United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 24, 2024

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $241.00/cwt +27.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,289/hd at 535 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	246	146	157
Feeder cattle	66	38	25
Slaughter cattle	180	108	132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a better offering and better packer interest today. No Holstein slaughter this week. Cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher and bulls had instances of higher/lower with a lighter test of bulls. Feeder steers and heifers were significantly higher with good groups of value added and fancy type steers and heifers and feeder bulls were sharply higher also with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1495	1352	13	168.00–170.00	$169.66	$2,294	+17.66
1235–1660	1418	31	171.00–177.75	$175.06	$2,482	-0.91
1300–1645	1476	13	178.00–185.00	$179.96	$2,656	—
1695	1695	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,966	—
1680–1745	1704	4	161.00–169.00	$165.66	$2,823	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365 value added	365	1	250.00	$250.00	$912	—
535 value added	535	11	241.00	$241.00	$1,289	+27.00
648 value added	648	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,503	—
675 value added	675	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,498	—
690 fancy	690	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,394	—
710	710	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,136	—
714 value added	714	4	220.50	$220.50	$1,574	—
715 fancy	715	4	216.00	$216.00	$1,544	—
770	770	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,478	—
837 value added	837	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,590	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,077	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1335	1233	8	166.50–170.00	$169.16	$2,086	—
1135–1380	1296	4	171.00–175.00	$172.79	$2,239	+0.17
1080–1660	1307	58	171.00–177.50	$174.55	$2,281	-2.32
1310–1590	1396	7	178.00–183.00	$179.76	$2,509	+13.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445 fancy	445	1	220.00	$220.00	$979	—
450–460 fancy	455	2	222.50–232.50	$227.55	$1,035	—
505 fancy	505	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,076	—
505–549 value added	536	7	217.00–224.00	$222.12	$1,191	—
570 fancy	570	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,254	—
645	645	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,213	—
655–670	663	2	167.00–173.00	$169.97	$1,127	—
700–740	720	2	180.00–185.00	$182.43	$1,313	—
775–795	785	2	130.00–145.00	$137.60	$1,080	—
850–895	886	5	130.00–165.00	$158.28	$1,402	—
945	945	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,205	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	151.00	$151.00	$959	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470 fancy	470	1	210.00	$210.00	$987	—
620–625	623	2	182.00–186.00	$183.99	$1,146	+13.99
805	805	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,087	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	1	143.00	$143.00	$965	—
788	788	2	123.00	$123.00	$969	—
905	905	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,041	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1210	1073	80-85%	2	100.00–111.00	$106.21	$1,140	—
945–1425	1209	80-85%	4	66.00–76.00	$69.92	$845	—
1115–1440	1257	80-85%	5	80.00–81.00	$80.44	$1,011	—
980–1665	1278	80-85%	3	60.00–63.00	$61.20	$782	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1430	1293	75-80%	6	100.00–110.00	$101.81	$1,316	—
1250–2115	1613	75-80%	5	90.00–96.00	$92.36	$1,490	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1210	1003	85-90%	2	21.00–31.00	$24.97	$250	-16.03
925–1210	1086	85-90%	4	36.00–46.00	$41.88	$455	—
1060–1570	1342	85-90%	3	51.00	$51.00	$684	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	1	71.00	$71.00	$998	—
1635	1635	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,962	+20.00
1575–2000	1788	2	106.00–113.00	$109.92	$1,965	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,704	—

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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.