Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 5.00 lower, and slaughter Holstein steers were too

few to trend. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers were mostly steady with feeder heifers 6.00 to 9.00 lower and feeder bulls trending higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.37/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$125.37

45 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$22.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.53

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	131.32	684	33
Medium and Large 2	589	109.02	642	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.30/cwt here — about $42 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 sale45 hd

125.37

—

IN average4 barns · 268 hd

118.84

+6.53

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	1,569	80.44	1,262	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	59.23	839	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	47.08	564	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	31.25	336	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,263	76.42	965	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,290	71.00	916	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,175	124.00	1,457	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,195	120.22	1,437	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,150	114.19	1,314	34
Steers	Prime	Average	1,420	124.00	1,761	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,291	119.84	1,547	52
Steers	Choice	Average	1,252	116.06	1,453	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,045	106.52	1,113	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	42.76/cwt	36.00–46.00	499	10
Bulls	—	—	1,568	79.12/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,241	7
Bulls	—	—	1,940	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,358	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	90.26/cwt	90.00–90.50	1,250	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	29.36/cwt	23.00–33.00	326	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	51.40/cwt	47.00–55.00	631	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,290	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	916	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,195	120.22/cwt	118.00–122.25	1,437	21
Heifers	Prime	—	1,175	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,102	113.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,251	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,163	114.35/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,330	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	452	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	138.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	144.57/cwt	144.00–146.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	129.04/cwt	122.00–134.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	156.50/cwt	148.00–161.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	131.48/cwt	124.00–133.50	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	125.89/cwt	120.00–132.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	148.53/cwt	144.00–151.00	465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	434	141.84/cwt	140.00–143.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	128.53/cwt	124.00–133.00	486	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	640	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	535	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	455	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	650	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	475	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	483	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	333	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	587	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	107.99/cwt	105.00–111.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	992	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	661	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	418	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	255	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	64.87/cwt	62.00–73.00	1,000	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	35.67/cwt	35.00–38.00	352	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	57.99/cwt	48.00–61.00	806	41
Steers	Choice	—	1,252	116.06/cwt	110.00–117.75	1,453	27
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,263	76.42/cwt	76.00–77.00	965	2
Steers	Select	—	1,045	106.52/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,113	2
Steers	Prime	—	1,420	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,761	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,291	119.84/cwt	118.00–122.25	1,547	52

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 117Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 281Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 5.00 lower, and slaughter Holstein steers were too

few to trend. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers were mostly steady with feeder heifers 6.00 to 9.00 lower and feeder bulls trending higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,166	36.00–46.00	42.76
10	—	1,228	47.00–55.00	51.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,112	23.00–33.00	29.36
6	—	988	35.00–38.00	35.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,542	62.00–73.00	64.87
41	—	1,390	48.00–61.00	57.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,568	76.00–84.00	79.12
1	—	1,940	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,385	90.00–90.50	90.26
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,195	118.00–122.25	120.22
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,102	110.00–115.00	113.56
27	—	1,163	110.00–117.50	114.35
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,252	110.00–117.75	116.06
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	106.00–107.00	106.52
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	124.00	124.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,291	118.00–122.25	119.84
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	76.00–77.00	76.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	147.00	147.00
2	—	452	140.00	140.00
2	—	650	123.00	123.00
4	—	516	135.00–140.00	138.47
6	—	430	140.00	140.00
7	—	383	144.00–146.00	144.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	149.50	149.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	122.00–134.00	129.04
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
3	—	410	148.00–161.00	156.50
5	—	561	124.00–133.50	131.48
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
1	—	475	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
1	—	370	127.00	127.00
2	—	735	110.00	110.00
1	—	935	90.00	90.00
2	—	618	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	120.00–132.00	125.89
4	—	691	112.50	112.50
5	—	775	107.50	107.50
6	—	313	144.00–151.00	148.53
1	—	595	124.00	124.00
2	—	470	139.00	139.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	140.00–143.00	141.84
3	—	508	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	119.00	119.00
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
3	—	572	110.00–115.00	113.38
2	—	378	124.00–133.00	128.53
2	—	603	105.00–111.00	107.99
2	—	992	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	73.00	73.00
1	—	650	73.00	73.00
3	—	483	69.00	69.00
3	—	587	69.00	69.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	61.00	61.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	85.00	85.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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