Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 1.00 lower this week with a lighter offering today. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a good offering of cows and bulls instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers were significantly higher and feeder heifers instances of higher/lower and feeder bulls trending lower with increased buyer participation on weaned and preconditioned packages of all feeders today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.90/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$138.90

75 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$48.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	144.10	718	67
Medium and Large 2	617	95.38	589	8thin

One grade step is worth $48.73/cwt here — about $129 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 sale75 hd

138.90

—

IN average5 barns · 290 hd

138.65

+0.25

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	1,705	101.04	1,723	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	77.27	1,063	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	58.09	710	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,077	37.75	406	11
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,570	124.00	1,947	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,581	118.14	1,868	6thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,375	146.00	2,008	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,326	142.81	1,893	55
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,253	132.51	1,661	12
Steers	Prime	Average	1,373	146.87	2,017	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,364	143.12	1,952	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,350	130.41	1,761	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,135	111.07	1,261	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	81.65/cwt	79.00–91.00	1,119	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	74.96/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,034	36
Bulls	—	—	2,180	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,638	1
Bulls	—	—	1,423	100.27/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	142.40/cwt	140.00–146.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	91.50/cwt	91.00–93.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	128.31/cwt	120.00–135.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,000	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	163.49/cwt	163.00–164.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	434	182.38/cwt	181.00–183.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	138.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	720	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	2
Steers	Large 2	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	528	1
Steers	Large 2	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	185.41/cwt	184.00–186.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	178.32/cwt	171.00–180.00	735	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	353	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	177.97/cwt	165.00–186.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	115.95/cwt	113.00–119.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	539	148.54/cwt	145.00–156.00	801	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,328	142.85/cwt	138.00–145.75	1,897	47
Heifers	Prime	—	1,375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,008	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	63.38/cwt	59.00–68.00	797	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	51.62/cwt	49.00–56.00	609	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	43.02/cwt	41.00–48.00	503	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	33.35/cwt	30.00–38.00	333	6
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,187	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,364	143.12/cwt	140.00–145.50	1,952	27
Steers	Choice	—	1,331	130.08/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,731	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,219	131.84/cwt	126.50–138.00	1,607	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,425	135.87/cwt	135.00–136.75	1,936	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,313	142.59/cwt	138.00–145.25	1,872	8
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,947	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,581	118.14/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,868	6
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,135	111.07/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,261	2
Steers	Prime	—	1,373	146.87/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,017	7
Bulls	—	—	1,435	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,220	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,910	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	2,939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	138.01/cwt	136.00–139.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	632	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	477	174.85/cwt	166.00–179.00	834	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	153.06/cwt	146.00–160.00	880	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	468	151.72/cwt	140.00–159.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	356	156.98/cwt	151.00–159.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	156.95/cwt	143.00–159.00	816	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.47/cwt	126.00–137.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	628	137.00/cwt	134.00–139.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	143.78/cwt	134.00–149.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	515	2

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 131Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 233Year ago 238

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,371	79.00–91.00	81.65
36	—	1,379	70.00–78.00	74.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,258	59.00–68.00	63.38
9	—	1,179	49.00–56.00	51.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,170	41.00–48.00	43.02
6	—	999	30.00–38.00	33.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	121.00	121.00
5	—	1,423	91.00–106.00	100.27
1	—	1,435	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,910	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,328	138.00–145.75	142.85
8	—	1,313	138.00–145.25	142.59
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,219	126.50–138.00	131.84
2	—	1,425	135.00–136.75	135.87
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	135.00	135.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,364	140.00–145.50	143.12
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,331	125.00–137.00	130.08
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	110.00–112.00	111.07
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,373	146.00–148.00	146.87
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,581	115.00–121.00	118.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
7	—	377	140.00–146.00	142.40
4	—	805	130.00	130.00
3	—	483	120.00–135.00	128.31
1	—	905	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	122.00	122.00
4	—	315	135.00–140.00	138.63
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
2	—	435	117.00–120.00	118.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	148.00	148.00
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
4	—	586	147.00	147.00
1	—	440	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	142.00	142.00
11	—	468	140.00–159.00	151.72
4	—	356	151.00–159.00	156.98
12	—	520	143.00–159.00	156.95
3	—	628	134.00–139.00	137.00
3	—	417	134.00–149.00	143.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
4	—	687	91.00–93.00	91.50
2	—	608	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	182.00	182.00
9	—	562	178.00	178.00
2	—	528	163.00–164.00	163.49
1	—	720	143.00	143.00
2	—	615	155.00	155.00
11	—	412	171.00–180.00	178.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	434	181.00–183.00	182.38
5	—	475	184.00–186.00	185.41
3	—	353	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	142.00	142.00
1	—	290	182.00	182.00
2	—	730	124.00–125.00	124.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
1	—	760	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	165.00–186.00	177.97
3	—	539	145.00–156.00	148.54
5	—	632	149.00	149.00
13	—	477	166.00–179.00	174.85
9	—	575	146.00–160.00	153.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	128.00	128.00
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
2	—	733	113.00–119.00	115.95
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
3	—	635	136.00–139.00	138.01
2	—	513	126.00–137.00	131.47
2	—	348	158.00	158.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

United Producers Inc - Vincenes