Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to no coverage but slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher with better packer inquiry on high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower today. Cows were mostly steady with a lighter offering and bulls trending higher. There was a lighter test on all classes feeder calves and trending lower today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.80/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$146.80

10 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$35.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.89

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	160.30	752	6thin
Large 2	600	132.00	792	1thin
Medium and Large 2	530	124.73	661	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.57/cwt here — about $90 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 sale10 hd

146.80

—

IN average4 barns · 268 hd

175.69

−28.89

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	1,645	103.77	1,707	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,307	88.90	1,162	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	58.55	775	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,218	39.07	476	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,583	114.01	1,805	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,487	108.55	1,614	3thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,239	181.26	2,247	26
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,274	175.89	2,241	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,230	150.00	1,845	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	965	140.00	1,351	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,375	181.47	2,495	25
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,401	174.66	2,447	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,403	156.87	2,201	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	935	145.00	1,356	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	487	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	803	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	153.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	106.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,830	6
Bulls	—	—	1,165	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,049	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	55.40/cwt	51.00–61.00	733	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	245	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	38.55/cwt	31.00–41.00	468	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,270	178.15/cwt	178.00–178.50	2,263	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,275	175.47/cwt	165.00–179.50	2,237	16
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	935	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,356	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,401	174.66/cwt	165.00–179.75	2,447	27
Steers	Choice	—	1,403	156.87/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,201	5
Heifers	Prime	—	1,200	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,172	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,241	181.27/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,250	25
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,487	108.55/cwt	105.50–110.50	1,614	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,583	114.01/cwt	112.00–117.50	1,805	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	67.99/cwt	66.00–70.00	901	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	81.78/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,035	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	93.65/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,250	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	45.30/cwt	45.00–46.00	578	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,845	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,375	181.47/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,495	25

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 68Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 182Year ago 236

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	203.00	203.00
1	—	275	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	120.00–130.00	125.09
1	—	460	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	152.00	152.00
1	—	475	169.00	169.00
3	—	366	150.00–160.00	153.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,725	100.00–110.00	106.07
1	—	1,165	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,323	51.00–61.00	55.40
2	—	1,325	66.00–70.00	67.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	23.00	23.00
5	—	1,214	31.00–41.00	38.55
3	—	1,277	45.00–46.00	45.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,265	75.00–85.00	81.78
6	—	1,335	90.00–100.00	93.65
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	178.00–178.50	178.15
16	—	1,275	165.00–179.50	175.47
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	181.00	181.00
25	—	1,241	180.00–184.00	181.27
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	150.00	150.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	145.00	145.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,401	165.00–179.75	174.66
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,403	152.00–164.00	156.87
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,375	180.00–184.00	181.47
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	105.50–110.50	108.55
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	112.00–117.50	114.01

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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