United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 1, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	241	157	183
Feeder cattle	65	25	37
Slaughter cattle	176	132	146

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher with good quality steers and heifers and active buyer participation. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 higher. Cows were 3.00 to 7.00 higher and bulls 6.00 higher with active bidding on cows and bulls. today. Feeder calves were too few last week to compare but trending higher with good buyer interest today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1570	1381	9	152.00–158.50	$156.61	$2,163	—
1240–1630	1407	47	159.00–165.25	$161.61	$2,274	+1.94
1690	1690	1	159.50	$159.50	$2,696	+3.77

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	171.00–174.00	$172.38	$471	—
308	308	2	165.00	$165.00	$508	-10.00
345 fancy	345	1	200.00	$200.00	$690	—
375	375	1	150.00	$150.00	$562	—
400	400	1	140.00	$140.00	$560	—
490–495	493	2	146.00–155.00	$150.52	$742	—
517–537	530	8	138.00–140.00	$139.27	$738	—
645 value added	645	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,045	—
675	675	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,012	+25.00
705	705	1	128.00	$128.00	$902	—
826 value added	826	5	141.00	$141.00	$1,165	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	121.00	$121.00	$532	—
825	825	1	114.00	$114.00	$940	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,547	—
1180	1180	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,251	-41.00
1250	1250	1	160.50	$160.50	$2,006	+32.85
1145–1435	1267	18	143.00–158.50	$154.35	$1,956	+26.70
1120–1445	1287	5	154.00–158.50	$155.99	$2,008	-1.43
1075–1525	1345	41	159.00–165.75	$161.19	$2,168	—
1465	1465	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,714	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	140.00	$140.00	$392	—
313 value added	313	3	164.00	$164.00	$513	—
325–340	333	2	127.00–132.00	$129.44	$431	—
350	350	1	131.00	$131.00	$458	—
395 fancy	395	1	149.00	$149.00	$589	—
425 fancy	425	1	156.00	$156.00	$663	—
450 fancy	450	2	150.00	$150.00	$675	—
455	455	1	138.00	$138.00	$628	—
555–585	564	5	127.00–134.00	$130.41	$736	—
650–660	657	3	128.00–135.00	$130.31	$856	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–740	717	3	90.00–100.00	$96.56	$692	—
765	765	1	104.00	$104.00	$796	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	164.00	$164.00	$648	—
405	405	1	136.00	$136.00	$551	—
475	475	1	140.00	$140.00	$665	—
550	550	1	147.00	$147.00	$808	—
620	620	1	137.00	$137.00	$849	—
800–845	830	3	92.00–100.00	$97.43	$809	—
870	870	1	101.00	$101.00	$879	+13.00
950	950	1	95.00	$95.00	$902	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	72.00	$72.00	$335	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1635	1266	75-80%	8	74.00–79.00	$76.73	$971	—
1110–1805	1558	75-80%	13	80.00–99.00	$85.08	$1,326	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1210	1069	80-85%	5	52.00–60.00	$55.44	$593	—
975–1470	1159	80-85%	8	62.00–82.00	$70.12	$813	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1155	998	85-90%	2	36.00–44.00	$39.37	$393	+4.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1905	1570	4	90.00–101.00	$95.55	$1,500	—
1655–2360	2007	5	106.00–121.00	$110.82	$2,224	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675–1805	1735	3	125.00–128.00	$126.63	$2,197	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	73.00	$73.00	$474	—

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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.