Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 lower with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with still good value on the high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 6.00 higher today. Cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower and bulls instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers were significantly higher and feeder heifers sharply high with some good groups of value added and fancy type steers and heifers offered and feeder bulls had instances of higher/lower with active buyer participation on value added bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.85/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$176.85

32 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$57.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	183.61	923	28
Large 2	530	140.00	742	1thin
Medium and Large 2	588	126.00	741	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.61/cwt here — about $182 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 sale32 hd

176.85

—

IN average4 barns · 316 hd

174.66

+2.19

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	1,492	107.75	1,608	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	82.31	1,206	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	62.58	771	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	36.99	424	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,300	136.00	1,768	1thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,435	139.46	2,001	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,580	123.85	1,957	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,572	109.26	1,718	3thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,283	178.97	2,296	18
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,256	171.90	2,160	28
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,147	149.15	1,711	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,071	124.75	1,336	5thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,364	179.21	2,444	26
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,394	172.33	2,402	26
Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	158.02	2,291	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,203	113.24	1,363	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1	—	580	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	177.80/cwt	172.00–181.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	590	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	973	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	212.48/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	934	1
Steers	Large 2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	438	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,114	4
Steers	Large 2	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	167.67/cwt	164.00–175.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	590	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,147	149.15/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,711	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	32.39/cwt	31.00–36.00	394	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	67.31/cwt	65.00–72.00	897	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	57.85/cwt	55.00–61.00	654	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,629	118.47/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,930	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,384	172.22/cwt	165.00–176.50	2,384	25
Steers	Choice	—	1,450	158.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,291	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,251	171.78/cwt	165.00–176.50	2,149	27
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,879	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,283	178.97/cwt	177.00–182.50	2,296	18
Heifers	Select	—	1,071	124.75/cwt	103.00–135.00	1,336	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,572	109.26/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,718	3
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,435	139.46/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,001	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,580	123.85/cwt	120.50–127.50	1,957	5
Steers	Select	—	1,215	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,517	2
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,300	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,768	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,364	179.21/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,444	26
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,180	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,062	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	86.37/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,032	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	45.90/cwt	43.00–50.00	573	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	26.07/cwt	21.00–30.00	220	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	89.79/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,392	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	80.73/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,168	19
Bulls	—	—	1,474	105.58/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,556	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	188.37/cwt	185.00–190.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	190.41/cwt	190.00–191.00	971	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,208	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 May 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 119Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 254Year ago 207

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	142.00	142.00
5	—	458	172.00–181.00	177.80
3	—	412	180.00	180.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	520	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	128.00	128.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	198.00	198.00
3	—	470	185.00–190.00	188.37
5	—	510	190.00–191.00	190.41
3	—	660	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	205.00	205.00
2	—	585	203.00	203.00
2	—	438	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	256.00	256.00
8	—	556	210.00–214.00	212.48
1	—	410	237.00	237.00
3	—	512	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	191.00	191.00
1	—	540	173.00	173.00
2	—	480	204.00	204.00
4	—	602	185.00	185.00
3	—	403	200.00	200.00
2	—	375	216.00	216.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	241.00	241.00
1	—	555	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	164.00–175.00	167.67
1	—	615	160.00	160.00
1	—	400	184.00	184.00
1	—	685	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	207.00	207.00
1	—	590	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	140.00–155.00	149.15
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	175.00	175.00
27	—	1,251	165.00–176.50	171.78
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,283	177.00–182.50	178.97
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,071	103.00–135.00	124.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	31.00–36.00	32.39
4	—	1,248	43.00–50.00	45.90
2	—	843	21.00–30.00	26.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,332	65.00–72.00	67.31
5	—	1,131	55.00–61.00	57.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	88.00–96.00	89.79
19	—	1,447	75.00–87.00	80.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,629	115.00–122.00	118.47
2	—	1,195	82.00–90.00	86.37
5	—	1,474	100.00–110.00	105.58
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,384	165.00–176.50	172.22
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	150.00–160.00	158.02
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	175.00	175.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	120.00–130.00	124.86
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,364	177.00–182.00	179.21
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,572	105.00–112.50	109.26
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	138.00–141.00	139.46
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,580	120.50–127.50	123.85
Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	136.00	136.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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