United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 4, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	259	64
Feeder cattle	37	7
Slaughter cattle	222	57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher and a good offering of slaughter steers and heifers with higher packer inquiry this week. No Holstein slaughter steers last to compare. Cows and bulls were too few last week but, both were trending higher. Feeder calves had a light test last last week but all feeder were trending steady to higher today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1240	1173	2	135.00–136.00	$135.53	$1,590	+1.53
1130–1515	1315	19	140.00–150.00	$146.15	$1,922	—
1240–1560	1360	31	151.00–160.00	$155.13	$2,110	+3.79
1750	1750	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,925	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	156.00	$156.00	$772	—
680	680	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,000	—
785	785	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,075	+12.00
858	858	4	141.00	$141.00	$1,210	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	110.00	$110.00	$280	—
347	347	3	104.00	$104.00	$361	—
400–435	418	2	100.00–125.00	$113.02	$472	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1155	1088	5	110.00–120.00	$116.56	$1,268	—
1205–1225	1215	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,640	-15.50
1250	1250	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,969	—
1150–1520	1287	44	151.00–160.00	$154.83	$1,993	+8.06
1145–1570	1294	59	140.00–150.50	$146.80	$1,900	+0.03
1205–1360	1300	6	142.00–149.50	$145.27	$1,889	-6.22
1385	1385	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,870	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	140.00	$140.00	$385	—
435	435	1	121.00	$121.00	$526	—
470	470	1	130.00	$130.00	$611	+9.00
510–525	518	2	131.00–135.00	$133.03	$689	—
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	—
800	800	2	132.00	$132.00	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	1	119.00	$119.00	$922	—
880	880	1	91.00	$91.00	$801	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	100.00	$100.00	$215	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	150.00	$150.00	$458	—
370	370	1	140.00	$140.00	$518	—
435	435	1	142.00	$142.00	$618	—
495	495	1	135.00	$135.00	$668	—
550–580	560	3	130.00–135.00	$131.73	$738	—
685	685	2	125.00	$125.00	$856	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	100.00	$100.00	$320	—
545	545	1	100.00	$100.00	$545	—
1035	1035	1	75.00	$75.00	$776	-5.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	100.00	$100.00	$710	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1815	1319	75-80%	11	63.00–75.00	$68.21	$900	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1410	1250	80-85%	3	57.00–66.00	$62.90	$786	—
1325–1535	1406	80-85%	6	60.00–62.00	$60.84	$855	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	85-90%	1	25.00	$25.00	$172	—
1375	1375	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$619	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1890	1890	65-75%	1	62.00	$62.00	$1,172	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1980	1749	4	100.00–105.00	$101.42	$1,774	—
1630–2220	1862	3	87.00–92.00	$89.86	$1,673	-7.14

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315	1315	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,710	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	1	60.00	$60.00	$687	—
1295–1345	1320	2	80.00–90.00	$85.09	$1,123	—
1290–1545	1404	11	100.00–112.00	$103.70	$1,456	—
1370–1615	1515	6	117.00–123.00	$119.51	$1,811	—

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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.