Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with lower packer bids but active buyer bidding. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 higher this week. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with bulls 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers were trending higher with some high quality steers and heifers offered and feeder bulls trading 6.00 higher today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.42/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$138.42

41 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$37.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.26

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	139.33	771	40
Medium and Large 2	690	102.00	704	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.33/cwt here — about $67 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 sale41 hd

138.42

—

IN average3 barns · 190 hd

121.17

+17.26

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	1,756	86.05	1,511	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	59.43	850	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	45.83	541	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	33.80	356	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,467	92.76	1,361	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,372	85.37	1,172	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,265	78.00	987	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,244	117.46	1,461	63
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,033	110.75	1,143	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,070	90.00	963	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,248	83.65	1,044	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,335	117.41	1,567	46
Steers	Choice	Average	1,290	112.87	1,456	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,222	104.05	1,271	7thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,440	94.00	1,354	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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%	—	1,016	35.56/cwt	34.00–38.00	361	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	56.88/cwt	54.00–59.00	747	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	52.76/cwt	52.00–53.00	693	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	414	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	62.75/cwt	60.00–70.00	994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	120.10/cwt	118.00–128.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	377	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.60/cwt	118.00–123.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	402	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	587	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	322	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,292	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	998	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	91.75/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	973	91.49/cwt	91.00–92.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Dairy Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,755	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,509	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,265	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	987	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,244	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,462	62
Heifers	Choice	—	1,010	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,248	83.65/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,235	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,426	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,055	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	263	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,359	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,343	85.32/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,146	13
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,467	92.76/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,361	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	653	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	139.23/cwt	134.00–139.50	842	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	671	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	438	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	661	2
Steers	Standard	—	1,440	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,354	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,788	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,335	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.50	1,567	46
Steers	Select	—	1,222	104.05/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,271	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,232	113.51/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,398	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	258	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	44.44/cwt	40.00–50.00	512	20

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 23Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 191Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,016	34.00–38.00	35.56
1	—	1,295	32.00	32.00
1	—	1,030	25.00	25.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,313	54.00–59.00	56.88
10	—	1,584	60.00–70.00	62.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	52.00–53.00	52.76
20	—	1,153	40.00–50.00	44.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,330	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,945	89.00–96.00	91.75
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	86.00	86.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	78.00	78.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,343	80.00–89.00	85.32
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	91.00–95.00	92.76
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,244	115.00–120.00	117.49
1	—	1,235	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,055	114.50	114.50
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	80.00–86.00	83.65
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	90.00	90.00
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	94.00	94.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	109.00	109.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,335	115.00–120.50	117.41
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,222	101.00–107.00	104.05
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,232	111.00–115.00	113.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	118.00–128.00	120.10
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
8	—	304	124.00	124.00
2	—	573	118.00–123.00	120.60
3	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
2	—	402	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	109.00	109.00
1	—	605	89.00	89.00
2	—	402	112.00	112.00
2	—	482	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	94.00	94.00
2	—	973	91.00–92.00	91.49
1	—	425	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	123.00	123.00
4	—	390	118.00	118.00
1	—	595	119.00	119.00
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	653	54.00	54.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	605	134.00–139.50	139.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
1	—	735	118.00	118.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
6	—	281	160.00	160.00
1	—	520	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	671	125.50	125.50
2	—	438	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	102.00	102.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	975.00	975.00

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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