Cattle Market Pulse

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 1, 2024

351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.70/cwt -9.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 534 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.54/cwt -11.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 424 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 351 215 285
Feeder cattle 105 63 92
Slaughter cattle 242 152 193
Replacement cattle 4 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 higher with a good offering of steers and heifers. No Holstein slaughter steers last week to compare but were trending lower today. Cows were 4.00 to 12.00 higher with good buyer interest and bulls 6.00 lower with a light test today. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers mostly steady with a good offering of value added and fancy type feeder steers and heifers and feeder bulls steady with a lighter test.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1155 1070 2 138.00–176.00 $158.51 $1,696 —
1135–1615 1316 26 170.00–178.00 $174.50 $2,296 -4.74
1100–1545 1345 47 177.50–185.50 $181.83 $2,446 +2.59
1265–1450 1356 6 186.00–189.00 $187.08 $2,537 +20.81
1460 1460 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,102 -28.00
1525 1525 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,669 —
1660–1740 1700 2 165.00–172.00 $168.42 $2,863 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 value added 400 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,120 —
430 fancy 430 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,135 -13.00
445 445 1 190.00 $190.00 $846 -22.50
460 460 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,104 —
468–475 fancy 472 4 260.00–282.00 $271.08 $1,279 —
480 value added 480 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,445 —
512–515 fancy 513 3 278.00–284.00 $280.01 $1,436 —
530 value added 530 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,458 —
534 534 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,378 —
587 value added 587 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,468 —
602–640 fancy 624 6 257.00–261.00 $259.81 $1,621 -2.19
632 value added 632 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,706 —
710 710 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,555 +19.00
815 815 3 202.00–212.00 $205.33 $1,673 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1275 1190 3 185.50–185.75 $185.58 $2,208 —
985–1395 1193 34 169.50–176.00 $173.34 $2,068 —
1105–1540 1260 56 176.00–185.00 $181.11 $2,282 +0.84
1090–1445 1268 2 176.00–178.00 $177.14 $2,246 -3.13
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 250.00 $250.00 $550 —
350–365 358 3 225.00–270.00 $251.53 $900 +38.87
375 value added 375 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,024 —
355–395 fancy 378 3 265.00–280.00 $272.82 $1,031 +28.82
410–435 fancy 422 7 264.00–280.00 $274.83 $1,160 -1.35
405–445 427 3 219.00–251.00 $240.54 $1,027 —
450–460 457 3 222.50–239.00 $233.58 $1,067 +19.98
505 505 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,073 —
535 value added 535 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,439 —
525–545 fancy 537 7 255.00–264.00 $261.42 $1,404 -10.01
590 590 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,298 —
605–610 608 3 210.00–234.00 $224.65 $1,366 +7.65
760 760 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,360 —
890–895 893 2 160.00–180.00 $169.97 $1,518 +17.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 222.00 $222.00 $555 —
350 thin fleshed 350 1 145.00 $145.00 $508 —
730 730 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,113 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,092 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–470 fancy 468 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,217 +10.00
475–485 480 2 235.00–247.50 $241.18 $1,158 +30.18
644 644 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,172 —
710 710 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,349 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 141.00 $141.00 $670 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 127.00 $127.00 $540 -53.00
635 thin fleshed 635 1 116.00 $116.00 $737 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1645 1316 75-80% 11 120.00–129.00 $124.74 $1,642 —
1350–2100 1622 75-80% 10 130.00–139.00 $133.82 $2,171 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1160 1038 80-85% 4 100.00–111.00 $106.84 $1,109 —
1085–1440 1254 80-85% 6 112.00–119.00 $116.72 $1,464 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1445 1295 2 129.00–131.00 $130.12 $1,685 —
1685–1945 1815 2 139.00–140.00 $139.54 $2,533 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 thin fleshed 510 1 127.50 $127.50 $650 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935–1120 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,109.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
680 680 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1140 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1780 1780 1 141.00 $141.00 $2,510 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1425 1263 80-85% 3 78.00–85.00 $81.13 $1,025 —
1230–1660 1431 80-85% 4 90.00–103.00 $98.62 $1,411 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1140 1027 7 100.00–159.00 $134.37 $1,380 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 210.00 $210.00 $678 —
400–425 417 3 191.00–199.00 $196.44 $819 —

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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.