Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 2.00 higher with better packer interest this week and a good offering of higher quality steers and heifers. A light test of Holstein slaughter steers that were trending lower. Cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher and bulls 3.00 higher today. Dairy cows had instances of higher/lower this week. Feeder steers had instances of higher/lower and heavier steers significantly higher with feeder heifers and bulls significantly higher with a lighter offering of bulls last week but good groups of feeders this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.95/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$252.95

15 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.44

vs IN average

−17.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	252.95	1,334	15thin

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 sale15 hd

252.95

—

IN average3 barns · 22 hd

244.50

+8.44

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−17.05

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	1,405	166.50	2,339	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,419	171.99	2,441	6thin
Bulls	—	High	1,652	142.07	2,347	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,387	132.12	1,832	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	99.19	1,116	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,077	56.03	603	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,528	96.91	1,480	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	72.49	725	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,960	134.20	2,630	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,412	189.35	2,674	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,296	182.12	2,360	38
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,373	169.44	2,326	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,375	187.83	2,583	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,327	183.05	2,429	54
Steers	Choice	Average	1,401	170.39	2,387	7thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,560	169.50	2,644	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,360	165.00	2,244	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,135	155.00	1,759	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1	250–300	250	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	248.99/cwt	243.00–250.00	974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	245.62/cwt	233.00–259.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,248	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,241	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	949	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	760	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	266.38/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,359	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	412	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	257.49/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,218	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	489	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,306	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	307.42/cwt	301.00–319.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	357.83/cwt	341.00–375.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,016	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	118.15/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,280	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	100.88/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,305	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,792	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	127.83/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,696	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,608	101.14/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,626	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	82.99/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,148	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,960	134.20/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,630	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,373	169.44/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,326	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,667	112.65/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,878	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	927	84.29/cwt	84.00–85.00	781	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	137.78/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,947	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	72.49/cwt	67.00–79.00	725	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,419	171.99/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,441	6
Heifers	Prime	—	1,412	189.35/cwt	187.00–193.50	2,674	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	59.05/cwt	58.00–60.00	625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	558	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,356	179.28/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,431	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,327	183.05/cwt	176.00–186.75	2,429	54
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,244	1
Steers	Select	—	1,135	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,759	1
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,965	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,341	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,307	170.46/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,228	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,405	166.50/cwt	163.00–169.50	2,339	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,282	182.76/cwt	176.00–186.50	2,343	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Large 2	200–250	235	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	370	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,375	187.83/cwt	187.00–189.00	2,583	8
Bulls	—	—	1,845	152.27/cwt	146.00–160.00	2,809	3
Bulls	—	—	1,556	136.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,131	6
Steers	Standard	—	1,560	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	2,644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	367	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	261.94/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	216.59/cwt	198.00–231.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,665	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 May 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 115Year ago 68

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 103Year ago 182

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	301.00	301.00
3	300–350	317	262.50	262.50
1	350–400	380	284.00	284.00
5	450–500	484	288.00	288.00
1	550–600	575	262.00	262.00
1	600–650	645	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	715	234.00	234.00
1	900–950	925	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	301.00–319.00	307.42
2	400–450	412	296.00	296.00
1	600–650	600	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	243.00–250.00	248.99
2	400–450	428	233.00–259.00	245.62
3	500–550	527	198.00–231.00	216.59
3	550–600	580	249.00	249.00
6	600–650	624	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	745	170.00	170.00
5	750–800	785	190.00	190.00
2	900–950	940	157.00	157.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	271.00	271.00
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
9	450–500	489	267.00	267.00
9	500–550	510	254.00–269.00	266.38
2	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	341.00–375.00	357.83
1	350–400	370	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	420	278.00	278.00
10	450–500	473	254.00–260.00	257.49
1	600–650	620	234.00	234.00
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	700	206.00	206.00
7	750–800	771	161.00	161.00
4	900–950	949	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	311.00	311.00
1	400–450	410	308.00	308.00
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	513	258.00–266.00	261.94
2	550–600	565	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	825	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	115.00–121.00	118.15
4	—	1,294	99.00–102.00	100.88
3	—	927	84.00–85.00	84.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	107.00	107.00
10	—	1,327	121.00–131.00	127.83
12	—	1,413	132.00–149.00	137.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	58.00–60.00	59.05
1	—	1,115	50.00	50.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	95.00–106.00	101.14
4	—	1,383	80.00–86.00	82.99
3	—	1,667	111.00–116.00	112.65
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	67.00–79.00	72.49
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,960	130.00–139.00	134.20
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	169.00–170.00	169.44
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,412	187.00–193.50	189.35
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,356	175.00–182.00	179.28
31	—	1,282	176.00–186.50	182.76
Beef/Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,419	166.00–177.00	171.99
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,327	176.00–186.75	183.05
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	165.00	165.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	155.00	155.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	170.00	170.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,307	168.00–175.00	170.46
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,375	187.00–189.00	187.83
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	169.50	169.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	163.00–169.50	166.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,845	146.00–160.00	152.27
6	—	1,556	130.00–140.00	136.97

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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