Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter heifers 1.00 lower but active buyer participation this week. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows were 2,00 to 5.00 higher with better buyer interest today and bulls were 4.00 lower. Feeder steers were sharply lower and feeder heifers were significantly higher with feeder bulls trending lower and a lighter test on all feeders this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.56/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$152.56

18 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$72.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.07

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	172.78	1,017	13thin
Large 2	560	100.00	560	2thin
Medium and Large 2	703	100.00	703	3thin

One grade step is worth $72.78/cwt here — about $314 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 sale18 hd

152.56

—

IN average5 barns · 269 hd

162.63

−10.07

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	2,153	109.00	2,347	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	90.01	1,269	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	68.29	854	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	33.62	361	12
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,323	172.87	2,287	31
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,386	168.51	2,336	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,238	157.34	1,948	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,136	129.48	1,471	8thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,385	119.68	1,658	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,426	171.98	2,452	20
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,445	168.23	2,431	26
Steers	Choice	Average	1,414	158.46	2,241	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,468	135.40	1,988	6thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	873	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	178.02/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	—	—	2,220	107.25/cwt	101.00–111.00	2,381	4
Bulls	—	—	1,885	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,187	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	98.51/cwt	94.00–111.00	1,329	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	566	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	23.11/cwt	21.00–26.00	251	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	40.70/cwt	40.00–41.00	422	4
Steers	Prime	—	1,426	171.98/cwt	171.00–174.50	2,452	20
Steers	Select	—	1,468	135.40/cwt	129.50–148.50	1,988	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,414	158.46/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,241	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,168	133.47/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,559	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,445	168.23/cwt	165.00–170.50	2,431	26
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,117	127.08/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,419	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,545	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,611	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,385	119.68/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Prime	—	1,323	172.87/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,287	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	82.05/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,161	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	687	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	66.37/cwt	61.00–71.00	816	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	88.37/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,257	26
Heifers	Choice	—	1,238	157.34/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,948	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,380	168.49/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,325	26

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 Dec 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 70Year ago 30

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 235Year ago 238

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	123.00	123.00
2	—	400	151.00	151.00
1	—	745	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	192.00	192.00
2	—	450	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	175.00	175.00
4	—	565	175.00–181.00	178.02
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	85.00	85.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
2	—	610	175.00	175.00
2	—	462	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,220	101.00–111.00	107.25
1	—	1,885	116.00	116.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,349	94.00–111.00	98.51
26	—	1,422	82.00–93.00	88.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	51.00	51.00
6	—	1,088	21.00–26.00	23.11
4	—	1,038	40.00–41.00	40.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	81.00–83.00	82.05
1	—	1,145	60.00	60.00
10	—	1,229	61.00–71.00	66.37
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,426	171.00–174.50	171.98
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	129.50–148.50	135.40
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,414	150.00–165.00	158.46
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,445	165.00–170.50	168.23
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	120.00–140.00	133.47
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,117	120.00–135.00	127.08
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	169.00	169.00
26	—	1,380	165.00–171.00	168.49
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	110.00–130.00	119.68
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,323	171.00–175.00	172.87
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,238	150.00–165.00	157.34

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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