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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.91/cwt +12.91 vs last sale · ≈ $993/hd at 725 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 280 295 189
Feeder cattle 71 84 61
Slaughter cattle 207 211 127
Replacement cattle 2 — 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to no coverage but, all classes of slaughter steers and heifers were trending lower with a good offering of higher quality steers and heifers. Holstein steers and heifers had some high quality today. Cows were unevenly steady with bulls instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers and feeder heifers were trending lower with feeder bulls trending higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1430 1272 11 126.00–138.50 $134.90 $1,716 +3.93
1240–1505 1355 38 145.00–147.00 $145.90 $1,977 +2.06
1185–1625 1365 41 139.50–144.75 $142.58 $1,946 -1.26
1610 1610 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,222 —
1630 1630 1 138.25 $138.25 $2,253 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 146.00 $146.00 $548 -4.00
410–445 428 2 145.00–146.00 $145.52 $623 —
513 fancy 513 3 152.00 $152.00 $780 —
555 fancy 555 2 151.00 $151.00 $838 —
572–578 575 4 141.00–146.00 $143.49 $825 -14.51
620 fancy 620 4 151.00 $151.00 $936 -12.00
670 fancy 670 1 147.00 $147.00 $985 —
720 720 1 136.00 $136.00 $979 -9.00
780 780 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,076 —
835 835 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,044 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,428 —
1060–1540 1240 43 140.00–144.75 $142.64 $1,769 —
1120–1570 1268 7 129.00–138.00 $134.52 $1,706 -8.21
1170–1485 1302 13 145.00–146.25 $145.39 $1,893 —
1540 1540 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,125 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 fancy 280 1 135.00 $135.00 $378 —
285 285 1 120.00 $120.00 $342 -20.69
325 325 1 143.00 $143.00 $465 —
405 405 1 120.00 $120.00 $486 -16.00
425–445 fancy 435 2 146.00–158.00 $152.14 $662 -9.86
535 535 2 142.00 $142.00 $760 +11.03
535 fancy 535 3 153.00 $153.00 $819 +1.00
555 fancy 555 2 149.00 $149.00 $827 -7.00
595 595 1 140.00 $140.00 $833 +14.00
613–620 fancy 615 4 134.00–143.00 $140.73 $865 —
630 630 1 131.00 $131.00 $825 —
712 712 7 134.00 $134.00 $954 +10.00
748 value added 748 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,062 —
850–868 858 7 120.00–126.00 $123.40 $1,059 —
1192 1192 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,430 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–635 628 3 116.00–121.00 $119.32 $749 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 142.00 $142.00 $433 +0.21
365 365 1 158.00 $158.00 $577 +19.06
400–425 fancy 413 2 156.00–160.00 $157.94 $652 +1.94
500–505 fancy 503 2 141.00–142.00 $141.50 $712 -21.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 95.00 $95.00 $489 -18.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1525 1250 75-80% 12 72.00–79.00 $74.83 $935 -0.79
1525–1650 1593 75-80% 4 80.00–87.00 $83.80 $1,335 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1590 1133 80-85% 9 63.00–70.00 $67.76 $768 —
1115–1285 1205 80-85% 3 51.00–61.00 $57.14 $689 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $354 —
1310–1510 1410 85-90% 2 41.00–46.00 $43.68 $616 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–2160 1717 3 96.00–116.00 $106.30 $1,825 —
1835–2265 2037 3 123.00–127.00 $125.06 $2,547 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1530 1449 4 130.00–138.00 $133.36 $1,932 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630–1775 1703 2 129.00 $129.00 $2,197 —

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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.