Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 higher today. Cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with active buyer participation and bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were too few to compare, but were trending lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.47/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$119.47

17 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.35

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	119.75	768	16thin
Medium and Large 2	350	115.00	403	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about $366 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 sale17 hd

119.47

—

IN average4 barns · 377 hd

113.12

+6.35

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	1,845	91.02	1,679	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,257	66.71	839	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	46.88	609	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	30.00	367	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,590	89.50	1,423	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,627	85.85	1,397	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,184	116.02	1,374	26
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,123	112.19	1,259	44
Heifers	Select	Average	1,096	103.82	1,138	4thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,338	120.37	1,611	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,295	116.77	1,512	55
Steers	Choice	Average	1,212	111.37	1,350	52
Steers	Select	Average	1,186	105.10	1,246	6thin
Steers	Standard	Average	965	90.00	869	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	396	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	329	1
Bulls	—	—	1,998	85.29/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	93.88/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,660	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	52.28/cwt	50.00–55.00	658	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	69.83/cwt	66.00–76.00	914	19
Steers	Standard	—	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Steers	Select	—	1,186	105.10/cwt	105.00–105.50	1,246	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,184	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,374	26
Steers	Prime	—	1,338	120.37/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,611	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,212	111.37/cwt	106.00–114.75	1,350	52
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,627	85.85/cwt	81.50–88.50	1,397	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,590	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,423	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,122	112.18/cwt	106.00–114.50	1,259	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	44.18/cwt	40.00–48.00	583	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,148	60.13/cwt	57.00–65.00	690	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,127	112.27/cwt	110.00–113.50	1,265	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,096	103.82/cwt	102.00–105.50	1,138	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,295	116.77/cwt	115.00–119.75	1,512	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	120.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	639	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	103.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	551	114.50/cwt	113.00–115.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	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 Jul 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 78Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 273Last week 249Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	35.00	35.00
1	—	1,315	25.00	25.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	50.00–55.00	52.28
8	—	1,320	40.00–48.00	44.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,309	66.00–76.00	69.83
9	—	1,148	57.00–65.00	60.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,998	84.00–86.50	85.29
4	—	1,768	90.00–99.00	93.88
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,186	105.00–105.50	105.10
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,338	120.00–121.00	120.37
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,212	106.00–114.75	111.37
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,295	115.00–119.75	116.77
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,184	115.00–117.00	116.02
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,122	106.00–114.50	112.18
5	—	1,127	110.00–113.50	112.27
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,096	102.00–105.50	103.82
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,627	81.50–88.50	85.85
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	89.50	89.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	129.00	129.00
1	—	545	127.00	127.00
2	—	588	129.00	129.00
4	—	462	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	106.00	106.00
4	—	551	113.00–115.00	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	116.00	116.00
1	—	880	104.00	104.00
1	—	915	101.00	101.00
4	—	521	120.00–124.00	120.98
1	—	1,000	99.00	99.00
2	—	482	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	639	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	105.00	105.00
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
1	—	950	107.00	107.00
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
4	—	1,025	100.00–110.00	103.73

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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