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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 15, 2023

398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 398 243 394
Feeder cattle 83 95 104
Slaughter cattle 315 148 290

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 6.00 lower and slaughter heifers were 3.00 to 4.00 lower but a good offering of steers and heifers with still lower packer interest. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good offering and bulls 2.00 lower. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers 2.00 to 7.00 lower and feeder bulls significantly higher with good groups of fancy type bulls 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
1045–1125 1075 5 145.00–154.00 $150.37 $1,616 —
1080–1450 1270 5 125.00–157.00 $148.47 $1,886 —
1125–1525 1307 15 160.00–169.50 $162.27 $2,121 +24.19
1100–1625 1393 44 170.00–177.75 $174.38 $2,429 +46.60
1155–1600 1402 44 178.00–182.75 $180.14 $2,526 -6.83
1670 1670 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,338 -21.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 210.00 $210.00 $865 —
542 value added 542 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,317 —
608–640 fancy 627 5 235.00–237.00 $235.78 $1,478 —
700–745 722 3 175.00–200.00 $187.16 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 173.00 $173.00 $735 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
988–1165 1051 6 144.00–150.00 $148.10 $1,557 —
1095–1310 1216 7 160.00–166.50 $163.39 $1,987 +15.32
1260 1260 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,268 +1.35
1255–1280 1268 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,902 -28.65
1065–1565 1270 42 170.00–177.00 $174.44 $2,215 -4.21
1160–1430 1300 49 178.00–182.25 $179.77 $2,337 -5.99
1345–1635 1490 2 140.00–156.00 $148.78 $2,217 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 172.00 $172.00 $633 -2.28
401–445 410 5 170.00–190.00 $185.66 $761 -7.72
470 470 1 185.00 $185.00 $870 +6.80
530–545 540 5 175.00–182.50 $179.90 $971 -12.10
555–565 562 3 180.00–190.00 $184.19 $1,035 -5.81
600 fancy 600 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,206 —
615–622 620 4 180.00–190.00 $185.27 $1,149 —
898 898 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,033 —
975 975 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 181.00 $181.00 $380 +4.00
355 355 1 151.00 $151.00 $536 -19.00
478 478 3 155.00 $155.00 $741 —
598 598 2 150.00 $150.00 $897 -11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 120.00 $120.00 $666 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 fancy 242 2 270.00 $270.00 $653 —
320 fancy 320 3 247.50 $247.50 $792 —
365–392 fancy 381 6 245.00–252.50 $247.44 $943 +35.44
400–432 fancy 421 3 242.50–252.00 $248.99 $1,048 +3.12
465 465 1 180.00 $180.00 $837 -6.80
475 fancy 475 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,206 —
553–570 fancy 557 4 218.00–226.00 $223.95 $1,247 —
608 fancy 608 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,283 —
690 690 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,194 —
725 725 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 2 180.00 $180.00 $486 —
420–445 433 2 153.00 $153.00 $662 —
515 515 1 125.00 $125.00 $644 -36.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
732 732 2 70.00 $70.00 $512 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1860 1443 75-80% 30 87.00–104.00 $91.18 $1,316 —
1415–1895 1692 75-80% 10 95.00–100.00 $97.00 $1,641 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
727 727 80-85% 3 61.00 $61.00 $443 —
1160–1305 1214 80-85% 5 63.00–71.00 $69.22 $840 -17.61
1150–1435 1321 80-85% 5 81.00–86.00 $84.17 $1,112 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1020 947 85-90% 3 31.00 $31.00 $294 —
985–1380 1157 85-90% 5 41.00–46.00 $41.85 $484 +0.85
1105–1495 1240 85-90% 5 51.00–53.00 $51.37 $637 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1790 1439 5 111.00–118.00 $114.87 $1,653 —
1675–2130 1957 3 120.00–123.00 $121.34 $2,375 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,365 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,135 —
1605 1605 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,359 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
671 671 4 110.00 $110.00 $738 —

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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.