Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 3.00 higher and slaughter heifers 4'00 higher with good buyer interest on higher quality steers and heifer and better packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher along with Dairy/Beef steers and high quality steers today. Cows were 3.00 to 6.00 higher and bulls instances of higher/lower and high dressing cows and bulls at a high value. Holstein cows were 9.00 higher this week and good interest on cows and bulls this week. Feeder steers were trending higher and feeder heifers and bulls instances of higher/lower with good value on fancy type and value added feeders and active buyer participation today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.61/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$268.61

10 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.43

vs IN average

−53.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	268.61	1,501	10thin

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 sale10 hd

268.61

—

IN average2 barns · 12 hd

262.17

+6.43

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−53.13

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	Prime	Average	1,520	184.88	2,810	2thin
Bullocks	—	Average	1,405	180.00	2,529	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,623	162.13	2,631	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,303	141.84	1,849	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	115.54	1,315	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	810	20.00	162	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,833	135.00	2,474	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,508	110.48	1,666	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	765	40.00	306	1thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,775	171.55	3,045	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	167.00	2,422	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,075	90.00	968	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,451	212.38	3,082	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,320	203.04	2,679	41
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	184.73	2,605	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,213	149.00	1,807	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,443	210.96	3,044	23
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,399	203.69	2,850	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,415	190.13	2,690	3thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	550–600	585	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	174.02/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	206.22/cwt	191.00–222.00	1,996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	297.89/cwt	290.00–300.00	962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	260.76/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,110	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	308.91/cwt	300.00–317.50	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	635	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	427	354.16/cwt	349.00–362.50	1,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,534	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	320.15/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,338	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	379	334.54/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,268	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	660	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	296.02/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	333	398.78/cwt	350.00–402.00	1,328	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	426	320.84/cwt	304.00–339.00	1,367	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,818	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	306	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	162	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	110.99/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,179	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,298	201.14/cwt	195.00–205.00	2,611	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,340	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	110.48/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,666	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,075	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	968	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,520	184.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,469	158.99/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,336	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	147.78/cwt	140.00–161.00	2,041	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	132.78/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,742	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,410	184.73/cwt	176.00–195.00	2,605	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	855	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	804	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,399	203.69/cwt	190.00–207.50	2,850	28
Bulls	—	—	1,751	172.18/cwt	166.00–185.00	3,015	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	946	146.02/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,381	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,611	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	125.53/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,628	9
Heifers	Prime	—	1,451	212.38/cwt	207.50–221.50	3,082	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,415	190.13/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,690	3
Steers	Prime	—	1,443	210.96/cwt	208.00–217.50	3,044	23
Bulls	—	—	1,530	119.41/cwt	90.00–140.00	1,827	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,450	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,422	1
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,775	171.55/cwt	170.00–173.00	3,045	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	800–850	810	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,482	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	750–800	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Steers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,095	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,322	203.25/cwt	198.00–207.00	2,687	37
Heifers	Select	—	1,213	149.00/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,807	2
Bullocks	—	—	1,405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	319	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,085	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	591	272.02/cwt	256.00–280.00	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	466	326.64/cwt	324.00–328.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	398	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,274	2
Steers	Large 2	750–800	795	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	328.38/cwt	325.00–335.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	554	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	259.49/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,747	17

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 130Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 135Year ago 201

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	221.00	221.00
2	700–750	738	168.00–180.00	174.02
1	800–850	810	186.00	186.00
1	850–900	885	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	239.00	239.00
3	750–800	797	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	810	226.00	226.00
1	900–950	915	190.00	190.00
2	950–1000	968	191.00–222.00	206.22
1	1000–1050	1,045	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	349.00–362.50	354.16
1	450–500	475	338.00	338.00
1	550–600	555	342.50	342.50
1	600–650	635	263.00	263.00
2	650–700	660	276.00	276.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	184.00	184.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	536	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	325.00–335.00	328.38
2	250–300	280	300.00–317.50	308.91
5	300–350	323	290.00–300.00	297.89
3	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	462	250.00–270.00	259.49
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
6	750–800	767	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	915	173.00	173.00
1	950–1000	965	171.00	171.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	180.00	180.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	319	340.00	340.00
13	350–400	379	300.00–340.00	334.54
8	400–450	418	315.00–322.00	320.15
1	500–550	525	265.00	265.00
3	550–600	591	256.00–280.00	272.02
1	600–650	615	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	554	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	362.50	362.50
1	250–300	295	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	425	242.00	242.00
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	505	264.00	264.00
2	600–650	615	250.00–271.00	260.76
1	650–700	685	248.00	248.00
1	700–750	725	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	333	350.00–402.00	398.78
2	350–400	398	320.00	320.00
11	400–450	426	304.00–339.00	320.84
3	450–500	466	324.00–328.00	326.64
4	550–600	563	290.00–314.00	296.02
1	600–650	605	286.00	286.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	810	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	40.00	40.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,865	140.00	140.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	102.00–115.00	110.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	20.00	20.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,062	100.00–119.00	110.99
1	—	855	94.00	94.00
9	—	1,297	120.00–129.00	125.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,381	140.00–161.00	147.78
13	—	1,312	130.00–139.00	132.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	946	140.00–153.00	146.02
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	195.00–205.00	201.14
37	—	1,322	198.00–207.00	203.25
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	176.00–195.00	184.73
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,451	207.50–221.50	212.38
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	147.00–151.00	149.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	167.00	167.00
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	170.00–173.00	171.55
Beef/Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	180.00–190.00	184.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,469	150.00–165.00	158.99
11	—	1,751	166.00–185.00	172.18
2	—	1,530	90.00–140.00	119.41
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,399	190.00–207.50	203.69
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	180.00–195.00	190.13
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,443	208.00–217.50	210.96
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	180.00	180.00

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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