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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were trading 1.00 to 2.00 lower with lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower today. Feeder steers and heifers were sharply higher with active buyer participation and feeder bulls trending higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.89/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$122.89

44 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$37.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.58

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	129.78	634	36
Medium and Large 2	684	91.88	628	8thin

One grade step is worth $37.90/cwt here — about $6 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 sale44 hd

122.89

—

IN average3 barns · 349 hd

112.31

+10.58

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	1,708	91.02	1,555	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	60.35	920	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	52.94	645	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	39.23	421	18
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,635	90.00	1,472	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,623	84.01	1,363	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,343	66.55	894	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,313	113.49	1,490	46
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,193	109.11	1,302	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,098	90.00	988	5thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,250	90.00	1,125	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,378	113.67	1,566	52
Steers	Choice	Average	1,340	109.18	1,463	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,160	95.15	1,104	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,099	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	473	133.35/cwt	133.00–134.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	98.03/cwt	96.00–101.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	114.58/cwt	112.00–120.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	466	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	652	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,182	109.24/cwt	105.00–111.50	1,291	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,623	84.01/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,363	10
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,113	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	946	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	90.56/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,642	8
Bulls	—	—	1,520	78.49/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,193	2
Bulls	—	—	1,616	96.78/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,564	5
Steers	Select	—	1,160	95.15/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,088	93.34/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,016	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,343	66.55/cwt	65.00–68.00	894	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,378	113.67/cwt	112.00–115.75	1,566	52
Heifers	Standard	—	1,250	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,125	1
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,769	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,327	109.34/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,451	26
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,314	113.54/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,492	44
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,472	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	915	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	54.96/cwt	53.00–57.00	668	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	49.72/cwt	48.00–52.00	607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	120.67/cwt	117.00–123.00	707	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	43.43/cwt	40.00–46.00	484	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	33.91/cwt	30.00–38.00	350	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	60.47/cwt	58.00–63.00	920	27
Heifers	Choice	—	1,235	108.63/cwt	105.50–110.50	1,342	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,293	112.48/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	311	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	323	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	133.33/cwt	128.00–136.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 67Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 264Last week 280Year ago 214

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	131.50	131.50
3	—	517	118.00	118.00
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	138.00	138.00
3	—	570	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	103.00	103.00
1	—	855	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	155.00	155.00
4	—	540	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,099	63.00	63.00
3	—	683	96.00–101.00	98.03
1	—	795	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	133.00–134.00	133.35
2	—	422	141.00	141.00
1	—	545	128.00	128.00
6	—	323	152.00	152.00
3	—	550	128.00–136.00	133.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	112.00–120.00	114.58
2	—	625	127.00	127.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
2	—	468	122.00	122.00
1	—	420	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	85.00	85.00
1	—	650	85.00	85.00
1	—	835	84.00	84.00
2	—	578	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
2	—	713	90.00–91.00	90.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	142.00	142.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
4	—	605	111.00	111.00
3	—	512	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	142.00	142.00
1	—	220	131.00	131.00
12	—	586	117.00–123.00	120.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	140.00	140.00
5	—	311	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,182	105.00–111.50	109.24
3	—	1,235	105.50–110.50	108.63
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	90.00–100.00	93.34
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,314	112.00–116.00	113.54
2	—	1,293	112.00–113.00	112.48
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,623	81.00–87.00	84.01
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	65.00–68.00	66.55
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,813	89.00–93.00	90.56
2	—	1,520	78.00–79.00	78.49
5	—	1,616	96.00–99.00	96.78
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	91.00–100.00	95.15
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,378	112.00–115.75	113.67
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	105.00	105.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,327	105.00–112.50	109.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	57.00	57.00
27	—	1,522	58.00–63.00	60.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,216	53.00–57.00	54.96
10	—	1,221	48.00–52.00	49.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,115	40.00–46.00	43.43
6	—	1,033	30.00–38.00	33.91
1	—	870	25.00	25.00

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