Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 2.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter Holstein steers had a higher undertone with more offered. Slaughter cows were steady to 6.00 higher, and slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. All classes of feeder cattle were sharply lower with a lighter offering today.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $107.63/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$107.63

36 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$25.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.89

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	121.56	636	16thin
Medium and Large 2	667	96.49	644	20

One grade step is worth $25.08/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale36 hd

107.63

—

IN average4 barns · 118 hd

95.75

+11.89

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	1,637	77.79	1,273	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	62.07	911	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	50.74	621	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	27.43	290	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,581	92.15	1,457	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,585	86.22	1,367	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,236	70.64	873	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,180	119.39	1,409	43
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,193	115.57	1,379	37
Heifers	Select	Average	1,050	106.00	1,113	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,270	91.00	1,156	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,276	119.70	1,527	64
Steers	Choice	Average	1,320	115.95	1,531	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,135	110.26	1,251	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,702	81.94/cwt	79.00–87.50	1,395	3
Bulls	—	—	1,355	69.58/cwt	67.00–72.00	943	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	48.65/cwt	43.00–52.00	589	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	26.02/cwt	25.00–27.00	280	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	65.25/cwt	63.00–70.00	998	31
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,581	92.15/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,457	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,236	70.64/cwt	65.00–73.00	873	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,585	86.22/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,367	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,050	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,270	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,156	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,763	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,310	116.07/cwt	111.50–117.75	1,521	24
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,276	119.70/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,527	64
Steers	Select	—	1,135	110.26/cwt	110.00–110.50	1,251	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	59.54/cwt	56.00–62.50	844	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	29.30/cwt	28.00–31.00	302	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,199	115.83/cwt	111.00–117.75	1,389	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	54.39/cwt	53.00–55.00	678	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,172	114.64/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,344	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,180	119.39/cwt	118.00–120.75	1,409	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	120.77/cwt	120.00–123.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	121.31/cwt	120.00–122.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	137.45/cwt	131.00–140.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	122.76/cwt	121.00–128.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	126.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	113.39/cwt	111.00–115.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	125.04/cwt	121.00–129.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	95.12/cwt	90.00–100.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	412	3
Bulls	—	—	2,285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	2,057	1

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 117Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 317Last week 281Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,702	79.00–87.50	81.94
3	—	1,355	67.00–72.00	69.58
1	—	2,285	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,210	43.00–52.00	48.65
8	—	1,246	53.00–55.00	54.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	25.00–27.00	26.02
3	—	1,032	28.00–31.00	29.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,529	63.00–70.00	65.25
39	—	1,418	56.00–62.50	59.54
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,581	90.00–95.00	92.15
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,236	65.00–73.00	70.64
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,585	82.00–89.00	86.22
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,199	111.00–117.75	115.83
8	—	1,172	112.00–117.00	114.64
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,180	118.00–120.75	119.39
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	113.00	113.00
24	—	1,310	111.50–117.75	116.07
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,276	118.00–122.00	119.70
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	110.00–110.50	110.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	138.00	138.00
1	—	335	129.00	129.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
2	—	585	115.00	115.00
4	—	514	120.00–123.00	120.77
5	—	623	111.00–115.00	113.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	104.00	104.00
3	—	540	110.00	110.00
6	—	564	90.00–100.00	95.12
1	—	645	108.00	108.00
1	—	870	83.00	83.00
7	—	775	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	120.00–122.00	121.31
2	—	358	131.00–133.00	132.01
3	—	417	120.00–130.00	126.72
1	—	280	128.00	128.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	124.00	124.00
4	—	534	121.00–129.00	125.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	362	118.00	118.00
2	—	485	109.00–110.00	109.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	131.00–140.00	137.45
4	—	444	121.00–128.00	122.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	112.00	112.00

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