United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.37/cwt +4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 416 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	285	305	392
Feeder cattle	92	155	151
Slaughter cattle	193	150	241

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter heifers 3.00 lower with lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were too few to compare. Cows were 2.00 to 10.00 lower with bulls 9.00 lower with lower buyer interest today. Feeder steers and bulls were significantly higher and feeder heifers sharply lower but some good groups of value added and fancy type feeders in all classes.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1130	1053	4	100.00–135.00	$125.34	$1,320	—
1020–1175	1098	2	120.00–122.00	$121.07	$1,329	—
1195–1620	1348	3	153.50–160.00	$156.64	$2,112	—
1210–1510	1380	20	176.00–181.25	$177.93	$2,455	-4.07
1185–1620	1388	38	165.00–175.00	$171.35	$2,378	-10.65
1680–1760	1720	2	141.00–150.00	$145.40	$2,501	—
1670–1830	1747	3	123.50–147.00	$136.97	$2,393	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 fancy	305	1	232.00	$232.00	$708	+3.00
430 fancy	430	1	231.00	$231.00	$993	+16.00
485 fancy	485	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,091	+9.00
488 value added	488	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,064	—
500 value added	500	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,055	—
504–510 fancy	505	5	215.00–221.00	$219.79	$1,110	+12.22
555 fancy	555	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,110	-1.00
565	565	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,068	—
575 value added	575	2	197.00	$197.00	$1,133	—
605 value added	605	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,174	—
685	685	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,199	+15.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	1	80.00	$80.00	$644	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,257	+6.00
1210	1210	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,428	-62.24
1005–1475	1218	10	140.00–160.00	$151.95	$1,851	-28.29
1170–1495	1299	13	176.00–178.50	$177.06	$2,300	—
1095–1595	1316	34	162.00–174.50	$170.60	$2,245	—
1350	1350	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,796	+32.00
1235–1570	1355	5	160.00–175.50	$168.76	$2,287	+67.76
1460	1460	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,190	-29.48
1710	1710	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,881	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340 fancy	340	1	207.00	$207.00	$704	—
375 fancy	375	1	202.00	$202.00	$758	-19.00
400–420 fancy	409	6	200.00–219.00	$208.56	$853	+8.94
400–445	423	2	175.00–181.00	$178.16	$754	-7.84
430 value added	430	2	193.00	$193.00	$830	—
478 value added	478	2	162.00	$162.00	$774	-38.00
460–493 fancy	487	6	200.00–211.00	$206.04	$1,003	+2.23
522 value added	522	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,018	—
528 fancy	528	2	182.00	$182.00	$961	-15.25
575 fancy	575	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,064	—
580–585	583	2	150.00–154.00	$152.01	$886	-18.32
600	600	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	-22.00
650	650	1	138.00	$138.00	$897	—
800	800	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,048	—
870	870	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,218	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	2	80.00	$80.00	$496	—
710	710	2	82.00	$82.00	$582	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	92.00	$92.00	$570	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340 fancy	340	1	228.00	$228.00	$775	—
388–393 fancy	391	5	230.00–254.00	$244.47	$956	+16.47
423–435 fancy	426	4	200.00–252.00	$238.73	$1,017	—
475 fancy	475	1	201.00	$201.00	$955	-11.00
480	480	1	190.00	$190.00	$912	±0.00
500–525 fancy	513	2	201.00–216.00	$208.32	$1,069	+18.77
555 value added	555	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,166	—
562 fancy	562	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,135	—
660	660	3	184.00	$184.00	$1,214	+38.00
1000	1000	1	99.00	$99.00	$990	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	118.00	$118.00	$808	+17.00
830	830	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	$726	—
885	885	1	85.00	$85.00	$752	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	113.00	$113.00	$802	—
820	820	1	85.00	$85.00	$697	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1465	1213	80-85%	14	65.00–75.00	$68.32	$829	—
1035–1455	1224	80-85%	5	50.00–61.00	$55.57	$680	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1820	1529	75-80%	17	75.00–85.00	$81.32	$1,243	—
1640–1780	1710	75-80%	2	88.00–92.00	$89.92	$1,538	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
648–1045	847	85-90%	2	36.00–40.00	$37.53	$318	—
880–1420	1150	85-90%	2	30.00–33.00	$31.15	$358	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1160	1093	2	76.00–80.00	$77.88	$851	—
1300–1970	1660	5	90.00–102.00	$96.59	$1,603	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
862	862	5	89.00	$89.00	$767	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,109	—

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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.