Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with better demand on high quality steers and heifers and active bidding. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 to 6.00 higher today. Cows were significantly higher greater demand high dressing breaker cows and bulls 3.00 lower this week. All classes of feeder calves were sharply higher with a good offering of fancy and value added feeders and active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.38/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$206.38

31 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$635

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

$80.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.97

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	212.35	1,235	28
Large 2	670	160.00	1,072	2thin
Medium and Large 2	455	132.00	601	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.35/cwt here — about $635 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 sale31 hd

206.38

—

IN average4 barns · 341 hd

182.41

+23.97

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	1,885	102.35	1,929	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,354	103.66	1,404	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	65.77	803	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	31.61	333	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,550	154.00	2,387	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	117.00	1,638	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,567	120.66	1,891	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	109.73	1,591	5thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,294	182.62	2,362	34
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,272	175.40	2,231	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	163.00	2,201	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,199	131.95	1,582	6thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,240	113.84	1,412	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,324	184.51	2,443	39
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,326	175.15	2,322	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,155	157.94	1,824	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,090	147.34	1,606	3thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Steers	Choice	—	1,155	157.94/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Prime	—	1,403	182.63/cwt	181.00–183.50	2,562	3
Heifers	Prime	—	1,283	182.62/cwt	180.00–190.50	2,343	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	24.91/cwt	20.00–31.00	272	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,262	129.14/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,630	5
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,090	147.34/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,606	3
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,387	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,400	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,240	113.84/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,272	175.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,231	25
Heifers	Choice	—	1,350	163.00/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	254.05/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	702	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	492	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	194.47/cwt	189.00–200.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	207.14/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	192.09/cwt	190.00–194.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	623	222.06/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	590	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	237.48/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,463	8
Bulls	—	—	1,885	102.35/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,929	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	778	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	116.30/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,734	13
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	885	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,292	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	93.39/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,161	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	70.69/cwt	70.00–71.00	792	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,567	120.66/cwt	118.50–125.00	1,891	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,450	109.73/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,591	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,326	175.15/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,322	8
Steers	Prime	—	1,324	184.51/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,443	39

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 Jun 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 16Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 151Year ago 236

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	156.00–160.00	157.94
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	139.00–152.00	147.34
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,326	165.00–180.00	175.15
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,324	180.00–191.00	184.51
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	181.00–183.50	182.63
31	—	1,283	180.00–190.50	182.62
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,262	120.00–140.00	129.14
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	109.00–119.00	113.84
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,272	170.00–180.00	175.40
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	160.00–166.00	163.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	146.00	146.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,093	20.00–31.00	24.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	51.00	51.00
3	—	1,120	70.00–71.00	70.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,491	105.00–125.00	116.30
16	—	1,243	85.00–101.00	93.39
Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	154.00	154.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	117.00	117.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,885	90.00–112.00	102.35
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,567	118.50–125.00	120.66
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,450	105.00–115.00	109.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	255.00	255.00
1	—	655	221.00	221.00
1	—	460	229.00	229.00
2	—	515	249.00–259.00	254.05
2	—	623	219.00–225.00	222.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	702	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	204.00	204.00
7	—	688	200.00–226.00	207.14
8	—	616	236.00–238.00	237.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	189.00–200.00	194.47
2	—	373	190.00–194.00	192.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	196.00	196.00
1	—	590	216.00	216.00
1	—	365	220.00	220.00
2	—	608	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	226.00	226.00
2	—	618	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	180.00	180.00

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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