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United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 26, 2024

250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 250 191 378
Feeder cattle 34 19 165
Slaughter cattle 216 172 213

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 3.00 higher with a good offering of high quality steers and heifers and over 2.00 steers and heifers today. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 4.00 to 10.00 higher this week. Dairy/Beef steers were trending higher and Holstein cows were 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder heifers were mostly steady with feeder bulls trending higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1330 1089 9 165.00–186.00 $175.95 $1,916 —
1050–1645 1290 22 170.00–182.00 $176.39 $2,275 —
1185–1590 1332 20 180.00–190.50 $186.89 $2,489 +0.39
1130–1515 1339 43 191.00–207.00 $195.69 $2,620 +9.19
1480 1480 1 170.50 $170.50 $2,523 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 fancy 353 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,112 —
470 470 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,351 —
525 525 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,365 —
635 value added 635 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,651 —
720 720 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,663 —
1025 1025 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,717 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–990 840 5 100.00–174.00 $153.82 $1,292 —
1060–1175 1100 3 162.00–165.00 $163.86 $1,802 —
1055–1475 1190 27 180.50–190.00 $187.40 $2,230 +1.88
1050–1550 1192 12 167.00–179.50 $173.40 $2,067 -12.12
1190–1280 1235 2 181.00–189.00 $184.85 $2,283 -1.26
1115–1380 1240 31 191.00–205.50 $194.40 $2,411 +8.29
1330 1330 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,328 —
1365 1365 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,280 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 292.50 $292.50 $585 —
250 250 1 295.00 $295.00 $738 —
365 365 1 265.00 $265.00 $967 —
400–440 420 2 220.00–240.00 $230.48 $968 —
415–427 fancy 424 4 254.00–260.00 $258.53 $1,096 -4.91
475 fancy 475 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,188 —
520 520 1 180.00 $180.00 $936 -20.00
622 622 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,244 —
725 725 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,392 —
755 755 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,427 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 340.00 $340.00 $782 —
335 335 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,047 —
372 value added 372 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,135 —
410 410 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,076 —
548 fancy 548 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,589 —
565 565 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,398 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1655 1423 75-80% 2 136.00–139.00 $137.25 $1,953 —
1340–1845 1580 75-80% 5 140.00–146.00 $141.83 $2,241 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1720 1136 80-85% 5 95.00–101.00 $99.96 $1,136 —
1150 1150 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,438 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1560 1478 2 146.00–148.00 $146.94 $2,172 +4.47
1120–1995 1616 4 156.00–180.00 $169.02 $2,731 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630–1725 1662 3 173.00–178.50 $176.43 $2,932 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 80-85% 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,061 —
1655 1655 80-85% 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,003 —
1615–1825 1720 75-80% 2 121.00–126.00 $123.35 $2,122 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1170 1155 2 105.00–110.00 $107.47 $1,241 —

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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.