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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 25, 2023

310 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 310 166 247
Feeder cattle 64 102 66
Slaughter cattle 246 64 181

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to no coverage last week but slaughter steers and heifers were mostly steady to lower with a good offering of steers and heifers with lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were trading lower today. Cows were sharply lower with bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers were significantly lower and feeder bulls trending higher today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,212 —
1250–1475 1356 11 150.00–167.00 $158.77 $2,153 —
1180–1620 1366 81 175.00–184.00 $179.92 $2,458 —
1330–1565 1432 9 185.00–188.75 $185.68 $2,659 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 fancy 415 2 215.00 $215.00 $892 -37.50
451 fancy 451 4 221.00 $221.00 $997 —
535 535 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,070 —
543 fancy 543 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,140 —
610 610 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,220 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 100.00 $100.00 $435 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 170.00 $170.00 $706 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1480 1265 52 170.00–183.25 $178.37 $2,256 —
1115–1625 1318 7 152.00–167.00 $161.39 $2,127 —
1335 1335 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,470 —
1175–1525 1349 11 165.00–180.00 $175.27 $2,364 —
1310–1405 1358 2 185.00–185.75 $185.39 $2,518 —
1565 1565 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,504 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 212 2 205.00 $205.00 $435 —
285 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484 -37.50
310–315 313 2 170.00–172.50 $171.24 $536 -12.07
397 397 3 175.00 $175.00 $695 -8.78
402–445 426 5 169.00–181.00 $178.49 $760 —
450–482 472 4 159.00–188.00 $176.42 $833 +2.92
513–545 524 3 170.00–175.00 $171.73 $900 -25.77
528 fancy 528 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,109 —
590 fancy 590 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,186 —
696 696 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 152.50 $152.50 $442 +0.50
430 430 1 140.00 $140.00 $602 —
545 545 1 150.00 $150.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 100.00 $100.00 $418 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 fancy 255 1 250.00 $250.00 $638 -7.50
285 285 1 202.50 $202.50 $577 +12.50
390 fancy 390 1 220.00 $220.00 $858 +2.50
420–435 430 3 200.00–222.50 $215.17 $925 +48.91
540 540 1 175.00 $175.00 $945 +2.00
568 568 2 174.00 $174.00 $988 +32.00
625 625 1 150.00 $150.00 $938 -32.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 518 2 150.00–155.00 $152.58 $790 +42.58
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1735 1488 75-80% 12 86.00–94.00 $90.48 $1,346 +0.62
1565 1565 75-80% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,487 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 80-85% 1 80.00 $80.00 $652 -29.90
1070–1425 1234 80-85% 4 81.00–85.00 $83.47 $1,030 —
1120–1490 1311 80-85% 7 63.00–76.00 $70.46 $924 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1365 1125 85-90% 3 31.00–41.00 $36.60 $412 —
1125 1125 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $562 —
970–1245 1130 85-90% 3 20.00–24.00 $21.39 $242 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1925 1455 10 105.00–116.00 $111.78 $1,626 —
1615–1715 1665 2 121.00–125.00 $122.94 $2,047 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,944 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,122 —
1235–1495 1376 16 100.00–110.00 $102.87 $1,415 —
1245–1690 1528 3 125.00–126.00 $125.73 $1,921 —
1485–1675 1604 4 111.00–118.00 $115.36 $1,850 —
1950 1950 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,970 —

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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.