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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 172 394 255
Feeder cattle 46 125 74
Slaughter cattle 125 269 181
Replacement cattle 1 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to no coverage last week , but slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher on the higher quality steers and heifers with a light offering today. Holstein slaughter steers were also trending lower today. Cows were trending mostly steady with a good offering and bulls trending lower. All classes of feeder calves were trending sharply lower today compared to past weeks.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1440 1321 9 141.50–150.00 $147.74 $1,952 -4.68
1325 1325 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,789 -11.61
1210–1530 1348 5 151.00–158.00 $153.86 $2,074 +7.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,260 —
900–920 913 3 155.00–156.00 $155.33 $1,418 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 125.00 $125.00 $381 -44.34
320 fancy 320 1 162.00 $162.00 $518 —
357–395 fancy 367 4 158.00 $158.00 $580 —
370–390 377 3 141.00–144.00 $142.96 $539 -26.04
405–423 fancy 420 6 157.00–163.00 $157.96 $663 -11.23
428 428 3 120.00 $120.00 $514 -41.00
455 455 1 131.00 $131.00 $596 -15.92
550–565 558 2 125.00–138.00 $131.41 $733 —
665 665 1 147.00 $147.00 $978 —
805 805 1 124.00 $124.00 $998 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1300 1225 7 143.00–150.50 $147.72 $1,810 —
1215–1285 1255 5 151.50–153.50 $152.09 $1,909 +0.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 120.00 $120.00 $288 —
325 325 1 110.00 $110.00 $358 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 160.00 $160.00 $456 -8.58
320 320 1 142.00 $142.00 $454 -13.00
382 382 2 162.00 $162.00 $619 —
415–445 fancy 425 3 150.00–158.00 $155.21 $660 -22.79
440 440 1 120.00 $120.00 $528 —
450–452 451 3 121.00–130.00 $123.99 $559 -11.01
455–485 fancy 470 2 149.00–150.00 $149.52 $703 -13.57
508–520 512 3 134.00–135.00 $134.66 $689 -20.34
570 570 1 126.00 $126.00 $718 -15.00
600–645 630 3 125.00–140.00 $129.76 $817 -23.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 120.00 $120.00 $450 —
460 460 1 112.00 $112.00 $515 —
745 745 1 100.00 $100.00 $745 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1685 1318 80-85% 8 63.00–73.00 $70.02 $923 —
1180–1565 1422 80-85% 8 50.00–62.00 $55.09 $783 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1775 1470 75-80% 11 74.00–84.00 $76.84 $1,130 —
1620–1795 1708 75-80% 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,469 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1490 1286 85-90% 4 30.00–40.00 $37.12 $477 —
1195–1465 1347 85-90% 3 41.00 $41.00 $552 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1275 1213 2 121.00–126.00 $123.63 $1,500 —
1135–1440 1284 5 79.00–84.00 $80.99 $1,040 —
1620–2340 1961 5 101.00–111.00 $107.15 $2,101 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1145 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 43.00 $43.00 $108 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,375 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,637 +39.61
1545–1720 1628 6 120.00–126.00 $122.32 $1,991 —
1705–1815 1760 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,760 —

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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.