United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.32/cwt -0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,223/hd at 477 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	215	324	285
Feeder cattle	63	130	92
Slaughter cattle	152	194	193

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower and lower packer interest again this week. Holstein slaughter steers were too few to compare. Cows were 6.00 to 7.00 lower with a good offering of cows and a light test on bulls that were 5.00 higher today. Feeder steers had instances of higher/lower with feeder heifers and bulls were significantly lower but still good value on fancy type and value added feeders.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,474	—
1180–1510	1334	10	175.00–184.00	$179.24	$2,391	-3.76
1165–1530	1388	16	160.00–172.00	$166.27	$2,308	-7.12
1460	1460	1	172.00	$172.00	$2,511	—
1425–1520	1467	3	184.00–187.50	$185.53	$2,722	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	212.50	$212.50	$903	-52.50
430 fancy	430	1	277.00	$277.00	$1,191	-13.00
575–585 fancy	580	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,740	+20.00
620 fancy	620	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,624	±0.00
675 fancy	675	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,586	—
700	700	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,400	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1230	1205	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,687	—
1240	1240	1	184.00	$184.00	$2,282	+2.34
1250	1250	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,125	+1.13
1115–1410	1266	26	175.00–183.00	$180.27	$2,282	+11.40
1035–1570	1277	14	160.00–173.00	$167.10	$2,134	-1.77
1205–1430	1343	7	184.00–188.00	$185.53	$2,492	—
1435–1495	1465	2	178.00–180.00	$179.02	$2,623	—
1615	1615	1	164.50	$164.50	$2,657	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	260.00	$260.00	$702	—
345	345	2	204.00	$204.00	$704	-76.97
360 fancy	360	1	244.00	$244.00	$878	—
375–385	380	2	200.00–225.00	$212.66	$808	-62.23
408–440 fancy	427	5	270.00–280.00	$276.18	$1,179	+7.10
468–475	470	3	201.00–220.00	$213.60	$1,004	-29.93
475–492 fancy	480	7	252.00–284.00	$274.63	$1,318	+13.03
504–535 fancy	512	6	250.00–278.00	$271.43	$1,390	+12.83
600	600	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,302	—
650 fancy	650	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,566	—
703 fancy	703	8	211.00	$211.00	$1,483	—
865	865	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,315	+22.00
990	990	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,505	-8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410 fancy	410	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,148	-22.59
430	430	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,000	-16.99
480 fancy	480	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,200	-39.00
495	495	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,044	-39.00
510 fancy	510	1	293.00	$293.00	$1,494	+18.97
590	590	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,404	-8.81
680	680	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,360	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407	407	3	180.00	$180.00	$733	—
870	870	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,262	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	75-80%	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,780	-7.71
1030–1895	1469	75-80%	27	112.00–123.00	$118.71	$1,744	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	80-85%	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,052	—
1050–1685	1220	80-85%	8	71.00–81.00	$75.88	$926	-36.29
1140–1705	1308	80-85%	6	86.00–91.00	$89.37	$1,169	—
1130–1545	1345	80-85%	7	101.00–110.00	$104.43	$1,405	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1230	1091	85-90%	5	51.00–66.00	$60.95	$665	—
1160–1405	1283	85-90%	2	40.00–41.00	$40.45	$519	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605	1605	65-75%	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,894	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510	1510	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,114	-0.72
1530–1870	1755	3	142.00–150.00	$145.71	$2,557	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	120.00	$120.00	$822	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550	1550	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,526	—

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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.