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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report, Vincennes, IN

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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.