United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 4, 2024

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.07/cwt ≈ $1,273/hd at 489 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	285	152	175
Feeder cattle	103	42	32
Slaughter cattle	181	110	143
Replacement cattle	1	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter heifers 4.00 to 5.00 lower with a good offering but lower packer interest. Holstein slaughter steers too few to compare. Cows were 5.00 to 7.00 lower and bulls trending lower again lower packer interest. Holstein cows 3.00 lower on a light test. Feeder steers and heifers sharply higher and feeder bulls instances of higher/lower with active buyer participation on a good offering of feeders,

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,685	—
1175	1175	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,810	—
1040–1490	1305	50	178.00–192.00	$184.64	$2,410	—
1110–1540	1330	17	170.00–180.00	$175.94	$2,340	—
1360–1420	1390	2	193.50–194.00	$193.76	$2,693	-2.73
1615	1615	1	171.00	$171.00	$2,762	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	2	270.00	$270.00	$842	—
362–385	370	3	279.00–287.50	$281.95	$1,043	+11.95
420 fancy	420	1	284.00	$284.00	$1,193	—
420–425	423	2	260.00–265.00	$262.51	$1,110	-11.49
460	460	1	261.00	$261.00	$1,201	+23.00
505–530 fancy	513	4	284.00–287.00	$285.49	$1,465	—
548	548	5	251.00	$251.00	$1,375	+17.00
630 value added	630	6	270.00	$270.00	$1,701	—
630	630	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,606	+47.00
700 fancy	700	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,750	—
715	715	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,587	—
853	853	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,842	+49.00
900	900	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	150.00	$150.00	$690	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1430	1136	10	175.00–180.00	$177.64	$2,018	—
1150	1150	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,702	—
1060–1395	1231	46	182.00–191.00	$185.24	$2,280	—
1200–1390	1275	3	156.00–159.00	$157.72	$2,011	-37.88
1520	1520	1	184.50	$184.50	$2,804	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	225.00	$225.00	$596	-15.00
305–325	312	3	210.00–277.50	$254.04	$793	—
355–395 fancy	375	2	272.50–290.00	$280.78	$1,053	-6.72
383	383	3	215.00	$215.00	$823	-47.00
395 value added	395	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,003	—
420–435 fancy	430	3	261.00–275.00	$270.44	$1,163	—
455–490	477	3	220.00–250.00	$234.97	$1,121	—
492–493 fancy	493	10	267.00–268.00	$267.60	$1,319	—
515 fancy	515	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,365	—
518	518	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,274	+9.00
550 value added	550	3	261.00	$261.00	$1,436	—
585	585	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,410	±0.00
640 fancy	640	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,536	—
650	650	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,040	—
945	945	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,635	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	135.00	$135.00	$817	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–330	318	5	254.00–275.00	$264.97	$843	—
365–395	384	5	260.00–263.00	$261.22	$1,003	—
425	425	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,020	+20.00
525	525	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,286	-13.00
545 fancy	545	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,390	—
765	765	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,216	—
885	885	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,434	—
905	905	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,439	—
1075	1075	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,398	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	155.00	$155.00	$651	—
455	455	1	142.00	$142.00	$646	—
585	585	1	140.00	$140.00	$819	—
670	670	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,038	—
740	740	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,073	—
775	775	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,178	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1365	1079	80-85%	4	81.00–101.00	$95.69	$1,032	-19.29
860–1415	1127	80-85%	13	105.00–127.00	$115.53	$1,302	—
1170	1170	80-85%	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,580	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1770	1519	65-75%	5	125.00–133.00	$129.67	$1,970	—
1670	1670	65-75%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,920	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285	1285	75-80%	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,940	—
1165–1610	1303	75-80%	4	139.00–148.00	$143.38	$1,868	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	85-90%	1	85.00	$85.00	$871	—
1010–1160	1085	85-90%	2	50.00–71.00	$59.77	$649	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1850	1625	6	135.00–149.00	$140.82	$2,288	—
1710–1910	1828	3	150.00–159.00	$155.63	$2,845	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	3	164.00	$164.00	$1,747	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	985.00	$985.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550	1550	80-85%	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,015	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	1	180.50	$180.50	$2,202	+42.50

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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.