United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 13, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	305	398	220
Feeder cattle	70	99	77
Slaughter cattle	235	299	143

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter heifers had instances of higher/lower with a good offering of steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were significantly higher today. Cows were 4.00 to 9.00 lower and bulls were 1.00 to 5.00 lower this week. Feeder steers were 1.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder heifers instances of higher/lower and feeder bulls significantly higher this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1105	1080	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,512	—
1050–1665	1328	24	150.00–166.00	$160.25	$2,128	+5.25
1250–1480	1372	25	172.00–174.00	$172.45	$2,366	+2.93
1185–1585	1381	66	168.00–171.75	$169.73	$2,344	+0.21
1665	1665	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,664	-7.50
1680–1705	1695	3	152.00–157.50	$155.16	$2,630	-12.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	170.00	$170.00	$561	—
380	380	1	200.00	$200.00	$760	—
591 fancy	591	4	226.00	$226.00	$1,336	—
613	613	3	194.00	$194.00	$1,189	—
695	695	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,314	—
700	700	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,295	+1.49
805–842	830	3	150.00–174.00	$166.24	$1,380	+5.24
910	910	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,365	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	140.00	$140.00	$714	—
725	725	2	152.00	$152.00	$1,102	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,485	—
960–1240	1095	4	94.00–120.00	$103.84	$1,137	—
1030–1400	1181	18	155.00–167.00	$164.31	$1,941	+20.56
1110–1440	1278	37	167.00–171.75	$169.53	$2,167	+10.60
1285–1335	1310	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,572	-45.42
1255–1490	1376	10	172.00–175.00	$172.79	$2,378	+0.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	322	3	180.00–185.00	$183.21	$590	—
383	383	3	180.00	$180.00	$689	+5.65
475–490	483	5	160.00–171.00	$168.63	$814	+16.63
522 fancy	522	5	186.00	$186.00	$971	—
538	538	3	164.00	$164.00	$882	-22.00
575	575	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	$906	—
605	605	1	153.00	$153.00	$926	-17.57
660–692	687	6	174.00–178.00	$174.64	$1,200	—
740	740	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,110	—
1075	1075	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,612	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	—
825	825	1	120.00	$120.00	$990	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	200.00	$200.00	$680	+30.00
370	370	1	180.00	$180.00	$666	+18.00
490	490	1	180.00	$180.00	$882	+10.00
510–528	520	4	180.00–188.00	$185.51	$965	—
575–595	585	4	166.00–182.00	$174.14	$1,019	—
605–610	608	2	160.00–170.00	$165.02	$1,003	-7.88
700–745	715	3	141.00–150.00	$146.87	$1,050	—
755	755	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,065	±0.00
855	855	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,112	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	86.00	$86.00	$563	—
815	815	1	89.00	$89.00	$725	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	1	124.00	$124.00	$967	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1660	1182	80-85%	6	76.00–85.00	$79.93	$945	+6.78
1090–1505	1298	80-85%	5	51.00–75.00	$63.62	$826	—
1185–1455	1320	80-85%	2	50.00–51.00	$50.55	$667	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1670	1324	75-80%	8	81.00–87.00	$83.27	$1,102	—
1800–1860	1830	75-80%	2	92.00–96.00	$94.03	$1,721	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430	1430	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,287	—
1355–1805	1558	3	106.00–111.00	$107.77	$1,679	—
2270	2270	1	120.00	$120.00	$2,724	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1475	1330	2	80.00–83.00	$81.34	$1,082	—
1435–1745	1577	6	131.00–139.00	$133.65	$2,108	-6.80
1605	1605	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,942	—
1740	1740	1	154.50	$154.50	$2,688	—

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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.