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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $205.51/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 531 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.14/cwt +6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 476 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $184.48/cwt +4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 508 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 305 325 401
Feeder cattle 155 134 182
Slaughter cattle 150 191 219

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with slaughter heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher with better packer inquiry and a good offering of higher quality steers and heifers today. Holstein slaughter steers were too few to compare but were trend higher. No coverage on cows and bulls last week but cows were trending higher with bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers were 2.00 to 9.00 higher with feeder heifers significantly higher and feeder bulls instances of higher/lower with lighter bulls sharply higher with some good groups of feeders today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 230.00 $230.00 $621 —
315 fancy 315 1 229.00 $229.00 $721 —
380 380 1 200.00 $200.00 $760 —
355–398 fancy 391 6 220.00–231.00 $221.67 $867 +1.67
422 value added 422 2 227.00 $227.00 $958 +2.00
425 fancy 425 1 215.00 $215.00 $914 +1.00
432 432 2 200.00 $200.00 $864 —
483 fancy 483 13 216.00 $216.00 $1,043 —
510–525 518 3 180.00–201.00 $190.26 $986 +9.26
531–533 fancy 532 14 207.00–208.00 $207.57 $1,104 +0.28
542 value added 542 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,160 +5.82
558 fancy 558 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,122 +9.00
610–625 620 3 165.00–172.00 $169.70 $1,052 —
650 650 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,040 —
715 715 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,158 +8.87
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,321 —
1145–1580 1364 34 179.00–185.00 $182.00 $2,482 +6.43
1140–1650 1400 3 140.00–160.00 $152.61 $2,137 —
1145–1580 1424 7 168.25–175.50 $173.05 $2,464 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 101.00 $101.00 $500 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 175.00–200.00 $187.50 $534 +22.50
315–325 320 3 184.00–199.00 $189.60 $607 +24.82
354 fancy 354 5 221.00 $221.00 $782 +26.13
385 385 1 200.00 $200.00 $770 +16.14
400–440 fancy 420 2 197.00–202.00 $199.62 $838 +19.10
425 425 1 186.00 $186.00 $790 +40.00
450 value added 450 3 200.00 $200.00 $900 —
470–489 fancy 481 14 194.00–209.00 $203.81 $980 +6.81
505 505 3 178.00 $178.00 $899 +42.00
515 fancy 515 4 192.00–199.00 $197.25 $1,016 +12.83
572–575 573 3 167.00–172.00 $170.33 $976 +28.33
608–615 fancy 610 3 176.00–181.00 $179.32 $1,094 -1.00
635 635 6 162.00 $162.00 $1,029 +6.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,215 -20.15
1135 1135 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,476 —
1145 1145 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,935 —
1060–1395 1178 9 165.00–177.75 $173.69 $2,046 +8.29
1150–1400 1238 34 178.00–184.50 $180.24 $2,231 —
1385 1385 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,399 —
1430–1540 1485 2 179.00–180.00 $179.48 $2,665 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 160.00 $160.00 $496 —
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 +6.00
860 860 1 85.00 $85.00 $731 —
965 965 1 100.00 $100.00 $965 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 275 3 214.00–222.00 $219.24 $603 —
330–345 340 3 206.00–212.00 $210.06 $714 —
378 fancy 378 5 228.00 $228.00 $862 +4.43
410–432 425 3 170.00–172.00 $170.64 $725 -12.65
455 fancy 455 1 212.00 $212.00 $965 +22.00
497 497 3 190.00 $190.00 $944 +4.00
505–510 fancy 508 11 183.00–191.00 $189.55 $963 —
505–515 510 2 145.00–168.00 $156.61 $799 -23.71
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 -20.41
675 675 1 146.00 $146.00 $986 -18.68
730 730 1 131.00 $131.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 160.00 $160.00 $472 —
310–345 328 2 139.00–140.00 $139.53 $458 —
495 495 1 136.00 $136.00 $673 —
655 655 1 101.00 $101.00 $662 —
795 795 2 103.00 $103.00 $819 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1860 1344 75-80% 16 86.00–95.00 $91.38 $1,228 —
1215–1840 1458 75-80% 7 96.00–107.00 $100.42 $1,464 +9.42
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1520 1180 80-85% 9 73.00–81.00 $78.84 $930 —
1110–1465 1278 80-85% 4 60.00–63.00 $61.33 $784 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1130 1050 85-90% 2 21.00–31.00 $25.62 $269 —
955–1175 1053 85-90% 3 50.00–53.00 $51.35 $541 —
1085 1085 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $434 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1970 1616 4 100.00–110.00 $106.32 $1,718 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 1 91.00 $91.00 $810 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1475 1440 2 160.00–164.50 $162.30 $2,337 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 1 90.00 $90.00 $832 —

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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.