Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 27, 2022

328 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.45/cwt +10.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 722 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 328 338 308
Feeder cattle 85 27 68
Slaughter cattle 243 311 240

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to no coverage last week, but slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher with a good offering of higher quality steers and heifers and active bidding. Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower today. Cows were trending higher with bulls unevenly steady. Feeder steers and heifers were trending higher with some good groups of value added steers and heifers and feeder bulls trending higher with active bidding on all classes of feeders today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1080 1018 2 109.00–118.00 $113.22 $1,153 —
1030–1125 1050 5 130.00–136.50 $133.55 $1,402 —
1045–1480 1209 28 140.00–149.75 $146.21 $1,768 —
1135–1535 1315 78 150.00–155.50 $152.38 $2,004 -1.31
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 3 150.00 $150.00 $700 +2.00
500 fancy 500 1 167.00 $167.00 $835 —
542 value added 542 6 172.50 $172.50 $935 —
552 value added 552 3 171.00 $171.00 $944 —
595 595 1 130.00 $130.00 $774 —
700–708 705 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,043 +9.00
728 value added 728 8 150.00 $150.00 $1,092 —
790 790 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,027 —
930 930 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 116.00 $116.00 $597 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 1 110.00 $110.00 $984 —
960–1155 1050 3 130.50–137.50 $135.37 $1,421 —
1025–1390 1171 30 140.00–149.25 $145.56 $1,705 -1.95
1075–1490 1238 5 145.00–149.00 $146.73 $1,817 -6.05
1110–1335 1242 39 150.00–154.50 $151.83 $1,886 -0.95
1250 1250 1 151.50 $151.50 $1,894 +1.65
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 160.00 $160.00 $608 +14.00
418 fancy 418 3 160.00 $160.00 $669 —
442 442 2 146.00 $146.00 $645 —
507–538 value added 523 6 145.00–158.00 $151.69 $793 —
590 590 1 136.00 $136.00 $802 +14.00
624 value added 624 7 149.00 $149.00 $930 —
688 688 2 128.00 $128.00 $881 —
710 710 1 139.00 $139.00 $987 +13.00
855 855 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,026 —
908 908 4 85.00 $85.00 $772 —
975 975 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,072 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 110.00 $110.00 $517 —
615 615 1 82.00 $82.00 $504 —
685 685 1 100.00 $100.00 $685 —
765–788 780 3 90.00–91.00 $90.67 $707 —
852 852 2 90.00 $90.00 $767 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 141.00 $141.00 $578 —
465–498 490 4 144.00–157.00 $153.91 $754 —
550 fancy 550 1 165.00 $165.00 $908 —
872 872 2 101.00 $101.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 131.00 $131.00 $491 —
580 580 1 119.00 $119.00 $690 +4.00
745 745 1 102.00 $102.00 $760 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–2040 1420 75-80% 12 70.00–79.00 $75.46 $1,072 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1185 1158 80-85% 2 63.00–69.00 $66.07 $765 —
1065–1620 1209 80-85% 6 53.00–61.00 $59.57 $720 +4.40
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $228 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–2325 1341 12 101.00–114.00 $110.81 $1,486 —
1920–2395 2082 3 116.00–121.00 $119.15 $2,481 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,548 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1325 1181 6 69.00–75.00 $71.23 $841 —
1425–1550 1489 4 130.00–136.00 $133.52 $1,988 —
1515 1515 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,863 -12.16

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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.