Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 3.00 higher with good demand on high quality steers and heifers and a good offering on both. Holstein slaughter steers were were mostly steady but higher quality Holsteins sharply higher. Cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with active buyer participation and a good offering of high dressing bulls that were significantly higher. Feeder steers were mostly steady with feeder heifers sharply higher and feeder bulls trending higher with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.78/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$221.78

42 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$456

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$127.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+36.08

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	227.55	1,106	39
Medium and Large 2	573	170.00	973	2thin
Medium and Large 3	650	100.00	650	1thin

One grade step is worth $127.55/cwt here — about $456 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 sale42 hd

221.78

—

IN average5 barns · 308 hd

185.70

+36.08

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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,378	140.16	1,931	2thin
Bulls	—	High	1,870	118.69	2,219	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	107.39	1,476	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	73.86	839	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,176	43.24	508	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,498	166.00	2,486	2thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,535	160.87	2,469	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,517	123.54	1,874	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,635	110.00	1,799	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,284	188.93	2,426	54
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,222	177.74	2,172	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,225	166.69	2,042	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,015	156.00	1,583	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,360	189.77	2,581	49
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,314	178.89	2,351	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,164	165.14	1,922	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,100	127.26	1,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1Fancy	—	362	243.62/cwt	239.00–246.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	395	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	240.67/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	429	239.40/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,027	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	648	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	468	254.24/cwt	239.00–268.00	1,190	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	388	242.71/cwt	238.00–245.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	379	250.93/cwt	240.00–256.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	235.47/cwt	231.00–244.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	697	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	234.33/cwt	220.00–250.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,286	188.96/cwt	184.00–193.00	2,430	53
Heifers	Select	—	1,015	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,583	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,355	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	50.27/cwt	50.00–50.50	659	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	112.30/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,580	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	42.79/cwt	40.00–46.00	455	4
Steers	Prime	—	1,360	189.77/cwt	185.00–195.75	2,581	49
Heifers	Choice	—	1,204	167.43/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,016	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,475	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,685	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,201	177.38/cwt	170.00–183.75	2,130	12
Heifers	Prime	—	1,175	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,203	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,168	1
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,520	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,675	1
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,301	1
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,720	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,967	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,164	165.14/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,922	7
Steers	Select	—	1,100	127.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,400	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,289	179.29/cwt	172.00–183.50	2,311	16
Bullocks	—	—	1,378	140.16/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,931	2
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,535	160.87/cwt	150.00–173.50	2,469	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,799	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,517	123.54/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,874	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	76.77/cwt	71.00–85.00	868	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	68.05/cwt	66.00–70.00	779	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	98.28/cwt	86.00–101.00	1,291	7
Bulls	—	—	2,209	130.47/cwt	120.00–143.00	2,882	7
Bulls	—	—	1,413	103.16/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,458	2
Bulls	—	—	1,140	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	232.56/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	286.37/cwt	280.00–292.50	745	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 Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 76Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 195Year ago 182

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	239.00–246.00	243.62
4	—	522	235.00–250.00	240.67
11	—	429	233.00–242.00	239.40
2	—	648	219.00	219.00
2	—	465	227.00–238.00	232.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
1	—	225	271.00	271.00
2	—	480	170.00	170.00
2	—	585	206.00	206.00
1	—	930	127.00	127.00
2	—	972	124.00	124.00
2	—	260	280.00–292.50	286.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	249.00	249.00
3	—	379	240.00–256.00	250.93
2	—	488	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
1	—	695	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	283.00	283.00
1	—	270	250.00	250.00
1	—	400	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	185.00	185.00
3	—	697	184.00	184.00
2	—	225	220.00–250.00	234.33
1	—	815	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	75.00	75.00
1	—	860	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	239.00–268.00	254.24
3	—	388	238.00–245.00	242.71
1	—	400	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	231.00–244.00	235.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,286	184.00–193.00	188.96
1	—	1,175	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,204	162.00–170.00	167.43
1	—	1,330	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	182.00	182.00
12	—	1,201	170.00–183.75	177.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	31.00	31.00
2	—	1,310	50.00–50.50	50.27
4	—	1,064	40.00–46.00	42.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,407	105.00–123.00	112.30
7	—	1,314	86.00–101.00	98.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	71.00–85.00	76.77
2	—	1,145	66.00–70.00	68.05
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,360	185.00–195.75	189.77
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	172.50	172.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,164	162.50–170.00	165.14
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	120.00–135.00	127.26
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,289	172.00–183.50	179.29
Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	176.00	176.00
1	—	1,475	156.00	156.00
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	130.00–150.00	140.16
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	150.00–173.50	160.87
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	121.00–126.00	123.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,209	120.00–143.00	130.47
2	—	1,413	100.00–106.00	103.16
2	—	1,140	93.00	93.00

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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