Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were1.00 higher and slaughter heifers had instances of higher/lower and good value still on higher quality steers and heifers. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher and Holstein cows 3.00 higher with bulls 6.00 higher with good demand on cows and bulls. Feeder steers were had instances of higher/lower with feeder heifers significantly higher and feeder bulls sharply higher with lots of value added and fancy type feeders and good buyer interest.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.83/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$266.83

12 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.75

vs IN average

−38.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	266.83	1,531	12thin

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 sale12 hd

266.83

—

IN average3 barns · 24 hd

265.08

+1.75

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−38.19

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	—	Average	2,117	158.29	3,351	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	133.77	1,857	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,057	117.57	1,242	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	75.00	735	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	137.00	2,089	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	118.44	1,580	4thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,325	208.13	2,758	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,306	201.58	2,632	33
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,313	185.06	2,429	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,016	168.90	1,716	5thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,427	210.60	3,005	17
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,392	201.52	2,805	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,391	186.77	2,598	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	600–650	635	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	277.43/cwt	268.00–287.00	1,285	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	859	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,924	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	280.28/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,348	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	292.47/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,111	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	409	319.43/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	372	362.01/cwt	346.00–382.50	1,347	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	798	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	576	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	294.39/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,266	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,498	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,151	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	129.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,732	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	140.68/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,069	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	735	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,227	9
Bulls	—	—	2,380	155.51/cwt	154.00–159.00	3,701	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,016	168.90/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,716	5
Heifers	Prime	—	1,380	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,857	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,911	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,392	201.52/cwt	194.00–205.50	2,805	25
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,662	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,616	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,427	210.60/cwt	206.00–216.50	3,005	17
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,302	201.47/cwt	196.50–205.00	2,623	32
Bulls	—	—	2,050	172.17/cwt	169.00–176.00	3,529	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	574	296.18/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,700	7
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,248	190.07/cwt	176.00–195.00	2,372	5
Heifers	Prime	—	1,321	208.22/cwt	206.00–213.50	2,751	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,391	186.77/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,598	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	113.55/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,255	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	297.06/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	313.52/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	282	404.56/cwt	400.00–407.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	514	304.40/cwt	292.00–306.00	1,565	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	261.68/cwt	230.00–272.00	1,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	472	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,520	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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 139Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 343Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	285.00–297.50	292.47
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	586	248.00	248.00
1	600–650	635	241.00	241.00
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	378	300.00	300.00
12	400–450	430	285.00–306.00	294.39
8	450–500	463	268.00–287.00	277.43
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
7	550–600	576	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	798	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	632	243.00	243.00
1	850–900	880	202.50	202.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	322.00	322.00
8	850–900	859	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	409	300.00–345.00	319.43
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	481	280.00–282.00	280.28
4	500–550	524	230.00–272.00	261.68
4	600–650	632	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	400.00–407.00	404.56
6	350–400	372	346.00–382.50	362.01
4	400–450	424	312.00–314.00	313.52
2	450–500	465	295.00–299.00	297.06
9	500–550	514	292.00–306.00	304.40
7	550–600	574	290.00–305.00	296.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	920	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	110.00–115.00	112.39
2	—	1,335	124.00–125.00	124.49
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	137.00	137.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,337	125.00–135.00	129.52
8	—	1,471	136.00–148.00	140.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,006	120.00–125.00	122.00
13	—	1,105	107.00–119.00	113.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,380	154.00–159.00	155.51
1	—	1,530	125.00	125.00
3	—	2,050	169.00–176.00	172.17
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,016	150.00–180.00	168.90
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	207.00	207.00
13	—	1,321	206.00–213.50	208.22
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	205.00	205.00
32	—	1,302	196.50–205.00	201.47
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,248	176.00–195.00	190.07
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,392	194.00–205.50	201.52
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,427	206.00–216.50	210.60
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,391	180.00–195.00	186.77

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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