Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher with higher packer inquiry this week. No Holstein slaughter steers today, Cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with bulls 1.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers were sharply higher this week with some good groups of value added steers and heifers and feeder bulls 1.00 lower with lighter numbers offered.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.13/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$127.13

65 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$57.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.30

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	132.75	740	56
Medium and Large 2	644	94.37	608	8thin
Large 2	625	75.00	469	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.75/cwt here — about $272 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 sale65 hd

127.13

—

IN average2 barns · 135 hd

117.84

+9.30

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	1,721	91.48	1,574	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	64.53	939	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	48.27	573	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	38.78	398	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,375	85.00	1,169	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,248	112.22	1,401	32
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,234	106.70	1,316	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,293	93.99	1,215	2thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,465	87.04	1,275	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,370	112.62	1,543	74
Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	107.17	1,499	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,255	95.03	1,193	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,570	84.53/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,327	2
Bulls	—	—	1,764	93.46/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,649	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,293	93.99/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,215	2
Steers	Select	—	1,255	95.03/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,240	106.85/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,325	11
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,623	108.66/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	354	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	145.51/cwt	137.00–151.00	738	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	97.48/cwt	97.00–100.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	625	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	539	148.29/cwt	146.00–150.00	799	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	128.22/cwt	124.00–129.00	694	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	652	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	815	18
Heifers	Choice	—	1,216	106.27/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	85.04/cwt	83.00–87.00	697	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	46.82/cwt	46.00–50.00	574	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,375	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	650	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	488	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	970	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	679	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,247	112.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,400	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	530	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	68.71/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,064	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,363	106.94/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,458	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	438	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	37.04/cwt	35.00–38.00	384	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,408	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	53.53/cwt	53.00–54.00	620	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	61.72/cwt	58.00–66.00	930	14
Heifers	Standard	—	1,465	87.04/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,275	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	935	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	692	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,055	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	907	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,370	112.62/cwt	110.00–115.25	1,543	74

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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 55Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 154Year ago 161

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	81.00–88.00	84.53
7	—	1,764	91.00–100.00	93.46
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	93.00–95.00	93.99
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,240	100.00–110.00	106.85
4	—	1,216	102.00–108.00	106.27
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,247	110.00–115.00	112.29
1	—	1,280	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	86.00–88.00	87.04
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	94.00–96.00	95.03
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	108.00–109.00	108.66
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,363	100.00–109.50	106.94
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,370	110.00–115.25	112.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,225	46.00–50.00	46.82
1	—	1,055	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,158	53.00–54.00	53.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	67.00–71.00	68.71
14	—	1,507	58.00–66.00	61.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	44.00	44.00
3	—	1,038	35.00–38.00	37.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,055	86.00	86.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	354	160.00	160.00
13	—	507	137.00–151.00	145.51
18	—	652	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	108.00	108.00
19	—	541	124.00–129.00	128.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	97.00–100.00	97.48
2	—	820	83.00–87.00	85.04
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	108.00	108.00
1	—	495	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	75.00	75.00
1	—	970	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	103.00	103.00
4	—	589	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	630	135.00	135.00
3	—	410	157.00	157.00
30	—	539	146.00–150.00	148.29

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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