Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were selling mostly steady this week with a good offering of both steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 lower today. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower but good value on high dressing breaker cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder heifers instances of higher/lower and feeder bulls significantly higher and a good offering of value added and fancy type feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.49/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$142.49

65 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$36.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	145.32	723	60
Medium and Large 2	546	108.60	593	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.72/cwt here — about $130 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 sale65 hd

142.49

—

IN average5 barns · 475 hd

137.53

+4.96

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	—	Low	1,795	110.29	1,980	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	78.45	1,103	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	59.77	691	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	35.23	361	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,517	118.50	1,798	6thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,298	146.90	1,907	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,267	142.85	1,809	56
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,221	132.97	1,624	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,193	118.33	1,412	4thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,391	146.81	2,042	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,345	143.32	1,928	53
Steers	Choice	Average	1,235	131.00	1,618	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1Fancy	—	519	150.24/cwt	143.00–152.00	780	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	145.65/cwt	143.00–147.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	436	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	151.51/cwt	144.00–157.00	786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	140.85/cwt	140.00–143.00	539	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	427	182.17/cwt	166.00–185.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	173.80/cwt	163.00–175.00	975	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	577	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	621	155.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	162.89/cwt	160.00–166.00	694	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	398	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	498	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	577	158.51/cwt	158.00–160.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	823	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,296	141.59/cwt	139.25–145.00	1,835	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,193	118.33/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,412	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,221	132.97/cwt	126.00–137.50	1,624	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	31.21/cwt	30.00–35.00	301	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	75.69/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,017	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	43.26/cwt	41.00–46.00	497	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,346	143.35/cwt	138.00–145.75	1,929	52
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,867	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,235	131.00/cwt	124.50–137.00	1,618	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,517	118.50/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,798	6
Heifers	Prime	—	1,298	146.90/cwt	146.00–148.25	1,907	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,263	143.00/cwt	138.00–145.75	1,806	50
Steers	Prime	—	1,391	146.81/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,042	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	52.31/cwt	50.00–57.00	587	5
Bulls	—	—	1,118	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	894	2
Bulls	—	—	1,948	119.41/cwt	116.00–125.00	2,326	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	82.84/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,248	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	65.09/cwt	61.00–69.00	769	7
Bulls	—	—	2,013	113.20/cwt	111.00–115.00	2,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	146.33/cwt	141.00–148.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	125.29/cwt	121.00–130.00	659	4

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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 109Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 243Year ago 263

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	519	143.00–152.00	150.24
3	—	440	143.00–147.00	145.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	105.00	105.00
1	—	690	126.00	126.00
9	—	383	140.00–143.00	140.85
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
4	—	476	141.00–148.00	146.33
1	—	300	161.00	161.00
4	—	526	121.00–130.00	125.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	130.00	130.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	140.00	140.00
7	—	436	151.00	151.00
10	—	519	144.00–157.00	151.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	134.00	134.00
2	—	398	164.00	164.00
1	—	280	176.00	176.00
1	—	415	138.00	138.00
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
1	—	535	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	160.00	160.00
3	—	600	155.00	155.00
4	—	577	158.00–160.00	158.51
1	—	505	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	95.00	95.00
2	—	640	128.00	128.00
6	—	426	160.00–166.00	162.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	166.00–185.00	182.17
10	—	561	163.00–175.00	173.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	173.00	173.00
6	—	621	150.00–160.00	155.17
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	77.00	77.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,296	139.25–145.00	141.59
50	—	1,263	138.00–145.75	143.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	112.00–121.00	118.33
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,221	126.00–137.50	132.97
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,298	146.00–148.25	146.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	964	30.00–35.00	31.21
3	—	1,148	41.00–46.00	43.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,343	71.00–79.00	75.69
17	—	1,507	80.00–87.00	82.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,122	50.00–57.00	52.31
7	—	1,182	61.00–69.00	65.09
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,346	138.00–145.75	143.35
1	—	1,315	142.00	142.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,235	124.50–137.00	131.00
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,391	146.00–148.00	146.81
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,517	116.00–121.00	118.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,948	116.00–125.00	119.41
2	—	2,013	111.00–115.00	113.20

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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