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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 6, 2022

180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 595 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $147.00/cwt -13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 530 lb · 10 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.00/cwt -9.60 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 484 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 180 248 167
Feeder cattle 49 51 20
Slaughter cattle 131 197 147

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers and were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with a good offering of high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher today. Cows were 3.00 to 7.00 higher with a lighter offering this week and bulls 3.00 lower with a light offering. Feeder heifers were significantly higher with feeder bulls trending lower and no feeder steers today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 1 120.50 $120.50 $1,289 —
1070–1395 1233 2 133.00–140.00 $136.96 $1,689 —
1175–1430 1309 27 151.00–155.00 $152.42 $1,995 +0.58
1175–1550 1334 22 143.00–150.50 $148.84 $1,986 -3.00
1725 1725 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,450 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 1 135.50 $135.50 $1,443 +15.50
1105 1105 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,658 —
1065–1360 1230 21 142.50–150.75 $148.88 $1,831 —
1155–1395 1231 10 151.00–154.75 $151.85 $1,869 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 135.00 $135.00 $567 +14.52
484 484 10 139.00 $139.00 $673 +4.00
595 595 11 138.00 $138.00 $821 +17.00
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 —
715 715 1 121.00 $121.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 2 101.00 $101.00 $628 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 fancy 530 10 147.00 $147.00 $779 -13.00
705 fancy 705 7 131.00 $131.00 $924 —
768 768 3 121.00 $121.00 $929 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1445 1384 75-80% 4 80.00–86.00 $84.37 $1,168 -10.94
1255–1755 1494 75-80% 4 100.00–105.00 $102.77 $1,535 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1275 1128 80-85% 4 55.00–60.00 $57.75 $651 —
1100–1310 1205 80-85% 2 65.00–70.00 $67.72 $816 -1.91
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1115 1045 85-90% 3 45.00 $45.00 $470 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1078–1110 1086 4 85.00–90.00 $86.28 $937 —
1800 1800 1 113.00 $113.00 $2,034 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,720 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1435 1373 2 101.00–105.00 $103.09 $1,415 —
1375–1410 1393 2 75.00–85.00 $79.94 $1,114 —
1350–1600 1466 4 130.00–139.00 $133.62 $1,959 +23.88
1290–1675 1548 11 106.00–116.00 $112.93 $1,748 —
1635–1695 1665 2 121.00–127.50 $124.19 $2,068 —

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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.