Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers were 1.00 lower with less packer inquiry today. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with bulls 2.00 lower this week. All classes of feeder calves were sharply higher with some good groups of feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.08/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$126.08

38 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$26.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.97

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	129.61	577	33
Medium and Large 2	593	102.78	609	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.83/cwt here — about −$33 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

126.08

—

IN average3 barns · 105 hd

111.11

+14.97

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	1,530	88.00	1,346	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,723	79.65	1,373	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	58.72	897	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,530	55.00	842	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	51.47	685	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,212	37.31	452	36
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,567	81.85	1,283	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,275	106.28	1,355	34
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,184	102.18	1,210	22
Heifers	Select	Average	1,263	91.28	1,153	5thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,241	82.17	1,020	7thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,380	110.00	1,518	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,356	106.42	1,443	50
Steers	Choice	Average	1,356	101.64	1,378	56
Steers	Select	Average	1,234	93.04	1,148	7thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,453	83.96	1,220	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Medium and Large 2	—	715	92.94/cwt	90.00–96.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	108.85/cwt	101.00–117.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	126.90/cwt	120.00–128.00	641	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	123.30/cwt	119.00–128.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	123.04/cwt	121.00–126.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	120.91/cwt	115.00–123.00	649	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	125.93/cwt	122.00–130.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	589	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	369	136.44/cwt	136.00–137.00	503	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	482	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Bulls	—	—	1,115	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	792	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	24.54/cwt	23.00–26.00	277	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	884	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	54.15/cwt	53.00–55.00	763	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	42.09/cwt	40.00–45.00	510	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,275	106.28/cwt	105.00–108.25	1,355	34
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,567	81.85/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,283	5
Heifers	Standard	—	1,241	82.17/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,020	7
Steers	Standard	—	1,453	83.96/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,220	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,530	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	842	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,300	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,352	1
Bullocks	—	—	1,530	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,346	1
Bulls	—	—	1,774	80.37/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,426	12
Steers	Select	—	1,234	93.04/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,148	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,263	91.28/cwt	90.00–94.50	1,153	5
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,585	95.21/cwt	90.50–100.00	1,509	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,356	106.42/cwt	105.00–109.75	1,443	50
Steers	Prime	—	1,380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,245	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,295	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,348	101.84/cwt	96.00–104.50	1,373	53
Heifers	Choice	—	1,178	102.00/cwt	97.00–104.50	1,202	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	48.80/cwt	46.00–51.00	610	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	57.91/cwt	56.00–67.00	895	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	34.88/cwt	30.00–39.00	426	19

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 Nov 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 50Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 314Last week 196Year ago 367

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	90.00–96.00	92.94
1	—	650	103.00	103.00
1	—	515	111.00	111.00
1	—	370	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	505	120.00–128.00	126.90
3	—	577	119.00–128.00	123.30
3	—	472	121.00–126.00	123.04
2	—	235	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	132.00	132.00
1	—	270	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	369	136.00–137.00	136.44
3	—	482	134.00	134.00
1	—	545	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	101.00–117.00	108.85
4	—	462	118.00–119.00	118.49
2	—	335	120.00–121.00	120.49
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
13	—	537	115.00–123.00	120.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	646	121.00	121.00
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
1	—	505	131.00	131.00
2	—	438	122.00–130.00	125.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	589	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	71.00	71.00
12	—	1,774	76.00–83.00	80.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	23.00–26.00	24.54
15	—	1,212	40.00–45.00	42.09
19	—	1,220	30.00–39.00	34.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	70.00	70.00
28	—	1,546	56.00–67.00	57.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,409	53.00–55.00	54.15
11	—	1,251	46.00–51.00	48.80
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,275	105.00–108.25	106.28
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,241	76.00–86.00	82.17
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,263	90.00–94.50	91.28
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	104.00	104.00
20	—	1,178	97.00–104.50	102.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,567	76.00–85.00	81.85
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	78.00–88.00	83.96
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	104.00	104.00
53	—	1,348	96.00–104.50	101.84
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,234	90.00–95.00	93.04
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	90.50–100.00	95.21
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,356	105.00–109.75	106.42
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	110.00	110.00
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	88.00	88.00

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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