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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 10, 2024

299 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $230.00/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 678 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 299 290 274
Feeder cattle 53 56 106
Slaughter cattle 246 234 168

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 2.00 higher with better packer inquiry today. A light test of Holstein steers this week that were trending lower. Cows had instances of higher/lower with a good offering of cows and bulls also had instances of higher/lower with a lighter offering of bulls today. All classes of feeder calves were significantly higher with good groups of value added feeders 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
1300 1300 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,950 —
1260–1395 1311 4 140.00–155.50 $148.08 $1,941 —
1130–1535 1368 21 155.00–170.00 $164.46 $2,250 -2.06
1280–1570 1416 29 177.00–181.00 $178.37 $2,526 +1.88
1220–1655 1433 28 170.50–177.00 $174.18 $2,496 -2.31
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 value added 473 3 240.00–243.00 $241.34 $1,142 —
595 value added 595 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,368 —
678 value added 678 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,559 —
859 value added 859 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,624 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1285 1232 3 140.00–144.00 $141.22 $1,740 -25.20
1255 1255 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,882 -23.01
1180–1450 1296 16 155.00–169.50 $164.20 $2,128 +9.20
1120–1485 1305 14 170.00–176.50 $173.26 $2,261 —
1250–1610 1432 14 177.00–181.00 $178.90 $2,562 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 fancy 413 2 202.50–205.00 $203.76 $842 —
505 505 5 182.50–190.00 $188.50 $952 +26.50
530 value added 530 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,166 —
612 value added 612 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,273 —
618 618 2 197.00 $197.00 $1,217 +31.46
760 760 1 120.00 $120.00 $912 —
975 975 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,462 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 108.00 $108.00 $756 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 fancy 477 3 234.00–245.00 $237.46 $1,133 —
510 fancy 510 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,198 —
552–557 fancy 555 6 205.00–227.00 $216.05 $1,199 —
660 660 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,254 —
840 840 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,016 —
865 865 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,133 —
1075 1075 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 —
440 440 1 101.00 $101.00 $444 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–860 773 80-85% 6 65.00–81.00 $76.43 $591 —
885–1350 1119 80-85% 13 61.00–63.00 $61.15 $684 —
740–1550 1183 80-85% 21 65.00–79.00 $70.45 $833 —
1125–1635 1351 80-85% 23 80.00–84.00 $81.44 $1,100 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1725 1525 75-80% 3 83.00 $83.00 $1,266 —
1005–1865 1559 75-80% 25 84.00–93.00 $87.17 $1,359 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–1490 1186 85-90% 8 50.00–55.00 $50.96 $604 —
1530 1530 85-90% 1 31.00 $31.00 $474 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 75.00 $75.00 $960 —
1390–2025 1708 2 115.00–120.00 $117.96 $2,015 —
1690–1745 1718 2 105.00–112.00 $108.56 $1,865 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1225 1163 2 85.00–90.00 $87.63 $1,019 —
1390 1390 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,390 —

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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.