United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction Market Report

Vincennes, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 18, 2024

297 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $269.44/cwt +25.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 425 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.09/cwt +28.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 431 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	297	312	280
Feeder cattle	90	110	85
Slaughter cattle	207	201	195
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were mostly steady with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower and a good offering of steers and heifers today. No Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 4.00 lower today. Holstein cows were 4.00 lower today. Feeder steers and heifers were trending higher with feeder bulls significantly higher with active buyer participation on all feeders.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,672	—
1195–1400	1303	3	175.00–179.00	$177.44	$2,312	-3.46
1125–1655	1340	44	180.00–185.50	$183.59	$2,460	+7.09
1200–1535	1388	30	186.00–190.00	$187.13	$2,597	+3.50
1340–1465	1403	2	155.50–160.00	$157.65	$2,212	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	210.00	$210.00	$766	-32.00
370 fancy	370	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,082	—
498 fancy	498	3	273.00	$273.00	$1,360	—
520 fancy	520	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,336	+2.00
695	695	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,550	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	149.00	$149.00	$566	—
430	430	2	140.00	$140.00	$602	—
900	900	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	122.00	$122.00	$360	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1060	961	4	160.00–164.00	$161.47	$1,552	—
1110	1110	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,565	—
1095–1390	1229	7	170.00–179.00	$176.06	$2,164	-8.00
1075–1435	1255	48	180.00–185.75	$182.92	$2,296	+0.15
1200–1310	1255	2	183.75–184.75	$184.27	$2,313	+1.50
1260–1435	1321	7	186.00–188.00	$187.16	$2,472	+0.45
1425	1425	1	177.50	$177.50	$2,529	—
1685	1685	1	164.00	$164.00	$2,763	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272	272	2	210.00	$210.00	$571	±0.00
415–433 fancy	431	11	250.00–260.00	$256.83	$1,107	+20.83
432	432	2	239.00	$239.00	$1,032	+22.82
470	470	1	202.00	$202.00	$949	-1.00
518–525	520	8	233.00–239.00	$237.48	$1,235	+23.16
580–590	585	2	235.00–237.00	$236.01	$1,381	+46.01
630–635	633	2	201.00–228.00	$214.55	$1,358	+6.55
725 fancy	725	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,559	—
735	735	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,250	—
805	805	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,208	—
855	855	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,291	—
930	930	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,469	—
1005–1020	1013	2	150.00–152.00	$150.99	$1,530	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,109	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	252.50	$252.50	$770	—
395	395	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,076	—
412–440	421	3	230.00–244.00	$239.13	$1,007	+13.24
420–430 fancy	426	11	252.50–283.00	$277.70	$1,183	+29.41
485 fancy	485	1	264.00	$264.00	$1,280	+34.99
462–498	486	6	230.00–241.00	$234.72	$1,141	—
500–515	508	2	200.00–228.00	$214.21	$1,088	+34.21
500–525 fancy	508	3	249.00–265.00	$259.49	$1,318	+22.49
565–590	577	3	221.00–238.00	$230.74	$1,331	+50.74
610 fancy	610	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,336	-5.65
608–625	614	3	185.00–200.00	$190.09	$1,167	+18.09
755	755	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,155	—
1032	1032	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,228	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,056	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1040	922	80-85%	3	83.00–93.00	$88.70	$818	—
690–1460	1101	80-85%	16	100.00–119.00	$108.65	$1,196	+21.42
925–1475	1197	80-85%	6	120.00–123.00	$120.98	$1,448	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610	1610	75-80%	1	127.00	$127.00	$2,045	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1725	1725	65-75%	1	116.00	$116.00	$2,001	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,021	—
1125–1905	1387	10	121.00–141.00	$133.01	$1,845	—
1475–2045	1775	10	145.00–156.00	$149.03	$2,645	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	85-90%	1	21.00	$21.00	$243	—
1195	1195	85-90%	1	40.00	$40.00	$478	—
1440–1495	1468	80-85%	2	102.00	$102.00	$1,497	—

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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.