United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 9, 2023

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.62/cwt +4.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 430 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	280	271	242
Feeder cattle	73	76	60
Slaughter cattle	207	195	182

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 3.00 higher with good demand on high quality steers and heifers and a good offering on both. Holstein slaughter steers were were mostly steady but higher quality Holsteins sharply higher. Cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with active buyer participation and a good offering of high dressing bulls that were significantly higher. Feeder steers were mostly steady with feeder heifers sharply higher and feeder bulls trending higher with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1135	1100	2	120.00–135.00	$127.26	$1,400	—
1065–1280	1164	7	162.50–170.00	$165.14	$1,922	+9.14
1110–1530	1289	16	172.00–183.50	$179.29	$2,311	-7.62
1105–1585	1360	49	185.00–195.75	$189.77	$2,581	—
1720	1720	1	172.50	$172.50	$2,967	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	315	3	231.00–244.00	$235.47	$742	—
345 value added	345	1	280.00	$280.00	$966	—
380–392 fancy	388	3	238.00–245.00	$242.71	$942	—
400 fancy	400	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,000	—
457–480 fancy	468	8	239.00–268.00	$254.24	$1,190	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,583	+5.00
1175	1175	1	187.50	$187.50	$2,203	+23.77
1050–1420	1201	12	170.00–183.75	$177.38	$2,130	—
1000–1495	1204	5	162.00–170.00	$167.43	$2,016	+12.42
1110–1450	1286	53	184.00–193.00	$188.96	$2,430	—
1330	1330	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,168	-23.14
1475	1475	1	182.00	$182.00	$2,684	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	271.00	$271.00	$610	—
255–265	260	2	280.00–292.50	$286.37	$745	+83.87
358–370 fancy	362	3	239.00–246.00	$243.62	$882	+12.62
360–388 value added	379	3	240.00–256.00	$250.93	$951	—
415–442 fancy	429	11	233.00–242.00	$239.40	$1,027	+10.40
445	445	1	170.00	$170.00	$756	—
460–470 fancy	465	2	227.00–238.00	$232.56	$1,081	+6.75
480	480	2	170.00	$170.00	$816	—
488 value added	488	2	251.00	$251.00	$1,225	—
513–545 fancy	522	4	235.00–250.00	$240.67	$1,256	—
530 value added	530	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,320	—
585	585	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,205	—
648 fancy	648	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,419	+2.00
930	930	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,181	—
972	972	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,205	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	180.00	$180.00	$810	—
695	695	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,112	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	2	220.00–250.00	$234.33	$527	—
270 fancy	270	1	250.00	$250.00	$675	—
395 fancy	395	1	283.00	$283.00	$1,118	—
400 fancy	400	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,120	—
550	550	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,018	—
697	697	3	184.00	$184.00	$1,282	—
815	815	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,206	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	1	70.00	$70.00	$602	—
900	900	1	75.00	$75.00	$675	-16.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1555	1314	75-80%	7	86.00–101.00	$98.28	$1,291	—
1190–1635	1407	75-80%	13	105.00–123.00	$112.30	$1,580	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–1330	1064	85-90%	4	40.00–46.00	$42.79	$455	+2.16
1205–1415	1310	85-90%	2	50.00–50.50	$50.27	$659	—
1355	1355	85-90%	1	31.00	$31.00	$420	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1245	1131	80-85%	4	71.00–85.00	$76.77	$868	+18.77
1115–1175	1145	80-85%	2	66.00–70.00	$68.05	$779	+10.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1145	1140	2	93.00	$93.00	$1,060	—
1335–1490	1413	2	100.00–106.00	$103.16	$1,458	—
1795–2462	2209	7	120.00–143.00	$130.47	$2,882	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1400	1378	2	130.00–150.00	$140.16	$1,931	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475	1475	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,301	—
1520	1520	1	176.00	$176.00	$2,675	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1555	1517	3	121.00–126.00	$123.54	$1,874	—
1420–1650	1535	2	150.00–173.50	$160.87	$2,469	—
1635	1635	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,798	+19.00

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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.