United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 21, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	268	231	190
Feeder cattle	30	77	20
Slaughter cattle	238	143	170
Replacement cattle	—	11	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 lower and slaughter heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good offering of steers and heifers today. Holstein slaughter had instances of higher/lower. Cows were 2.00 to 8.00 higher and bulls 6.00 to 8.00 higher with active buyer participation today. Feeder steers were too few to compare with feeder heifers trending higher and feeder bulls had a light test this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1070	1002	3	100.00–125.00	$115.59	$1,158	—
1085–1190	1138	2	116.00–118.00	$117.05	$1,332	+37.05
1255–1585	1391	43	150.00–156.00	$152.90	$2,127	-3.57
1190–1595	1411	29	141.50–149.50	$147.16	$2,076	—
1275–1545	1444	6	125.00–135.00	$129.38	$1,868	—
1650	1650	1	149.00	$149.00	$2,458	+5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401 fancy	401	5	165.00	$165.00	$662	—
615	615	1	130.00	$130.00	$800	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	1	100.00	$100.00	$970	—
1270	1270	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,524	-16.76
1255–1310	1283	2	130.00–137.50	$133.83	$1,717	-2.93
1110–1520	1285	27	140.00–149.50	$146.88	$1,887	+10.12
1100–1470	1287	41	150.00–155.50	$151.92	$1,955	+15.16
1380	1380	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,380	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	135.00	$135.00	$371	—
482 fancy	482	3	140.00	$140.00	$675	—
492	492	5	135.00	$135.00	$664	+15.00
600–608	605	3	120.00–124.00	$122.68	$742	-1.99
665	665	1	119.00	$119.00	$791	—
712	712	4	122.00	$122.00	$869	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	112.00	$112.00	$353	—
550	550	1	96.00	$96.00	$528	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	78.00	$78.00	$324	—
450	450	1	70.00	$70.00	$315	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	60.00	$60.00	$279	—
550	550	1	66.00	$66.00	$363	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1435	1282	80-85%	7	48.00–56.00	$53.06	$680	+1.01
990–1930	1386	80-85%	20	58.00–67.00	$61.77	$856	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1030	980	75-80%	2	79.00–84.00	$81.37	$797	—
1070–1885	1460	75-80%	14	65.00–73.00	$67.54	$986	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–965	908	85-90%	3	20.00–25.00	$22.08	$200	—
925–1055	995	85-90%	3	35.00–36.00	$35.65	$355	+10.65
815–1250	1048	85-90%	8	41.00–43.00	$41.29	$433	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1970	1588	5	89.00–100.00	$96.00	$1,524	-2.73
1525–2205	1816	5	101.00–117.00	$105.36	$1,913	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1735	1622	5	117.00–124.00	$119.85	$1,944	—
1640–1770	1705	2	95.00–114.00	$104.14	$1,776	—
1920	1920	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,920	—

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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.