Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 6.00 higher and good packer interest on higher quality steers and heifers. No Holstein slaughter steers last week to compare but were trending higher today. Cows were 4.00 to 9.00 higher with bulls 7.00 higher active bidding and a good offering of high dressing cows and bulls. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers steady to firm and feeder bulls instances of higher/lower with a good offering of fancy type feeders today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.38/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$231.38

20 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$53.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.04

vs IN average

−39.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	234.03	1,283	19thin
Medium and Large 2	555	181.00	1,005	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.03/cwt here — about $278 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

231.38

—

IN average3 barns · 25 hd

233.43

−2.04

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−39.21

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	1,631	147.15	2,400	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	130.24	1,827	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	106.92	1,235	17
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,760	159.00	2,798	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,763	156.59	2,761	4thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,276	192.04	2,451	29
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,264	186.16	2,353	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,060	160.00	1,696	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,050	153.00	1,607	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,408	192.49	2,710	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,423	183.77	2,615	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,377	170.11	2,342	8thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	300–350	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	569	248.56/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	485	280.61/cwt	274.00–287.50	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	700	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	464	268.60/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,246	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	259.73/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,073	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	519	257.63/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	595	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	209.22/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	817	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,555	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,394	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,426	170.59/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,433	6
Steers	ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,228	168.66/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,071	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	109.30/cwt	98.00–116.00	1,293	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	943	89.09/cwt	88.00–90.00	840	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,264	186.16/cwt	175.00–189.50	2,353	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	133.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,899	19
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,763	156.59/cwt	155.00–158.50	2,761	4
Heifers	Prime	—	1,277	192.11/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,453	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	124.84/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,723	13
Bulls	—	—	1,890	151.53/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,864	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,060	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,696	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,474	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,165	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,748	1
Bulls	—	—	1,492	139.92/cwt	137.00–143.00	2,088	6
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,760	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,798	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	935	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	261.81/cwt	259.00–263.00	1,375	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	4
Steers	Large 1	900–950	940	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,748	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,408	192.49/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,710	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,402	184.71/cwt	178.00–189.50	2,590	17
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,745	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	3,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	217.94/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	690	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	825	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	222.74/cwt	200.00–239.00	1,187	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,328	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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 88Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 201Year ago 185

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
6	500–550	533	200.00–239.00	222.74
4	550–600	574	200.00–227.00	209.22
3	600–650	613	210.00–224.00	217.94
6	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	413	253.00–264.00	259.73
7	450–500	464	260.00–273.00	268.60
4	500–550	519	249.00–265.00	257.63
5	550–600	569	245.00–251.00	248.56
1	600–650	600	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	720	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	267.00	267.00
3	600–650	620	269.00	269.00
1	700–750	700	259.00	259.00
1	800–850	825	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	540	205.00	205.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	940	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	485	274.00–287.50	280.61
7	500–550	525	259.00–263.00	261.81
4	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	690	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	302.50	302.50
1	450–500	450	248.00	248.00
1	500–550	540	238.00	238.00
3	600–650	648	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	175.00	175.00
17	—	1,402	178.00–189.50	184.71
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,426	165.00–178.00	170.59
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	165.00–172.00	168.66
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,408	190.00–197.00	192.49
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	176.50	176.50
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	190.00	190.00
28	—	1,277	190.00–197.00	192.11
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,264	175.00–189.50	186.16
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,183	98.00–116.00	109.30
2	—	943	88.00–90.00	89.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,418	130.00–140.00	133.94
13	—	1,380	121.00–129.00	124.84
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,763	155.00–158.50	156.59
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	159.00	159.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,890	150.00–153.00	151.53
1	—	1,430	173.00	173.00
6	—	1,492	137.00–143.00	139.92

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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