Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were unevenly steady with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with active buyer bidding today. Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Cows were unevenly steady and bulls with instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers were trending lower with feeder heifers 4.00 to 7.00 higher and feeder bulls instances of higher/lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.50/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$122.50

38 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$27.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.50

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	127.52	721	31
Medium and Large 2	546	100.25	548	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.27/cwt here — about $173 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 sale38 hd

122.50

—

IN average5 barns · 457 hd

133.00

−10.50

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	1,720	85.81	1,476	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	58.49	860	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	50.08	680	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,188	34.13	405	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,840	85.00	1,564	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,537	107.87	1,658	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	97.28	1,486	5thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,261	140.56	1,772	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,284	136.43	1,752	39
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,239	128.72	1,595	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,267	106.39	1,348	6thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,100	86.00	946	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,372	141.10	1,936	27
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,410	137.13	1,934	54
Steers	Choice	Average	1,382	126.76	1,752	19
Steers	Select	Average	1,382	104.00	1,438	7thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	127.45/cwt	122.00–130.00	868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	131.82/cwt	130.00–133.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	128.20/cwt	128.00–129.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	131.83/cwt	124.00–140.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	130.44/cwt	125.00–133.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	162.31/cwt	160.00–164.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	124.55/cwt	123.00–126.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	132.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	288	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	521	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,128	63.78/cwt	63.00–65.00	719	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	25.38/cwt	25.00–26.00	310	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	48.55/cwt	45.00–51.00	641	16
Heifers	Select	—	1,267	106.39/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,348	6
Heifers	Prime	—	1,261	140.56/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,772	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,284	136.43/cwt	133.00–139.75	1,752	39
Steers	Select	—	1,480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,702	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,361	127.41/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,734	18
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,100	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	946	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,252	129.03/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,615	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,080	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,350	1
Steers	Select	—	1,366	102.17/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,396	6
Steers	Prime	—	1,372	141.10/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,936	27
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,410	137.13/cwt	134.00–139.50	1,934	54
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,537	107.87/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,658	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,528	97.28/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,486	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,564	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,383	42.39/cwt	41.00–44.00	586	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	34.32/cwt	30.00–37.00	376	5
Bulls	—	—	1,978	93.96/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,859	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	83.09/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,358	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	53.13/cwt	53.00–54.00	760	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	57.68/cwt	55.00–61.00	878	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	177.95/cwt	176.00–180.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	100.38/cwt	90.00–111.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	778	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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 77Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 258Last week 376Year ago 306

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	344	134.00	134.00
1	—	615	128.00	128.00
6	—	681	122.00–130.00	127.45
5	—	563	130.00–133.00	131.82
5	—	435	128.00–129.00	128.20
2	—	870	105.00–110.00	107.53
3	—	531	125.00–133.00	130.44
1	—	700	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
2	—	435	90.00–111.00	100.38
1	—	855	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
2	—	480	123.00–126.00	124.55
5	—	626	125.00–135.00	132.97
2	—	278	176.00–180.00	177.95
1	—	445	136.00	136.00
2	—	695	115.00–123.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	87.00	87.00
3	—	637	95.00	95.00
1	—	805	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	135.00	135.00
1	—	660	134.00	134.00
3	—	483	139.00	139.00
3	—	288	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
2	—	480	124.00–140.00	131.83
1	—	1,090	120.00	120.00
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,040	100.00	100.00
3	—	377	160.00–164.00	162.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	149.00	149.00
2	—	428	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	63.00–65.00	63.78
13	—	1,523	55.00–61.00	57.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	25.00–26.00	25.38
2	—	1,383	41.00–44.00	42.39
5	—	1,096	30.00–37.00	34.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,320	45.00–51.00	48.55
8	—	1,431	53.00–54.00	53.13
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,267	100.00–110.00	106.39
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,261	140.00–144.00	140.56
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,284	133.00–139.75	136.43
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,252	119.00–132.00	129.03
1	—	1,080	125.00	125.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	115.00	115.00
6	—	1,366	100.00–109.00	102.17
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,361	120.00–132.50	127.41
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	115.00	115.00
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,372	140.00–146.00	141.10
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,410	134.00–139.50	137.13
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,537	105.00–112.00	107.87
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,528	91.00–104.00	97.28
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,978	91.00–96.00	93.96
6	—	1,634	76.00–88.00	83.09

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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