Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower with heifers trending 1.00 lower. Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 lower today. Cows were mostly steady with a few exceptions of higher/lower and bulls 1.00 higher. Feeder steers were trending higher with heifers 1.00 to 6.00 lower and feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher on fancy type bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.41/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$110.41

22 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$28.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.29

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	118.32	568	16thin
Medium and Large 2	646	89.33	577	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.98/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale22 hd

110.41

—

IN average5 barns · 375 hd

105.12

+5.29

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	1,646	80.79	1,330	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	62.22	821	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,077	51.46	554	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,194	34.52	412	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,267	73.06	926	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	90.00	1,260	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	82.96	1,235	5thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,182	56.10	663	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,171	104.19	1,220	40
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,310	107.99	1,415	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,260	104.56	1,317	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,169	93.80	1,097	7thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,055	88.00	928	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,775	83.10/cwt	81.50–85.00	1,475	2
Bulls	—	—	2,011	92.48/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,860	4
Bulls	—	—	1,360	72.22/cwt	69.00–74.50	982	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	59.57/cwt	56.00–62.00	749	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	25.66/cwt	25.00–26.00	268	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	40.78/cwt	40.00–41.00	521	4
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	1,182	56.10/cwt	53.25–59.00	663	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,489	82.96/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,235	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,260	104.56/cwt	100.00–106.75	1,317	22
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,310	107.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,415	14
Steers	Select	—	1,169	93.80/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,097	7
Steers	Standard	—	1,055	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	928	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,267	73.06/cwt	70.00–79.00	926	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,260	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	34.71/cwt	30.00–38.00	419	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	54.56/cwt	52.00–59.00	557	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	49.20/cwt	43.00–51.00	550	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	65.12/cwt	63.00–73.00	903	21
Heifers	Choice	—	1,171	104.68/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,226	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,171	104.10/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,219	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	277	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	379	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	195	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	109.00/cwt	100.00–118.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	111.55/cwt	110.00–113.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	122.55/cwt	121.00–124.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	119.97/cwt	116.00–124.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	92.24/cwt	90.00–99.00	574	4

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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 52Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 215Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	81.50–85.00	83.10
4	—	2,011	91.00–95.00	92.48
6	—	1,360	69.00–74.50	72.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,258	56.00–62.00	59.57
21	—	1,387	63.00–73.00	65.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,045	25.00–26.00	25.66
4	—	1,278	40.00–41.00	40.78
8	—	1,208	30.00–38.00	34.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,021	52.00–59.00	54.56
11	—	1,117	43.00–51.00	49.20
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	53.25–59.00	56.10
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,489	80.00–85.00	82.96
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	90.00	90.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,260	100.00–106.75	104.56
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,310	107.00–110.00	107.99
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,169	90.00–96.50	93.80
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	88.00	88.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,267	70.00–79.00	73.06
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,171	102.00–106.00	104.68
34	—	1,171	100.00–106.50	104.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
3	—	277	160.00	160.00
5	—	379	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	149.00	149.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	645	100.00–118.00	109.00
4	—	519	121.00–124.00	122.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	110.00–113.00	111.55
3	—	513	123.00	123.00
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
4	—	605	113.00	113.00
2	—	333	116.00–124.00	119.97
2	—	385	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	86.00	86.00
5	—	655	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	472	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	80.00	80.00
4	—	622	90.00–99.00	92.24

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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