Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher and a good offering of high quality steers and heifers. No Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower today. Feeder steers were 3.00 higher and feeder heifers were higher/lower and feeder bulls sharply higher with active buyer participation and fancy feeders offered this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.45/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$125.45

56 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$34.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.25

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	128.53	682	51
Medium and Large 2	633	94.00	595	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.53/cwt here — about $87 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 sale56 hd

125.45

—

IN average3 barns · 353 hd

115.19

+10.25

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	1,776	83.68	1,486	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	60.33	846	35
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,975	60.00	1,185	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	53.73	674	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,105	37.45	414	13
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,405	118.00	1,658	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,271	114.91	1,461	97
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,180	109.05	1,287	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,159	99.72	1,156	4thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,150	83.28	958	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,365	118.17	1,613	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,335	115.01	1,535	88
Steers	Choice	Average	1,196	109.32	1,308	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,180	104.00	1,227	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1Fancy	—	525	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	323	146.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	122.14/cwt	117.00–126.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	139.63/cwt	136.00–144.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	143.99/cwt	139.00–146.00	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	144.99/cwt	142.00–149.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	120.37/cwt	111.00–125.00	639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	120.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	125.25/cwt	122.00–127.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	110.91/cwt	108.00–117.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	133.41/cwt	125.00–136.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	579	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	672	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	525	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,200	109.48/cwt	107.00–111.50	1,314	11
Steers	Select	—	1,180	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,227	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,159	99.72/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,156	4
Bulls	—	—	2,040	93.65/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,910	2
Bulls	—	—	1,806	84.44/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,525	7
Bulls	—	—	1,408	71.04/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,805	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,975	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,150	83.28/cwt	80.00–85.00	958	3
Steers	Prime	—	1,365	118.17/cwt	118.00–118.25	1,613	3
Heifers	Prime	—	1,405	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,658	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,335	115.01/cwt	112.00–117.75	1,535	88
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,259	115.10/cwt	112.00–117.75	1,449	92
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,416	114.16/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,617	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	54.86/cwt	53.00–57.00	695	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	50.67/cwt	49.00–52.00	619	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,090	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	973	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	43.79/cwt	42.00–46.00	507	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	34.20/cwt	30.00–36.00	358	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	26.58/cwt	25.00–28.00	291	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	60.08/cwt	58.00–65.00	842	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	95.50/cwt	90.00–101.00	635	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,148	109.76/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,260	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	478	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	970	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	786	1
Steers	ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,155	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	93.96/cwt	90.00–98.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	135.35/cwt	132.00–139.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	469	136.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	114.95/cwt	113.00–118.00	732	4

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 110Year ago 37

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 264Year ago 216

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	129.00	129.00
4	—	323	145.00–150.00	146.92
8	—	427	139.00–146.00	143.99
5	—	373	142.00–149.00	144.99
2	—	672	128.00	128.00
4	—	469	130.00–140.00	136.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	108.00	108.00
2	—	665	90.00–101.00	95.50
1	—	590	80.00	80.00
1	—	750	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	117.00–126.00	122.14
3	—	920	106.00	106.00
7	—	531	111.00–125.00	120.37
3	—	425	122.00–127.00	125.25
2	—	1,090	101.00–105.00	103.01
3	—	453	116.00	116.00
4	—	637	113.00–118.00	114.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	126.00	126.00
1	—	945	99.00	99.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
3	—	680	108.00–117.00	110.91
5	—	531	125.00–136.00	133.41
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
2	—	418	132.00–139.00	135.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	83.00	83.00
1	—	970	81.00	81.00
2	—	625	89.00–90.00	89.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	120.00	120.00
6	—	523	136.00–144.00	139.63
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
2	—	335	172.00	172.00
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
2	—	635	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
2	—	732	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,000	106.00	106.00
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
2	—	788	115.00–125.00	120.05
2	—	825	106.00–110.00	108.01
1	—	855	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	145.50	145.50
2	—	478	142.00–143.00	142.49
1	—	625	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	90.00–98.00	93.96
1	—	650	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,200	107.00–111.50	109.48
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	104.00	104.00
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	118.00–118.25	118.17
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,335	112.00–117.75	115.01
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	97.00–102.00	99.72
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	80.00–85.00	83.28
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,259	112.00–117.75	115.10
4	—	1,416	112.00–115.00	114.16
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	111.00	111.00
10	—	1,148	107.00–111.00	109.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,040	92.00–95.00	93.65
7	—	1,806	79.00–90.00	84.44
2	—	1,408	67.00–74.00	71.04
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,267	53.00–57.00	54.86
7	—	1,221	49.00–52.00	50.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	69.00	69.00
34	—	1,402	58.00–65.00	60.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	42.00–46.00	43.79
5	—	1,047	30.00–36.00	34.20
2	—	1,093	25.00–28.00	26.58

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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