Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 lower with lower packer inquiry. No Holsteins this week. Cows were 2.00 to 6.00 lower with bulls 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were sharply lower, but good value on light steers and feeder heifers had instances of higher/lower and feeder bulls sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.64/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$111.64

45 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$21.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.93

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	115.04	678	38
Medium and Large 2	656	93.14	611	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.90/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 sale45 hd

111.64

—

IN average2 barns · 229 hd

106.70

+4.93

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	1,333	86.47	1,153	2thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,684	76.82	1,294	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	63.54	876	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,683	53.00	892	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,409	46.03	649	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	35.55	390	21
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,300	103.90	1,351	33
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,264	98.33	1,243	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,159	90.18	1,045	7thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,221	80.26	980	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,368	103.94	1,422	45
Steers	Choice	Average	1,397	97.04	1,355	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,373	91.92	1,262	6thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1	—	556	111.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	94.93/cwt	90.00–100.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	122.22/cwt	116.00–124.00	628	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	95.99/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	130.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.69/cwt	120.00–130.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	91.97/cwt	90.00–95.00	944	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,368	103.94/cwt	101.50–107.00	1,422	45
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,300	103.90/cwt	101.00–106.50	1,351	33
Heifers	Standard	—	1,221	80.26/cwt	77.00–84.00	980	4
Steers	Select	—	1,373	91.92/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,262	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,159	90.18/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,045	7
Bulls	—	—	1,220	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	805	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	79.52/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,431	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	57.08/cwt	53.00–62.00	775	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	980	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	30.91/cwt	30.00–32.00	315	8
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,590	96.05/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,527	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	49.85/cwt	48.00–52.00	739	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	578	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	41.61/cwt	35.00–47.00	551	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,324	98.42/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,303	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,683	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	415	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,264	98.33/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,243	9
Bullocks	—	—	1,333	86.47/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,153	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,765	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	115.86/cwt	115.00–116.00	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	388	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	25.72/cwt	25.00–26.00	222	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	42.21/cwt	41.00–44.00	519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	128.74/cwt	124.00–130.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	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 Dec 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 122Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 306Year ago 276

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	110.00–114.00	111.00
2	—	918	90.00–100.00	94.93
1	—	1,000	88.00	88.00
3	—	368	132.00	132.00
14	—	514	116.00–124.00	122.22
3	—	767	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,105	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,065	89.00	89.00
5	—	424	124.00–130.00	128.74
2	—	720	96.00–100.00	97.99
1	—	455	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	90.00	90.00
1	—	860	91.00	91.00
1	—	975	80.00	80.00
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	109.00	109.00
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
1	—	570	96.00	96.00
1	—	530	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	123.00	123.00
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,060	94.00–98.00	95.99
2	—	355	147.00	147.00
2	—	590	123.00–125.00	123.99
3	—	473	120.00–130.00	126.69
4	—	1,026	90.00–95.00	91.97
4	—	629	122.00–123.00	122.50
1	—	505	121.00	121.00
1	—	715	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	116.00	116.00
1	—	355	117.00	117.00
1	—	500	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	128.00–131.00	130.48
2	—	650	106.00	106.00
2	—	570	111.00	111.00
2	—	498	116.00	116.00
7	—	529	115.00–116.00	115.86
1	—	275	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,368	101.50–107.00	103.94
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	89.00–94.00	91.92
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	94.00–100.00	96.05
1	—	1,765	82.00	82.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,324	95.00–100.50	98.42
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,300	101.00–106.50	103.90
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,221	77.00–84.00	80.26
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,159	89.00–92.00	90.18
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,264	95.00–100.00	98.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	66.00	66.00
4	—	1,800	75.00–83.00	79.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	53.00–62.00	57.08
2	—	1,400	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,019	30.00–32.00	30.91
3	—	862	25.00–26.00	25.72
10	—	1,229	41.00–44.00	42.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,483	48.00–52.00	49.85
19	—	1,323	35.00–47.00	41.61
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	53.00	53.00
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	85.00–88.00	86.47

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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