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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 10, 2023

373 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.50/cwt +19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 531 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.45/cwt +7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 415 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.88/cwt +9.84 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 474 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 373 285 295
Feeder cattle 119 92 84
Slaughter cattle 254 193 211

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to no coverage but, slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher with a good offering of steers and heifers today. Cows and bulls were also trending higher with a good test of cows and bulls. Feeder steers and heifers were trending higher and feeder bulls had a lower undertone with all classes of feeders having active buyer participation and a nice offering of feeders this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,136 —
1160–1335 1271 4 120.00–146.00 $133.33 $1,695 —
1145–1610 1340 55 165.00–176.50 $172.29 $2,309 +15.65
1195–1500 1347 32 177.00–183.25 $179.58 $2,419 +22.94
1090–1540 1377 22 150.00–165.00 $156.94 $2,161 -20.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 210.00 $210.00 $567 —
338 value added 338 2 224.00 $224.00 $757 —
365 fancy 365 1 219.00 $219.00 $799 —
370 value added 370 1 222.00 $222.00 $821 —
400 400 2 202.00 $202.00 $808 —
410–425 value added 418 2 210.00–220.00 $215.09 $899 —
428 fancy 428 2 229.00 $229.00 $980 -2.00
492 value added 492 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,122 +10.00
512–520 value added 514 4 220.00–232.00 $228.96 $1,177 +17.96
530 530 1 180.00 $180.00 $954 —
530 fancy 530 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,198 +6.21
562 562 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,102 +7.00
598 fancy 598 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,316 —
607 value added 607 6 221.00 $221.00 $1,341 +27.00
690 value added 690 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,283 —
890 890 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,424 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1025 1003 2 100.00–140.00 $119.55 $1,199 —
1235 1235 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,260 +31.05
1130–1450 1248 18 177.50–183.00 $179.99 $2,246 +28.04
1110–1385 1270 3 116.00–139.00 $128.16 $1,628 -48.90
1195–1460 1273 7 151.00–163.00 $157.73 $2,008 -19.33
1025–1610 1295 35 165.00–176.50 $171.33 $2,219 -5.73
1420–1510 1465 2 172.00–173.50 $172.77 $2,531 +22.77
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 189.00 $189.00 $416 —
255 255 1 206.00 $206.00 $525 —
325 fancy 325 1 222.00 $222.00 $722 +15.00
363–390 370 4 175.00–200.00 $181.59 $672 —
377 value added 377 3 220.00 $220.00 $829 —
375–380 fancy 378 2 203.00–206.00 $204.51 $773 +2.51
405 405 1 170.00 $170.00 $688 -8.16
410 value added 410 1 218.00 $218.00 $894 +25.00
408–433 fancy 417 9 201.00–221.00 $209.22 $872 +0.66
465 value added 465 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,000 +53.00
465–482 fancy 479 5 200.00–209.00 $201.75 $966 -4.29
490 490 1 180.00 $180.00 $882 —
520–532 value added 530 11 200.00–215.00 $212.32 $1,125 +17.32
535–540 538 2 180.00–182.00 $181.00 $974 —
550 fancy 550 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,089 +13.00
575 575 1 134.00 $134.00 $770 -18.01
605 fancy 605 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,246 —
600–628 619 4 151.00–162.00 $155.94 $965 +15.94
625–640 value added 633 2 188.00–190.00 $188.99 $1,196 —
665–680 673 2 163.00–166.00 $164.52 $1,107 +26.52
780 780 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 107.00 $107.00 $428 —
455 455 1 118.00 $118.00 $537 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 182.00 $182.00 $555 —
350 350 1 180.00 $180.00 $630 —
375 fancy 375 1 201.00 $201.00 $754 -43.47
413 413 3 151.00 $151.00 $624 —
440–445 fancy 443 2 192.00–200.00 $196.02 $868 -42.71
515 fancy 515 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,107 +6.68
570 fancy 570 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,123 -5.00
605 605 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,077 —
605 fancy 605 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,240 —
695 695 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,188 -13.00
705 705 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,008 —
720 fancy 720 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,267 —
780 fancy 780 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,162 —
795 795 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,272 —
835 835 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,361 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 428 2 124.00–128.00 $126.04 $539 —
685 685 1 100.00 $100.00 $685 -18.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1775 1455 75-80% 6 90.00–98.00 $93.59 $1,362 —
1220–1845 1516 75-80% 15 78.00–89.00 $84.71 $1,284 +3.39
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1285 1098 80-85% 8 63.00–75.00 $69.78 $766 —
885–1485 1116 80-85% 4 51.00–61.00 $56.50 $631 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–950 840 85-90% 3 30.00–31.00 $30.38 $255 -7.15
805–985 895 85-90% 2 45.00–50.00 $47.75 $427 —
625–1115 939 85-90% 6 35.00–41.00 $39.88 $374 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1485 1270 4 81.00–89.00 $85.24 $1,083 —
1110–1950 1620 4 100.00–110.00 $103.25 $1,673 —
1580–1925 1788 3 119.00–121.00 $120.31 $2,151 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1380 1363 2 132.00–141.00 $136.56 $1,861 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1260 1180 2 84.00–90.00 $87.20 $1,029 —
1255–1780 1465 3 100.00–111.00 $103.40 $1,515 —

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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.