Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 4.00 to 5.00 higher on higher quality steers and heifers with active bidding. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 higher. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers were steady to higher and feeder bulls 3.00 higher with lighter weight bulls sharply higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.29/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$141.29

17 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$42.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.57

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	148.86	917	14thin
Medium and Large 2	598	106.00	634	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.86/cwt here — about $282 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 sale17 hd

141.29

—

IN average4 barns · 304 hd

124.72

+16.57

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	1,689	95.87	1,619	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	72.87	1,048	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,855	64.00	1,187	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	57.57	660	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	41.09	466	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,507	104.67	1,577	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,593	96.19	1,532	5thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,238	129.64	1,605	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,239	124.72	1,546	47
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,125	118.62	1,335	13
Heifers	Select	Average	997	107.99	1,077	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,340	129.38	1,734	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,308	125.34	1,639	58
Steers	Choice	Average	1,241	118.98	1,477	14

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,593	100.46/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,600	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,241	118.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,477	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,215	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,507	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	94.04/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,624	5
Heifers	Select	—	997	107.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,240	124.74/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,547	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	472	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	59.54/cwt	56.00–62.00	681	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,855	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,187	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,308	125.34/cwt	122.00–128.75	1,639	58
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,507	104.67/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,577	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	39.86/cwt	35.00–41.00	448	4
Steers	Prime	—	1,340	129.38/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,734	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,593	96.19/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,532	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	589	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	543	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,123	118.51/cwt	112.50–121.50	1,331	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	803	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	73.52/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,081	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,155	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,238	129.64/cwt	129.00–130.25	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	67.69/cwt	66.00–69.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	168.50/cwt	167.00–169.00	885	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	367	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	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 Aug 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 39Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 196Year ago 207

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	100.00–101.00	100.46
5	—	1,727	86.00–99.00	94.04
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,241	115.00–121.00	118.98
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,308	122.00–128.75	125.34
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,340	129.00–130.00	129.38
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	124.00	124.00
46	—	1,240	122.00–128.00	124.74
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	105.00–110.00	107.99
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,123	112.50–121.50	118.51
1	—	1,155	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	129.00–130.25	129.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,144	56.00–62.00	59.54
3	—	1,155	51.00	51.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	35.00–41.00	39.86
1	—	1,180	46.00	46.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,470	70.00–80.00	73.52
3	—	1,188	66.00–69.00	67.69
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	104.00–105.00	104.67
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,593	93.00–99.00	96.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
1	—	620	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	154.00	154.00
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
2	—	882	129.00	129.00
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	135.00	135.00
4	—	525	167.00–169.00	168.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	118.00	118.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	95.00	95.00
2	—	935	83.00	83.00
1	—	665	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	127.00	127.00
2	—	430	132.00–134.00	132.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	155.00	155.00
3	—	367	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	94.00	94.00
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
4	—	606	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	123.00	123.00
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
2	—	385	122.00–123.00	122.51
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	137.00	137.00

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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