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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 16, 2023

271 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.38/cwt +32.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,387/hd at 582 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 271 280 282
Feeder cattle 77 73 67
Slaughter cattle 194 207 215

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 lower with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower and lower packer inquiry but higher quality steers and heifers are in good demand. No comparison on Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows and bulls had instances of higher/lower with good demand on cows and bulls. All classes of feeder calves were sharply higher with good fancy and value added feeders today and active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,980 +52.74
1100–1415 1258 2 150.00–152.00 $150.87 $1,898 -28.42
1195–1470 1319 4 163.00–165.00 $164.20 $2,166 —
1255–1570 1361 17 186.00–193.50 $188.79 $2,569 -0.98
1130–1610 1363 41 170.00–187.00 $179.37 $2,445 -10.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 fancy 365 4 280.00–290.00 $282.71 $1,032 +40.00
370 370 1 220.00 $220.00 $814 —
450 value added 450 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,242 —
558 value added 558 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,434 —
688 fancy 688 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,651 —
730 value added 730 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 178.00 $178.00 $952 —
550 550 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,031 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1020 990 2 150.00–156.00 $153.09 $1,516 —
1180 1180 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,065 -12.50
1100–1485 1227 12 160.00–167.00 $161.94 $1,987 -5.49
1100–1455 1239 32 160.00–188.50 $178.70 $2,214 +11.27
1160–1350 1278 8 186.00–190.00 $188.18 $2,405 -0.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 231.00 $231.00 $543 -40.00
385 fancy 385 1 241.00 $241.00 $928 -2.62
410 fancy 410 2 240.00 $240.00 $984 +0.60
430 value added 430 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,054 —
475 475 1 210.00 $210.00 $998 +40.00
490 fancy 490 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,220 +16.44
522 fancy 522 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,279 +4.33
520–539 value added 535 5 237.00–253.00 $249.89 $1,337 +0.89
555–586 fancy 581 12 247.00–254.00 $248.11 $1,442 —
588 588 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,058 -26.00
605–615 fancy 610 2 222.00–244.00 $232.91 $1,421 —
615 615 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,107 —
675 value added 675 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,660 —
685 fancy 685 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,541 —
690 690 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,235 —
850–873 867 4 156.00–170.00 $159.43 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 159.00 $159.00 $477 —
495 495 1 150.00 $150.00 $742 —
502 502 2 150.00 $150.00 $753 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 200.00–205.00 $203.33 $874 —
450–470 fancy 465 4 240.00–272.00 $264.26 $1,229 —
505 505 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,073 —
515–540 fancy 528 2 230.00–254.00 $242.28 $1,279 —
555–578 fancy 570 3 248.00–258.00 $254.76 $1,452 —
610 fancy 610 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,537 —
650 fancy 650 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,606 —
690 690 1 142.50 $142.50 $983 -41.50
910 910 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,374 —
1085 1085 1 75.00 $75.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 1 85.00 $85.00 $680 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1945 1445 75-80% 18 90.00–103.00 $97.03 $1,402 —
1335–1802 1631 75-80% 6 106.00–116.00 $111.68 $1,822 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1310 1065 80-85% 4 85.00–89.00 $86.85 $925 —
1015–1735 1291 80-85% 14 61.00–76.00 $68.89 $889 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1130 1075 85-90% 3 51.00–56.00 $52.63 $566 +9.84
1210–1250 1230 85-90% 2 40.00–41.00 $40.49 $498 —
1545 1545 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $464 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 85.00 $85.00 $973 -8.00
1370–1690 1547 3 106.00–115.00 $109.68 $1,697 —
1595–1798 1730 3 121.00–131.00 $127.93 $2,213 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1415 1408 2 85.00–96.00 $90.53 $1,275 —

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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.