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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

397 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.50/cwt ≈ $667/hd at 492 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.23/cwt +10.02 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 423 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.63/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 533 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 397 401 335
Feeder cattle 151 182 155
Slaughter cattle 241 219 180
Replacement cattle 5 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good offering of higher quality steers and heifers today. Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower this week. Cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and bulls 2.00 to 7.00 higher with a good offering of high dressing bulls today. Feeder steers were 8.00 lower and feeder heifers and bulls had instances of higher/lower with higher prices on preconditioned groups of heifers and bulls.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,606 —
1165–1455 1310 2 110.00–119.00 $114.00 $1,493 -16.08
1210–1530 1365 52 147.00–152.25 $149.10 $2,035 +5.98
1220–1600 1370 11 140.50–146.75 $144.16 $1,975 -2.71
1470 1470 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,132 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 fancy 473 3 170.00–181.00 $173.56 $821 -8.44
500 500 1 155.00 $155.00 $775 —
533 value added 533 5 171.00 $171.00 $911 —
590 590 1 138.00 $138.00 $814 —
660 660 1 139.00 $139.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 127.00 $127.00 $470 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,252 —
1135–1325 1231 4 125.00–134.00 $129.20 $1,590 -2.64
1085–1410 1246 23 141.50–146.50 $144.41 $1,799 +12.57
1145–1530 1296 44 147.00–151.00 $148.47 $1,924 —
1185–1500 1363 4 144.75–146.75 $145.55 $1,984 -0.45
1450 1450 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,392 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 141.00 $141.00 $367 +1.00
305–325 315 3 123.00–132.00 $127.29 $401 -11.34
350–368 359 5 125.00–141.00 $132.53 $476 -9.87
405–445 422 5 135.00–142.00 $139.45 $588 +20.98
424 fancy 424 9 150.00 $150.00 $636 +6.22
452–498 fancy 478 9 145.00–158.00 $152.84 $731 +1.12
495 495 2 129.00–141.00 $135.00 $668 +6.69
515–530 fancy 523 2 149.00–151.00 $150.01 $785 -6.94
510–545 525 3 120.00–134.00 $124.95 $656 -10.05
510–542 value added 538 8 160.00–166.00 $165.29 $889 +17.29
558–562 fancy 559 7 136.00–155.00 $149.54 $836 +7.54
585–598 591 5 115.00–122.00 $118.03 $698 -6.97
630 630 1 118.00 $118.00 $743 -4.00
615–638 fancy 632 4 138.00–146.00 $144.05 $910 +7.05
650 650 2 134.00 $134.00 $871 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 18 135.50 $135.50 $667 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 115.00 $115.00 $431 —
485 485 1 115.00 $115.00 $558 —
612 612 2 110.00 $110.00 $673 +19.00
800–845 823 2 84.00–110.00 $97.36 $801 —
925 925 1 84.00 $84.00 $777 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–264 263 6 140.00–152.00 $150.06 $395 +10.06
330 330 1 139.00 $139.00 $459 -19.00
375 fancy 375 3 175.00 $175.00 $656 —
380 380 2 140.00 $140.00 $532 -20.00
445 fancy 445 1 179.00 $179.00 $797 +1.03
450–470 fancy 460 2 165.00–179.00 $172.15 $792 -2.70
490 490 2 120.00–144.00 $132.00 $647 —
510–532 525 3 135.00–141.00 $139.06 $730 +7.59
545 fancy 545 2 154.00 $154.00 $839 +5.46
565 fancy 565 1 156.00 $156.00 $881 +2.94
570 570 2 121.00 $121.00 $690 +1.00
605–640 620 4 118.00–135.00 $125.58 $779 -12.43
665–670 668 3 114.00–122.00 $119.01 $795 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 —
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 —
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 —
700–710 705 3 96.00–108.00 $102.03 $719 —
770 770 1 81.00 $81.00 $624 —
810 810 2 84.00 $84.00 $680 —
965 965 1 71.00 $71.00 $685 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1735 1307 75-80% 20 73.00–79.00 $76.71 $1,003 —
1040–1990 1453 75-80% 8 80.00–83.00 $81.95 $1,191 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1375 1183 80-85% 9 50.00–58.00 $52.87 $625 +1.25
1130–1350 1208 80-85% 7 61.00–71.00 $67.78 $819 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1060 967 85-90% 3 45.00–48.00 $46.00 $445 +12.65
830–1320 1095 85-90% 10 30.00–41.00 $34.93 $382 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1340 1275 2 92.00–93.00 $92.53 $1,180 —
1150–1930 1578 8 96.00–111.00 $101.36 $1,599 —
1255–2175 1721 8 113.00–121.00 $117.91 $2,029 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1195 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $836
1475 1475 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,106
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 56.00 $56.00 $574
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 61.00 $61.00 $689

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 585.00 $585.00 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 1 90.00 $90.00 $886 —
1130–1285 1210 8 99.00–111.00 $104.64 $1,266 —
1195–1465 1330 2 113.00–118.00 $115.75 $1,539 —

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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.