Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 2.00-4.00 lower, and slaughter Holstein steers were too few to trend. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, and no test on slaughter bulls. Feeder steers and bulls were steady with feeder heifers had a lower undertone. Last week receipts were 576. Year ago receipts were 385.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.50/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$126.50

47 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.08

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	129.87	713	41
Medium and Large 2	493	103.50	511	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.37/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale47 hd

126.50

—

IN average2 barns · 250 hd

120.43

+6.08

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,588	87.71	1,393	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	59.46	851	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	48.72	555	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	36.46	367	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,495	87.00	1,301	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,257	123.43	1,552	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,192	119.22	1,421	77
Heifers	Select	Average	1,080	105.98	1,145	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,323	123.59	1,635	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,291	119.50	1,543	65
Steers	Select	Average	1,199	109.55	1,314	9thin

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction - Vincennes, IN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,695	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,432	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	89.32/cwt	88.50–90.00	1,371	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	40.83/cwt	40.00–42.00	505	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,291	119.50/cwt	115.00–122.75	1,543	65
Heifers	Select	—	1,080	105.98/cwt	103.00–111.50	1,145	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	34.71/cwt	30.00–38.00	319	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	58.86/cwt	55.00–62.50	855	18
Steers	Select	—	1,355	112.72/cwt	112.00–113.50	1,527	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,323	123.59/cwt	123.00–124.25	1,635	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,223	118.16/cwt	116.50–120.00	1,445	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	334	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	54.61/cwt	52.00–57.00	564	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	63.78/cwt	62.50–65.50	832	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,495	87.00/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,301	2
Steers	Select	—	1,155	108.64/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,255	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	458	146.80/cwt	146.00–147.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,257	123.43/cwt	123.00–124.25	1,552	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,191	119.25/cwt	114.00–122.75	1,420	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	136.97/cwt	132.00–139.50	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	123.87/cwt	120.00–126.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	484	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	814	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	47.94/cwt	44.00–51.00	557	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	42.82/cwt	41.00–45.00	456	2

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction - Vincennes, IN

Wed May 8, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	84.50	84.50
2	—	1,535	88.50–90.00	89.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	40.00–42.00	40.83
4	—	1,033	52.00–57.00	54.61
10	—	1,162	44.00–51.00	47.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	30.00–38.00	34.71
1	—	1,150	29.00	29.00
2	—	1,065	41.00–45.00	42.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,453	55.00–62.50	58.86
4	—	1,305	62.50–65.50	63.78
1	—	1,535	53.00	53.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,291	115.00–122.75	119.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	112.00–113.50	112.72
7	—	1,155	105.00–112.00	108.64
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	123.00–124.25	123.59
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	103.00–111.50	105.98
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	116.50–120.00	118.16
75	—	1,191	114.00–122.75	119.25
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,257	123.00–124.25	123.43
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	86.00–88.00	87.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	155.00	155.00
1	—	320	161.00	161.00
4	—	568	144.00	144.00
3	—	455	132.00–139.50	136.97
5	—	414	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	146.00–147.00	146.80
1	—	435	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	111.00	111.00
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	108.00	108.00
6	—	512	150.50	150.50
1	—	265	171.00	171.00
3	—	383	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	124.00	124.00
2	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	290	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,020	107.50	107.50
4	—	382	141.00	141.00
1	—	435	128.00	128.00
1	—	230	133.00	133.00
3	—	465	120.00–126.00	123.87
2	—	532	130.00	130.00
3	—	752	100.50	100.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	668	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	104.00	104.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	108.00	108.00
1	—	480	104.00	104.00
1	—	610	95.00	95.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00

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