Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report, Vincennes, IN

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 22, 2023

257 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction report →

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $204.00/cwt +30.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 540 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 257 245 274
Feeder cattle 71 112 62
Slaughter cattle 186 133 212

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter heifers were 2.00 to 5.00 higher with quality of offering very good and good demand with little to no discount for lower yield grades. Cows were 2.00 higher with good demand on high dressing breaker cows and bulls 6.00 higher this week. Feeder steers were sharply higher and feeder heifers and bulls instances of higher/lower but good demand on all classes of value added and fancy type feeders.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,233 —
1295–1350 1323 2 162.75–165.00 $163.85 $2,168 —
1320–1420 1370 2 135.50–140.00 $137.83 $1,888 —
1135–1570 1379 60 160.00–170.00 $165.34 $2,280 —
1145–1590 1391 10 150.00–162.25 $156.75 $2,180 —
1685 1685 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,696 +17.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 200.00 $200.00 $650 +16.53
469 fancy 469 4 176.00 $176.00 $825 -22.24
540 fancy 540 10 204.00 $204.00 $1,102 +23.00
685 value added 685 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,254 —
742 fancy 742 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,254 —
815 value added 815 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,337 —
862 fancy 862 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,388 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,138 —
1165 1165 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,212 —
1040–1435 1193 11 147.00–160.75 $154.71 $1,846 —
1135–1270 1203 2 155.00–160.00 $157.64 $1,896 +20.46
1155–1345 1230 4 130.00–145.00 $140.88 $1,733 +3.70
1185–1420 1270 6 165.25–168.75 $167.01 $2,121 +14.49
1110–1495 1284 43 161.00–170.25 $164.45 $2,112 +11.93
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 214.00 $214.00 $407 —
265 265 1 140.00 $140.00 $371 -26.00
305 305 1 171.00 $171.00 $522 +31.00
377–398 fancy 385 5 182.00–190.00 $186.70 $719 +10.70
410 410 1 129.00 $129.00 $529 -26.60
413–435 fancy 419 4 171.00–181.00 $173.60 $727 —
488 488 2 159.00 $159.00 $776 +19.00
520 520 2 147.00 $147.00 $764 —
535 value added 535 1 159.00 $159.00 $851 —
625 625 1 145.00 $145.00 $906 -2.00
665 value added 665 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,084 —
675 675 1 134.00 $134.00 $904 —
735 fancy 735 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,058 —
745 745 1 124.00 $124.00 $924 —
755 fancy 755 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,178 —
835 835 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,186 +12.00
855 855 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 113.00 $113.00 $525 —
740 740 1 116.00 $116.00 $858 —
810 810 2 119.00 $119.00 $964 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 213.00 $213.00 $383 —
340 340 1 174.00 $174.00 $592 -11.00
342 fancy 342 2 202.00 $202.00 $691 -4.00
435 fancy 435 1 194.00 $194.00 $844 -2.86
452–455 fancy 453 3 198.00 $198.00 $897 +20.85
470 470 1 164.00 $164.00 $771 +10.00
512 fancy 512 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,019 +17.00
585 fancy 585 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,076 —
637 fancy 637 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,013 —
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 —
830 830 1 119.00 $119.00 $988 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 111.00 $111.00 $766 —
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1450 1271 75-80% 11 79.00–87.00 $82.99 $1,055 —
1100–1585 1390 75-80% 16 88.00–99.00 $92.52 $1,286 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1405 1305 80-85% 2 65.00–73.00 $68.69 $896 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1440 1223 7 93.00–104.00 $99.49 $1,217 —
1805–1990 1923 3 113.00–120.00 $116.43 $2,239 —

↑ Back to top

Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,208 —

↑ Back to top

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.