Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 lower and slaughter heifers 1.00 to 6.00 lower with better prices on higher quality steers and heifers but lower buyer interest. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady this week. Cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and Holstein cows had instances of higher/lower with a light test on bulls trending lower. Feeder steers trending lower and feeder heifers instances of higher/lower with feeder bulls significantly lower today but good prices on light weight feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $192.76/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$192.76

7 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$43.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	205.06	1,160	5thin
Medium and Large 2	502	162.00	813	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.06/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale7 hd

192.76

—

IN average1 barns · 7 hd

192.76

+0.00

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	Choice and Prime	Average	1,310	149.00	1,952	1thin
Bulls	—	High	1,415	130.00	1,840	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,323	140.96	1,865	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,019	109.44	1,115	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	128.09	1,992	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,384	93.13	1,289	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,485	136.00	2,020	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,408	131.54	1,852	16
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,125	80.00	900	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,281	191.50	2,453	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,242	184.74	2,295	47
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,084	173.93	1,885	7thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,341	192.28	2,578	17
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,322	184.02	2,433	22
Steers	Choice	Average	1,220	173.53	2,117	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,095	166.00	1,818	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	Choice and Prime	—	1,322	184.02/cwt	179.50–189.50	2,433	22
Heifers	Prime	—	1,281	191.50/cwt	190.00–193.50	2,453	16
Bulls	—	—	1,420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,144	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,095	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,818	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	933	109.14/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,084	173.93/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,885	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	132.32/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,684	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,125	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	900	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,220	173.53/cwt	170.00–176.50	2,117	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,052	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,537	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,310	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Large 1	950–1000	960	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,453	180.98/cwt	177.50–185.50	2,630	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	147.44/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,007	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	128.09/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,992	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,233	184.91/cwt	180.00–189.50	2,280	45
Steers	Prime	—	1,341	192.28/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,578	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,408	131.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,852	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	221.69/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	201.33/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,160	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	215.86/cwt	210.00–225.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	240.52/cwt	240.00–241.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,022	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	447	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	492	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	320	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	332	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,062	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	101.89/cwt	91.00–111.00	1,457	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,020	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	894	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	121.47/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,330	2
Steers	Large 1	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 70Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 167Year ago 196

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,322	179.50–189.50	184.02
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	166.00	166.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,220	170.00–176.50	173.53
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,341	190.00–197.00	192.28
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,281	190.00–193.50	191.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,084	170.00–177.00	173.93
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	177.50–185.50	180.98
45	—	1,233	180.00–189.50	184.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,410	109.00	109.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	107.00–111.00	109.14
1	—	1,040	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,095	121.00–122.00	121.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	130.00–138.00	132.32
8	—	1,361	140.00–156.00	147.44
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,408	125.00–135.00	131.54
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	136.00	136.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,430	91.00–111.00	101.89
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	123.00–135.00	128.09
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	149.00	149.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	372	260.00	260.00
5	400–450	440	210.00–225.00	215.86
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
4	550–600	576	185.00–220.00	201.33
3	650–700	680	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	355	304.00	304.00
2	450–500	468	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	152.50	152.50
2	500–550	502	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	530	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	435	221.00	221.00
2	450–500	455	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	540	185.00	185.00
1	600–650	645	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	655	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	140.00	140.00
1	550–600	565	162.00	162.00
1	700–750	710	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	292.50	292.50
2	350–400	373	240.00–241.00	240.52
1	550–600	560	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	670	213.00–230.00	221.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	101.00	101.00

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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