Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 3.00 lower with a good offering but lower packer interest this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 10.00 lower with a light test and Dairy/Beef steers and heifers were strong today. Cows had instances of higher/lower with excellent value on high dressing breaker cows and bulls were 1.00 to 5.00 lower today. Feeder steers were sharply higher with feeder heifers significantly lower and feeder bulls 6.00 to 14.00 higher with good groups value added and fancy type bulls with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $269.01/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$269.01

11 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.22

vs IN average

−36.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	269.01	1,497	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

269.01

—

IN average2 barns · 53 hd

280.23

−11.22

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−36.46

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 Heifers	Prime	Average	1,625	150.00	2,438	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,360	137.00	1,863	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,400	164.01	2,296	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,435	155.00	2,224	1thin
Bulls	—	High	1,848	147.37	2,724	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	133.48	1,820	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	98.07	1,064	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	57.21	631	4thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,410	150.00	2,115	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,598	138.64	2,215	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,380	116.00	1,601	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,332	188.69	2,513	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,292	184.70	2,387	55
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,358	173.35	2,354	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,415	189.22	2,677	18
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,354	184.47	2,497	56
Steers	Choice	Average	1,352	173.80	2,350	7thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	592	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	462	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	158.68/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	479	227.01/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	250.55/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	288	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	254.81/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,205	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,279	124.94/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,598	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	106.64/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,209	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	87.05/cwt	81.00–92.00	889	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	142.03/cwt	132.00–160.00	2,057	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	57.21/cwt	51.00–76.00	631	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,473	182.64/cwt	180.00–185.50	2,690	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,400	164.01/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,296	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,358	173.35/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,354	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,352	173.80/cwt	170.00–175.50	2,350	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,380	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,601	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,598	138.64/cwt	132.00–146.00	2,215	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,224	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,305	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	2,303	1
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,660	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,955	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,285	184.94/cwt	180.00–187.50	2,376	52
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,348	184.59/cwt	177.00–187.50	2,488	55
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,115	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	2
Heifers	Prime	—	1,332	188.69/cwt	187.75–191.50	2,513	16
Steers	Prime	—	1,415	189.22/cwt	187.75–194.00	2,677	18
Bulls	—	—	1,974	149.84/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,958	5
Bulls	—	—	1,220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,647	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	495	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	663	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 77Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 150Year ago 191

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	462	296.00	296.00
2	550–600	592	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	282.00	282.00
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	508	254.00	254.00
2	550–600	583	247.00–254.00	250.55
1	700–750	725	186.00	186.00
4	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	990	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	309.00	309.00
1	450–500	495	272.00	272.00
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
4	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	276.00	276.00
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	473	250.00–260.00	254.81
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	725	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	317.50	317.50
3	500–550	513	276.00	276.00
7	650–700	663	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	485	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	625	214.00	214.00
3	700–750	717	155.00–166.00	158.68
2	850–900	858	150.00	150.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	479	220.00–232.00	227.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	155.00	155.00
1	600–650	600	153.00	153.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,279	116.00–131.00	124.94
17	—	1,448	132.00–160.00	142.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,134	101.00–113.00	106.64
7	—	1,021	81.00–92.00	87.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,103	51.00–76.00	57.21
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	180.00–185.50	182.64
1	—	1,305	176.50	176.50
52	—	1,285	180.00–187.50	184.94
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	170.00–175.00	173.35
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,332	187.75–191.50	188.69
Beef/Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	163.00–165.00	164.01
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	155.00	155.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,352	170.00–175.50	173.80
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	178.00	178.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,348	177.00–187.50	184.59
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,415	187.75–194.00	189.22
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,598	132.00–146.00	138.64
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	150.00	150.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	150.00	150.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	137.00	137.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,974	140.00–160.00	149.84
1	—	1,220	135.00	135.00

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