United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 3, 2024

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.70/cwt -13.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 527 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	227	289	234
Feeder cattle	77	88	49
Slaughter cattle	150	201	185

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 6.00 higher and good packer interest on higher quality steers and heifers. No Holstein slaughter steers last week to compare but were trending higher today. Cows were 4.00 to 9.00 higher with bulls 7.00 higher active bidding and a good offering of high dressing cows and bulls. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers steady to firm and feeder bulls instances of higher/lower with a good offering of fancy type feeders today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1285	1228	2	165.00–172.00	$168.66	$2,071	—
1170–1660	1402	17	178.00–189.50	$184.71	$2,590	—
1325–1500	1408	10	190.00–197.00	$192.49	$2,710	—
1180–1695	1426	6	165.00–178.00	$170.59	$2,433	—
1460	1460	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,555	—
1745	1745	1	176.50	$176.50	$3,080	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,062	-5.00
540	540	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,107	—
595 fancy	595	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,589	—
620 fancy	620	3	269.00	$269.00	$1,668	—
700 fancy	700	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,813	—
825 fancy	825	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,922	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	2	150.00	$150.00	$765	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,748	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	260.00	$260.00	$858	—
395	395	1	250.00	$250.00	$988	—
400–430 fancy	413	9	253.00–264.00	$259.73	$1,073	-3.77
450–472 fancy	464	7	260.00–273.00	$268.60	$1,246	+13.81
505–528 fancy	519	4	249.00–265.00	$257.63	$1,337	—
512–547	533	6	200.00–239.00	$222.74	$1,187	-9.59
563–580 fancy	569	5	245.00–251.00	$248.56	$1,414	—
550–582	574	4	200.00–227.00	$209.22	$1,201	-15.78
600 fancy	600	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,392	—
600–625	613	3	210.00–224.00	$217.94	$1,336	—
695	695	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,460	—
720 fancy	720	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,555	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935	935	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,459	—
1050–1070	1060	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,696	-10.00
1165	1165	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,748	-19.46
1260	1260	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,394	+49.85
1050–1595	1264	15	175.00–189.50	$186.16	$2,353	+46.01
1170–1415	1277	28	190.00–197.00	$192.11	$2,453	+51.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,005	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	302.50	$302.50	$817	—
410 fancy	410	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,107	—
450	450	1	248.00	$248.00	$1,116	+1.94
475–495 fancy	485	2	274.00–287.50	$280.61	$1,361	-2.80
517–545 fancy	525	7	259.00–263.00	$261.81	$1,375	-7.19
540	540	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,285	—
570 fancy	570	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,368	—
648	648	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,328	—
690 fancy	690	2	229.00	$229.00	$1,580	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,344	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1680	1380	75-80%	13	121.00–129.00	$124.84	$1,723	—
1205–1885	1418	75-80%	19	130.00–140.00	$133.94	$1,899	+13.58

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1030	943	80-85%	2	88.00–90.00	$89.09	$840	—
940–2080	1183	80-85%	15	98.00–116.00	$109.30	$1,293	+8.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1880	1492	6	137.00–143.00	$139.92	$2,088	—
1655–2095	1890	4	150.00–153.00	$151.53	$2,864	+7.46

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430	1430	1	173.00	$173.00	$2,474	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1760	1760	1	159.00	$159.00	$2,798	—
1640–1865	1763	4	155.00–158.50	$156.59	$2,761	—

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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.