Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher and slaughter heifers had instances of higher/lower with higher quality steers and heifers at a higher price. Holstein slaughter steers were too few last week to compare but they were trending higher today. Cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with bulls 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers were 4.00 higher and feeder heifers instances of higher/lower with feeder bulls sharply lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.52/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$120.52

23 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$25.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.08

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	122.71	801	21
Medium and Large 2	628	97.50	612	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.21/cwt here — about $189 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 sale23 hd

120.52

—

IN average5 barns · 181 hd

136.60

−16.08

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	1,819	114.94	2,091	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	74.83	1,039	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	58.97	724	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	36.66	392	8thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,485	125.00	1,856	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,506	118.11	1,779	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,440	110.00	1,584	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,463	86.59	1,267	2thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,241	72.81	904	6thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,368	146.70	2,007	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,289	142.46	1,836	65
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,137	134.01	1,524	5thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,376	146.45	2,015	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,358	142.51	1,935	62
Steers	Choice	Average	1,365	130.55	1,783	5thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	579	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	801	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,121	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	492	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	587	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	882	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	894	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,137	134.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,524	5
Heifers	Prime	—	1,368	146.70/cwt	146.00–147.50	2,007	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,250	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,725	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,161	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	242	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	474	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,584	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,273	134.44/cwt	130.00–136.50	1,711	4
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,995	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,358	142.51/cwt	138.00–145.75	1,935	62
Steers	Prime	—	1,376	146.45/cwt	146.00–147.75	2,015	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,290	142.60/cwt	138.00–145.75	1,840	63
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	1,241	72.81/cwt	70.00–75.00	904	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,463	86.59/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,267	2
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,856	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,506	118.11/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,779	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	35.65/cwt	31.00–41.00	388	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	73.29/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,010	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	61.46/cwt	58.00–66.00	777	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	52.33/cwt	51.00–53.00	591	3
Bulls	—	—	1,918	122.37/cwt	118.00–126.00	2,347	6
Bulls	—	—	1,700	106.03/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	498	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	525	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 Mar 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 114Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 143Year ago 204

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	107.00	107.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
4	—	775	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	144.00	144.00
4	—	574	130.00	130.00
5	—	882	93.00	93.00
2	—	400	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	146.00	146.00
1	—	600	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	93.00	93.00
1	—	515	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,010	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
3	—	462	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	139.00	139.00
4	—	498	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	801	140.00	140.00
4	—	492	170.00	170.00
3	—	587	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	117.00	117.00
3	—	650	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,137	130.00–136.00	134.01
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	146.00–147.50	146.70
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	138.00	138.00
63	—	1,290	138.00–145.75	142.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	81.00	81.00
8	—	1,378	70.00–76.00	73.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	23.00	23.00
2	—	1,030	46.00	46.00
5	—	1,087	31.00–41.00	35.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,264	58.00–66.00	61.46
3	—	1,130	51.00–53.00	52.33
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,241	70.00–75.00	72.81
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	83.00–90.00	86.59
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,506	111.00–121.00	118.11
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	130.00–136.50	134.44
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	115.00	115.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,358	138.00–145.75	142.51
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,376	146.00–147.75	146.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,918	118.00–126.00	122.37
5	—	1,700	100.00–113.00	106.03

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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