Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with active buyer participation and a good offering. Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 to 5.00 higher today. Cows were uneven with a higher undertone and bulls 6.00 higher. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers instances of higher/lower and feeder bulls sharply higher this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.25/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$139.25

45 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$29.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	139.91	660	44
Medium and Large 2	520	110.00	572	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.91/cwt here — about $88 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

139.25

—

IN average3 barns · 231 hd

140.70

−1.45

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	2,130	108.53	2,312	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	79.03	1,131	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	57.80	659	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,093	38.44	420	12
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,628	122.95	2,002	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,529	117.90	1,803	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	96.00	1,392	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,390	147.53	2,051	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,280	142.81	1,828	63
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,119	130.57	1,461	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,228	115.65	1,420	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,095	94.00	1,029	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,395	147.27	2,054	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,351	142.65	1,927	50
Steers	Choice	Average	1,201	130.31	1,565	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,412	117.27	1,656	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	518	151.59/cwt	150.00–158.00	785	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	393	175.55/cwt	171.00–176.00	690	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	144.65/cwt	144.00–146.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	135.02/cwt	130.00–145.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	125.53/cwt	120.00–131.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	143.91/cwt	142.00–146.00	380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	846	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	132.13/cwt	121.00–137.00	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	729	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	122.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	163.00/cwt	162.00–164.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	151.49/cwt	143.00–159.00	638	13
Bulls	—	—	2,130	108.53/cwt	108.00–109.00	2,312	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	514	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	52.60/cwt	50.00–55.00	558	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	83.11/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,188	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	64.30/cwt	61.00–69.00	796	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	37.85/cwt	35.00–45.00	405	7
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,529	117.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,803	14
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,628	122.95/cwt	122.00–125.00	2,002	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,351	142.65/cwt	137.00–145.50	1,927	50
Steers	Prime	—	1,395	147.27/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,054	15
Steers	SelectHeavy Weight	—	1,720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,909	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,228	115.65/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,420	3
Steers	Select	—	1,258	120.40/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,515	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,201	130.31/cwt	125.00–136.50	1,565	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,119	130.57/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,461	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,450	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,095	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,390	147.53/cwt	146.25–149.50	2,051	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	75.35/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,080	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	29.19/cwt	26.00–31.00	333	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,282	142.92/cwt	137.00–145.75	1,832	60
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,247	140.51/cwt	138.50–143.00	1,752	3

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 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 62Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 212Year ago 264

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	150.00–158.00	151.59
3	—	568	161.00	161.00
10	—	393	171.00–176.00	175.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	144.00–146.00	144.65
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
4	—	563	130.00–145.00	135.02
1	—	360	152.00	152.00
2	—	470	162.00–164.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
1	—	930	60.00	60.00
1	—	975	78.00	78.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
1	—	560	141.00	141.00
1	—	710	137.00	137.00
2	—	493	120.00–131.00	125.53
4	—	264	142.00–146.00	143.91
8	—	424	121.00–137.00	132.13
1	—	780	126.00	126.00
1	—	375	132.00	132.00
5	—	538	120.00–125.00	122.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	141.00–142.00	141.50
5	—	729	147.00	147.00
13	—	421	143.00–159.00	151.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	156.00	156.00
2	—	478	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	846	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,130	108.00–109.00	108.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	46.00	46.00
7	—	1,070	35.00–45.00	37.85
2	—	1,140	26.00–31.00	29.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,061	50.00–55.00	52.60
4	—	1,238	61.00–69.00	64.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,429	80.00–90.00	83.11
10	—	1,433	70.00–79.00	75.35
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,529	110.00–120.00	117.90
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,628	122.00–125.00	122.95
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	96.00	96.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,351	137.00–145.50	142.65
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,395	146.00–150.00	147.27
Steers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	111.00	111.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	120.00–121.00	120.40
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,201	125.00–136.50	130.31
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	108.00–120.00	115.65
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,119	125.00–135.00	130.57
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,390	146.25–149.50	147.53
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,282	137.00–145.75	142.92
3	—	1,247	138.50–143.00	140.51

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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