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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 6, 2023

398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 398 398 409
Feeder cattle 99 83 88
Slaughter cattle 299 315 321

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to no coverage but slaughter steers and heifers were both trending lower with lower packer interest again this week but a good offering of steers and heifers today. Holstein slaughter steers were also lower but some higher quality Holsteins that were at a higher value. Cows were trending lower with a good offering and bulls trending lower with high dressing bulls at a higher value. All classes of feeder calves were trending lower but some value added and fancy type feeders were trading higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,573 —
1315 1315 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,038 -7.27
1150–1600 1382 39 167.50–171.75 $169.52 $2,343 -4.86
1130–1650 1390 25 156.00–167.00 $163.64 $2,275 -10.74
1230–1495 1392 11 172.00–174.00 $172.58 $2,402 -1.80
1325–1540 1411 4 143.00–151.00 $148.62 $2,097 -31.52
1690 1690 1 167.50 $167.50 $2,831 +27.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 188.00 $188.00 $536 —
518–540 fancy 524 4 217.00–226.00 $223.68 $1,172 —
580 580 1 170.00 $170.00 $986 —
710–715 713 2 182.00–185.00 $183.51 $1,308 -3.65
810 810 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,304 —
820 fancy 820 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,542 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 124.00 $124.00 $304 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1090 1055 2 140.00–141.00 $140.52 $1,482 -7.58
1175 1175 2 138.00–149.50 $143.75 $1,689 —
1090–1520 1266 28 155.00–167.00 $162.39 $2,056 +12.39
1225–1310 1268 2 157.00–161.00 $158.93 $2,015 +8.93
1275–1415 1323 4 162.00–167.50 $165.42 $2,189 -14.35
1180–1580 1330 31 168.00–171.75 $169.67 $2,257 -10.10
1245–1575 1367 10 172.00–174.50 $172.64 $2,360 —
1325–1550 1443 4 134.00–151.00 $143.12 $2,065 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 362 3 162.00–181.00 $174.35 $631 +2.35
398 fancy 398 2 190.00 $190.00 $756 —
405–445 420 3 150.00–177.00 $161.68 $679 -23.98
478 478 2 152.00 $152.00 $727 -33.00
515 515 1 186.00 $186.00 $958 +6.10
555 fancy 555 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,049 —
568 value added 568 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,119 —
635–645 640 2 162.00–179.00 $170.57 $1,092 -14.70
661 value added 661 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,362 —
675 fancy 675 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,296 —
762 value added 762 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,440 —
905 905 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,421 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 150.00 $150.00 $352 -31.00
265 265 1 155.00 $155.00 $411 —
300 300 1 150.00 $150.00 $450 —
360 360 1 150.00 $150.00 $540 -1.00
420 420 1 129.00 $129.00 $542 —
510 510 1 101.00 $101.00 $515 —
785 785 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,020 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 3 120.00 $120.00 $518 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 130.00 $130.00 $348 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 120.00 $120.00 $558 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 180.00 $180.00 $522 —
340 340 1 170.00 $170.00 $578 —
355 355 1 162.00 $162.00 $575 —
355 fancy 355 1 190.00 $190.00 $674 -57.44
414–435 421 4 170.00–185.00 $175.61 $739 —
440 fancy 440 1 198.00 $198.00 $871 -50.99
450 fancy 450 1 190.00 $190.00 $855 -64.00
475 475 3 170.00 $170.00 $808 -10.00
605–635 620 2 169.00–177.00 $172.90 $1,072 —
660–693 680 7 160.00–174.00 $169.01 $1,149 -3.99
790 790 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,114 —
830–840 835 2 149.00–155.00 $151.98 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 170.00 $170.00 $382 —
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 —
545 545 2 119.00 $119.00 $649 -6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1275 1109 80-85% 4 51.00–61.00 $56.89 $631 —
765–1570 1170 80-85% 14 63.00–79.00 $73.15 $856 —
1010–1470 1218 80-85% 13 79.00–85.00 $81.74 $996 +12.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1890 1484 75-80% 19 85.00–98.00 $87.81 $1,303 —
1195–1965 1589 75-80% 10 75.00–83.00 $80.99 $1,287 —
1595 1595 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,116 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1250 1055 85-90% 5 35.00–45.00 $40.36 $426 —
890–1230 1080 85-90% 9 50.00–55.00 $51.32 $554 —
830–1645 1210 85-90% 3 26.00–31.00 $29.86 $361 -21.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–2230 1368 4 89.00–96.00 $91.64 $1,254 —
1175–2235 1656 7 100.00–120.00 $112.76 $1,867 —
1850–2210 2003 5 121.00–128.00 $123.68 $2,477 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1560 1500 2 115.00–117.00 $115.96 $1,739 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,058 —
1375 1375 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,251 —
1420–1615 1558 6 123.00–129.00 $127.14 $1,981 —
1375–1785 1576 6 132.00–150.00 $140.45 $2,213 —

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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.