Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 25, 2022

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 316 280 296
Feeder cattle 80 71 38
Slaughter cattle 236 207 258
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter heifers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower today. Cows were 4.00 to 5.00 lower but good value on high dressing breaker cows and bull instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers and bulls sharply higher with a good offering of value added and 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
1105–1610 1341 27 130.00–138.50 $134.10 $1,798 —
1205–1600 1354 49 139.00–143.50 $141.33 $1,914 -4.57
1310–1555 1393 16 144.00–145.25 $144.55 $2,014 +1.97
1560 1560 1 110.50 $110.50 $1,724 —
1625–1640 1633 2 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $2,139 -7.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 fancy 410 1 160.00 $160.00 $656 —
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
485 value added 485 1 164.00 $164.00 $795 —
485 fancy 485 1 163.00 $163.00 $791 —
640 value added 640 2 150.00 $150.00 $960 —
785 785 1 127.00 $127.00 $997 -11.00
815 815 1 120.00 $120.00 $978 -5.00
855–860 858 2 126.00–127.00 $126.50 $1,085 —
895 value added 895 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,128 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,721 +0.48
1085–1530 1293 40 139.00–143.50 $141.31 $1,827 +6.79
1175–1550 1308 12 130.00–138.00 $135.89 $1,777 -9.50
1250–1375 1326 5 144.50–145.75 $145.11 $1,924 -0.28
1110–1545 1358 8 137.50–142.00 $139.81 $1,899 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 136.00 $136.00 $306 —
270 270 1 161.00 $161.00 $435 +41.00
330 330 1 125.00 $125.00 $412 -18.00
335–340 fancy 338 2 144.00–154.00 $149.04 $504 —
352–360 fancy 356 4 155.00–159.00 $156.98 $559 —
370–385 378 2 150.00–153.00 $151.47 $573 —
400 400 1 139.00 $139.00 $556 +19.00
400 fancy 400 2 157.00–159.00 $158.00 $632 +5.86
468 value added 468 2 160.00 $160.00 $749 —
485 fancy 485 2 155.00 $155.00 $752 —
497 497 3 148.00 $148.00 $736 —
555 value added 555 1 155.00 $155.00 $860 —
625 fancy 625 2 138.00 $138.00 $862 -2.73
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
735 735 1 125.00 $125.00 $919 -9.00
773 value added 773 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,013 —
780 780 1 114.00 $114.00 $889 —
815 815 1 114.00 $114.00 $929 —
880 880 1 108.00 $108.00 $950 -15.40
895 value added 895 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 111.00 $111.00 $433 —
435 435 1 115.00 $115.00 $500 —
550–555 553 2 110.00 $110.00 $608 —
965 965 1 96.00 $96.00 $926 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 125.00 $125.00 $450 -33.00
395 fancy 395 1 154.00 $154.00 $608 —
435–440 fancy 438 2 155.00–160.00 $157.51 $690 -0.43
450 fancy 450 1 155.00 $155.00 $698 —
465 465 1 136.00 $136.00 $632 —
500–535 512 3 127.00–129.00 $127.70 $654 —
542 fancy 542 3 162.00 $162.00 $878 —
550 550 1 121.00 $121.00 $666 —
575 fancy 575 1 153.00 $153.00 $880 —
600–615 fancy 608 2 145.00–146.00 $145.49 $885 —
690 690 1 125.00 $125.00 $862 —
720–728 724 4 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $840 —
770 770 1 112.00 $112.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 1 88.00 $88.00 $704 —
890 890 1 88.00 $88.00 $783 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1715 1317 75-80% 5 70.00–79.00 $75.45 $994 —
1195–1990 1437 75-80% 26 80.00–87.00 $82.15 $1,180 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $726 —
860–1865 1238 80-85% 6 50.00–57.00 $51.88 $642 -5.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1280 1153 85-90% 4 41.00–46.00 $43.45 $501 —
1320 1320 85-90% 1 31.00 $31.00 $409 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1615 1338 3 90.00–96.00 $93.77 $1,255 —
1320–1640 1480 2 100.00–114.00 $107.76 $1,595 —
1665–2375 1968 6 120.00–126.50 $123.74 $2,435 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1205 1151 5 85.00–88.00 $86.39 $994 —
1145–1770 1287 6 91.00–99.00 $94.37 $1,215 —
1415–1715 1613 3 121.00–129.00 $125.87 $2,030 —
1390–1925 1653 3 111.00–117.00 $114.93 $1,900 —

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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.