Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 25, 2023

157 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 157 274 347
Feeder cattle 25 106 99
Slaughter cattle 132 168 248

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to no coverage but slaughter steers were trending unevenly steady and slaughter heifers trending lower with still good on higher quality steers and heifers. Cows and bulls were trending lower with a lighter offering this week. All classes of feeder calves were trending lower also lower today. There was a lighter test this week due to weather condition this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1400 1330 3 150.50–152.75 $151.79 $2,019 +2.54
1275–1605 1439 37 154.00–166.25 $159.67 $2,298 —
1660–1710 1685 2 150.00 $150.00 $2,528 -3.00
1665–1710 1688 2 154.00–157.50 $155.73 $2,629 +2.73
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 175.00 $175.00 $569 —
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,698 +11.94
1015–1430 1239 17 140.00–152.50 $149.37 $1,851 -1.11
1125–1420 1273 2 125.00–131.00 $127.65 $1,625 -30.62
1140–1580 1292 34 153.50–163.00 $157.42 $2,034 —
1500 1500 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,620 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 145.00 $145.00 $645 +2.40
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 -16.46
745 745 4 116.00 $116.00 $864 —
995 995 2 103.00 $103.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 125.00 $125.00 $294 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
894 894 4 88.00 $88.00 $787 —
1015 1015 4 88.00 $88.00 $893 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 1 80.00 $80.00 $664 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2180 1702 75-80% 5 68.00–71.00 $69.46 $1,182 —
1725 1725 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,380 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $517 —
1090–1455 1266 80-85% 4 63.00–70.00 $66.48 $842 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1150 992 85-90% 3 32.00–39.00 $35.27 $350 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 80.00 $80.00 $964 —
1425–1435 1430 2 104.00–105.00 $104.50 $1,494 +8.39
1020–2205 1501 9 92.00–100.00 $95.07 $1,427 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620 1620 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,782 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 61.00 $61.00 $698 —
1590 1590 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,988 —
1805 1805 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,805 —

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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.