
1010–1290	1170	85-90%	5	41.00–48.00	$43.02	$503	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1860	1423	5	91.00–106.00	$100.27	$1,427	—
1435	1435	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,220	—
2180	2180	1	121.00	$121.00	$2,638	—
2910	2910	1	101.00	$101.00	$2,939	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570	1570	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,947	—
1500–1685	1581	6	115.00–121.00	$118.14	$1,868	—

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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.