Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

409 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 409 429 346
Feeder cattle 88 116 88
Slaughter cattle 321 313 258

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers had instances of higher/lower with a good offering of steers and heifers and active bidding. Holstein slaughter steers had a light offering today. Cows were 5.00 to 8.00 lower with a good offering of cows this week and bulls were 2.00 to 8.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves were significantly lower this week.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1030 993 2 120.00–124.00 $121.92 $1,211 —
1115–1550 1285 15 130.00–138.00 $133.07 $1,710 -17.93
1265–1370 1311 4 120.00–125.00 $122.51 $1,606 -7.92
1155–1590 1348 48 140.00–149.50 $144.42 $1,947 —
1260–1525 1392 32 150.00–157.00 $152.89 $2,128 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 169.00 $169.00 $659 —
410 410 1 165.00 $165.00 $676 -11.00
465 fancy 465 2 170.00 $170.00 $790 ±0.00
510 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 —
582 582 2 130.00 $130.00 $757 —
683 683 5 145.00 $145.00 $990 -10.00
756 756 8 146.50 $146.50 $1,108 —
945 945 1 100.00 $100.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 110.00 $110.00 $346 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1025 1005 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $1,211 —
1010 1010 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,313 —
1035–1105 1068 3 85.00–91.00 $88.72 $948 —
1025–1340 1195 15 125.00–137.00 $132.05 $1,578 +3.97
1055–1420 1253 59 140.00–149.50 $144.96 $1,816 -7.24
1250–1285 1272 3 150.00–151.00 $150.33 $1,912 -1.87
1135–1440 1290 19 150.00–155.00 $151.36 $1,953 +6.68
1315 1315 1 149.50 $149.50 $1,966 -3.94
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 1 168.00 $168.00 $370 —
230 230 1 145.00 $145.00 $334 —
310–345 326 7 145.00–150.00 $146.62 $478 +1.83
355–390 fancy 373 2 141.00–145.00 $142.91 $533 -17.58
380–390 385 2 125.00–136.00 $130.57 $503 +0.57
410–445 428 2 128.00–134.00 $130.88 $560 -13.12
485 485 1 140.00 $140.00 $679 -10.01
510–540 526 4 110.00–125.00 $119.89 $631 -7.11
585 585 1 133.00 $133.00 $778 +1.66
652–690 665 3 116.00–119.00 $117.04 $778 -2.96
730 730 1 125.00 $125.00 $912 —
972 972 3 126.50 $126.50 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 100.00 $100.00 $455 —
510–530 520 2 95.00–100.00 $97.45 $507 -14.55

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 2 170.00–175.00 $172.60 $449 -5.38
290 fancy 290 1 189.00 $189.00 $548 -12.00
335 335 1 178.00 $178.00 $596 —
350–385 fancy 364 5 170.00–178.00 $173.38 $631 —
350–378 370 4 152.00–165.00 $157.18 $582 -12.82
425 425 1 146.00 $146.00 $620 -25.00
455–460 458 2 146.00–153.00 $149.52 $685 —
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 -22.00
555–560 558 2 120.00 $120.00 $670 -28.76
620 620 1 119.00 $119.00 $738 -25.00
733 733 3 110.00 $110.00 $806 —
1098 1098 2 96.00 $96.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 110.00–120.00 $114.87 $442 —
540 540 1 100.00 $100.00 $540 —
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 +25.00
765–795 775 3 76.00–88.00 $83.90 $650 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–935 862 75-80% 3 71.00–74.00 $72.42 $624 —
920–1940 1415 75-80% 14 66.00–75.00 $70.06 $991 —
995–1845 1429 75-80% 21 60.00–66.00 $62.82 $898 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1645 1227 80-85% 21 45.00–55.00 $49.56 $608 —
1090–1574 1310 80-85% 15 56.00–60.00 $58.10 $761 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1220 1072 85-90% 9 40.00–45.00 $41.39 $444 -1.70
940–1375 1123 85-90% 7 30.00–35.00 $31.06 $349 —
1375 1375 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $344 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1720 1460 4 65.00–75.00 $70.64 $1,031 —
1635–1800 1710 4 98.00–105.00 $100.52 $1,719 —
1370–2265 1865 8 81.00–97.00 $90.93 $1,696 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 146.50 $146.50 $1,934 —
1700 1700 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,870 —

↑ Back to top

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.