Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter heifers 4.00 to 5.00 lower with a lower offering and lower packer bids today. Holstein slaughter steers were 9.00 lower this week. Cows were 1.00 lower with bulls 6.00 to 8.00 higher with a good offering of high dressing bulls. Feeder steers were 6.00 higher with feeder heifers and bulls trending lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.16/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$104.16

38 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.24

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	119.82	508	21
Medium and Large 2	557	84.82	473	17thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $35 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 sale38 hd

104.16

—

IN average4 barns · 196 hd

108.40

−4.24

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	—	Average	1,340	95.00	1,273	1thin
Bulls	—	High	1,464	86.46	1,266	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	61.57	864	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	45.84	540	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,340	29.99	402	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,215	60.00	729	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,465	88.00	1,289	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	77.21	1,062	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,301	68.50	891	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,186	106.82	1,267	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	104.61	1,360	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,020	83.60	853	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,150	82.09	944	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,298	107.32	1,393	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,262	105.18	1,327	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,100	95.00	1,045	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	55.99/cwt	53.00–59.00	706	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	318	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	42.17/cwt	38.00–48.00	453	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	29.98/cwt	29.00–31.00	385	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	64.81/cwt	60.00–73.00	964	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	50.74/cwt	49.00–52.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,186	106.82/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,267	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	130.02/cwt	127.00–131.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	103.21/cwt	102.00–104.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,215	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	729	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	690	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	400	2
Heifers	Standard	—	1,150	82.09/cwt	78.00–86.00	944	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,294	104.79/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,356	9
Heifers	Select	—	1,020	83.60/cwt	81.00–85.00	853	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,350	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	78.50/cwt	78.00–80.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	94.47/cwt	88.00–101.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	497	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,465	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,289	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,375	77.21/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,062	9
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,301	68.50/cwt	64.00–73.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	579	1
Bullocks	—	—	1,340	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,273	1
Bulls	—	—	1,606	98.43/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,581	10
Bulls	—	—	1,506	85.34/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,285	6
Bulls	—	—	1,131	63.86/cwt	61.00–67.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	813	71.39/cwt	65.00–74.00	580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	480	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,262	105.18/cwt	105.00–105.50	1,327	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,298	107.32/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,393	18
Steers	Select	—	1,100	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,045	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,465	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	527	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 Mar 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 37Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 216Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,261	53.00–59.00	55.99
31	—	1,487	60.00–73.00	64.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	24.00	24.00
2	—	1,285	29.00–31.00	29.98
1	—	1,465	36.00	36.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,074	38.00–48.00	42.17
6	—	1,316	49.00–52.00	50.74
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,186	106.00–108.00	106.82
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	78.00–86.00	82.09
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,294	103.00–105.00	104.79
1	—	1,350	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	81.00–85.00	83.60
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	88.00	88.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,375	75.00–82.00	77.21
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	64.00–73.00	68.50
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	95.00	95.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,606	91.00–106.00	98.43
6	—	1,506	78.00–89.00	85.34
5	—	1,131	61.00–67.00	63.86
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,262	105.00–105.50	105.18
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,298	106.00–110.00	107.32
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	95.00	95.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	106.00	106.00
2	—	383	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	410	110.00–111.00	110.51
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
4	—	459	115.00	115.00
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	97.00	97.00
1	—	335	99.00	99.00
1	—	665	75.00	75.00
1	—	410	86.00	86.00
7	—	813	65.00–74.00	71.39
1	—	525	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	126.00	126.00
4	—	335	127.00–131.00	130.02
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
5	—	482	102.00–104.00	103.21
2	—	238	122.00	122.00
2	—	448	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	87.00	87.00
2	—	260	92.00	92.00
3	—	555	81.00	81.00
2	—	340	87.00	87.00
4	—	895	78.00–80.00	78.50
2	—	468	88.00–101.00	94.47
1	—	925	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	450	131.00	131.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	58.00	58.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	88.00	88.00
1	—	910	75.00	75.00
1	—	565	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	131.00	131.00
1	—	495	117.00	117.00

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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