United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 13, 2024

303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $270.59/cwt +32.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 436 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.58/cwt +9.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 473 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	303	311	343
Feeder cattle	111	144	105
Slaughter cattle	192	167	238

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to no coverage but slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher with lots of buyer interest. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls mostly steady. All classes of feeder calves were trending higher with lots of fancy type feeders and 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
1255	1255	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,757	—
1010–1610	1353	19	176.00–188.00	$184.73	$2,499	+5.65
1265–1580	1401	14	189.00–194.00	$190.75	$2,672	+8.75
1510	1510	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,265	—
1635	1635	1	172.50	$172.50	$2,820	—
1670	1670	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,505	-31.50
1785	1785	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,499	—
1800	1800	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,700	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340 fancy	340	1	270.00	$270.00	$918	—
380 fancy	380	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,330	+52.00
400 fancy	400	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,080	+9.00
510 fancy	510	3	302.00	$302.00	$1,540	+80.00
540	540	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,237	—
585 fancy	585	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,550	—
630	630	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,556	—
725 fancy	725	3	252.00	$252.00	$1,827	—
785	785	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,806	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1100	1083	2	120.00–136.00	$128.13	$1,388	—
1050–1155	1103	2	157.00–159.00	$158.05	$1,743	-9.90
1185–1375	1273	4	182.00–186.50	$184.28	$2,346	—
1220–1325	1273	2	138.00–150.00	$144.25	$1,836	—
1230–1320	1275	2	162.00–168.00	$164.89	$2,102	—
1025–1455	1289	44	180.00–188.50	$185.10	$2,386	—
1165–1495	1335	26	189.00–194.00	$190.78	$2,547	+5.41
1585–1590	1588	2	127.00–130.00	$128.50	$2,041	—
1635	1635	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,289	—
1725	1725	1	146.00	$146.00	$2,518	—
1775	1775	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,893	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	250.00	$250.00	$700	-7.50
308 fancy	308	2	301.00	$301.00	$927	—
330	330	2	243.00–251.00	$247.00	$815	—
385	385	1	241.00	$241.00	$928	—
395 fancy	395	1	250.00	$250.00	$988	—
400–421 fancy	415	9	250.00–262.00	$254.66	$1,057	+11.05
465–495 fancy	471	6	232.00–260.00	$250.77	$1,181	+21.32
465–485	475	5	220.00–230.00	$223.96	$1,064	—
515–540 fancy	528	2	210.00–220.00	$214.88	$1,135	—
545	545	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,101	—
562	562	3	204.00	$204.00	$1,146	+11.17
569 fancy	569	6	256.00	$256.00	$1,457	+37.00
605	605	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,028	—
631 fancy	631	4	238.00	$238.00	$1,502	—
700 fancy	700	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,435	—
890	890	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,380	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	142.00	$142.00	$795	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220 fancy	220	1	302.50	$302.50	$666	—
312 fancy	312	2	263.00	$263.00	$821	—
415	415	4	241.00	$241.00	$1,000	—
405–445 fancy	442	13	278.00–302.00	$279.69	$1,236	—
455	455	1	202.50	$202.50	$921	-10.50
543 fancy	543	6	262.00	$262.00	$1,423	+30.73
560–598 fancy	573	8	240.00–267.00	$258.22	$1,480	+48.22
585	585	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,328	—
620	620	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,240	—
678 fancy	678	2	251.00	$251.00	$1,702	—
682–692	688	5	189.00–216.00	$199.71	$1,374	+5.51
762 fancy	762	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,661	—
848 fancy	848	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,738	—
905 fancy	905	1	271.00	$271.00	$2,453	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	187.50	$187.50	$834	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1950	1379	75-80%	28	99.00–119.00	$108.56	$1,497	—
1335–1870	1493	75-80%	7	120.00–127.00	$122.74	$1,833	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1325	1144	80-85%	9	70.00–86.00	$78.13	$894	-14.94
1120–1470	1294	80-85%	4	91.00–96.00	$93.40	$1,209	—
1395	1395	80-85%	1	67.00	$67.00	$935	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,182	—
1640	1640	1	124.00	$124.00	$2,034	-1.00
1480–2470	2135	4	140.00–145.00	$141.15	$3,014	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	1	80.00	$80.00	$852	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1280	1145	85-90%	2	61.00	$61.00	$698	—
1155	1155	80-85%	1	81.00	$81.00	$936	—
1455	1455	80-85%	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,324	—
1185–1710	1487	75-80%	6	105.00–118.00	$112.62	$1,675	—
1655	1655	75-80%	1	123.00	$123.00	$2,036	—

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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.