Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 300 lower and slaughter heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower with lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 lower today. Cows had instances of higher/lower and bulls 2.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves had instances of higher/lower with active bidding today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.51/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$109.51

58 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$28.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.71

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	117.37	630	42
Medium and Large 2	654	88.87	581	16thin

One grade step is worth $28.50/cwt here — about $49 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 sale58 hd

109.51

—

IN average3 barns · 458 hd

103.80

+5.71

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	—	High	1,685	82.35	1,388	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	56.04	842	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,300	54.00	702	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	49.12	631	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	37.37	417	26
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,598	62.41	997	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,573	82.24	1,294	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,348	63.33	854	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,283	103.92	1,334	46
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,215	98.76	1,200	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,136	91.12	1,035	5thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,315	83.06	1,092	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,362	103.91	1,415	72
Steers	Choice	Average	1,381	100.05	1,382	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,228	91.45	1,123	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	117.98/cwt	114.00–122.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	119.38/cwt	111.00–122.00	617	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	125.75/cwt	125.00–128.00	821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	122.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	120.00/cwt	114.00–126.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	117.29/cwt	116.00–122.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	116.09/cwt	110.00–118.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,286	103.95/cwt	102.00–106.50	1,337	43
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,598	62.41/cwt	61.00–65.00	997	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,348	63.33/cwt	60.00–66.50	854	7
Steers	Select	—	1,228	91.45/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,136	91.12/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,035	5
Bulls	—	—	1,762	89.92/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,584	6
Bulls	—	—	1,510	69.09/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,043	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	26.69/cwt	25.00–28.00	262	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	33.83/cwt	30.00–39.00	364	12
Heifers	Standard	—	1,315	83.06/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,092	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,371	100.05/cwt	95.00–101.50	1,372	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	56.04/cwt	54.00–60.00	842	22
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,573	82.24/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,294	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	53.27/cwt	52.00–54.00	744	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	47.67/cwt	45.00–51.00	594	23
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,247	103.46/cwt	103.00–104.25	1,290	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,300	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	80.63/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,351	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	128.81/cwt	122.00–131.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	132.55/cwt	127.00–135.00	570	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	42.69/cwt	40.00–44.00	502	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,215	98.76/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,200	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	382	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	531	3
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	928	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	659	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,120	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,148	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,365	103.93/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,419	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	472	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	864	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	123.49/cwt	122.00–128.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	88.19/cwt	87.00–90.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	93.00/cwt	86.00–100.00	474	2

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 173Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 316Year ago 310

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	82.00	82.00
1	—	650	85.00	85.00
1	—	800	94.00	94.00
3	—	864	80.00	80.00
1	—	460	103.00	103.00
1	—	645	93.00	93.00
5	—	591	87.00–90.00	88.19
1	—	405	98.00	98.00
2	—	510	86.00–100.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
2	—	615	100.00–103.00	101.51
1	—	925	92.00	92.00
9	—	517	111.00–122.00	119.38
2	—	355	120.00–126.00	122.96
5	—	707	105.00	105.00
2	—	968	94.00–95.00	94.50
4	—	439	110.00–118.00	116.09
2	—	555	117.00	117.00
1	—	320	115.00	115.00
4	—	452	122.00–128.00	123.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	430	127.00–135.00	132.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
2	—	430	104.00	104.00
2	—	635	99.00	99.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
2	—	928	71.00	71.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	110.00	110.00
2	—	403	114.00–122.00	117.98
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
6	—	469	116.00–122.00	117.29
1	—	315	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	126.00	126.00
3	—	382	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
3	—	642	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,085	104.00	104.00
8	—	653	125.00–128.00	125.75
3	—	967	95.00	95.00
2	—	485	114.00–126.00	120.00
1	—	1,020	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
4	—	580	122.00–131.00	128.81
1	—	945	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	145.00	145.00
6	—	556	131.50	131.50
2	—	472	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,286	102.00–106.50	103.95
3	—	1,247	103.00–104.25	103.46
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,136	89.00–94.00	91.12
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	81.00–85.00	83.06
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,215	95.00–101.00	98.76
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	61.00–65.00	62.41
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,348	60.00–66.50	63.33
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,573	75.00–85.00	82.24
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	90.00–93.00	91.45
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,371	95.00–101.50	100.05
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	100.00	100.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	102.50	102.50
71	—	1,365	102.00–107.00	103.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,762	88.00–92.00	89.92
2	—	1,510	65.00–73.00	69.09
11	—	1,675	76.00–86.00	80.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	25.00–28.00	26.69
12	—	1,077	30.00–39.00	33.83
12	—	1,176	40.00–44.00	42.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,502	54.00–60.00	56.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,396	52.00–54.00	53.27
23	—	1,246	45.00–51.00	47.67
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	54.00	54.00

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