Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 higher and high quality steers and heifers selling higher with active bidding. Holstein slaughter steers trending higher. Cows were7.00 to11.00 higher and Holstein cows trending higher with bulls instances of higher/lower on a good offering of cows and bulls. Feeder steers and feeder bulls significantly higher and feeder heifers instances of higher/lower with a good offering of feeders and good buyer interest.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.26/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$280.26

22 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$68.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.81

vs IN average

−49.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	286.52	1,561	20
Medium and Large 2	565	217.75	1,230	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.77/cwt here — about $330 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale22 hd

280.26

—

IN average2 barns · 25 hd

271.45

+8.81

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−49.69

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	1,453	176.11	2,558	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	145.58	1,870	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,092	110.85	1,211	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	894	77.97	697	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,635	116.60	1,906	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	67.88	692	4thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,760	181.00	3,186	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,515	178.00	2,697	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,395	168.00	2,344	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,342	214.17	2,874	39
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,284	207.01	2,659	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,270	184.91	2,348	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,411	213.57	3,013	25
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,389	205.63	2,856	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,280	175.84	2,251	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	233.45/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	328	415.64/cwt	400.00–423.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	182.34/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,001	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,270	184.91/cwt	179.00–190.50	2,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	534	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	572	290.13/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	300.53/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,512	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,515	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,697	1
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,760	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,186	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	159.95/cwt	148.00–168.00	2,095	3
Bulls	—	—	2,085	182.95/cwt	177.00–190.00	3,815	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,262	153.63/cwt	148.00–168.00	1,939	11
Heifers	Prime	—	1,342	214.17/cwt	211.00–220.50	2,874	39
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,395	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,344	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,280	175.84/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,251	3
Steers	Prime	—	1,411	213.57/cwt	211.00–218.50	3,013	25
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,290	206.98/cwt	205.00–209.50	2,670	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	261	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,389	205.63/cwt	197.50–210.50	2,856	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	563	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,190	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,469	1
Bulls	—	—	1,397	178.43/cwt	170.00–191.00	2,493	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,060	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	236.70/cwt	227.00–246.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	270.33/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	476	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	251.05/cwt	230.00–272.50	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	262.35/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	242.56/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	208.51/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	207.36/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	433	349.34/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	266.73/cwt	245.00–276.00	1,499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	527	291.63/cwt	275.00–301.00	1,537	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	490	290.50/cwt	282.00–299.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	342	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	497	302.01/cwt	299.00–305.00	1,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	498	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	660	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	269.98/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,433	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	80.50/cwt	71.00–89.00	861	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	84.62/cwt	81.00–87.00	735	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	124.95/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,462	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	105.78/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,111	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	141.78/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,828	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,931	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	94.38/cwt	92.00–98.00	962	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,635	116.60/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,906	2

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 Apr 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 253Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 275Year ago 152

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	388	255.00–270.00	262.35
1	400–450	440	284.00	284.00
5	450–500	478	265.00–281.00	270.33
2	500–550	535	230.00–272.50	251.05
1	550–600	550	281.00	281.00
4	600–650	609	230.00–250.00	242.56
3	650–700	666	220.00–240.00	233.45
2	700–750	720	227.00–246.00	236.70
3	750–800	762	202.00–210.00	207.36
3	950–1000	967	180.00–184.00	182.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	227.50	227.50
2	450–500	498	239.00	239.00
1	500–550	545	218.00	218.00
1	550–600	585	217.50	217.50
1	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	421	300.00–302.50	300.53
2	450–500	490	282.00–299.00	290.50
10	500–550	527	275.00–301.00	291.63
7	550–600	572	282.00–300.00	290.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	476	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
5	550–600	562	245.00–276.00	266.73
5	600–650	620	266.00–272.00	269.98
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
6	750–800	771	200.00–211.00	208.51
1	800–850	835	186.00	186.00
1	850–900	870	186.00	186.00
2	900–950	905	183.00	183.00
1	950–1000	960	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	236.00	236.00
1	650–700	665	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	805	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	387.50	387.50
1	350–400	365	392.50	392.50
4	400–450	433	347.50–355.00	349.34
4	450–500	497	299.00–305.00	302.01
1	500–550	500	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	272.50	272.50
1	400–450	410	296.00	296.00
1	500–550	505	258.00	258.00
1	650–700	695	261.00	261.00
1	750–800	780	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	400.00–423.00	415.64
2	350–400	378	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	387.50	387.50
3	450–500	498	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	534	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	352.00	352.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	562	351.00	351.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	179.00–190.50	184.91
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,342	211.00–220.50	214.17
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,290	205.00–209.50	206.98
1	—	1,190	207.50	207.50
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	178.00	178.00
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	181.00	181.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	168.00	168.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	148.00–168.00	159.95
2	—	2,085	177.00–190.00	182.95
15	—	1,397	170.00–191.00	178.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,262	148.00–168.00	153.63
25	—	1,289	133.00–147.00	141.78
2	—	1,468	130.00–133.00	131.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	58.00	58.00
3	—	868	81.00–87.00	84.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	180.00	180.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,170	120.00–129.00	124.95
6	—	1,050	100.00–111.00	105.78
5	—	1,019	92.00–98.00	94.38
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	170.00–188.00	175.84
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,411	211.00–218.50	213.57
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,389	197.50–210.50	205.63
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	30.00	30.00
3	—	1,070	71.00–89.00	80.50
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	113.00–120.00	116.60

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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