Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher with better packer inquiry today. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 higher this week. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with bulls 4.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves had instances of higher/lower with better value on fancy and value added calves and a good offering of feeders today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.27/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$129.27

45 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$32.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.48

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	132.12	668	41
Medium and Large 2	650	100.00	650	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.12/cwt here — about $18 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

129.27

—

IN average2 barns · 263 hd

118.79

+10.48

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	1,927	89.67	1,728	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	62.47	981	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	51.33	621	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,154	38.50	444	15
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,515	101.95	1,545	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,510	94.16	1,422	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,712	84.10	1,440	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,272	115.65	1,472	60
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	113.34	1,456	27
Heifers	Select	Average	1,290	102.00	1,316	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,327	116.46	1,545	38
Steers	Choice	Average	1,345	113.84	1,531	26
Steers	Select	Average	925	105.00	971	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	455	136.00/cwt	130.00–139.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	378	152.06/cwt	150.00–153.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	464	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	143.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	860	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	117.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	552	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	594	131.90/cwt	131.00–132.00	783	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	541	146.34/cwt	146.00–148.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	696	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	957	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	88.51/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	114.38/cwt	114.00–114.75	1,538	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,510	94.16/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,422	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,274	115.64/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,473	59
Dairy Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,820	82.99/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,510	2
Bulls	—	—	2,120	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,950	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	61.66/cwt	58.00–65.00	945	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	584	5
Steers	Select	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,327	116.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,545	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	42.63/cwt	40.00–46.00	500	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,339	113.83/cwt	112.00–114.75	1,524	25
Steers	Choice	—	1,500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	33.77/cwt	31.00–36.00	383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	302	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	513	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	811	1
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,515	101.95/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,180	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,280	113.26/cwt	105.00–114.50	1,450	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,640	84.84/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,290	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	829	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	688	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,958	70.53/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	123.85/cwt	120.00–128.00	770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	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 Mar 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 175Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 204Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	130.00–139.00	136.00
3	—	378	150.00–153.00	152.06
1	—	430	137.00	137.00
1	—	345	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	112.00	112.00
3	—	305	140.00–145.00	143.30
1	—	440	123.00	123.00
1	—	210	132.00	132.00
3	—	580	115.00–121.00	117.99
8	—	622	120.00–128.00	123.85
2	—	510	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	140.00	140.00
9	—	594	131.00–132.00	131.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
3	—	692	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
2	—	552	132.00	132.00
1	—	470	126.00	126.00
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
2	—	510	128.00	128.00
1	—	775	129.00	129.00
3	—	627	135.00	135.00
1	—	895	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	125.00	125.00
4	—	622	147.00	147.00
6	—	541	146.00–148.00	146.34
11	—	696	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	141.00	141.00
3	—	425	160.00	160.00
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
1	—	450	134.00	134.00
3	—	515	110.00–115.00	113.38
2	—	645	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
3	—	418	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	87.00	87.00
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	170.00	170.00
3	—	535	121.00	121.00
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	829	83.00	83.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	86.00–90.00	88.51
1	—	2,120	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	114.00–114.75	114.38
25	—	1,280	105.00–114.50	113.26
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,274	115.00–117.50	115.64
1	—	1,180	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	102.00	102.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,510	90.00–99.00	94.16
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,820	81.00–85.00	82.99
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	101.00–103.00	101.95
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	81.00–87.00	84.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,532	58.00–65.00	61.66
2	—	1,958	70.00–71.00	70.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,146	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,530	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,172	40.00–46.00	42.63
7	—	1,134	31.00–36.00	33.77
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,327	115.00–120.00	116.46
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,339	112.00–114.75	113.83
1	—	1,500	114.00	114.00

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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