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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 3, 2022

204 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 204 328 298
Feeder cattle 12 85 79
Slaughter cattle 192 243 219

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 3.00 lower with lower packer interest this week. Holstein slaughter steers were also 3.00 lower today. Cows were 1.00 higher with good value on breaker cows and active bidding and bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. With a light offering of feeder calves today they were too few to compare and were trending lower. h

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,171 —
905–1055 980 2 110.00–115.00 $112.31 $1,101 —
1095 1095 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,506 —
1065–1585 1297 37 140.00–147.75 $145.59 $1,888 —
1165–1490 1312 31 148.00–150.50 $149.02 $1,955 -3.36
1395–1565 1480 2 145.00–147.50 $146.18 $2,163 —
1670 1670 1 145.50 $145.50 $2,430 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 102.00 $102.00 $490 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,124 -30.37
1105 1105 1 136.50 $136.50 $1,508 —
1075–1425 1214 43 140.00–147.50 $145.21 $1,763 -1.52
1160–1515 1264 7 148.00–149.25 $148.47 $1,877 -3.03
995–1550 1292 3 135.00–139.75 $137.93 $1,782 —
1240–1480 1354 4 140.00–145.50 $142.16 $1,925 —
1460 1460 1 149.00 $149.00 $2,175 —
1630 1630 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,184 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 -26.00
605 605 1 114.00 $114.00 $690 —
925 925 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,027 +26.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 1 99.00 $99.00 $817 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 1 102.00 $102.00 $811 +11.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 —
420 420 1 128.00 $128.00 $538 -13.00
635 635 1 116.00 $116.00 $737 —
675 675 1 111.00 $111.00 $749 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 106.00 $106.00 $456 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1565 1285 75-80% 11 80.00–89.00 $82.35 $1,058 —
1175–1755 1360 75-80% 4 73.00–79.00 $77.27 $1,051 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1490 1171 80-85% 6 50.00–56.00 $51.74 $606 -14.33
1075–1285 1180 80-85% 2 65.00–68.00 $66.63 $786 +0.56
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $370 —
1050 1050 85-90% 1 26.00 $26.00 $273 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1665 1476 4 81.00–89.00 $85.10 $1,256 —
1820–1955 1865 4 110.00–117.00 $113.45 $2,116 —
1935 1935 2 121.00 $121.00 $2,341 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,549 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1430 1278 3 91.00–101.00 $97.86 $1,251 —
1190–1485 1316 7 107.00–119.00 $112.40 $1,479 —
1390–1560 1501 8 128.00–133.00 $129.90 $1,950 +6.90
1530–1625 1578 3 125.00–127.00 $126.01 $1,988 —

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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.