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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 30, 2022

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.10/cwt +37.10 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 567 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 429 394 453
Feeder cattle 116 104 77
Slaughter cattle 313 290 376

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to holiday but, slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher and much higher on higher quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were also trending higher today. Cows were trending higher with a good offering today and bulls were trending lower. All classes of feeder calves were trending higher with a good offering of 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
845–1135 1019 7 108.00–125.00 $118.89 $1,211 —
1250 1250 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,888 —
1085–1510 1300 11 123.00–135.00 $130.43 $1,696 -14.68
1310–1645 1412 32 140.00–149.50 $145.74 $2,058 —
1275–1655 1433 51 150.00–158.00 $152.79 $2,189 —
1710–1785 1752 3 110.00–116.00 $113.71 $1,992 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 181.00 $181.00 $425 —
260 260 1 172.00 $172.00 $447 —
350 350 1 175.00 $175.00 $612 —
415 415 1 176.00 $176.00 $730 +17.00
475–478 477 3 158.00–161.00 $159.00 $758 +6.67
498 fancy 498 2 170.00 $170.00 $847 +8.00
515–539 fancy 535 8 166.00–170.00 $169.52 $907 +9.34
550 fancy 550 1 169.00 $169.00 $930 +6.31
582 value added 582 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,030 —
608 608 3 144.00 $144.00 $876 +3.32
670 fancy 670 2 163.00 $163.00 $1,092 —
675 675 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,046 —
745 745 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,073 -7.00
750 fancy 750 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,222 —
800 800 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,192 +22.30

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1035 970 5 110.00–121.00 $113.11 $1,097 —
1000–1220 1103 6 103.00–120.00 $111.64 $1,231 -23.36
1060–1335 1167 5 124.00–135.00 $128.08 $1,495 +12.08
1210–1260 1235 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,828 +2.09
1180–1350 1253 3 151.50–153.00 $152.20 $1,907 —
1070–1630 1293 23 140.00–149.75 $144.68 $1,871 -0.76
1140–1560 1345 45 150.00–157.00 $153.44 $2,064 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 3 151.00–163.00 $156.54 $427 +21.54
305 fancy 305 1 169.00 $169.00 $515 +6.00
305–340 326 4 140.00–150.00 $144.79 $472 -5.21
360–385 373 2 130.00 $130.00 $485 -29.00
388–390 fancy 389 4 156.00–162.00 $160.49 $624 -8.19
415–447 fancy 438 5 150.00–170.00 $159.30 $698 -6.70
440 440 1 144.00 $144.00 $634 +0.65
450–485 466 4 147.00–152.00 $150.01 $699 +18.01
460–495 fancy 478 4 152.00–156.00 $153.93 $736 —
515 fancy 515 1 153.00 $153.00 $788 —
535 535 1 127.00 $127.00 $679 -12.00
550–585 fancy 565 8 152.00–155.00 $153.01 $865 —
570–575 573 3 130.00–134.00 $131.34 $753 +21.34
645 645 1 136.00 $136.00 $877 —
655–685 fancy 667 5 140.00–152.00 $149.04 $994 —
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 +3.00
745 fancy 745 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 110.00 $110.00 $253 —
510 510 1 112.00 $112.00 $571 +32.00
770 770 1 86.00 $86.00 $662 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 74.00 $74.00 $337 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 207.00 $207.00 $435 +57.00
260 fancy 260 1 201.00 $201.00 $523 —
260–275 268 2 160.00–197.00 $177.98 $477 —
345 fancy 345 2 182.00 $182.00 $628 —
350 350 1 170.00 $170.00 $595 +26.00
415 415 1 171.00 $171.00 $710 —
520 520 1 142.00 $142.00 $738 -0.88
555–589 585 8 147.00–149.00 $148.76 $870 —
600 600 1 144.00 $144.00 $864 —
698 698 3 121.00 $121.00 $845 —
980 980 1 95.00 $95.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 116.00 $116.00 $470 —
592 592 2 85.00 $85.00 $503 —
740 740 2 81.00 $81.00 $599 —
905 905 1 71.00 $71.00 $643 -19.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 1 86.00 $86.00 $752 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1660 1286 80-85% 18 50.00–59.00 $54.35 $699 —
1070–2000 1380 80-85% 24 60.00–67.00 $63.53 $877 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1250 981 85-90% 5 22.00–28.00 $25.40 $249 —
765–1320 1010 85-90% 10 30.00–38.00 $32.89 $332 -10.90
875–1250 1085 85-90% 7 40.00–48.00 $43.09 $468 +18.09
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1845 1508 75-80% 17 67.00–77.00 $71.17 $1,073 -11.83
1510–1615 1563 75-80% 2 78.00–83.00 $80.58 $1,259 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1695–2165 1982 65-75% 3 60.00–66.00 $62.83 $1,245 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1475 1428 2 61.00–70.00 $65.35 $933 -4.85
1350–1545 1448 2 96.00–100.00 $97.87 $1,417 +27.67
1240–1960 1590 4 80.00–85.00 $82.22 $1,307 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,062 —
1360–1800 1554 5 98.00–114.00 $105.98 $1,647 —
1545–1800 1670 5 120.00–130.00 $124.24 $2,075 +22.71
2015 2015 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,317 —

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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.