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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 12, 2023

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $190.24/cwt ≈ $810/hd at 426 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.46/cwt -6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 436 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.21/cwt -16.79 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 522 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 325 234 364
Feeder cattle 134 49 131
Slaughter cattle 191 185 233

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 6.00 higher with slaughter heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good offering of higher quality steers and heifers with better packer demand and active bidding. No comparison on Holstein slaughter steers today. No coverage on cows and bulls this week. Feeder steers were significantly lower but good value on lighter weight steers and feeder heifers and bulls had instances of higher/lower with lighter weight heifers and bulls in good demand and a good offering of fancy and value added feeders.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,226 -24.00
1100–1610 1363 39 172.00–180.00 $175.57 $2,393 +6.41
1100–1605 1393 5 166.00–170.50 $169.30 $2,358 +0.14
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 fancy 390 1 220.00 $220.00 $858 —
410 value added 410 1 225.00 $225.00 $922 —
415 fancy 415 1 214.00 $214.00 $888 —
457 value added 457 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,001 —
510–520 fancy 513 3 200.00–211.00 $207.29 $1,063 -19.71
522–532 value added 529 7 201.00–211.00 $208.18 $1,101 —
540 540 1 181.00 $181.00 $977 —
565 fancy 565 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,085 -28.00
570 570 2 172.00 $172.00 $980 -22.00
632 fancy 632 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,207 —
691 value added 691 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,237 —
720–735 728 2 140.00–166.00 $153.13 $1,115 —
745 fancy 745 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,401 —
760 760 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,216 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 176.00 $176.00 $308 —
210–230 220 2 180.00 $180.00 $396 —
270 270 1 165.00 $165.00 $446 —
320–330 325 2 151.00–179.00 $164.78 $536 -10.22
335 value added 335 4 200.00 $200.00 $670 —
352–390 370 7 170.00–190.00 $183.86 $680 +23.86
365–390 fancy 378 2 191.00–199.00 $194.87 $737 —
400–425 fancy 413 2 180.00–181.00 $180.52 $746 -10.24
428 428 3 146.00 $146.00 $625 —
448 value added 448 6 205.00 $205.00 $918 —
495 fancy 495 2 197.00 $197.00 $975 —
515 515 3 136.00 $136.00 $700 —
510–535 fancy 525 8 168.00–200.00 $184.42 $968 -3.58
552–590 fancy 561 7 178.00–189.00 $185.63 $1,041 —
585 585 1 142.00 $142.00 $831 -27.04
600 600 1 156.00 $156.00 $936 —
600–638 fancy 625 3 180.00–181.00 $180.32 $1,127 —
705 705 2 140.00 $140.00 $987 +4.00
800 fancy 800 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,200 —
900 900 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,242 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1060 1055 3 119.00–140.00 $129.05 $1,361 +28.05
1005–1140 1083 7 125.00–139.00 $132.15 $1,431 +5.45
1055–1260 1158 2 139.00–155.00 $147.71 $1,710 —
990–1315 1171 5 160.00–170.00 $165.40 $1,937 —
1260 1260 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,922 —
1035–1475 1277 25 171.50–179.00 $176.04 $2,248 —
1335 1335 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,376 —
1585 1585 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,298 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 125.00 $125.00 $519 —
510 510 1 124.00 $124.00 $632 —
705–715 710 2 94.00–115.00 $104.57 $742 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 112.00 $112.00 $627 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 201.00 $201.00 $472 —
275 fancy 275 1 243.00 $243.00 $668 —
300 300 1 200.00 $200.00 $600 -10.00
335–345 fancy 340 2 236.00–251.00 $243.39 $828 —
370–393 fancy 387 4 219.00–225.00 $223.57 $865 +12.57
422–425 fancy 422 14 192.00–195.00 $192.22 $811 —
410–448 439 4 158.00–191.00 $183.29 $805 —
462 fancy 462 2 190.00 $190.00 $878 -31.00
482 482 2 186.00 $186.00 $897 —
505–542 530 3 180.00–181.00 $180.32 $956 —
559 fancy 559 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,040 -5.00
605–635 616 4 146.00–168.00 $160.41 $988 —
678–685 680 3 162.00–170.00 $164.68 $1,120 —
765 765 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 135.00 $135.00 $952 —
805 805 1 113.00 $113.00 $910 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,000 —
1405–1500 1453 75-80% 2 91.00 $91.00 $1,322 +18.11
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1000 903 80-85% 2 62.00–66.00 $64.22 $580 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,182 —
1225–1260 1243 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,119 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750 1750 1 139.50 $139.50 $2,441 —

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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.