Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter heifers had instances of higher/lower with a good offering of high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher today. Cows were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good offering of cows and bulls were 4.00 higher with good demand on high dressing bulls. All classes of feeder calves were sharply higher with good groups of value added and fancy type feeders and active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $208.50/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$208.50

36 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$91.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+46.17

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	211.03	1,173	35
Medium and Large 2	705	120.00	846	1thin

One grade step is worth $91.03/cwt here — about $327 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 sale36 hd

208.50

—

IN average3 barns · 347 hd

162.33

+46.17

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	—	Average	1,913	110.11	2,106	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,327	82.00	1,088	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	65.88	707	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	750	45.40	341	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,610	127.00	2,045	1thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,646	133.53	2,198	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,705	129.00	2,199	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,580	116.64	1,843	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,295	161.72	2,094	26
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,292	154.96	2,003	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,309	138.85	1,817	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,002	112.57	1,128	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,395	100.00	1,395	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,383	161.68	2,236	40
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,366	154.38	2,110	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,368	141.96	1,942	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,080	110.00	1,188	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	168.86/cwt	164.00–174.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	645	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	305	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	643	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	539	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,321	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	686	170.72/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,171	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	406	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,126	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	170.05/cwt	161.00–180.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	176.63/cwt	172.00–187.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	946	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,287	138.97/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,789	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,303	155.61/cwt	146.00–158.50	2,028	22
Heifers	Standard	—	1,395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,045	110.85/cwt	101.00–122.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Prime	—	1,295	161.72/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,094	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	61.34/cwt	51.00–65.00	647	15
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,618	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,383	161.68/cwt	159.50–165.50	2,236	40
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,350	154.57/cwt	146.00–158.50	2,087	23
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,246	152.08/cwt	146.00–155.50	1,895	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,635	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,240	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	915	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,061	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,368	141.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,942	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,705	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,199	1
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,646	133.53/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,198	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,580	116.64/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,843	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,045	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,080	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,188	1
Bulls	—	—	1,746	100.32/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,752	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	89.06/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,207	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	45.40/cwt	44.00–47.00	341	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	79.80/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,052	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	72.68/cwt	67.00–75.00	800	10
Bulls	—	—	2,005	115.55/cwt	110.00–127.00	2,317	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	479	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,083	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	388	191.91/cwt	191.00–193.00	745	9

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 65Year ago 37

Slaughter CattleReceipts 227Last week 176Year ago 146

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
1	—	635	151.00	151.00
3	—	432	172.00–187.00	176.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,015	90.00	90.00
1	—	555	121.00	121.00
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	195.00	195.00
5	—	514	184.00	184.00
9	—	388	191.00–193.00	191.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
4	—	414	164.00–174.00	168.86
1	—	645	162.00	162.00
1	—	305	171.00	171.00
5	—	658	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
1	—	320	154.00	154.00
3	—	380	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	231.00	231.00
13	—	479	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	166.00	166.00
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
7	—	686	170.00–171.00	170.72
1	—	370	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	539	245.00	245.00
6	—	445	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	142.00	142.00
2	—	315	161.00–180.00	170.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,287	130.00–145.00	138.97
1	—	1,635	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,303	146.00–158.50	155.61
5	—	1,246	146.00–155.50	152.08
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	101.00–122.00	110.85
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,295	159.00–165.00	161.72
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,054	51.00–65.00	61.34
10	—	1,101	67.00–75.00	72.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,355	86.00–95.00	89.06
16	—	1,318	76.00–85.00	79.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	44.00–47.00	45.40
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	150.00	150.00
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,383	159.50–165.50	161.68
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,350	146.00–158.50	154.57
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	140.00–145.00	141.96
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	129.00	129.00
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,646	131.00–136.00	133.53
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	109.00–123.00	116.64
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	127.00	127.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,746	90.00–106.00	100.32
9	—	2,005	110.00–127.00	115.55

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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