Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to no coverage but slaughter steers and heifers were trending steady to higher with good value on higher quality steers and heifers.

Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower with lower quality Holsteins today. Cows had instances of higher/lower and bulls trending lower with a good offering of cows and bulls. Feeder steers and bulls were trending higher and feeder heifers steady with active buyer participation this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.07/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$181.07

35 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$55.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	187.46	1,069	31
Medium and Large 2	513	131.54	674	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.93/cwt here — about $395 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 sale35 hd

181.07

—

IN average4 barns · 205 hd

181.42

−0.35

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	1,608	115.62	1,859	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	103.07	1,471	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	79.03	923	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	49.96	502	12
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,255	82.00	1,029	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,820	110.00	2,002	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,365	88.10	1,203	4thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,288	188.19	2,424	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,292	183.19	2,368	26
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,435	164.00	2,353	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,361	187.86	2,557	27
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,299	181.43	2,357	31
Steers	Select	Average	1,249	136.85	1,709	3thin

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	—	460	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	980	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	138.07/cwt	126.00–150.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	186.77/cwt	180.00–200.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	198.57/cwt	180.00–210.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	328	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	495	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	570	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	291	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	310	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	367	254.34/cwt	251.00–256.00	933	3
Heifers	Prime	—	1,288	188.19/cwt	186.00–191.50	2,424	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,393	181.69/cwt	179.50–184.00	2,531	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	101.84/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,415	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	326	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	58.27/cwt	51.00–66.00	625	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	42.79/cwt	40.00–46.00	403	5
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,110	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,443	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,299	181.43/cwt	174.50–185.50	2,357	31
Steers	Select	—	1,318	140.28/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,849	2
Steers	Prime	—	1,361	187.86/cwt	186.00–191.25	2,557	27
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,284	183.32/cwt	177.50–185.75	2,354	24
Heifers	Choice	—	1,435	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,353	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,365	88.10/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,203	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,002	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,255	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,029	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,903	118.48/cwt	114.00–124.00	2,255	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	90.86/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,191	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	75.08/cwt	66.00–81.00	841	15
Bulls	—	—	1,801	124.08/cwt	120.00–131.00	2,235	8
Bulls	—	—	1,457	112.30/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,636	7
Bulls	—	—	1,363	93.37/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	294	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	408	258.00/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	206.09/cwt	201.00–211.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	210.21/cwt	200.00–220.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	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 Sep 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 32Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 143Year ago 269

No comparison to last week due to no coverage but slaughter steers and heifers were trending steady to higher with good value on higher quality steers and heifers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	231.00	231.00
3	—	440	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	190.00	190.00
4	—	954	137.00	137.00
3	—	830	150.00	150.00
3	—	532	180.00–200.00	186.77
2	—	688	192.00	192.00
2	—	272	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,015	131.00	131.00
6	—	332	180.00–210.00	198.57
1	—	890	188.00	188.00
2	—	438	201.00–211.00	206.09
2	—	358	200.00–220.00	210.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	126.00–150.00	138.07
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,035	90.00	90.00
1	—	765	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	200.00	200.00
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
1	—	710	174.00	174.00
1	—	440	225.00	225.00
5	—	294	200.00	200.00
1	—	455	210.00	210.00
2	—	555	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	261.00	261.00
3	—	367	251.00–256.00	254.34
3	—	408	251.00–266.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	202.00	202.00
1	—	245	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	251.00	251.00
2	—	495	263.00	263.00
1	—	435	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	51.00	51.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,288	186.00–191.50	188.19
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	179.50–184.00	181.69
24	—	1,284	177.50–185.75	183.32
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	164.00	164.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,389	95.00–108.00	101.84
2	—	1,903	114.00–124.00	118.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	36.00	36.00
6	—	1,072	51.00–66.00	58.27
5	—	942	40.00–46.00	42.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,311	85.00–95.00	90.86
15	—	1,120	66.00–81.00	75.08
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	130.00	130.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,299	174.50–185.50	181.43
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	130.00–150.00	140.28
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,361	186.00–191.25	187.86
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,365	81.00–93.00	88.10
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	82.00	82.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,801	120.00–131.00	124.08
7	—	1,457	103.00–119.00	112.30
2	—	1,363	91.00–96.00	93.37

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