Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower with lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter had instances of higher/lower today. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and bulls 2.00 higher with some good high dressing bulls this week. All classes of feeder calves were significantly lower with a smaller offering today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.60/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$112.60

22 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$14.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.97

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	117.33	707	15thin
Medium and Large 2	435	102.45	446	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.89/cwt here — about $261 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 sale22 hd

112.60

—

IN average5 barns · 569 hd

131.57

−18.97

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	1,743	88.05	1,535	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	57.06	826	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,735	53.00	920	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,361	51.26	698	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,208	35.78	432	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,268	109.83	1,393	3thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,422	115.35	1,640	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,475	107.91	1,592	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,335	95.22	1,271	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,313	140.34	1,843	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,300	135.39	1,760	66
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,257	125.46	1,577	32
Heifers	Select	Average	1,391	101.52	1,412	4thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,400	87.54	1,226	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,424	140.42	2,000	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,367	136.06	1,860	44
Steers	Choice	Average	1,341	126.28	1,693	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,415	111.46	1,577	5thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	335	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	119.42/cwt	117.00–120.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	116.57/cwt	112.00–121.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	111.48/cwt	110.00–116.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	102.71/cwt	101.00–106.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	99.82/cwt	92.00–105.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,400	87.54/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,391	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,412	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	235	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,735	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	33.53/cwt	30.00–37.00	419	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	52.57/cwt	52.00–53.00	761	2
Steers	Prime	—	1,424	140.42/cwt	140.00–141.50	2,000	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,383	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,297	135.50/cwt	132.00–139.50	1,757	64
Heifers	Choice	—	1,310	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,723	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,255	125.26/cwt	117.00–131.50	1,572	31
Heifers	Prime	—	1,313	140.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,843	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,335	95.22/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,271	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,268	109.83/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,393	3
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,241	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,341	126.28/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,693	27
Steers	Select	—	1,415	111.46/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,577	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,360	136.08/cwt	132.00–139.50	1,851	43
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,422	115.35/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,640	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,475	107.91/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,592	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	40.79/cwt	40.00–41.00	487	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	57.06/cwt	55.00–62.00	826	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	50.88/cwt	50.00–51.00	680	7
Bulls	—	—	1,761	93.42/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,645	6
Bulls	—	—	1,732	85.90/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,488	8
Bulls	—	—	1,730	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	463	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 88Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 279Last week 258Year ago 211

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	121.00	121.00
5	—	726	117.00–120.00	119.42
4	—	561	110.00–116.00	111.48
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
1	—	505	112.00	112.00
1	—	410	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	100.00–104.00	102.00
1	—	635	91.00	91.00
3	—	474	101.00–106.00	102.71
1	—	260	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	112.00–121.00	116.57
2	—	440	122.00–123.00	122.50
3	—	550	130.00–132.00	130.67
2	—	498	126.00	126.00
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	92.00–105.00	99.82
1	—	875	65.00	65.00
1	—	725	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
3	—	383	117.00	117.00
1	—	295	117.00	117.00
3	—	482	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	85.00–90.00	87.54
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	100.00–103.00	101.52
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	132.00	132.00
64	—	1,297	132.00–139.50	135.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	131.50	131.50
31	—	1,255	117.00–131.50	125.26
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,313	140.00–142.00	140.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	22.00	22.00
5	—	1,249	30.00–37.00	33.53
5	—	1,194	40.00–41.00	40.79
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	52.00–53.00	52.57
7	—	1,336	50.00–51.00	50.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,448	55.00–62.00	57.06
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,424	140.00–141.50	140.42
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	135.00	135.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,341	119.00–131.00	126.28
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,415	110.00–114.00	111.46
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,360	132.00–139.50	136.08
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	90.00–100.00	95.22
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	115.00–116.00	115.35
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	104.00–110.00	107.91
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	105.00–113.00	109.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,761	91.00–98.00	93.42
8	—	1,732	81.00–89.00	85.90
1	—	1,730	73.00	73.00

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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