Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 3.00 higher and slaughter heifers 4.00 higher with good value on high quality steers and heifers. Cows were 4.00 to 7.00 higher with a better offering today and active bidding and bulls were 2.00 lower this week. All classes of feeder calves were sharply higher today with good groups of fancy type feeders with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.84/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$210.84

31 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$67.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.87

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	219.55	1,078	27
Medium and Large 2	549	152.00	834	4thin

One grade step is worth $67.55/cwt here — about $244 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

210.84

—

IN average5 barns · 265 hd

186.97

+23.87

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	1,380	148.00	2,042	1thin
Bulls	—	High	1,564	119.39	1,867	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	101.08	1,391	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,346	78.18	1,052	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	44.49	470	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,149	92.40	1,062	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,215	90.00	1,094	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,266	189.24	2,396	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,239	181.21	2,245	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,139	163.08	1,857	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	980	146.00	1,431	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,325	189.28	2,508	34
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,295	179.81	2,329	36
Steers	Choice	Average	1,271	162.63	2,067	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,167	156.30	1,824	6thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,595	150.00	2,393	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	220	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	150	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	445	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,086	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	247.22/cwt	243.00–251.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	397	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,257	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	431	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,108	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	705	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	84.93/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,112	9
Bulls	—	—	1,613	127.18/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,051	3
Bulls	—	—	1,534	114.72/cwt	104.00–120.00	1,760	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	71.42/cwt	60.00–76.00	988	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	110.19/cwt	102.00–129.00	1,619	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	97.18/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,298	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,295	179.81/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,329	36
Bullocks	—	—	1,380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,042	1
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,720	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,907	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,037	159.28/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,652	3
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	998	102.69/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,025	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,215	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,228	182.76/cwt	170.00–186.50	2,244	25
Steers	Standard	—	1,595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,393	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,263	84.69/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,070	4
Steers	Prime	—	1,325	189.28/cwt	187.00–193.00	2,508	34
Steers	Select	—	1,297	153.31/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,988	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,181	161.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,906	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	40.43/cwt	35.00–45.00	412	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	50.58/cwt	50.00–51.00	564	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,139	163.08/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,857	5
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	980	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,373	161.90/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,223	2
Heifers	Prime	—	1,266	189.24/cwt	187.00–194.50	2,396	10

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 8Year ago 68

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 85Year ago 226

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	285.00	285.00
1	—	820	148.00	148.00
4	—	549	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	200.00	200.00
1	—	920	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	257.00	257.00
1	—	345	290.00	290.00
8	—	431	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	248.00	248.00
7	—	445	244.00	244.00
2	—	370	243.00–251.00	247.22
4	—	335	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	150	200.00	200.00
1	—	301	201.00	201.00
1	—	995	163.00	163.00
1	—	410	207.50	207.50
3	—	538	175.00	175.00
1	—	475	220.00	220.00
3	—	772	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	172.00	172.00
1	—	900	131.00	131.00
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	222.00	222.00
1	—	545	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	272.00	272.00
1	—	450	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,309	80.00–91.00	84.93
9	—	1,383	60.00–76.00	71.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,469	102.00–129.00	110.19
14	—	1,336	91.00–101.00	97.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	35.00–45.00	40.43
2	—	1,115	50.00–51.00	50.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	125.00–131.00	127.18
5	—	1,534	104.00–120.00	114.72
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,295	170.00–186.00	179.81
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	169.00	169.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	157.00–161.00	159.28
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	150.00	150.00
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,325	187.00–193.00	189.28
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	150.00–158.00	153.31
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,181	160.00–165.00	161.35
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	148.00	148.00
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	99.00–105.00	102.69
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	81.00–91.00	84.69
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,228	170.00–186.50	182.76
2	—	1,373	150.00–172.00	161.90
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,139	160.00–165.00	163.08
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,266	187.00–194.50	189.24

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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