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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 8, 2024

218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $315.54/cwt ≈ $1,059/hd at 335 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $302.20/cwt +38.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 390 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $278.00/cwt +16.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,448/hd at 521 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 218 351 373
Feeder cattle 115 105 119
Slaughter cattle 103 242 254
Replacement cattle — 4 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher and a lighter offering with light packer interest this week. No Holstein slaughter steers last week but were trending higher with good quality today. Cows were 3.00 to 6.00 lower and bulls 9.00 higher on high dressing bulls with a light offering of cows and bulls. Holstein cows were 1.00 higher today. Feeder steers and heifers were significantly higher with a good offering of valve added and fancy type steers and heifers and feeder bulls were too few to compare and trending lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 value added 260 2 324.00 $324.00 $842 —
280 280 1 312.50 $312.50 $875 —
325–335 330 2 280.00–300.00 $289.85 $957 —
323–345 value added 336 21 316.00–320.00 $317.99 $1,068 —
355 fancy 355 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,100 —
390 value added 390 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,131 —
405–415 value added 408 4 268.00–300.00 $285.64 $1,165 +5.64
420 420 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,264 +111.00
460–490 475 2 260.00–262.50 $261.21 $1,241 +21.21
500 fancy 500 2 302.00 $302.00 $1,510 +21.99
515 515 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,390 +12.00
575 575 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,380 —
628 fancy 628 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,526 -16.81
635 635 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,334 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1610 1363 19 175.00–185.00 $181.05 $2,468 -6.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 152.50 $152.50 $724 —
680 680 1 139.00 $139.00 $945 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 281.00 $281.00 $618 +31.00
329 value added 329 4 301.00 $301.00 $990 —
355–395 value added 390 19 282.00–313.00 $302.20 $1,179 +29.20
410 value added 410 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,046 —
405–445 432 3 207.50–235.00 $216.10 $934 -24.44
448 fancy 448 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,286 +12.17
454–485 fancy 458 8 250.00–294.00 $288.17 $1,320 —
521 value added 521 10 278.00 $278.00 $1,448 +9.00
552–595 fancy 566 6 246.00–267.00 $259.65 $1,470 —
615 615 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,322 -9.65
740 740 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,524 —
825 825 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,493 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,865 —
960–1340 1132 3 169.00–172.00 $170.25 $1,927 —
1120–1485 1275 31 176.50–185.00 $181.83 $2,318 +4.69
1220–1420 1353 3 181.00–184.00 $182.20 $2,465 —
1340–1420 1370 3 186.00–190.00 $187.57 $2,570 —
1250–1505 1378 2 140.00–156.00 $147.26 $2,029 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 136.00 $136.00 $687 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,009 -35.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 162.50 $162.50 $878 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1655 1332 75-80% 6 116.00–127.00 $121.04 $1,612 -3.70
1365–1765 1520 75-80% 5 129.00–139.00 $133.26 $2,026 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 80-85% 1 100.00 $100.00 $995 —
1165–1375 1262 80-85% 3 83.00–86.00 $84.60 $1,068 -32.12
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $639 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2020–2390 2175 4 146.00–151.00 $148.56 $3,231 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $658 -51.62
1535 1535 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,305 —
1575–2095 1813 80-85% 4 90.00–110.00 $99.45 $1,803 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 6 128.00 $128.00 $497 —
425 425 1 131.00 $131.00 $557 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1675 1563 5 143.00–146.00 $144.79 $2,263 —
1555–1810 1660 4 147.00–149.00 $148.02 $2,457 —

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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.