United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 31, 2024

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $235.30/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,494/hd at 635 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	245	246	241
Feeder cattle	85	66	65
Slaughter cattle	160	180	176

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher on higher quality steers and heifers with good packer interest on higher quality steers and heifers. No Holstein slaughter steers last week but were trending steady today. Cows were 5.00 to 13.00 higher and bulls 8.00 higher on higher dressing cows and bulls. All classes of feeder calves were sharply higher with lots of value added and fancy type feeders with active buyer participation today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1575	1427	24	180.00–185.00	$182.16	$2,599	+7.10
1255–1635	1429	9	174.00–179.50	$176.56	$2,523	+1.50
1360–1650	1483	8	162.00–167.50	$164.81	$2,444	-15.15
1490–1520	1505	2	130.00–150.00	$140.10	$2,109	—
1705	1705	2	158.00–164.50	$161.25	$2,749	-4.41
1850	1850	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,887	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255 fancy	255	1	276.00	$276.00	$704	—
420 fancy	420	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,168	—
510 value added	510	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,198	-6.00
505–530 fancy	518	4	233.00–240.00	$236.42	$1,225	—
584 fancy	584	4	246.00	$246.00	$1,437	—
615–620 fancy	618	2	231.00–242.00	$236.48	$1,461	—
639 value added	639	8	235.00	$235.00	$1,502	+3.00
690 value added	690	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,601	+10.00
715	715	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,287	+20.00
735 value added	735	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,544	-10.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,035	—
985	985	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,330	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1245	1227	3	172.00–175.00	$173.01	$2,123	+3.85
1145–1455	1292	31	171.00–179.50	$175.95	$2,273	+3.16
1310	1310	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,703	-44.55
1205–1580	1363	19	180.00–185.00	$181.79	$2,478	+2.03
1190–1585	1369	7	163.00–170.00	$167.77	$2,297	-11.99
1535	1535	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,379	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345 fancy	345	1	242.00	$242.00	$835	—
367 fancy	367	3	241.00	$241.00	$884	—
415–448 fancy	437	3	237.00–240.00	$237.95	$1,040	+17.95
465 fancy	465	5	225.00–228.00	$225.60	$1,049	-1.95
505	505	1	190.00	$190.00	$960	—
525–530 fancy	529	4	203.00–230.00	$223.30	$1,181	+10.30
618–622 fancy	620	4	209.00–210.00	$209.50	$1,299	—
620–625	623	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,153	-3.00
635 value added	635	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,302	—
672	672	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,142	+0.03
905–930	918	2	150.00–170.00	$159.86	$1,468	+32.36
1025–1030	1028	3	141.00–155.00	$145.65	$1,497	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	149.00	$149.00	$849	—
625	625	1	145.00	$145.00	$906	-6.00
655	655	1	121.00	$121.00	$793	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395 fancy	395	3	260.00–280.00	$266.67	$1,053	—
445–448 fancy	447	3	236.00–240.00	$237.33	$1,061	—
468–475 fancy	472	4	247.00–250.00	$248.51	$1,173	+38.51
510	510	1	184.00	$184.00	$938	—
535–538 fancy	537	4	238.00–239.00	$238.50	$1,281	—
570–578 fancy	575	6	227.00–232.00	$228.65	$1,315	—
580	580	1	170.00	$170.00	$986	—
610 fancy	610	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,336	—
665	665	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,164	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1695	1464	75-80%	9	85.00–109.00	$99.59	$1,458	—
1655–1800	1739	75-80%	4	112.00–120.00	$115.77	$2,013	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–775	735	80-85%	2	80.00–96.00	$88.44	$650	—
1105–1430	1308	80-85%	3	81.00–86.00	$82.77	$1,083	—
1100–1620	1408	80-85%	5	66.00–71.00	$69.82	$983	—
1360–1590	1475	80-85%	2	61.00	$61.00	$900	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1110	903	85-90%	3	27.00–33.00	$30.58	$276	—
965–1190	1078	85-90%	2	51.00	$51.00	$550	+9.12
840–1410	1210	85-90%	3	41.00	$41.00	$496	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,130	—
1370–2175	1777	3	121.00–133.00	$128.28	$2,280	+18.36
1670–2870	2134	4	100.00–111.00	$104.75	$2,235	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590–1750	1664	5	110.50–113.00	$111.22	$1,851	—
1535–1765	1678	3	120.00–129.00	$124.64	$2,091	—

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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.