Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to no coverage last week, but all slaughter cattle had a lower undertone with lower packer inquiry this week. Feeder cattle also were trending lower but still good value on value added feeder.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.96/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$113.96

42 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$26.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.72

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	115.88	627	39
Medium and Large 2	665	89.00	592	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.88/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 sale42 hd

113.96

—

IN average3 barns · 234 hd

106.25

+7.72

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	1,850	82.58	1,528	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	59.06	822	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	52.18	693	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	42.87	475	14
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,543	90.67	1,399	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	84.45	1,260	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,291	105.31	1,360	92
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,306	102.10	1,333	22
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,238	88.83	1,100	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,346	105.41	1,419	75
Steers	Choice	Average	1,426	99.94	1,425	37
Steers	Select	Average	1,243	92.08	1,145	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	576	132.70/cwt	131.00–135.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	112.63/cwt	110.00–114.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	390	131.32/cwt	131.00–132.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	542	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	117.39/cwt	115.00–118.00	459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	120.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	117.13/cwt	115.00–123.00	641	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	754	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	476	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	50.20/cwt	47.00–52.00	637	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	103.58/cwt	102.00–119.00	557	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	113.88/cwt	110.00–118.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	43.98/cwt	41.00–46.00	491	12
Bulls	—	—	1,855	84.47/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,567	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,350	105.42/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,423	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	36.20/cwt	33.00–39.00	387	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,543	90.67/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,399	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,286	105.37/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,355	83
Heifers	Choice	—	1,407	99.90/cwt	97.50–102.00	1,406	3
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,673	87.46/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,463	3
Steers	Select	—	1,243	92.08/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,290	102.45/cwt	100.00–103.75	1,322	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	55.24/cwt	54.00–56.00	785	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,355	102.01/cwt	98.00–103.50	1,382	28
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,633	96.54/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,576	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,342	104.76/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,406	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	59.06/cwt	57.00–65.00	822	24
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,085	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,238	88.83/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	119.43/cwt	115.00–124.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	505	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,492	84.45/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,260	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	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 Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 119Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 331Last week 261Year ago 318

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	131.00–135.00	132.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	119.00	119.00
2	—	630	115.00–124.00	119.43
1	—	585	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	695	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	110.00–114.00	112.63
5	—	391	115.00–118.00	117.39
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
3	—	665	122.00	122.00
1	—	420	113.00	113.00
10	—	538	102.00–119.00	103.58
2	—	480	110.00–118.00	113.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	131.00–132.00	131.32
6	—	542	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	754	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	93.00	93.00
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
1	—	650	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	115.00–125.00	120.14
4	—	472	122.00	122.00
15	—	547	115.00–123.00	117.13
1	—	410	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	94.00	94.00
1	—	670	95.00	95.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	101.00	101.00
1	—	455	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,269	47.00–52.00	50.20
11	—	1,421	54.00–56.00	55.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,116	41.00–46.00	43.98
2	—	1,068	33.00–39.00	36.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,391	57.00–65.00	59.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,855	81.00–86.00	84.47
1	—	1,830	75.00	75.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,350	104.00–108.00	105.42
1	—	1,085	105.00	105.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,673	84.00–90.00	87.46
6	—	1,633	89.00–102.00	96.54
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	90.00–94.00	92.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,355	98.00–103.50	102.01
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	89.00–92.00	90.67
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,492	79.00–88.00	84.45
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,286	104.00–108.00	105.37
9	—	1,342	104.00–105.00	104.76
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	97.50–102.00	99.90
19	—	1,290	100.00–103.75	102.45
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	85.00–91.00	88.83

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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