Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 1.00 higher and good value on higher quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were too few this week to compare. Cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher today. Feeder steers were too few to compare and feeder heifers had instances of higher/lower with feeder bulls trending lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.07/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$119.07

19 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$14.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.84

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	119.85	650	18thin
Medium and Large 2	530	105.00	557	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.85/cwt here — about $94 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 sale19 hd

119.07

—

IN average3 barns · 195 hd

132.91

−13.84

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	1,787	94.88	1,695	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	67.00	1,057	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	53.54	741	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,192	35.07	418	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,660	110.00	1,826	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,610	95.00	1,530	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,348	141.40	1,906	24
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,308	137.08	1,793	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,097	127.40	1,398	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,055	115.00	1,213	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,421	141.91	2,017	22
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,420	136.78	1,942	38
Steers	Choice	Average	1,240	128.27	1,591	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,150	109.00	1,254	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	123.03/cwt	122.00–124.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.11/cwt	124.00–134.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	123.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,740	1
Bulls	—	—	1,802	93.17/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,679	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	701	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	66.20/cwt	61.00–69.00	1,022	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,748	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,241	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	36.52/cwt	36.00–38.00	447	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,420	136.78/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,942	38
Steers	Prime	—	1,421	141.91/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,017	22
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,826	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,610	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,128	126.70/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,429	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,005	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,301	1
Steers	Select	—	1,150	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,254	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,240	128.27/cwt	128.00–128.50	1,591	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,314	136.93/cwt	132.00–139.50	1,799	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	520	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	27.20/cwt	26.00–28.00	313	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,055	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,213	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	56.07/cwt	55.00–57.00	781	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,253	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,735	2
Heifers	Prime	—	1,347	141.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,905	23

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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 99Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 248Year ago 194

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	112.00	112.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	117.00	117.00
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	80.00	80.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
2	—	623	100.00–101.00	100.50
1	—	540	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	122.00–123.00	122.50
2	—	475	122.00–124.00	123.03
2	—	580	124.00	124.00
2	—	718	108.00	108.00
4	—	427	120.00–124.00	123.06
1	—	640	111.00	111.00
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	130.00	130.00
2	—	573	124.00–134.00	129.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,802	90.00–96.00	93.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	51.00	51.00
2	—	1,393	55.00–57.00	56.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,544	61.00–69.00	66.20
2	—	1,748	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	36.00–38.00	36.52
1	—	1,155	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,150	26.00–28.00	27.20
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,420	130.00–139.50	136.78
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,421	140.00–149.00	141.91
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	109.00	109.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	128.00–128.50	128.27
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	140.00	140.00
23	—	1,347	140.00–145.00	141.46
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	125.00–129.50	126.70
1	—	1,005	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,314	132.00–139.50	136.93
2	—	1,253	138.00–139.00	138.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	115.00	115.00

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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