Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with slaughter heifers 2.00 lower and higher quality steers and heifers at a good value. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher and Holstein cows were 2.00 to 6.00 lower and bulls sharply higher and higher dressing cows and bulls in good demand. Feeder steers were significantly higher with feeder heifers instances of higher/lower and feeders bulls trending lower and a good offering of fancy and value added feeders in all classes with active buyer participation today.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.99/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$266.99

4 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.26

vs IN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	266.99	1,382	4thin

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 sale4 hd

266.99

—

IN average2 barns · 11 hd

256.72

+10.26

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	—	High	1,806	163.02	2,945	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	133.09	1,886	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	114.60	1,319	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	917	68.75	630	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	130.54	2,023	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,500	109.47	1,642	4thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,297	206.09	2,673	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,306	200.06	2,612	44
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	183.50	2,431	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,360	208.01	2,829	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,426	199.71	2,848	33
Steers	Choice	Average	1,381	187.93	2,595	5thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	350–400	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	273.12/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,183	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	247.83/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,053	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	262.65/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	181.37/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	249.79/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	298	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	294.75/cwt	266.00–307.00	1,542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	338	360.15/cwt	314.00–372.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	225.99/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	469	301.53/cwt	272.00–311.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	578	281.47/cwt	279.00–284.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	367	369.51/cwt	307.00–402.50	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	254.27/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	426	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	730	145.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,060	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	143.93/cwt	137.00–152.00	2,336	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	130.54/cwt	130.00–131.00	2,023	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,025	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,001	94.28/cwt	90.00–96.00	944	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,298	200.73/cwt	196.00–204.50	2,605	41
Heifers	Prime	—	1,297	206.09/cwt	205.00–208.50	2,673	9
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,745	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,368	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	76.70/cwt	70.00–83.00	737	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	110.43/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,610	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,651	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,916	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,410	190.85/cwt	190.00–192.50	2,691	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	170.48/cwt	163.00–181.00	3,214	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,416	199.92/cwt	194.00–204.50	2,831	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	108.84/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,264	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,381	187.93/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,595	5
Steers	Prime	—	1,360	208.01/cwt	205.00–214.50	2,829	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,030	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,926	1
Bulls	—	—	1,741	157.69/cwt	147.00–161.00	2,745	5
Bulls	—	—	1,505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,957	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	695	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	202	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	242.14/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	795	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	240	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	519	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	369.97/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,343	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	129.66/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,836	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	227.54/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	261.17/cwt	251.00–264.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	223.24/cwt	205.00–240.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	272.27/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	670	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	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 Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 119Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 160Year ago 192

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	317.50	317.50
5	300–350	334	251.00–264.00	261.17
1	350–400	370	295.00	295.00
6	400–450	425	240.00–267.00	247.83
2	450–500	485	240.00–260.00	249.79
3	550–600	563	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	665	225.00–230.00	227.54
5	700–750	702	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	802	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	885	175.00	175.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	287.50	287.50
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	426	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	469	272.00–311.00	301.53
1	500–550	510	296.00	296.00
2	550–600	578	279.00–284.00	281.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	523	266.00–307.00	294.75
2	650–700	670	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	433	260.00–285.00	273.12
3	450–500	480	270.00–275.00	272.27
3	500–550	520	258.00–265.00	262.65
2	600–650	628	230.00–254.00	242.14
4	650–700	672	252.00–255.00	254.27
3	700–750	735	223.00–229.00	225.99
3	800–850	823	180.00–184.00	181.37
1	850–900	875	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	347.50	347.50
5	300–350	338	314.00–372.00	360.15
3	350–400	367	307.00–402.50	369.51
4	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	205.00–240.00	223.24
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	680	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	414.00	414.00
4	250–300	298	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	363	365.00–375.00	369.97
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
7	500–550	519	320.00	320.00
3	750–800	795	251.00	251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	140.00–150.00	145.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	137.00–152.00	143.93
13	—	1,416	127.00–134.00	129.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,001	90.00–96.00	94.28
9	—	1,316	124.00–127.00	125.49
10	—	1,161	100.00–114.00	108.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	961	70.00–83.00	76.70
1	—	695	29.00	29.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	130.00–131.00	130.54
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,458	108.00–113.00	110.43
1	—	1,405	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,298	196.00–204.50	200.73
3	—	1,410	190.00–192.50	190.85
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,297	205.00–208.50	206.09
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,030	187.00	187.00
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	193.00	193.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,416	194.00–204.50	199.92
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,381	185.00–190.00	187.93
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,360	205.00–214.50	208.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,885	163.00–181.00	170.48
5	—	1,741	147.00–161.00	157.69
1	—	1,505	130.00	130.00

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