Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher with better packer inquiry this week and lots of high quality steers and heifers today. Holstein slaughter steers were steady on a low test. Cows had instances of higher/lower and Dairy cows also instances of high/lower with bulls 1.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers had instances of higher/lower and feeder heifers and bulls significantly higher with a lot of fancy type feeders with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.70/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$234.70

23 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.09

vs IN average

−50.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	234.70	1,329	23

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 sale23 hd

234.70

—

IN average4 barns · 34 hd

232.60

+2.09

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−50.25

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	Choice and Prime	Average	1,570	157.00	2,465	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,772	141.04	2,500	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	119.93	1,961	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,908	110.58	2,110	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	102.83	1,282	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	840	72.63	610	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	120.76	1,887	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,455	98.25	1,430	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,490	40.00	596	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,475	142.00	2,095	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,571	158.01	2,482	3thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,335	195.82	2,614	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,306	188.63	2,463	43
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,240	171.58	2,128	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	137.22	1,455	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,408	197.01	2,774	35
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,341	189.27	2,538	56
Steers	Choice	Average	1,216	171.95	2,091	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,117	167.28	1,869	5thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	119.70/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,842	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,069	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	116.54/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,707	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,282	188.84/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,421	35
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,409	187.73/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,645	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	72.63/cwt	64.00–81.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	477	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	527	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	374	287.87/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	484	267.79/cwt	261.00–272.50	1,296	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,409	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	217.34/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,267	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	234.52/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	225.18/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,383	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	669	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,571	158.01/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,482	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,341	189.27/cwt	180.50–193.00	2,538	56
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,095	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,216	171.95/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,091	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,240	171.58/cwt	160.00–183.00	2,128	5
Steers	Prime	—	1,408	197.01/cwt	193.50–204.50	2,774	35
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,570	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,335	195.82/cwt	194.00–199.50	2,614	7
Bulls	—	—	1,656	134.96/cwt	127.00–140.00	2,235	4
Bulls	—	—	2,005	153.19/cwt	151.00–155.00	3,071	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,060	137.22/cwt	112.00–166.00	1,455	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,117	167.28/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,869	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,436	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,908	110.58/cwt	105.00–116.00	2,110	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,490	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	596	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	105.82/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,393	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	89.98/cwt	87.00–94.00	898	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	306.93/cwt	296.00–330.00	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	119.66/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,923	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	2,086	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,707	116.65/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,318	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 Dec 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 62Year ago 39

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 241Year ago 204

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	119.00–121.00	119.70
1	—	1,655	125.00	125.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,470	96.00	96.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	116.00–117.00	116.54
8	—	1,316	97.00–112.00	105.82
4	—	998	87.00–94.00	89.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	840	64.00–81.00	72.63
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,908	105.00–116.00	110.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,607	118.00–122.00	119.66
2	—	1,655	125.00–127.00	126.03
3	—	1,707	116.00–117.00	116.65
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,282	180.00–193.00	188.84
8	—	1,409	180.00–193.00	187.73
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,240	160.00–183.00	171.58
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,335	194.00–199.50	195.82
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	112.00–166.00	137.22
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,571	156.00–159.00	158.01
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,341	180.50–193.00	189.27
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,216	166.00–180.00	171.95
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,408	193.50–204.50	197.01
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,117	165.00–170.00	167.28
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	142.00	142.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	157.00	157.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,656	127.00–140.00	134.96
2	—	2,005	151.00–155.00	153.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	378	296.00–330.00	306.93
1	400–450	410	282.50	282.50
3	450–500	477	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	527	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	225.00	225.00
5	600–650	614	224.00–226.00	225.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	282.50–290.00	287.87
6	450–500	484	261.00–272.50	267.79
1	500–550	515	263.00	263.00
11	550–600	566	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	455	242.50	242.50
2	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
9	550–600	583	200.00–225.00	217.34
4	600–650	626	233.00–235.00	234.52
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	157.50	157.50
1	900–950	925	142.50	142.50

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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