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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 22, 2023

214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $209.15/cwt +8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 523 lb · 19 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 bulls $146.00/cwt +36.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 841 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 214 343 267
Feeder cattle 107 105 65
Slaughter cattle 107 238 202

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers had instances of higher/lower with lower packer bids this week. Holstein slaughter steers were sharply high today with active bidding. Cows were 3.00 to 7.00 higher and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher with a lighter offering this week. All classes of feeder calves were significantly higher with a good offering of value added and fancy type feeders and good buyer inquiry today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 220.00 $220.00 $550 —
315 315 1 221.00 $221.00 $696 +29.00
350–365 fancy 359 6 210.00–219.00 $215.46 $774 +15.46
375–390 383 2 180.00–193.00 $186.37 $714 —
460 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 —
512–518 value added 515 4 191.00–200.00 $195.47 $1,007 —
524 fancy 524 12 226.00 $226.00 $1,184 +25.00
527 527 3 160.00 $160.00 $843 —
604 value added 604 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,160 —
688 value added 688 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,163 —
698 698 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,124 -4.00
740 value added 740 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,191 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1480 1333 11 155.00–165.50 $161.09 $2,147 +0.12
1320–1530 1407 23 166.00–172.75 $169.18 $2,380 —
1420–1525 1476 4 150.00–154.00 $152.26 $2,247 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 82.00 $82.00 $430 —
735 735 1 80.00 $80.00 $588 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 fancy 305 1 196.00 $196.00 $598 +26.52
355 fancy 355 2 195.00 $195.00 $692 +15.34
385 385 1 163.00 $163.00 $628 +23.00
410 410 1 167.00 $167.00 $685 —
433 fancy 433 3 189.00 $189.00 $818 +10.58
484 fancy 484 9 194.00 $194.00 $939 +25.36
520 fancy 520 3 185.00 $185.00 $962 +5.00
575–585 580 3 130.00–143.00 $138.33 $802 —
638 fancy 638 3 155.00 $155.00 $989 —
650–672 669 7 124.00–130.00 $129.17 $864 —
736 value added 736 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,104 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1175 1123 2 104.00–108.00 $106.09 $1,191 —
1140 1140 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,870 —
1105–1390 1253 15 155.50–165.50 $162.54 $2,037 -0.23
1175–1420 1294 9 166.00–169.50 $167.74 $2,171 +6.50
1285–1380 1335 3 166.00–168.00 $166.85 $2,227 -2.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 140.00 $140.00 $434 +16.00
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 225.00 $225.00 $810 +60.00
405 fancy 405 2 192.00 $192.00 $778 +9.00
563 fancy 563 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,115 +13.00
667 667 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,074 —
841 841 12 146.00 $146.00 $1,228 +36.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1360 1291 75-80% 4 85.00–86.00 $85.77 $1,107 +3.38
1085–1665 1294 75-80% 9 88.00–100.00 $96.64 $1,251 +14.25
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1465 1079 80-85% 10 69.00–77.00 $73.48 $793 +15.69
1130–1175 1153 80-85% 2 65.00–66.00 $65.51 $755 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $548 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1060 1030 2 121.00–139.00 $130.26 $1,342 —
1765 1765 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,871 —
1695–1875 1785 2 121.00–123.00 $122.05 $2,179 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,716 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,664 —
1465–1775 1625 4 131.00–140.00 $136.31 $2,215 +7.60
1740 1740 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,523 —

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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.