Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good offering of higher quality steers and heifers this week. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows were 6.00 to 7.00 higher and a good offering of breaker cows and Holstein Dairy cows were 4.00 higher this week with bulls 2.00 lower and higher dressing bulls were trending higher. Feeder steers and bulls were trending lower but value added feeders and fancy type at a better value and feeder heifers significantly higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.02/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$242.02

11 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.52

vs IN average

−35.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	242.02	1,341	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

242.02

—

IN average3 barns · 61 hd

249.54

−7.52

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−35.20

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,610	172.21	2,773	3thin
Bulls	—	High	1,665	133.99	2,230	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	122.02	1,736	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,035	82.70	856	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	932	46.94	438	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	119.68	1,913	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,425	94.67	1,349	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	36.00	320	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,298	193.13	2,508	33
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,332	185.83	2,475	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,255	171.17	2,148	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,298	159.54	2,071	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,090	150.00	1,635	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,384	192.54	2,665	25
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,415	184.76	2,615	30
Steers	Choice	Average	1,364	170.06	2,320	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,342	156.58	2,101	3thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,460	153.50	2,241	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1	800–850	810	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,034	87.08/cwt	80.00–101.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	252.79/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	534	248.25/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,326	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	606	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	607	227.27/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	202	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	436	256.94/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,120	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	73.37/cwt	71.00–76.00	787	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	91.41/cwt	91.00–93.00	953	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	116.57/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,865	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	129.02/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,957	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	116.55/cwt	101.00–124.00	1,572	23
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,610	172.21/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,773	3
Heifers	Prime	—	1,296	193.13/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,503	30
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,058	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,523	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,546	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	47.56/cwt	41.00–51.00	484	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	287	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,384	192.54/cwt	190.00–197.25	2,665	25
Heifers	Standard	—	1,298	159.54/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,071	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	982	77.52/cwt	71.00–81.00	761	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	996	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,398	184.63/cwt	176.00–189.75	2,581	28
Heifers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,710	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	3,069	1
Steers	Select	—	1,380	152.87/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,110	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,090	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,635	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	351	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	245	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,340	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,513	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,323	193.15/cwt	191.75–194.00	2,555	3
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,265	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,075	1
Steers	Standard	—	1,460	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	2,241	1
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,655	186.51/cwt	185.00–188.00	3,087	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,255	171.17/cwt	169.00–172.50	2,148	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,364	170.06/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,320	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,315	186.03/cwt	178.00–189.50	2,446	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	992	1
Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,432	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Bulls	—	—	1,781	139.41/cwt	126.00–150.00	2,483	7
Bulls	—	—	1,393	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	392	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	466	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	250.46/cwt	241.00–271.00	1,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1

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 Mar 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 111Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 192Year ago 107

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	301.00	301.00
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	380	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	580	221.00	221.00
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	810	142.50	142.50
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00
2	1000–1050	1,018	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	135.00	135.00
1	850–900	880	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	301.00	301.00
3	400–450	436	251.00–260.00	256.94
5	450–500	463	252.00–254.00	252.79
2	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	595	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	607	222.00–230.00	227.27
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
5	500–550	534	241.00–250.00	248.25
4	700–750	730	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,005	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	815	145.00	145.00
3	1000–1050	1,034	80.00–101.00	87.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	238.00	238.00
1	450–500	490	206.00	206.00
2	500–550	532	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	608	208.00	208.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	321.00	321.00
3	350–400	363	303.00	303.00
3	400–450	428	241.00–271.00	250.46
3	450–500	466	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	254.00	254.00
2	650–700	660	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	202	341.00	341.00
1	650–700	675	214.00	214.00
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	885	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	455	282.00	282.00
6	600–650	606	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	143.00	143.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	71.00–76.00	73.37
5	—	1,043	91.00–93.00	91.41
3	—	982	71.00–81.00	77.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,017	41.00–51.00	47.56
1	—	790	31.00	31.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,517	125.00–140.00	129.02
23	—	1,349	101.00–124.00	116.55
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	110.00–121.00	116.57
1	—	1,595	129.00	129.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	101.00–102.00	101.50
1	—	1,230	81.00	81.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	31.00	31.00
1	—	855	41.00	41.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	170.00–176.00	172.21
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,296	190.00–197.00	193.13
3	—	1,323	191.75–194.00	193.15
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	159.00–160.00	159.54
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	179.50	179.50
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	187.50	187.50
23	—	1,315	178.00–189.50	186.03
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	169.00–172.50	171.17
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,384	190.00–197.25	192.54
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,398	176.00–189.75	184.63
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	150.00–156.00	152.87
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	164.00	164.00
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	153.50	153.50
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	185.00–188.00	186.51
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	168.00–172.00	170.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,781	126.00–150.00	139.41
3	—	1,393	120.00–122.00	121.34

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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