Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with a good offering of steers and heifers today. Holstein slaughter steers were sharply higher this week. Cows were 1.00 to 5.00 higher and bulls had a light test today but were 2.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves were significantly higher with a good offering of fancy type and valve added feeders in all classes of feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.26/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$190.26

40 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$592

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

$92.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.14

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	199.36	1,010	35
Medium and Large 2	417	140.00	584	3thin
Medium and Large 3	393	106.50	418	2thin

One grade step is worth $92.86/cwt here — about $592 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 sale40 hd

190.26

—

IN average3 barns · 352 hd

178.12

+12.14

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	1,755	118.50	2,080	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	92.90	1,405	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	71.63	906	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	40.36	465	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,488	145.03	2,158	2thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,580	159.20	2,515	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,588	152.10	2,415	3thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,408	185.36	2,610	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,331	178.79	2,379	66
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,339	163.70	2,191	10
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,430	144.06	2,060	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,116	137.83	1,538	7thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,432	185.14	2,651	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,403	178.80	2,508	77
Steers	Choice	Average	1,405	164.97	2,317	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,301	148.93	1,938	15

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	222.25/cwt	220.00–223.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	443	209.74/cwt	206.00–211.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	362	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	207.41/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	183.77/cwt	170.00–191.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	638	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	248.95/cwt	224.00–258.00	1,431	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	228.71/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	255.75/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	482	244.86/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,180	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	226.69/cwt	218.00–239.00	1,029	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	442	251.23/cwt	251.00–252.50	1,110	6
Heifers	Standard	—	1,430	144.06/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,060	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,253	149.10/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,868	3
Heifers	Prime	—	1,408	185.36/cwt	184.50–186.75	2,610	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	27.26/cwt	20.00–31.00	318	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	51.66/cwt	50.00–55.00	613	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	41.86/cwt	36.00–46.00	465	6
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,640	167.02/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,739	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,013	129.38/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,311	4
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,697	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,292	175.16/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,263	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,334	179.09/cwt	171.00–183.75	2,389	61
Heifers	Choice	—	1,294	164.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,131	9
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,888	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,398	178.79/cwt	170.00–183.50	2,499	75
Steers	Choice	—	1,381	164.76/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,275	20
Steers	Select	—	1,355	154.32/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,091	10
Steers	Prime	—	1,432	185.14/cwt	184.00–186.50	2,651	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,510	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,763	1
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,580	159.20/cwt	158.50–160.00	2,515	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,588	152.10/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,415	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,488	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,158	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,193	138.14/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,648	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	100.91/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,816	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	92.13/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,368	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	984	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	70.58/cwt	61.00–76.00	896	8
Bulls	—	—	1,490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,833	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	531	202.20/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,074	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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 64Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 294Last week 246Year ago 240

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	362	220.00–223.00	222.25
4	—	443	206.00–211.00	209.74
3	—	570	202.00–210.00	207.41
1	—	475	212.50	212.50
10	—	531	200.00–204.00	202.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
1	—	320	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	591	174.00	174.00
3	—	513	170.00–191.00	183.77
2	—	458	202.00	202.00
1	—	650	176.00	176.00
1	—	615	189.00	189.00
1	—	350	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	213.00	213.00
2	—	362	247.50	247.50
6	—	454	218.00–239.00	226.69
6	—	442	251.00–252.50	251.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	197.00	197.00
1	—	545	206.00	206.00
1	—	450	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	231.00	231.00
10	—	575	224.00–258.00	248.95
2	—	518	220.00–237.00	228.71
2	—	415	242.50–270.00	255.75
4	—	482	241.00–257.00	244.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	952	180.00	180.00
2	—	752	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	119.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	135.00–155.00	144.06
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	140.00–155.00	149.10
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,408	184.50–186.75	185.36
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,013	120.00–140.00	129.38
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,292	170.00–180.00	175.16
61	—	1,334	171.00–183.75	179.09
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,294	160.00–170.00	164.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,165	20.00–31.00	27.26
5	—	1,186	50.00–55.00	51.66
6	—	1,112	36.00–46.00	41.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,800	100.00–103.00	100.91
31	—	1,485	85.00–96.00	92.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	80.00	80.00
8	—	1,269	61.00–76.00	70.58
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	162.00–172.00	167.02
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	175.00	175.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,398	170.00–183.50	178.79
1	—	1,510	183.00	183.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,381	160.00–175.00	164.76
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,355	145.00–160.00	154.32
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,432	184.00–186.50	185.14
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,193	120.00–150.00	138.14
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	158.50–160.00	159.20
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	150.00–155.00	152.10
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	140.00–150.00	145.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	123.00	123.00
1	—	2,020	114.00	114.00

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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