Name: United Producers Inc - Vincenes livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 4.00 higher and slaughter heifers 3.00 higher with better packer interest on higher quality steers and heifers and active bidding today. No Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows had instances of higher/lower and Holstein cows trending higher with bulls 4.00 higher with good high dressing bulls today. Feeder steers and bulls were significantly higher and feeder heifers instances of higher/lower with active bidding on fancy type feeders today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.69/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$276.69

9 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.23

vs IN average

−52.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	276.69	1,546	9thin

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 sale9 hd

276.69

—

IN average3 barns · 20 hd

280.92

−4.23

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−52.65

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	—	Low	1,481	178.79	2,648	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	148.89	2,064	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,032	123.06	1,270	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	720	89.00	641	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	145.50	2,375	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	114.65	1,533	4thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,289	217.57	2,804	55
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,273	208.09	2,649	10
Steers	Prime	Average	1,405	217.59	3,057	38
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,362	207.09	2,821	9thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	429	351.13/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	582	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	338.40/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	285	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	377.20/cwt	363.00–395.00	1,746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	318.49/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	2
Steers	Prime	—	1,405	217.59/cwt	213.50–222.00	3,057	38
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,482	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,289	217.57/cwt	212.00–225.00	2,804	55
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,273	208.09/cwt	202.50–211.50	2,649	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	641	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,808	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	111.87/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,446	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,362	207.09/cwt	200.00–212.00	2,821	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	139.76/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,797	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	112.50/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,252	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	991	128.34/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,272	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	153.15/cwt	147.00–161.00	2,195	15
Bulls	—	—	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	—	1,551	182.67/cwt	176.00–190.00	2,833	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	268.00/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	189.26/cwt	187.50–191.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	256.80/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	567	297.64/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	305.48/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,268	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 Apr 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 62Last week 144Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 202Year ago 242

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	347.50–365.00	351.13
2	450–500	470	322.50–355.00	338.40
2	550–600	582	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	327.50	327.50
2	550–600	575	250.00–260.00	255.00
5	700–750	726	255.00–258.00	256.80
1	750–800	760	258.00	258.00
2	850–900	855	187.50–191.00	189.26
1	900–950	935	189.00	189.00
1	950–1000	970	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	287.50	287.50
1	350–400	370	382.50	382.50
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	695	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	335	412.50	412.50
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
11	450–500	463	363.00–395.00	377.20
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	835	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	415	266.00–270.00	268.00
3	450–500	455	276.00	276.00
1	500–550	535	237.00	237.00
2	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	665	231.00	231.00
1	800–850	825	206.00	206.00
1	900–950	930	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	307.50–322.50	318.49
2	450–500	480	305.00–306.00	305.48
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
5	550–600	567	284.00–301.00	297.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,405	213.50–222.00	217.59
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,362	200.00–212.00	207.09
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,505	150.00	150.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	123.00	123.00
3	—	1,293	107.00–115.00	111.87
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,289	212.00–225.00	217.57
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,273	202.50–211.50	208.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	89.00	89.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	135.00–146.00	139.76
15	—	1,433	147.00–161.00	153.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	110.00–114.00	112.50
6	—	991	121.00–135.00	128.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	140.00	140.00
10	—	1,551	176.00–190.00	182.67

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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