Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were mostly steady. Holstein slaughter steers were 5.00 to 8.00 lower today. Cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher with active buyer participation and bulls were 1.00 to 4.00 lower. All classes of feeder cattle were too few to compare today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.11/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$111.11

9 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$227

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

$24.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	119.17	502	6thin
Medium and Large 2	767	95.00	728	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.17/cwt here — about −$227 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 sale9 hd

111.11

—

IN average3 barns · 231 hd

110.53

+0.58

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
Bullocks	—	High	1,240	100.00	1,240	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,745	84.74	1,479	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	65.47	842	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	52.65	616	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	39.90	468	11
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,643	84.25	1,384	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,712	77.30	1,323	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,206	116.46	1,405	36
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,129	111.94	1,264	28
Heifers	Select	Average	1,123	103.83	1,166	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,090	80.00	872	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,291	120.68	1,558	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,295	116.50	1,509	48
Steers	Choice	Average	1,218	111.39	1,357	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,078	102.02	1,100	4thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	—	1,290	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	864	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	83.98/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,363	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	62.23/cwt	57.00–65.00	790	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	38.86/cwt	35.00–41.00	434	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,272	43.72/cwt	42.00–46.00	556	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	55.64/cwt	54.00–56.00	669	5
Steers	Prime	—	1,281	120.46/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,543	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,712	77.30/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,323	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,643	84.25/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,384	3
Bullocks	—	—	1,240	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,090	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	872	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	50.15/cwt	48.00–51.00	573	6
Steers	Select	—	1,078	102.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,100	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,760	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,196	111.62/cwt	108.00–114.50	1,335	19
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,295	116.50/cwt	115.00–119.75	1,509	48
Steers	Prime	—	1,350	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,647	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	69.62/cwt	66.00–75.00	909	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	244	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,123	103.83/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,166	3
Bulls	—	—	1,920	89.55/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,719	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,129	111.94/cwt	106.50–114.75	1,264	28
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,206	116.46/cwt	115.00–119.75	1,405	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	796	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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 35Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 273Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	67.00	67.00
2	—	1,623	80.00–88.00	83.98
4	—	1,920	89.00–91.00	89.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,270	57.00–65.00	62.23
25	—	1,305	66.00–75.00	69.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,118	35.00–41.00	38.86
5	—	1,272	42.00–46.00	43.72
1	—	940	26.00	26.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,203	54.00–56.00	55.64
6	—	1,143	48.00–51.00	50.15
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,281	120.00–121.00	120.46
1	—	1,350	122.00	122.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	100.00–106.00	102.02
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	107.00	107.00
19	—	1,196	108.00–114.50	111.62
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,295	115.00–119.75	116.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,712	71.00–81.00	77.30
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,643	83.00–86.00	84.25
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	100.00–106.00	103.83
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,129	106.50–114.75	111.94
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,206	115.00–119.75	116.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
2	—	428	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	104.00	104.00
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
1	—	780	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
2	—	365	125.00	125.00
3	—	517	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	104.00	104.00
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
1	—	995	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	129.00	129.00

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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