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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 8, 2023

324 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.00/cwt +80.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 479 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $245.00/cwt +105.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 539 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 324 241 183
Feeder cattle 97 65 37
Slaughter cattle 227 176 146

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter heifers had instances of higher/lower with a good offering of high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher today. Cows were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good offering of cows and bulls were 4.00 higher with good demand on high dressing bulls. All classes of feeder calves were sharply higher with good groups of value added and fancy type feeders and active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,188 —
1045–1600 1350 23 146.00–158.50 $154.57 $2,087 -2.04
1105–1575 1368 4 140.00–145.00 $141.96 $1,942 -14.65
1225–1625 1383 40 159.50–165.50 $161.68 $2,236 +5.07
1745 1745 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,618 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 161.00–180.00 $170.05 $536 +5.05
370 fancy 370 1 206.00 $206.00 $762 —
445 value added 445 6 253.00 $253.00 $1,126 —
455 fancy 455 1 160.00 $160.00 $728 —
539 value added 539 13 245.00 $245.00 $1,321 —
643 fancy 643 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,067 —
662–696 fancy 686 7 170.00–171.00 $170.72 $1,171 —
798 798 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,061 —
980–1110 1045 2 101.00–122.00 $110.85 $1,158 —
1010–1620 1246 5 146.00–155.50 $152.08 $1,895 —
1145–1510 1287 15 130.00–145.00 $138.97 $1,789 -17.02
1085–1490 1295 26 159.00–165.00 $161.72 $2,094 +5.73
1065–1510 1303 22 146.00–158.50 $155.61 $2,028 —
1395 1395 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,395 —
1635 1635 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,240 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 170.00 $170.00 $468 +30.00
305 fancy 305 1 171.00 $171.00 $522 —
320 320 1 154.00 $154.00 $493 +24.56
380 380 3 161.00 $161.00 $612 +30.00
406 value added 406 5 231.00 $231.00 $938 —
405–435 fancy 414 4 164.00–174.00 $168.86 $699 +12.86
479 value added 479 13 226.00 $226.00 $1,083 —
500 fancy 500 1 160.00 $160.00 $800 —
645 fancy 645 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,045 —
658 fancy 658 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,105 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–399 fancy 388 9 191.00–193.00 $191.91 $745 —
400–448 432 3 172.00–187.00 $176.63 $763 +40.63
485 fancy 485 1 195.00 $195.00 $946 —
510–530 fancy 514 5 184.00 $184.00 $946 —
635 635 1 151.00 $151.00 $959 +14.00
810 810 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 +12.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 90.00 $90.00 $396 —
555 555 1 121.00 $121.00 $672 —
695 695 1 82.00 $82.00 $570 —
1015 1015 1 90.00 $90.00 $914 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1550 1054 80-85% 15 51.00–65.00 $61.34 $647 +5.90
940–1400 1101 80-85% 10 67.00–75.00 $72.68 $800 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1775 1318 75-80% 16 76.00–85.00 $79.80 $1,052 —
1155–1530 1355 75-80% 5 86.00–95.00 $89.06 $1,207 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–800 750 85-90% 2 44.00–47.00 $45.40 $340 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1985 1746 5 90.00–106.00 $100.32 $1,752 —
1555–2445 2005 9 110.00–127.00 $115.55 $2,317 +4.73

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 127.00 $127.00 $2,045 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1725 1580 2 109.00–123.00 $116.64 $1,843 —
1540–1735 1646 5 131.00–136.00 $133.53 $2,198 —
1705 1705 1 129.00 $129.00 $2,199 +2.37

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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.