United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $167.00/cwt -21.75 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 439 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.40/cwt +15.40 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 514 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.55/cwt -13.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 584 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	343	268	257
Feeder cattle	105	110	114
Slaughter cattle	238	158	143

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 2.00 lower with a good offering but lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 5.00 to 6.00 lower today. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with active bidding and bulls were 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers were trending lower with feeder heifers significantly lower with feeder bulls instances of higher/lower with few buyers interested in buying but nice groups of value added and fancy type feeders this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1120	1107	3	140.00–145.00	$143.34	$1,587	—
1160–1240	1205	3	145.00–149.00	$146.45	$1,765	—
1100–1595	1325	21	150.00–166.50	$160.97	$2,133	+6.97
1190–1615	1376	49	167.25–172.50	$169.76	$2,336	+0.31
1695	1695	2	153.00–160.00	$156.50	$2,653	—
1745	1745	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,844	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	192.00	$192.00	$576	—
350–385 fancy	368	2	200.00	$200.00	$736	—
428 fancy	428	4	200.00	$200.00	$856	—
510 fancy	510	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,025	—
645 value added	645	2	169.00	$169.00	$1,090	—
685	685	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,130	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	181.00	$181.00	$534	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,138	—
1075–1320	1169	5	141.00–147.00	$145.23	$1,698	—
1230	1230	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,599	—
1195–1370	1265	7	156.50–166.75	$162.77	$2,059	-0.01
1145–1485	1283	30	150.00–166.50	$161.24	$2,069	-8.20
1310	1310	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,310	—
1185–1550	1322	23	167.00–172.50	$169.28	$2,238	—
1250–1545	1420	4	167.00–168.50	$168.14	$2,388	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	172.00	$172.00	$439	—
305	305	1	185.00	$185.00	$564	+1.00
315–337 fancy	332	4	169.00–171.00	$169.48	$563	—
380–385 fancy	383	3	179.00–181.00	$179.66	$688	—
390 value added	390	1	174.00	$174.00	$679	-10.00
391	391	5	140.00	$140.00	$547	-35.54
403 value added	403	3	182.00	$182.00	$733	—
415–435 fancy	425	2	175.00–182.00	$178.42	$758	-11.58
460	460	1	144.00	$144.00	$662	-30.93
465–480 fancy	470	3	166.00–170.00	$168.64	$793	-13.61
490 value added	490	1	176.00	$176.00	$862	—
505–515 value added	511	8	175.00–180.00	$176.85	$904	—
515 fancy	515	3	180.00	$180.00	$927	—
535	535	1	150.00	$150.00	$802	-10.00
580 fancy	580	1	170.00	$170.00	$986	-25.00
584 value added	584	10	180.50	$180.50	$1,054	-18.50
625–628 value added	627	3	149.00–160.00	$156.35	$980	—
693 value added	693	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,143	—
715	715	1	139.00	$139.00	$994	—
820 fancy	820	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,148	—
925	925	1	104.00	$104.00	$962	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	124.00	$124.00	$384	—
790	790	2	80.00	$80.00	$632	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	191.00–201.00	$195.96	$613	+2.96
370	370	1	165.00	$165.00	$610	-20.00
398 fancy	398	2	218.00	$218.00	$868	—
437 fancy	437	7	183.00	$183.00	$800	-12.00
441	441	7	151.00	$151.00	$666	-19.00
550 fancy	550	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,018	+14.00
597	597	3	154.00	$154.00	$919	—
625	625	1	120.00	$120.00	$750	—
645 fancy	645	1	140.00	$140.00	$903	—
665 fancy	665	1	137.00	$137.00	$911	—
845	845	1	110.00	$110.00	$930	—
880	880	1	103.00	$103.00	$906	—
962	962	2	103.00	$103.00	$991	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	111.00	$111.00	$505	—
680	680	2	103.00	$103.00	$700	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1775	1297	75-80%	20	76.00–86.00	$82.39	$1,069	—
1290–1975	1551	75-80%	16	88.00–100.00	$92.41	$1,433	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1395	1046	80-85%	7	62.00–75.00	$68.68	$718	—
940–1420	1089	80-85%	7	50.00–61.00	$57.79	$629	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1265	1210	85-90%	2	21.00–22.00	$21.52	$260	—
1165–1400	1283	85-90%	2	40.00–41.00	$40.45	$519	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1540	1385	4	94.00–113.00	$104.80	$1,451	—
1520–1980	1737	6	115.00–121.00	$117.75	$2,045	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1820	1512	3	103.00–115.00	$107.79	$1,630	—
1540–1720	1642	3	127.00–130.00	$128.71	$2,113	—
1610–1905	1754	7	120.00–126.00	$122.54	$2,149	—

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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.