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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 17, 2024

146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.00/cwt ≈ $1,374/hd at 694 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.20/cwt ≈ $954/hd at 491 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 146 299 274
Feeder cattle 38 53 106
Slaughter cattle 108 246 168

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers had a lighter offering due to weather conditions but steers and heifers were 2.00 lower with lighter packer inquiry. Ho Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls too few to compare. Feeder steers and bulls were too few to compare and were trending lower with feeder heifers also trending lower but good value on value added feeders. A lighter offering on all classes of cattle due to weather today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,630 —
1365 1365 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,075 -12.46
1265–1640 1395 15 170.50–174.50 $172.95 $2,413 +8.49
1305–1560 1407 11 175.00–179.50 $175.97 $2,476 -2.40
1280–1615 1446 7 163.00–169.00 $167.18 $2,417 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 value added 402 2 220.00 $220.00 $884 —
515 value added 515 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,102 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,162 +23.00
1120–1425 1270 14 170.00–174.75 $172.62 $2,192 +22.62
1130–1470 1319 26 175.00–181.00 $176.87 $2,333 +3.61
1280–1415 1348 2 175.00–175.75 $175.36 $2,364 —
1350–1400 1375 2 165.00–168.00 $166.53 $2,290 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 190.00 $190.00 $712 —
491 491 4 190.00 $190.00 $933 —
491 value added 491 6 197.00 $197.00 $967 —
590 590 1 169.00 $169.00 $997 —
600 600 1 165.00 $165.00 $990 -32.00
694 value added 694 12 198.00 $198.00 $1,374 —
830 830 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,212 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 100.00 $100.00 $340 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 474 4 190.00–200.00 $192.40 $912 —
610 610 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,037 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1875 1668 75-80% 13 85.00–92.00 $88.50 $1,476 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1650 1482 80-85% 6 61.00–76.00 $65.67 $973 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $424 —
1125 1125 85-90% 1 31.00 $31.00 $349 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 71.00 $71.00 $802 —
1640 1640 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,640 —
1650 1650 1 136.00 $136.00 $2,244 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,480 —

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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.