Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 17, 2023

251 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 251 373 280
Feeder cattle 68 119 71
Slaughter cattle 182 254 207
Replacement cattle 1 — 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 lower with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with still good value on the high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 6.00 higher today. Cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower and bulls instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers were significantly higher and feeder heifers sharply high with some good groups of value added and fancy type steers and heifers offered and feeder bulls had instances of higher/lower with active buyer participation on value added bulls.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,062 —
1180–1250 1215 2 120.00–130.00 $124.86 $1,517 —
1180–1545 1364 26 177.00–182.00 $179.21 $2,444 +22.27
1085–1625 1384 25 165.00–176.50 $172.22 $2,384 +15.28
1150–1625 1450 4 150.00–160.00 $158.02 $2,291 —
1645 1645 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,879 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 value added 370 1 241.00 $241.00 $892 +19.00
375 375 2 216.00 $216.00 $810 —
380 fancy 380 1 256.00 $256.00 $973 +37.00
403 403 3 200.00 $200.00 $806 -2.00
410 fancy 410 1 237.00 $237.00 $972 +8.00
480 480 2 204.00 $204.00 $979 —
512 fancy 512 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,075 -16.00
540 540 1 173.00 $173.00 $934 -7.00
555 value added 555 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,110 —
551–563 fancy 556 8 210.00–214.00 $212.48 $1,181 —
602 602 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,114 —
655 655 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,251 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 150.00 $150.00 $930 —
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1210 1071 5 103.00–135.00 $124.75 $1,336 —
1055–1230 1147 3 140.00–155.00 $149.15 $1,711 —
1030–1460 1251 27 165.00–176.50 $171.78 $2,149 +43.62
1160–1415 1283 18 177.00–182.50 $178.97 $2,296 +21.24
1400 1400 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,450 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 -31.59
412 412 3 180.00 $180.00 $742 +10.00
438 value added 438 2 185.00 $185.00 $810 -33.00
455–460 458 5 172.00–181.00 $177.80 $814 -2.20
460–475 fancy 470 3 185.00–190.00 $188.37 $885 -13.38
500–525 fancy 510 5 190.00–191.00 $190.41 $971 —
520 520 1 175.00 $175.00 $910 -6.00
530 value added 530 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,086 -7.32
580 580 1 142.00 $142.00 $824 +8.00
585 value added 585 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,188 —
590 fancy 590 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,168 —
660 fancy 660 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 +12.00
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 —
780 780 1 128.00 $128.00 $998 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 140.00 $140.00 $742 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 184.00 $184.00 $736 +33.00
525 fancy 525 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,087 -8.00
535 535 3 164.00–175.00 $167.67 $897 —
590 fancy 590 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,103 -10.00
615 615 1 160.00 $160.00 $984 -18.00
685 685 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,178 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 102.00 $102.00 $490 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1845 1447 75-80% 19 75.00–87.00 $80.73 $1,168 —
1385–1695 1550 75-80% 4 88.00–96.00 $89.79 $1,392 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1205 1131 80-85% 5 55.00–61.00 $57.85 $654 +1.35
980–1750 1332 80-85% 5 65.00–72.00 $67.31 $897 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–950 843 85-90% 2 21.00–30.00 $26.07 $220 -4.31
1010–1320 1215 85-90% 3 31.00–36.00 $32.39 $394 —
895–1650 1248 85-90% 4 43.00–50.00 $45.90 $573 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1305 1195 2 82.00–90.00 $86.37 $1,032 —
1280–1950 1474 5 100.00–110.00 $105.58 $1,556 —
1345–1920 1629 5 115.00–122.00 $118.47 $1,930 +15.22

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,768 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1470 1435 2 138.00–141.00 $139.46 $2,001 —
1455–1750 1572 3 105.00–112.50 $109.26 $1,718 —
1395–1670 1580 5 120.50–127.50 $123.85 $1,957 —

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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.