Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 lower with slaughter heifers trading 1.00 to 2.00 higher this week. Holstein steers were 1.00 lower today. Cows were 1.00 to 4.00 lower with bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers were sharply lower with feeder bulls mostly steady with some instances of higher/lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.20/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$108.20

40 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$41.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.55

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	111.54	593	35
Medium and Large 2	656	88.50	581	4thin
Medium 1	665	70.00	466	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.54/cwt here — about $128 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 sale40 hd

108.20

—

IN average3 barns · 522 hd

112.75

−4.55

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	—	Low	1,692	71.54	1,210	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	49.94	691	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	41.87	509	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,204	26.72	322	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,573	82.22	1,293	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,330	68.00	904	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,298	120.00	1,558	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,233	116.20	1,433	59
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,216	112.28	1,366	24
Steers	Prime	Average	1,387	120.21	1,667	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,329	116.39	1,547	68
Steers	Choice	Average	1,364	110.69	1,510	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,231	94.18	1,159	8thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,730	82.00	1,419	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1Fancy	—	552	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	733	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	702	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	702	2
Steers	Select	—	1,231	94.18/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,159	8
Steers	StandardHeavy Weight	—	1,730	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	29.08/cwt	26.00–30.00	382	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	23.00/cwt	20.00–25.00	264	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	33.85/cwt	33.00–35.00	385	2
Steers	Prime	—	1,387	120.21/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Prime	—	1,298	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,558	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,330	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	904	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,337	111.41/cwt	105.00–114.75	1,490	32
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,653	102.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,193	109.45/cwt	104.00–114.75	1,306	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,221	112.85/cwt	109.50–114.75	1,378	20
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,329	116.39/cwt	115.00–119.75	1,547	68
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,233	116.20/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,433	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	40.04/cwt	36.00–42.00	466	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	44.74/cwt	43.00–45.00	580	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	48.99/cwt	46.00–53.00	694	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	602	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,027	62.34/cwt	60.00–65.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	104.33/cwt	102.00–105.00	539	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	685	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	108.33/cwt	107.00–111.00	528	3
Bulls	—	—	1,513	61.78/cwt	60.00–63.00	935	6
Bulls	—	—	1,482	85.04/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,260	3
Bulls	—	—	1,862	73.34/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,366	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	665	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,573	82.22/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,293	6

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 Dec 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 176Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 310Last week 459Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	125.50	125.50
3	—	733	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	95.00	95.00
2	—	575	115.00	115.00
2	—	505	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	111.00	111.00
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
1	—	675	109.00	109.00
2	—	702	100.00	100.00
14	—	571	120.00	120.00
5	—	393	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	104.00	104.00
1	—	740	93.00	93.00
1	—	685	95.00	95.00
1	—	600	96.00	96.00
1	—	370	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	557	114.00	114.00
9	—	517	102.00–105.00	104.33
7	—	440	116.00	116.00
5	—	636	117.00	117.00
3	—	487	107.00–111.00	108.33
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	84.00	84.00
1	—	710	89.00	89.00
1	—	810	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,231	89.00–100.00	94.18
Steers — Standard · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	82.00	82.00
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,387	120.00–121.00	120.21
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,337	105.00–114.75	111.41
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	100.00–105.00	102.99
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,329	115.00–119.75	116.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,312	26.00–30.00	29.08
7	—	1,146	20.00–25.00	23.00
2	—	1,138	33.00–35.00	33.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,165	36.00–42.00	40.04
7	—	1,296	43.00–45.00	44.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,416	46.00–53.00	48.99
1	—	1,400	43.00	43.00
3	—	1,027	60.00–65.00	62.34
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	104.00–114.75	109.45
20	—	1,221	109.50–114.75	112.85
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,233	115.00–118.00	116.20
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	68.00	68.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,573	76.00–86.00	82.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,513	60.00–63.00	61.78
3	—	1,482	80.00–91.00	85.04
10	—	1,862	69.00–78.00	73.34

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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