Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter Holstein steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with a few exceptions of higher/lower. Feeder steers were sharply higher with feeder heifers and bulls 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.32/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$122.32

36 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$13.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.15

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	123.05	582	34
Medium and Large 2	555	110.00	611	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.05/cwt here — about −$29 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

122.32

—

IN average4 barns · 378 hd

115.17

+7.15

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	1,501	84.55	1,269	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,312	67.64	887	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	49.29	677	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	27.00	297	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	75.56	1,065	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,481	90.97	1,347	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,360	85.00	1,156	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,255	75.00	941	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,217	117.83	1,434	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,166	114.52	1,336	28
Heifers	Select	Average	994	108.89	1,082	5thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	965	89.34	862	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,265	117.87	1,491	33
Steers	Choice	Average	1,220	114.44	1,396	43
Steers	Select	Average	1,147	105.61	1,211	5thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	238	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	124.29/cwt	121.00–127.00	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	142.48/cwt	142.00–143.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	116.69/cwt	112.00–119.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	357	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	130.53/cwt	128.00–133.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	140.16/cwt	139.00–141.00	655	5
Heifers	Select	—	994	108.89/cwt	108.50–109.00	1,082	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,217	117.83/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,434	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,168	114.61/cwt	110.00–116.75	1,339	27
Heifers	Choice	—	1,120	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,254	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	42.88/cwt	40.00–49.00	567	4
Bulls	—	—	1,306	81.90/cwt	80.50–84.50	1,070	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,360	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,156	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,410	75.56/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,065	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,220	114.44/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,396	43
Heifers	Standard	—	965	89.34/cwt	88.00–90.00	862	3
Steers	Select	—	1,147	105.61/cwt	104.00–108.50	1,211	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,265	117.87/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,491	33
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,255	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	941	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,481	90.97/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,347	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	240	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	348	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	69.16/cwt	65.00–75.00	898	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	60.93/cwt	59.00–63.00	835	5
Bulls	—	—	2,085	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,929	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	54.41/cwt	51.00–56.00	770	5

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 76Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 317Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	136.00	136.00
2	—	432	126.00	126.00
3	—	737	119.00	119.00
2	—	692	122.00	122.00
2	—	390	132.00–134.00	133.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	142.00–143.00	142.48
2	—	562	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	109.00	109.00
1	—	490	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	414	121.00–127.00	124.29
4	—	528	122.00	122.00
4	—	329	130.00	130.00
2	—	745	110.00	110.00
2	—	480	116.00	116.00
2	—	385	120.00	120.00
2	—	592	116.00	116.00
3	—	672	112.00–119.00	116.69
1	—	290	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	132.00	132.00
2	—	568	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	238	113.00	113.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	128.00–133.00	130.53
1	—	590	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	139.00–141.00	140.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	994	108.50–109.00	108.89
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,217	117.00–120.00	117.83
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,168	110.00–116.75	114.61
1	—	1,120	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	88.00–90.00	89.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,323	40.00–49.00	42.88
5	—	1,415	51.00–56.00	54.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	21.00	21.00
1	—	1,055	33.00	33.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,298	65.00–75.00	69.16
5	—	1,371	59.00–63.00	60.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,306	80.50–84.50	81.90
1	—	2,085	92.50	92.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,481	90.00–93.00	90.97
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	73.00–77.00	75.56
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,220	110.00–116.50	114.44
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,147	104.00–108.50	105.61
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,265	117.00–120.00	117.87

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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